Textile machine with a large number of workstations

Abstract

The present invention relates to a textile machine with a large number of workstations, which are in each case equipped with at least one thread processing device, as well as having at least one drive shaft, which runs in the longitudinal direction of the textile machine and to which the thread processing devices are connected, in each case, by a continuous traction means, the drive shaft extending over a plurality of workstations and being equipped with a large number of drive devices to guide and entrain a respective continuous traction means. According to the invention it is provided that the drive devices (20) of the drive shaft (35) in each case have 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 freely rotatably mounted loose wheel (33) , and the continuous traction means (19), which is inserted in the region of the respectively associated, overhung thread processing device (41) by means of a loop in a rear guide groove (26B) of an output means (22), which is connected to the respective thread processing device (41), being drawn around the drive shaft (35) in such a way that the remaining loop of the continuous traction means (19) can be inserted with a rotation through 180 in the guide groove (26A) positioned at the freely accessible end of the output means (22).