Abstract: The invention relates to a shuttle for a weaving machine, of which the shuttle is designed to be alternately transferred from one side of a weave to the other while machine-side guiding elements are constantly intervening, with a left-hand connecting element and a right-hand connecting element for connecting the shuttle to the corresponding transfer element and to a filling (weft) bobbin. The filling bobbin is embodied to be rotationally positively drivable, with a drive that is designed for at least two impingements upon the filling bobbin, namely for either accelerating or for decelerating the dispensing of filling (weft) thread. The invention further relates to a weaving process in which such a shuttle is used.

Abstract: An apparatus for picking or firing a projectile-like shuttle contains a pair of rolls revolving at a relatively high rotational speed. The rolls of the roll pair can be simultaneously brought into contact with a related shuttle in order to accelerate the same by frictional forces. To that end the rolls are each arranged upon a pivotal arm and operatively connected with a control arrangement. The rolls possess a predetermined elasticity such that their radial springiness or resilient yielding action at least approximately linearly increases as a function of the increasing radial contact pressure upon bringing the rolls into contact with the shuttles. These measures ensure for a practically wear-free, absolutely precise and controllable mode of operation of the apparatus.