Patent ID: 6952939

Claim:
An Apparatus for controlling the weight of fabric produced by a textile machine, said textile machine being of the type comprising a pick-up unit ( 6 ) for a folded or wound fabric piece characterized in that the apparatus comprises: weighing means ( 11 ) for providing a value of weight for each fabric piece associated with the textile machine ( 2 ) dedicated to manufacture of said piece; said weighing means comprising at least a weight sensor ( 12 ) detecting the weight reached by said piece during its manufacturing and pick-up stages, operatively connected to an electronic control group ( 13 ) to check functionality of the textile machine; and a support unit ( 16 ) consisting of at least a vertically sliding portion ( 17 ) supporting said pick-up unit ( 6 ) and a surface ( 17 a ) operatively contacted with said weight sensor ( 12 ), and a fixed base ( 18 ) defining a guide for said sliding portion ( 17 ).