Spring systems for weaving loom dobbies of negative type
AssigneeS.A. Des Etavkussenebts Satubli (France)
InventorsJean-Paul Froment, Andre Fumex
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Abstract
In a spring system for a dobby in a weaving loom, the mobile hooking element which is fixed to a cable for moving a heddle frame includes laterally spaced plates which are slidably engageable with plates of adjacent spring systems to thereby prevent contact of the springs of the adjacent spring systems.
Claims5
In a spring system for weaving mechanisms of the negative type which include a heddle frame moved by a cable attached to a moveable hooking element and wherein a plurality of springs are mounted between the moveable hooking element and a fixed hooking element, and wherein the springs have a first cross-sectional diameter, the improvement comprising, the moveable hooking element having opposite end portions extending outwardly of the springs, a plate means mounted to said end portions of the moveable hooking element, and said plate means extending generally parallel to the springs and having a thickness which is greater than the diameter of the springs whereby, plate means of adjacent spring systems can contact one another to thereby prevent contact between the springs of the adjacent spring systems.
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