Latch needle for textile machines

Bei einer Zungennadel für Textilmaschinen ist die Lagerbohrung (13) im Zungenschaft (9) so angeordnet, daß die Abstände (15,16) der Berandung der Lagerbohrung und der Zungenschaftoberseite (12) bzw. -unterseite (10) unterschiedlich sind, um damit vorzeitigem Zungenschaftbruch vorzubeugen. Das Verhältnis der beiden Abstände 15, 16 zueinander liegt mit Vorzug bei ca. 1:2 oder 1:3. A latch needle for a textile machine includes a needle shank having a sawslot defined in the needle shank by two facing cheeks forming part of the needle shank; a pivot pin supported by the cheeks and extending transversely to the length dimension of the needle shank; and a latch accommodated in the sawslot. The latch includes a latch shank having an upper side and an opposite lower side. There is further provided a bearing bore in the latch shank. The bearing bore is traversed by the pivot pin to provide for a pivotal movement of the latch relative to the needle shank. The bearing bore is spaced from the upper side at a first distance and from the lower side at a second distance; the first and second distances have unlike lengths.