A method for tucking-in an end of a weft thread into a Selvedge of a fabric by means of a pneumatic tuck-in Device

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for tucking an end (23) of a weft thread (19) into a selvedge (27) of a fabric (3) by means of a pneumatic tuck-in device (5) which blows an end (23) of an inserted and beaten up weft thread (19) extending past a selvedge (27) of the fabric (3) into a subsequent shed (1), whereby the tuck-in device (5) is moved back and forth along the selvedge (27) of the fabric (3) in synchronization with the reed (13) and blows in of this end (23) of the beaten-up weft thread (19) into a shed (1) while the tuck-in device (5) moves back and forth along the selvedge of the fabric.