DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A WEAVING MACHINE

The invention relates to a drive system (1) for a weaving machine comprising a first drive gear wheel (2) for driving a first group of elements, a second drive gear wheel (3) for driving a second group of elements, a switching gear wheel (4), wherein the switching gear wheel (4) is displaceable between a first position, in which the switching gear wheel (4) is in drive connection with the first drive gear wheel (2) and the second drive gear wheel (3), and a second position, in which the switching gear wheel (4) is not in drive connection with the first drive gear wheel (2), a holding element (5), which is displaceable with the switching gear wheel (4), wherein in the second position of the switching gear wheel (4), the holding element engages with the first drive gear wheel (2) for holding the first drive gear wheel (2) against rotation, and wherein in the first position of the switching gear wheel (4), the holding element (5) is disengaged from the first drive gear wheel (2), and a displacement device (9) for displacing the switching gear wheel (4) and the holding element (5) between the first position and the second position, characterized in that the displacement device (9) comprises a stationary rod (12) extending in parallel to a rotation axis (13) of the first drive gear wheel (2) and a slider element (14) slideably mounted to the stationary rod (12), wherein the holding element (5) is arranged at the slider element (14). The invention further relates to a weaving machine with such a drive system (1).