Patent ID: 7798179

Claim:
Weaving machine ( 1 ) for the manufacture of a fabric ( 2 ) consisting of warp threads ( 6 , 7 ) and weft threads ( 9 ), said weaving machine comprising: means ( 8 ) for the formation of a shed ( 5 ), a beat-up means ( 11 ) for beating up weft threads ( 9 ) that have been introduced in the shed ( 5 ), a clamping device ( 18 ) that comprises at least one clamping jaw ( 20 ) acting on at least the fabric edge, a ventilating device ( 23 ) set up for the controlled release of the clamping device ( 18 ), and a mechanical transmission ( 28 ) via which the ventilating device ( 23 ) is connected with the beat-up means ( 11 ) in a mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic manner.