Textile machine with a plurality of workstations

A textile machine (1) with a plurality of workstations (2) each equipped with at least one yarn processing device (41), and at least one drive shaft (35) extending in the longitudinal direction of the textile machine over a plurality of workstations, each yarn processing device (41) being connected to the drive shaft by a continuous traction means (19), the drive shaft including a large number of drive devices (20), each drive device guiding and entraining a respective continuous traction means (19), characterized in that

• each drive device (20) of the drive shaft (35) has two deflection and guide grooves (30, 34) arranged coaxially with respect to the drive shaft (35), one of the deflection and guide grooves (30, 34) being a component of a wheel (33) freely rotatably mounted about the drive shaft,
• an output means (22) connected to each respective yarn processing device (41), each output means having front and rear guide grooves (26A, 26B), the front guide groove (26A) being positioned at a freely accessible end of the output means (22) and the rear guide groove (26B) being positioned in the region of the respectively associated yarn processing device (41), and
• each continuous traction means (19) having opposite end loops joined endlessly by two connecting strands, one end loop engaged in the rear guide groove (26B) of the output means (22) which is connected to the respective yarn processing device (41), the two strands extending from the one end loop being respectively engaged in the deflection and guide grooves (30, 34) of the drive shaft (35), the two strands being twisted lengthwise relative to one another by a 180 degree rotation thereof between the drive shaft (35) and the other end loop, and the other end loop being engaged in the front guide groove (26A) of the output means (22), whereby the end loops travel in the same direction as one another in the grooves (26A, 26B).