a rod or a tube but also as an open hook band guide another embodiment variant is shown in fig5 in this case the band guidance is so setup that in the transport direction arrow of tr of the fiber band fb a band guide element fe2 is placed after the band monitor bw2 the guide element fe2 is vertical to the plane of the base of the feed apparatus z the function of the guide element fe2 is not diminished if it is turned out of the vertical position although it possesses a tendency toward the vertical position an advantage is that the guide element fe2 is designed as a rod however other configurations are conceivable which make possible a contact surface with the fiber band the rod is affixed to a supporting element of the feed apparatus z the rod can be placed in a horizontal position arrow w at right angles to the transport direction of the fiber band fb in this way a change of direction of the fiber band fb in relation to the original transport path can be carried out a common adjustment for band monitor bw2 and guide element fe2 can be achieved through the adjustment of the support element in the direction v by means of this band guidance the fiber band has not only a contact surface on the band guide bf but also attains a contact surface with light pressure on the guide.