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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866349 | Heddle frame with reinforcing profile for a weaving machine Heddle frame having a transverse beam (2, 3) comprising a transverse profile (22, 63) and a reinforcing profile (20, 21, 52, 57, 58, 61, 62) which are glued to one another, the transverse beam (2, 3) having an undulating adhesive surface ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7823608 | Shaft rod and heald shaft The shaft rod (2) according to the invention has, at one of its narrow sides, at least one recess (21) which is later provided in the shaft rod and in which a reinforcing element (24) is glued. The material externally of the shaft rod forms secu... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7624763 | Heald shaft having a self-tightening lock In the heald shaft (1) according to the invention, a coupling device (8) is provided which serves for connecting the end binder (4) with the shaft rod (3) and which has a spring-biased clamping member (18) for frictionally holding ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7617845 | Heald shaft A heald shaft (1) for coupling the shaft rods (2) with the end binders (5), having connecting joints or hinges (10) whose pivot axes (14) lie externally of the shaft rods (2) and preferably inside the end binders (5).... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7617844 | Heddle shaft with novel corner connector A novel corner connector for heddle shafts has detent means with which it can be retained in a shaft rod. The load-related locking is effected independently of the detent means by a clamping device that acts between the struts of the shaft rod. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7610940 | Crossbar for heald-carrying frames of weaving looms with improved attachment of the heald-carrying plate Crossbar for heald-carrying frames of weaving looms comprising a main element of the crossbar made, at least in part, of a light metallic material, such as aluminium, magnesium or alloys thereof; and a heald-carrying element made of a high-resistance material, such ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7578316 | Heddle shaft rod, heddle shaft, and method for producing a heddle shaft rod The heddle shaft rod (4) described originates in an extruded aluminum profile section with relatively thick side walls, which are removed in some regions and thereby made thinner. This can be done without substantial impairment to the rigidity of the heddle s... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7568506 | Heald frame A heald frame includes at least one frame part (10, 14) at least one heald carrying rod (16). A multitude of projections (25, 26), which are arranged one behind the other while being situated essentially in a row, are formed from the heald carry... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7500496 | Heald shaft for a weaving machine For releasable attachment of heddle bars (8) to shaft rods (2) of a heald shaft (1) of a weaving machine, holding devices are provided which are composed of two sheet metal members, with one part forming a flat surface for bonding to the shaft r... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7377293 | Heddle frame and a loom fitted with such a frame A heddle frame having two uprights and two cross-rails interconnected by at least one brace extending in a direction generally parallel to the uprights. The brace includes a rod provided with a screw fastener at opposite ends thereof, two threaded members for being ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7322383 | Heald frame rod comprising a displaceable heald damping element A heald (heddle) shaft (1) comprises at least one shaft rod (2) on which a damping element (12)is supported on the shaft rod carrier body (15) to be movable in the longitudinal direction of a heald or heddle (8) mounted on a shaft ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318457 | Heald frame and a weaving machine including at least one such heald frame A heald frame including two posts, two cross members and connectors which are used for securing at least one post to at least one corresponding cross member. Each connector includes an intermediate tubular fixing element which is disposed in a housing provided in th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290569 | Shaft rod for weaving machines A shaft rod (2), wherein the heddle support rail (4) is secured in a form-fit to a profile body (9), for example in the form of an aluminum extruded profile, by projections (18) provided on the extrusion profile (9), with the proje... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287554 | Heald, particularly for rapidly running weaving machines An improved heald consists of a flat material, such as tempered steel. It has closed (O-shaped) end eyelets (5, 6) which are one-piece parts of the heald body (4). An edge (10) which extends along the full length of the heald (1), is of e... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285745 | Method for manufacturing components consisting of one piece which appear in a weaving machine The invention relates to a method for manufacturing components consisting of one piece which appear in a weaving machine, comprising one or more first and second parts, said parts being manufactured in separate first and second parts and joined together to form a wh... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264022 | Shaft rod for heald shafts A shaft rod (2) having, particularly in its mid region, a particularly low mass. The shaft rod has an upper ledge (11) and a lower ledge (12) which have a reduced thickness in the mid region of the shaft rod. As a result, the load induced by acc... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7231942 | Shaft rod A shaft rod for a heddle shaft is formed by a profile body (15) and an associated additional profile body, which are joined together by a detent means (25) and additionally by an adhesive bond. The detent means (25) is embodied such that it alre... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204471 | Method and arrangement for forming construction panels and structures A form-work support arrangement for building form-work for moulding a concrete construction panel on top of a previously poured concrete panel (58). Generally the upper panel to be moulded has the same horizontal dimensions as the previously poured panel (... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185679 | Heddle, especially lifting heddle The subject matter of the invention is a heddle (1), more specifically a lifting heddle as part of a leno selvedge device, the heddle comprising a head portion and a base portion with a closed or an open eyelet for mounting to a heddle frame or to a heddle ri... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7147010 | Heddle frame and weaving loom provided with at least one such frame A heddle frame comprises two uprights and two crossbeams, each of which is provided with a catching member adapted to receive a corresponding end of at least one heddle, while there are also provided damping means, mounted to at least one corresponding catching memb... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137415 | Heddle shaft with center connector A heddle shaft (1) has shaft rods (2, 3), which are embodied as profile bodies (12) having at least one hollow chamber (14). The shaft rods (2, 3) are joined together by lateral bracing posts (4, 5) and at least one center c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131465 | Removable plastic heddle with mating insertion tool for weaving apparatus A simple removable plastic heddle comprised of a single monolithic plastic body and a mating insertion tool. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114528 | Heald shaft of composite construction A heald shaft for weaving machine has a shaft rod (3) which is formed of a one-piece light-metal profile and two stiffening bodies (24, 25) glued to the shaft rod (3). The stiffening bodies bridge the entire width of the shaft rod (3), wh... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7069959 | Heddle shaft rod, method for producing it, and heddle shaft A heddle shaft is formed of a hollow metal profile section into which an expanding element for vibration damping is inserted. The expanding element is for example a precompressed foam strip which expands after insertion into the internal chamber of the hollow metal ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066212 | Method for producing a woven and a heddle particularly for use thereby A method for producing tissue with the aid of a weaving loom comprising a stop bar, at least one shed and a heddle for carrying out the method. The inventive method is characterized in that warp thread guiding a filling yarn cooperates with a longitudinal heddle con... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059356 | Shed-forming device for a power loom A shed forming device (1) for a power loom has a plurality of heddle shafts, to which a drive mechanism with a plurality of servo motor groups (13, 14) is assigned. The servo motor groups are located below each of the heddle shafts (3 through | 06/13/2006 |
| 6994123 | Support element for a heddle frame A support element for a heddle frame is formed by profiled pieces (1, 1′) at each end that consist of a polymeric material. The profiled pieces (1, 1′) are connected to one another at each side by at least two side pieces (2, 2′) made of a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994122 | Heald frame for weaving machine A heald frame for a weaving machine includes stops (15, 16) made of a material with shock-absorbing properties associated with the ends of the healds (10). A gap is provided between the heald ends and the stops, such gap ensuring that the healds can be... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955402 | Office chair A fabric seat for a chair and a method and machine for manufacturing the fabric seat. The fabric seat comprises a seat frame that supports the outer circumference of a fabric material. The seat frame comprises grasping members that secure the fabric to the seat fram... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6926042 | Method for manufacturing a crossbeam for a heddle frame of a loom and crossbeam obtained by said method The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a crossbeam for a heddle frame of a loom allowing to make, at low cost and without waste, a lightweight and very rigid crossbeam, whose heddle-support rod is positioned on the support section in an accurate... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6732767 | Corner connection of a heddle shaft In a connection of a shaft rod to a side strut of a heddle shaft there is at least one guide surface provided in or on the shaft rod. The guide surface extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft rod. The guide surface engages with a positiv... | 05/11/2004 |
| 5975147 | Heddle frame with adjustable center brace assembly A heddle frame includes a top rail and a bottom rail connected at their ends with end members to form a rectangular frame. An adjustable center brace assembly extends between the top and bottom rails, and includes an elongated brace extending through the ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5887629 | Corner connection for a heddle shaft A heddle shaft is formed of shaft rods which have hollow ends containing inserts fixedly positioned therein and lateral supports which include projections that respectively extend into recesses in the inserts. Clamping screws, which can extend through the... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5854142 | Laminated plate material and loom harness frame manufactured therefrom A harness frame of light weight manufactured from a laminated plate material is disclosed. The laminated plate material comprises (a) a composite material layer comprising a resin matrix and a reinforcing layer formed of reinforcing fibers and (b) metalli... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5819810 | Heddle frame assembly with corner sleeve member A heddle frame has a pair of laterally extending slats and a pair of end braces connected to the slats to form a generally rectangular frame. An elongated opening is defined at least in the ends of the slats, and typically throughout the slat. A locking m... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5816294 | Heddle slide bar arrangement in a weaving machine shaft device Each of the heddles of a shaft device for a weaving machine has a thread eyelet and end eyelets arranged on both sides of the thread eyelet, so that the heddles can be arranged in rows on heddle slide bars. At least the driving heddle slide bar has at lea... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5630448 | Heddle frame with torque locking block center brace assembly A heddle frame for supporting a plurality of heddles includes a top rail and a bottom rail extending longitudinally relative to the frame. End members connect the top rail and bottom rail so as to form a generally rectangular frame structure. A heddle bar... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5560399 | Heddle frame with locking clamp block center brace assembly A heddle frame for supporting a plurality of heddles includes a top rail and a bottom rail extending longitudinally relative to the frame. End members connect the top rail and bottom rail so as to form a generally rectangular frame structure. A center bra... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5507321 | Heald frame for weaving a slide fastener stringer A heald frame comprises: a heald support frame for supporting a plurality of healds in parallel, the heald support frame having a central plate portion and a pair of ring-shaped rectangular heald supporting portions extending in opposite directions from t... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5483996 | Heddle frame corner joint A heddle frame of spaced, horizontal hollow shafts and spaced hollow side supports are corner interconnected by an angled joint element having an elongated leg portion extending within the side supports at opposite ends and beyond open longitudinal slots ... | 01/16/1996 |
