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Günther Büchle

Johannes Bruske

Eckhard Fehrenbacher

Eric Jürgens

Jörg Sauter

Stefan Danner

Stephan Pfister

A heddle shaft () with heddles () that are supported with little play or free of play has at least one heddle support rail (), which is supported movably for elastically tensing the heddles () as a whole, or has at least one movably supported part (). A spring means () serves to exert a tensing force on the heddle head () of each heddle () for supporting that heddle without play. This makes a high operating speed of a power loom, provided with such a heddle shaft, possible without the heddles digging into the heddle support rails and without producing excessive noise.

Metal heald frame and heald shaft for a loom

A cutting needle () for knitting machines and similar applications has been provided, said cutting needle having a needle body () on which a knife () is detachably held, preferably by means of a detent device (). Such a cutting needle () reduces the maintenance costs of knitting machines and discloses ways for optimizing needle bodies () and knives () in view of manufacturing technology and materials.

Cutting needle with interchangeable knife

A take-off comb, in particular for a flat-bed knitting machine or a loop-forming machine, comprising a number of take-off elements that are held in a bed (), with the bed consisting exclusively of bent sheet metal parts. The take-off elements () may comprise closing elements () that can be shifted by a closer ledge (). The closer ledge () and, optionally, a slider () assigned to the ledge, are preferably also bent sheet metal parts. Consequently, the thusly configured take-off comb () can be manufactured in a cost-effective and precise manner.

Take-off comb for a knitting or loop-forming machine

A stitch needle () is provided with a tip () which is shaped as a center punch and has no recognizable rounding at its terminus (). The tip () is preferably arranged at mid height of the hook-shaped aperture () which is structured for capturing the yarn (). The particular shape of the tip () and its positioning minimize the wear of the stitch needle () and also minimize damages to the yarn ().

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