Mounting arrangement for linearly driven heald frames

A weaving machine comprising an apparatus for forming a weaving shed, the apparatus comprising:

• two heddle carrying rails;
• a plurality of heddles for receiving and moving warp threads, the heddles being arranged between the heddle carrying rails to form a heald frame;
• a plurality of linear drives each having an armature part, each linear drive being mounted to one of the heddle carrying rails via its corresponding armature part;
• and
• connection means for connecting the armature parts to the heddle carrying rails, the connection means comprising a first part connected to one of said armature parts and a second part connected to a heddle carrying rail, the connection means being configured such that the first and second parts are movable relative to one another in a direction transverse to a working direction of the heald frame;
• wherein the weaving machine further comprises means for receiving a plurality of heald frames.