Patent ID: 6014992
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: D03D

Abstract:
Weaving machine with pneumatic weft thread insertion, the weaving machine comprising a reed (8) and a weft thread guide apparatus (32) which are connected to one another and are pivotal between an insertion position and a beat-up position, and a weft insertion apparatus (14) which is arranged in a fixed spatial position and has at least one blower nozzle (22) for insertion of a weft thread (38) into a guide passage (36), a thread clamp (16) and a shear (15), with the thread clamp being coupled to the reed in order to clamp an inserted weft thread (38) and to forward it synchronously with the guide passage (36) from an insertion location up to the beat-up position, and with the shear (15) being placed after the thread clamp (16) in a beat-up direction of the reed in order to sever off the weft thread after clamping.