Patent ID: 7178560

Claim:
Device for inserting weft threads in an airjet weaving machine comprising at least one main blower for inserting weft threads into a shed, said at least one main blower including a blower weft thread feeding channel extending in a weft feeding direction; and a thread clamp modular assembly comprising at least one thread clamping device and at least one enclosed thread clamp thread passage cooperating respectively with the at least one thread clamping device such that each weft thread clamping device is arranged to selectively secure a weft thread contained in a respective thread clamp thread passage against feeding motion; said thread clamp modular assembly located directly upstream of said weft thread feeding channel of said at least one main blower with said at least one thread clamp thread passage in direct communication with a respective blower weft thread feeding channel such that each thread clamp thread passage and an associated blower weft thread feeding channel form a continuous weft thread feeding channel for a respective main blower.