Apparatus for Drawing-Off a Web-Shaped Product from a Weaving Machine

An apparatus for drawing-off a web-shaped product from a weaving machine at a production speed in a drawing-off direction, comprising:

• at least one clamp carrier that comprises clamps for the web-shaped product,
• a carrier frame apparatus on which the at least one clamp carrier is guided,
• a drive arrangement by which the at least one clamp carrier is drivable back and forth in a motion range in the drawing-off direction, and
• a support system for the web-shaped product, which is drawn-off from the weaving machine at the production speed, wherein the support system comprises tension cables and/or stiff-backed chains that are movable in the drawing-off direction at a speed corresponding to the production speed of the web-shaped product, and wherein the support system is arranged at least in an area between an apparatus side facing toward the weaving machine and the at least one clamp carrier within the carrier frame apparatus, so that a sagging of the web-shaped product in this area is avoided or limited by the support system.