Abstract: Ground warp and pile warp thread sheets are supplied to a shed forming device. The ground warp and the pile warp are separately deflected over a deflecting rod upstream from the shed forming device. The deflecting rod supports the ground warp and directs the pile warp to cross and interpenetrate through the ground warp before deflecting the pile warp into the back shed. The deflecting rod is positively driven and controlled to pivot about a horizontal axis to provide a positive controlled partial compensation of the pile warp thread length variations. The pile warp also runs over a pile warp thread reserve and compensating device upstream from the thread crossing location to provide an additional passive uncontrolled compensation of the pile warp thread length variations and to provide a pile warp thread reserve during the pile loop formation and/or the shed changes in the weaving process.

Abstract: A weaving machine with pneumatic weft insertion is provided which includes a fixed reed filler at an output end of a reed when it is in a weft insertion position. A catch salvage forming device is disposed at an output end of the fixed reed filler when the reed is in the weft insertion position and serves to keep the inserted weft stretched during movements of the reed between a weft insertion and a beating up position. In order to shorten the overall length of the assembly, a weft stop motion for detecting the insertion of the weft is located on the fixed reed filler.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for producing a woven web (1) having a permanent fabric list (2) and a temporary catch selvage (3) along edges of the woven web (1), the weft thread is inserted into a main loom shed, fabric list shed, and catch selvage shed, and is then beat-up and bound-in in each shed. Both the fabric list (2) and the catch selvage (3) are formed as full rotation leno bindings, respectively by means of a first rotational leno device (12) having a first leno rotor (12A) guiding and manipulating fabric list threads (7) and a second rotational leno device (13) having a second leno rotor (13A) guiding and manipulating catch selvage threads (9). Each leno device (12, 13) may operate with or without reversal of the rotation direction. The two leno devices may be independently driven by separate rotary drives, or may be mutually driven by a common drive.

Abstract: The insertion of a weft thread into the loom shed through the weft thread insertion channel of an air jet loom is controlled in two phases in order to apply the proper weft thread acceleration to each type of yarn individually so that too slow insertions and too fast insertions can be corrected. Following a first acceleration, the starting point for the second acceleration is either advanced or delayed. When the weft thread arrives too late, the application of the second acceleration at a higher pressure than the first acceleration, is shifted forward to take place earlier. If the weft thread arrives too early, the application of the second acceleration is delayed to again compensate for achieving a proper arrival time of the weft thread at the exit end of the insertion channel. If the rated insertion time duration coincides with the actually measured insertion time duration, a correction is not needed.

Abstract: An air jet weaving loom with a jacquard frame wherein harness threads are fed to a reed having a defined drawing-in width. Weft thread insertion devices are arranged on the weft insertion side. A catch side or weft exit side having an adjustable length, is provided with catching elements. The weft thread insertion devices have been arranged on the insertion side of the loom to be movable in the direction of the weft thread insertion for producing woven fabrics with different drawing-in widths.