Loom

A loom comprising:

• a driving shaft to which a main shaft of the loom is connected and to which a swing shaft for driving a reed to swing is connected via a swing mechanism;
• a driving motor to which the driving shaft is connected via a driving-force transmission mechanism to rotationally drive the driving shaft;
• a braking device that applies a brake to the main shaft connected to the driving shaft;
• and
• a housing-shaped side frame that accommodates the driving shaft and the swing shaft in an orientation in which each axial direction of the driving shaft and the swing shaft matches with a width direction,
• wherein the driving-force transmission mechanism includes a driving-force transmission shaft that is provided so as to protrude from a side wall of the side frame while extending parallel to the driving shaft within a space of the side frame and connected to the driving motor, and a transmission mechanism that connects the driving-force transmission shaft and the driving shaft so as to transmit rotation of the driving-force transmission shaft by the driving motor to the main shaft via the driving shaft, and
• the connection by the transmission mechanism is performed at a position between a connection position between the driving shaft and the swing mechanism and a connection position between the driving shaft and the main shaft, in the width direction.