Abstract: In a feed device for the punched paper tape carring the coded fabric design for loom shed formation dobbies, the punched tape roller spindle can be disengaged from one of its end supports and can rotate with the other of said supports to enable the punched tape to be fitted, replaced or extracted, without interrupting the connection between the drive means and punched tape roller.

Abstract: The invention provides improvements in the members of a loom dobby reading unit, which enable the reading unit and control unit to be structurally separated. For this purpose, the reading unit rockers act on the control unit by simple bearing and thrust contact between a tappet provided on the rockers and the horizontal needles for the lifting rods of the control unit hooks. In addition, there are provided a very rigorous guide for the reading unit rocker movements, an improved mechanism for controlling the lowering movements of the rocker thrust rods, and an improved mechanism for controlling the pressure bars, said mechanisms both using precise cam controls.

Abstract: Improvements are made to members of a loom dobby control unit so as to allow structural separation between the reading unit and control unit. For this purpose, the reading unit rockers operate on the control unit by simple bearing and thrust contact with the horizontal needles which control the hook lifting rods. Moreover, the lifting blades for said rods are controlled together with the hook lowering plates by the motion of shafts which control the dobby knife oscillations.

Abstract: Improved means are provided in a loom dobby for taking-up play in the control unit. The surfaces of the fixed and mobile blades which limit the stroke of the rocker arms in this unit are positioned perpendicular to the line joining the points of contact between the dobby hooks and knives to the mean points of contact between said blades and the rocker arms. Moreover, said surfaces are concave in the fixed blades and convex in the mobile blades. The linkage which cause the mobile knives to oscillate are in the form of false articulated parallelograms.

Abstract: An improved dobby uses linkages for controlling the oscillations of the fixed and mobile knives about their axes which comprise first levers fixed to the knives, second levers fixed to control shafts, and connecting rods which link said first and second levers together to form an articulated parallelogram.In this dobby, the hook operating rods are controlled by the same shafts which control the knife oscillations, by means of an articulated joint.