Weaving equipment may include warp strand positioning equipment that positions warp strands and weft strand positioning equipment that inserts weft strands among the warp strands to form fabric. The fabric may include insulating strands and conductive strands. The conductive strands may be coupled to electrical components. The warp strand positioning equipment may position the warp strands to form a shed. Component insertion equipment may be used to insert electrical components into the shed. The weaving equipment may have a reed. The reed may be used to help position an electrical component in the fabric. The weaving equipment may have take-down equipment and individually controllable warp fiber positioning and tensioning devices.

Weaving equipment may include warp strand positioning equipment that positions warp strands and weft strand positioning equipment that inserts weft strands among the warp strands to form fabric. The fabric may include insulating strands and conductive strands. The conductive strands may be coupled to electrical components. The warp strand positioning equipment may position the warp strands to form a shed. Component insertion equipment may be used to insert electrical components into the shed. The weaving equipment may have a reed. The reed may be used to help position an electrical component in the fabric. The weaving equipment may have take-down equipment and individually controllable warp fiber positioning and tensioning devices.

Disclosed is a weaving machine, including: a yarn tensioning system for keeping a pile-warp yarn under tension, including a local control unit, a drive motor Wand a drive roller; and a detection device for detecting abnormal variations in the pile-forming, including: a measuring system, for measuring, with the aid of the drive motor and the drive roller, pile-warp yarn consumption x.sub.m of the pile-warp yarn per cycle unit of one or more weft insertion cycles; a reference system, for determining for each cycle unit whether the pile-warp yarn is interlaced in a figure-forming manner and for determining the expected pile-warp yarn consumption x.sub.t; and a computing system, for comparing the measured with the expected pile-warp yarn consumption when the pile-warp yarn is interlaced in a figure-forming manner, and for detecting, on the basis of this comparison, abnormal variations.

In addition, disclosed is an associated method for detecting abnormal variations in pile-forming in a weaving machine.

Disclosed is a weaving machine, including: a yarn tensioning system for keeping a pile-warp yarn under tension, including a local control unit, a drive motor Wand a drive roller; and a detection device for detecting abnormal variations in the pile-forming, including: a measuring system, for measuring, with the aid of the drive motor and the drive roller, pile-warp yarn consumption x.sub.m of the pile-warp yarn per cycle unit of one or more weft insertion cycles; a reference system, for determining for each cycle unit whether the pile-warp yarn is interlaced in a figure-forming manner and for determining the expected pile-warp yarn consumption x.sub.t; and a computing system, for comparing the measured with the expected pile-warp yarn consumption when the pile-warp yarn is interlaced in a figure-forming manner, and for detecting, on the basis of this comparison, abnormal variations.

In addition, disclosed is an associated method for detecting abnormal variations in pile-forming in a weaving machine.

Method for measuring the fabric tension in a weaving machine, in which the fabric (1) is deflected by a deflecting shaft (2), wherein a bending force is applied onto the deflecting shaft (2) by the fabric (1). The flexure or bending displacement of the deflecting shaft (2) is measured by a sensor (3), which is arranged in an area between two supports (4.1, 4.2) of the deflecting shaft (2) on the weaving machine. The deflecting shaft (2) is connected with a machine frame (9) of the weaving machine via the two supports (4.1, 4.2). The spacing distance (A) between the two supports (4.1, 4.2) of the deflecting shaft (2) is reduced for larger fabric tensions to be measured and is increased for smaller fabric tensions to be measured. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding weaving machine.

An apparatus for drawing-off a web-shaped product from a weaving machine in a drawing-off direction includes: at least one clamp carrier having clamps for the web-shaped product; a carrier frame apparatus on which the clamp carrier is guided; a drive arrangement by which the clamp carrier is drivable back and forth in a motion range; and a support system for the web-shaped product. The support system is arranged in an area between the apparatus side facing toward the weaving machine and the clamp carrier, within the carrier frame apparatus, in such a manner so that a sagging of the web-shaped product in this area is avoided or limited by the support system.

An apparatus for drawing-off a web-shaped product from a weaving machine in a drawing-off direction includes: at least one clamp carrier having clamps for the web-shaped product; a carrier frame apparatus on which the clamp carrier is guided; a drive arrangement by which the clamp carrier is drivable back and forth in a motion range; and a support system for the web-shaped product. The support system is arranged in an area between the apparatus side facing toward the weaving machine and the clamp carrier, within the carrier frame apparatus, in such a manner so that a sagging of the web-shaped product in this area is avoided or limited by the support system.

Disclosed is a weaving machine, including: a yarn tensioning system for keeping a pile-warp yarn under tension, including a local control unit, a drive motor Wand a drive roller; and a detection device for detecting abnormal variations in the pile-forming, including: a measuring system, for measuring, with the aid of the drive motor and the drive roller, pile-warp yarn consumption x.sub.m of the pile-warp yarn per cycle unit of one or more weft insertion cycles; a reference system, for determining for each cycle unit whether the pile-warp yarn is interlaced in a figure-forming manner and for determining the expected pile-warp yarn consumption x.sub.t; and a computing system, for comparing the measured with the expected pile-warp yarn consumption when the pile-warp yarn is interlaced in a figure-forming manner, and for detecting, on the basis of this comparison, abnormal variations. In addition, disclosed is an associated method for detecting abnormal variations in pile-forming in a weaving machine.

Disclosed is a weaving machine, including: a yarn tensioning system for keeping a pile-warp yarn under tension, including a local control unit, a drive motor Wand a drive roller; and a detection device for detecting abnormal variations in the pile-forming, including: a measuring system, for measuring, with the aid of the drive motor and the drive roller, pile-warp yarn consumption x.sub.m of the pile-warp yarn per cycle unit of one or more weft insertion cycles; a reference system, for determining for each cycle unit whether the pile-warp yarn is interlaced in a figure-forming manner and for determining the expected pile-warp yarn consumption x.sub.t; and a computing system, for comparing the measured with the expected pile-warp yarn consumption when the pile-warp yarn is interlaced in a figure-forming manner, and for detecting, on the basis of this comparison, abnormal variations. In addition, disclosed is an associated method for detecting abnormal variations in pile-forming in a weaving machine.

Weaving equipment may include warp strand positioning equipment that positions warp strands and weft strand positioning equipment that inserts weft strands among the warp strands to form fabric. The fabric may include insulating strands and conductive strands. The conductive strands may be coupled to electrical components. The warp strand positioning equipment may position the warp strands to form a shed. Component insertion equipment may be used to insert electrical components into the shed. The weaving equipment may have a reed. The reed may be used to help position an electrical component in the fabric. The weaving equipment may have take-down equipment and individually controllable warp fiber positioning and tensioning devices.