Weaving machine including a selvedge tucking apparatus for weft threads

Apparatus for tucking in one or more weft thread ends and for forming a cloth edge in a weaving machine having a shed and a shed apex at a fell of the cloth, said apparatus including a mechanical, pneumatic or pneumo-mechanical selvedge tucker, wherein the apparatus for tucking in one or more weft thread ends includes at least one additional blowing nozzle having an oval form which has a longitudinal axis as viewed from above and a jet direction substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis in order to orient a jet from the blowing nozzle in a direction towards the shed apex and in order to use the additional blowing nozzle within a cloth width.

Method for tucking in one or more weft thread ends and for forming a cloth edge in a weaving machine, with a shed with a shed apex being formed on the weaving machine, and with the weft thread ends being tucked into the shed by means of a mechanical, pneumatic or pneumo-mechanical selvedge tucker, comprising blowing the weft thread ends into the shed apex by means of at least one additional blowing nozzle and arranging the at least one additional blowing nozzle inside the shed and within the cloth width, the at least one additional blowing nozzle having a jet direction towards the shed apex.

Weaving machine for weaving cloth with weft threads and warp threads and having a cloth width and a cloth edge comprising a shed forming apparatus for generating a weaving shed with the warp threads during weaving, the shed defining a shed apex, a tucker for tucking in at least one weft thread end, and a blowing nozzle arranged within the cloth width and positioned inside the shed for blowing the at least one weft thread into the shed apex with a fluid jet emitted by the nozzle and directed toward the shed apex, the nozzle being configured for movement past adjacent warp threads in and out of the shed.

Apparatus for tucking in one or more weft thread ends and for forming a cloth edge in a weaving machine that during weaving repeatedly generates a shed with a multiplicity of warp threads, the shed defining a shed apex, said apparatus including a mechanical, pneumatic or pneumo-mechanical selvedge tucker for tucking in one or more weft thread ends and at least one additional blowing nozzle for placement within a cloth width and inside the shed having an elongate form and a relatively narrow cross-section adapted to pass between adjacent warp threads without causing damage to the warp threads when the at least one additional blowing nozzle is moved in or out of the shed, the at least one additional blowing nozzle blowing in a direction towards the shed apex.