Abstract: A weaving machine for producing a woven fabric has a shedding device to form a loom shed of warp material, a weft insertion device for inserting a preferably tape-shaped or band-shaped weft material into the loom shed, a drawing-off device for drawing off the finished fabric in a drawing-off direction, fabric movement device for moving the fabric back and forth in the warp direction to bring the last inserted weft material into contact with the binding point or fabric edge. A shed limiter device limits the opening of the loom shed from above and below the warp, and is movable back and forth in the warp direction. The shed limiter device only loosely bounds the fabric and essentially without actively clamping or pinching or contacting the fabric and/or the last inserted weft material, at least while moving in the direction opposite the drawing-off direction.

Abstract: Weaving machine (1) for producing a woven fabric (9) with shedding means (4) for alternately raising and lowering warp material (3) for forming a loom shed (5), with weft insertion means (6), which are arranged stationarily in the warp direction in a weft insertion zone (14), and which are for inserting a preferably tape-shaped or band-shaped weft material (7) into the loom shed (5), with drawing-off means (8) for drawing off the finished goods or woven fabric (9) in a drawing-off direction (AR), as well as with means (13, 10) for the fabric movement in the warp direction, by means of which the fabric edge (12) is moveable back and forth in a goods movement range (WB) between a downstream initial position (AG) and an upstream collecting or pick-up position (AH), in order to bring the respective last inserted weft material (7) into contact with the fabric edge (12) in the pick-up position (AH), characterized in that furthermore upper and lower limiting means (16) are provided, which limit the opening of the lo

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for controlling and monitoring the cutting function of a thread cutter driven by an electric motor in looms. The monitoring of the cutting function is effected by monitoring the rotation of the motor shaft of the cutter drive. To accomplish this, a magnetic pick-up and a permanent magnet are used which are supported at relatively movable parts of the cutter drive.

Abstract: A weft thread clamp for a weft thread presenting lever is positively actuated to selectively open or close the clamp and thereby release or hold the weft thread respectively. To achieve this, a second clamp element is movable or deflectable relative to a first clamp element of the clamp. The movable second clamp element may be directly embodied as an actuator, or may be driven by an actuating motion provided by an actuator located remotely from the clamp on the lever. In the latter case, a motion transmission arrangement such as a sheathed push-pull cable or a rod linkage operatively connects the actuator to the movable second clamp element. The actuator may be a piezoelectric, electromagnetic, hybrid pneumatic-electric, or hybrid hydraulic-electric device, or an electric motor. The loom control unit is connected to the actuator for providing control signals thereto.