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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7426820 | Method and device for the production of a covered elastic yarn and for automatic replacement of feeds spools The device has: a first interlacing jet (19); a feed path of the covering yarn (FT) and a feed path of the elastic yarn (F1; F2) towards the first interlacing jet; supporting elements (37A, 37B) for spools of elastic yarn (R1 | 09/23/2008 |
| 7360354 | Method and device for the production of covered elastic yarn and for automatically replacing feeding spools The device comprises in combination: an interlacing jet for reciprocally joining the covering yarn and the elastic yarn; supporting elements for spools of elastic yarn; winding members for winding the composite yarn on a developing cop; a device for interrupting the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7258298 | Supplying device for film cores and method for supplying film cores A preparatory device provided for arranging film roll cores in a condition ready for use for a film roll winding machine, in which the film roll cores are vertically arranged, comprises a supply device for supplying horizontally disposed film roll cores. The supply ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 6349530 | Process and apparatus for controlling cops of ring spun yarn dependent on a yarn hairiness In the case of ring spinning with condensing devices there is a risk that the yarns of the individual cops have a varying degree of hairiness. This can result in faults in the end product, for example a woven fabric. In order to avoid such faults, the rin... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6272833 | Process and an apparatus for the manipulation of an empty spool on a textile machine On a textile machine, arL empty spool (12) is conveyed along a multiplicity of spool stations (1) situated next to one another. In a predetermined position relative to a grasping apparatus (3) the said empty spool (12) is stopped and is picked up by said ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6250059 | Filament spool or doff handling system A handling system 1 for filament bobbins 4 or doffs 5 in a spinning mill, which has a spinning area 2 and a storage area 12. The handling system 1 has a transport device 16, a separating device 17 and a transfer station 11. The transport device 6 and the ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6226971 | Procedure and apparatus for maintaining a work station of a textile machine with the aid of a programmable maintenance device In regard to maintenance services at work station, which is located within the maintenance area of a programmable maintenance device along a plurality of similar work stations, attempts of the same maintenance, which have failed at various work stations h... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6073435 | Centrifugal spinning and winding machine A centrifugal spinning and winding machine (23) with a plurality of work stations (1) arranged in series. The work stations (1) comprise several autonomous centrifugal spinning units (2), an associated winding device (5), and an associated storage device ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5996327 | Method of and apparatus for transporting full bobbins and empty bobbin cores A horizontal transporter at a roving frame level delivers full bobbins to a vertical movable carriage which picks up the bobbins from the bottom, replaces them with core sleeves, and lodges the bobbins in a second horizontal transporter at another story f... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5987868 | Monitoring of core mounting for a roving frame A roving frame has a flyer region into which the suspension carriage trains are moved past a device for monitoring the presence or absence of cores or bobbins on the hangers. An error signal is transmitted in the case of an error and correction is effecte... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5937629 | Method and device for supplying empty tubes to winding devices of a textile machine A method and device are provided for supplying empty tubes to winding devices of a textile machine comprising a plurality of operating units arranged next to each other in at least one line and equipped each with a winding device as a part of the operatin... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5924273 | Textile yarn cop changing and transport system A cop changing and transport system for a composite ring spinning and winding machine wherein both the ring spinning machine and the winding machine have respective transport systems 2 and 3 in which circulate separate respective groups of transport palle... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5765356 | Spinning machine tube transport and removal system In a spinning machine with a tube magazine (1) several tube mandrils (3) placed on a conveyor are provided for the placement of a tube (4) at a time. At a removal station (2) a take-up device 21 to take up individual tubes (4) from the tube magazine (1) i... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5732542 | Transport system for textile bobbins and sleeves A transporter for textile plants having upstream machines providing full bobbins to downstream machines returning core sleeves to the upstream machines. The transport system has a suspension track extending in a loop around a plurality of the downstream m... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5671596 | Bobbin and core sleeve transport system for a roving frame A roving frame having a suspension carriage track extending through the flyers thereof has a parking rail which can accommodate the full length of the suspension carriage train which removes the full bobbins from the flyer row and on the parking rail, by ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5628174 | Bobbin-changing apparatus A bobbin changer is used in combination with a first textile machine having a first conveyor extending along an endless first path moving full bobbins or empty sleeves into the first machine and full bobbins or empty sleeves out of the first textile machi... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5588602 | Package changing system for supplying and discharging loaded and empty packages to and from a machine frame A package changing system for supplying or discharging loaded bobbins or packages to or empty bobbin or packages from a machine frame, the package changing system comprising a conveyance unit for supplying and discharging the bobbins or packages and inclu... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5546740 | Actuating linkage for bobbin changer In a ring-spinning machine having a frame and a spindle bank holding a row of bobbins, a bobbin-changing apparatus has a gripper beam engageable with the bobbins of the spindle banks and movable between an upper and a lower position and a scissor linkage ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5535956 | Pallet with temporarily separable arbor for individual transport of textile bobbins and textile tubes The handling of textile bobbins and textile bobbin tubes, particularly in yarn end preparation of textile bobbins, is improved by the pallet of the present invention which has an arbor of longer axial length than the textile bobbin tube it supports so as ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5459990 | Facility and method for producing yarn A high efficiency facility for producing yarn is provided wherein fibers pass through machines in the following order: a mixing mechanism (1), a first pair of cleaners (5, 7), a laydown cross blender (11), a second pair of cleaners (15, 17), an air fiber ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5414986 | Method and apparatus for supplying sliver to the spinning stations of spinning machines in the form of a transport-containerless bunch An apparatus for supplying the spinning machine with feed material includes a transport unit being movable along the spinning machine for advancing feed material produced by a production machine upstream of the textile machine to a region of the spinning ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5373689 | Two-sided ring-spinning machine with bobbin-changing apparatus A two-sided ring-spinning machine has a frame and a pair of parallel spindle banks each holding a respective row of bobbins. A bobbin-changing apparatus has respective gripper beams engageable with the bobbins of the spindle banks, respective scissor link... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5272864 | Yarn exchange and doffing device in two-for-one twister A yarn exchange and doffing device in a two-for-one twister without lowering of efficiency is proposed. A yarn breakage spindle passing mechanism is provided on the device body which travels along spindles of a two-for-one twister and the mechanism stores... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5263228 | Apparatus for continuously supplying and piecing slivers to a roving frame In a sliver piecing operation by an apparatus for continuously supplying slivers mechanically to a roving frame, wherein a plurality of aligned sliver cans are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the roving frames in a taper arrangement with rega... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5207051 | Apparatus for transferring full bobbins and empty bobbins between a bobbin winding machine and a transporting mechanism A bobbin transfer apparatus simultaneously transfers consecutive individual adapters having at least one fully wound bobbin of yarn thereon and consecutive individual adapters having at least one substantially empty bobbin of yarn thereon between a yarn b... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5199254 | Device for sequentially loading orientated tubes onto the doffing belt of a spinning machine A device for sequentially loading tubes onto pegs on the doffing belt of a spinning machine having a tube orienting system which includes a duct for guiding the fall of the tubes, and a mobile dispenser comprising a plurality of compartments which receive... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5185993 | Spinning machine having a peg tray conveyor A ring spinning machine comprises at least one group of spinning stations or points (11) arranged adjacent each other at equal intervals, a bobbin change device (14) for simultaneous replacement of full bobbins (15 ) spooled with yarn by empty bobbins (16... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5136833 | Method and apparatus for removing yarn package and transport adapter from a spindle assembly of a yarn processing machine and securing the free end portion of yarn for transport For an automated removal of a package and transport adapter with a hollow core, on which at least one empty winding tube or a winding tube holding a residual length of yarn is inserted, from a yarn processing station, in particular from the protective pot... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5125224 | Apparatus for transferring yarn package tubes on a textile machine A transferring apparatus for a textile spinning machine for transferring empty tubes and full yarn packages between the spindles on which yarn packages are built and an endless belt for supplying the tubes and discharging full yarn packages. The transferr... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5113645 | Textile machine service unit having a roving end extending apparatus A bobbin exchange apparatus for exchanging full bobbins for empty bobbins on a spinning machine. A bobbin exchange apparatus is mounted in a traveling service unit and includes a component for temporarily supporting a bobbin, a component for transferring ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5095690 | Method and device for exchange of full thread packages In the donning and doffing operation of a spinning machine, a tube (20) is pushed onto a packaged tube (14), whereby the thread (7) remains unbroken. The package (14) and the tube (20) are rotated together, until a few turns of the thread (7) are wound on... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5090191 | Tube gripping apparatus for a textile machine A gripper assembly having a plurality of tube gripping apparatus is provided for transferring full and empty bobbins between the bobbin bank of a textile fly frame and a supply creel. The gripper assembly is mounted on a traveling service unit and include... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5067204 | Method for continuously supplying slivers to a roving frame A method and apparatus for continuously supplying slivers mechanically to a roving frame, wherein a plurality of aligned sliver cans are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the roving frames in a taper arrangement with regard to the volume of sli... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5016434 | Ring spinning and spooling frame A ring spinning and spooling frame includes spooling stations. A plurality of spindles are disposed in pairs on bearing plates. At least two of the pairs of the spindles are associated with one of the spooling stations. The bearing plates are movable in p... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4928476 | Two-for-one twisting machine A two-for-one twisting machine comprising a plurality of two-for-one twisting units arranged in rows, the two-for-one twisting units each consisting of a twisting machine and a take-up device, wherein there is provided a travelling member adapted to trave... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4899530 | Doffing and donning apparatus A yarn spinning, twisting or doubling machine having bobbin doffing and donning apparatus for the spindles of the machine, the apparatus comprising bobbin conveying means extending along and above a row of spindles, a series of bobbin grippers spaced at t... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4897991 | Method and apparatus for automatic orderly removal and collection of fully-spun cops from textile ring spinning machines A method and apparatus for automatically removing and collecting in an orderly fashion fully-spun cops from a plurality of textile ring spinning machines wherein each ring spinning machine has a longitudinal conveyor for transporting doffed cops to one ma... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4896495 | Wire twisting machine A twisting machine for use in simultaneously imparting a twist to two or more wires while coiling the twisted wires on a drum, or for imparting twist to one or more wires as they are fed from off the drum, is provided with a reel support frame, preferably... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4878342 | Two-for-one twisting machine A two-for-one twisting machine including a plurality of twister units arranged in a back-to-back relationship in two rows in constituted such that a support shaft extends above friction rollers in each of the rows of the twister units and individual cradl... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4856270 | Automated textile thread processing system An automated thread processing system is characterized by reducing thread package handling and labor requirements. The system includes a textile thread processing machine station having a plurality of spindle assemblies for processing thread and forming w... | 08/15/1989 |
