Heald frame and weaving machine equipped with same

A heald frame for a weaving machine, said frame comprising two posts (4, 4′) and two cross-members (6, 6′;

• 106;
• 106′), each cross-member being provided with a catching member (8, 8′;
• 108;
• 108′) suitable for receiving a corresponding end of at least one heald (10;
• 110) of said frame, while there are also provided damping means (12, 12′;
• 112;
• 112′) which are integral with at least one corresponding catching member (8, 8′) or cross-member (106, 106′) and against which at least one end of the heald is capable of coming to bear, wherein, at least when said frame is in the stationary state and when the heald is in a rectilinear configuration, when a first end (E) of the or of each heald (10;
• 110) is bearing either on a first catching member (8;
• 108) in the region of its traction zone (S1;
• S101) or on first damping means (12;
• 112) in the region of its compression zone (C1;
• C101), the other end (E′) of the or of each heald (10;
• 110) bears substantially either on other damping means (12′;
• 112′) in the region of its compression zone (C′1;
• C′101) or on another catching member (8′;
• 108′) in the region of its traction zone (S′1;
• S′101).