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US 2013/0068343 A1Published application
High-Speed Safety Heald Shaft
AssigneeGroz-Beckert KG
InventorsChristian Gerth, Bernd Pfeffer, Ralph Simmack
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Abstract
Guard elements (31) are provided for the corner connectors (16 through 19) of a heald shaft (10) of a shedding unit, said guard elements covering the open space formed between the two legs (26, 27) and thus providing a grip protection.
Claims10
Heald shaft for a weaving machine, the heald shaft comprising:
- a shaft rod with two flat sides, said shaft rod having, on one end, an opening delimited by one of two legs, said opening extending through the flat sides of the shaft rod,
- a lateral support with an extension extending into the opening, said extension not filling the opening,
- at least one guard element that blocks access toward the opening of at least one of the flat sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.