Abstract: Apparatus for forming a leno weave from a leno thread and a ground thread. The apparatus includes a reed for guiding the leno thread and the ground thread, and a needle bar with ground thread needles for guiding the ground thread. The needle bar also includes a movably mounted leno thread displacing apparatus, with the needle bar and the leno thread displacing apparatus being arranged ahead of the reed. The leno thread displacing apparatus includes a laying element that is displaceably mounted in a displacement direction that extends substantially parallel to the direction of extent for the reed. The laying element includes guiding apparatus for guiding the leno thread. The leno thread displacing apparatus is movably mounted in a direction of movement that extends transversely to the direction of extent of the reed, in particular, in a substantially vertically extending direction, in order to move the leno thread both in the displacement direction and in the direction of movement.

Abstract: The warp beam frame (21) for warp beams which are arranged one above the other has bearing arrangements (24, 25) which comprise end bearings and a support bearing (27) which is arranged between the latter for the reception of the warp beams and a device (33) for the pivoting of the support bearing of the upper bearing arrangement (24) in order to provide a passage for the heald frames during a change of article. The warp beam frame and the weaving machine enable a rapid change of article, in particular at broad weaving machines, and require little space.