Heddle and process for manufacturing same, shed-forming device and weaving loom incorporating such a heddle
AssigneeStaubli Lyon
InventorsDario Bassi, Damien Bouchet, Guillaume Boutte
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Abstract
This invention relates to a heddle formed in a metal band or strip which comprises an eyelet for passage of a warp yarn and presents, over substantially the whole of a zone included between this eyelet and a first end by which it is connected to a drive means, a cross-section substantially in the shape of a Z, with two branches substantially parallel to each other.
Claims10
Heddle for a weaving loom, said heddle being formed in a metal band or strip comprising an eyelet for passage of a warp yarn, characterized in that it presents, over substantially the whole of a zone included between said eyelet and a first end by which it is fastened to a drive means, a substantially Z-shaped cross-section, with two branches substantially parallel to each other.
Process for manufacturing a heddle for a weaving loom, said heddle being formed in a metal band or strip comprising an eyelet for passage of a warp yarn, and presenting, over substantially the whole of a zone included between said eyelet and a first end by which it is fastened to a drive means, a substantially Z-shaped cross-section, with two branches substantially parallel to each other, wherein said process comprises a step consisting in rolling or drawing a band or strip of metal, forming two parallel bends defining two branches extending on either side of a median zone of said heddle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.