Shaft driving device for heald shafts
US6092560A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD03C1/144
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shaft driving device for driving a plurality of heald shafts arranged in parallel comprises respective shaft raising elements each associated with a heald shaft and provided with a linkage and a plurality of lever elements connecting the linkage to the respective heald shaft. Drive apparatus are arranged on opposite ends of the heald shafts. The drive apparatus are drivingly connected to ends of juxtaposed shaft raising elements which face the drive apparatus. The cross-sectional dimensions of each linkage in the direction of the neighboring shaft raising element can be larger in the end of the shaft raising element facing the drive apparatus than in the end facing away from the drive apparatus.
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