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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2001
Mike Wardle, County Durham, GB;
Bonas Machine Company Limited, Tyne & Wear, GB;
Abstract
An electronic jacquard including a plurality of elongate heald hooks ( ) movable longitudinally between upper and lower shed positions and a plurality of electrically operable selection devices ( ) for co-operation with the heald hooks ( ) for selectively retaining the heald hooks ( ) at one of said shed positions, each selection device including a latch ( ) movable between a latched position and a non-latched position, the latch ( ) when at said latched position being capable of latching engagement with the heald hook ( ) in order to retain it at said shed position, and an ultrasonic cyclic motor ( ), preferably a piezo-electric motor, drivingly arranged to move the latch ( ) from its non-latched position to its latched position.