US 7,500,495 B2
End binder for a heald shaft
Johannes Bruske, Albstadt (Germany); Stefan Drope, Albstadt (Germany); Karl-Heinz Gesing, Raesfeld (Germany); and Stefan Danner, Bitz (Germany)
Assigned to Groz-Backert KG, Albstadt (Germany)
Filed on Jun. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/474,335.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2005 029 700 (DE), filed on Jun. 24, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0006931 A1, Jan. 11, 2007
Int. Cl. D03C 9/06 (2006.01); D03C 9/00 (2006.01); D03C 13/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 139—87  [139/82; 139/83; 139/84; 139/55.1] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An end binder for a heald shaft of a weaving machine, comprising
a basic body which is formed of at least one elongated bent sheet metal member having a U-shaped cross section extending along its entire length, which is essentially vertically oriented in use and which encloses a hollow space; and wherein: the basic body is provided with at least one shaft rod coupler which serves for joining a shaft rod of a heald shaft; the shaft rod coupler defines a side designated as an inner side of the end binder and facing toward a shaft rod, and further defines a side designated as an outer side of the end binder and facing away from a shaft rod; the hollow space of the basic body is open at the entire length of the inner side; and the shaft rod coupler extends out of the U-shaped basic body on the open inner side and is pivotally coupled to the basic body.