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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412818 | Rotor spinning machine A rotor spinning machine of the type comprising a plurality of working stations and a bobbin supplying device extending along the machine, wherein at least two service units supplying the working stations with bobbins are supplied by the supply device and wherein th... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7107752 | System and a method for moving and diverting trains of articles in a conveying plant for such articles A system for moving and diverting trains (5) of bobbins (7) in a spinning plant with more spinning mills (1) includes a pair of rails (40,41), along which a carriage (32) moves. The carriage (32) can be stopped at a point co... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6772697 | Arrangement of service positions for maintenance apparatuses on a textile machine The invention concerns an arrangement of service positions for maintenance apparatus, which can travel on a guide rail along a multiplicity of similar workstations on a first side of a textile machine, wherein a maintenance apparatus in a first service position at t... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6474461 | Apparatus for the upkeep of a mobile maintenance carriage or a workstation of a textile machine A maintenance carriage (2) of a textile machine (1) is comprised of a chassis (3) for travel along a plurality of like workstations (10) and a robot (4). The Robot is so placed on the chassis that it can be brought into an inspection position (I) from a s... | 11/05/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5937484 | Flat container of textile fibre sliver A flat container of textile fiber sliver for receiving a sliver produced on a sliver producing textile machine and for feeding the sliver to a sliver processing machine taking over the sliver. The flat container has a movable bottom adapted to move vertic... | 08/17/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5934059 | Manipulating device on a can changing carriage of a spinning machine A manipulating device for can changing between a can changing carriage and a row of payout cans in a spinning machine is described for the case where rectangular cans are used. To automate the transfer of the cans without substantially increasing the expe... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5797255 | Bobbin changing method and apparatus A bobbin changing apparatus for a flyer frame which allows works to freely be performed by attendants at a front side of the flyer frame at any time during the operation of the flyer frame, while eliminating need for providing independent rails for transp... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5724801 | System to convey bobbins between roving frames and fine spinning frames A system to convey bobbins between a first overhead rail 4 looping along fine spinning frames 1A to 1M and a second overhead rail 6 connected to roving frames 2A and 2B. The first overhead rail 4 is constructed as a single loop arranged all along the fine... | 03/10/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5628173 | Method and apparatus for feeding sliver to a spinning machine without sliver cans at spinning stations Sliver is delivered from a drawing frame to an open-end spinning frame in sliver containing cans and, at a transfer location along the travel path of a servicing device for the spinning frame, sliver is removed from the cans in partial lots and transferre... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5575142 | Method of automatically servicing winding apparatus in multi-station textile machines A method of servicing the individual winding stations of a multi-station winding machine, and wherein a plurality of identically equipped service carts is provided in a parking track, and such that upon receiving a call signal, each service cart may be mo... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5568720 | Apparatus for servicing a multi-position yarn winding machine Doffer system for a textile machine, in particular for a multiposition textile machine, comprising a guiding device (3, 4, 5), which is arranged in front of and above a machine front, a transport unit (14) traveling along the guiding device (3, 4, 5), a h... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5535581 | Sliver cans exchanging system and sliver piecing system A cans exchanging system whereby, out of cans arranged in plural rows in the longitudinal direction of a spinning frame, plural empty cans arranged in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the spinning frame are carried out from the ro... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5511372 | Transport vehicle for sliver cans A transport vehicle transports a plurality of sliver cans between a can delivery station, work stations of a sliver processing textile machine, and a discharge station for empty cans along a given travel direction. The vehicle includes an undercarriage wi... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5431003 | Method and apparatus for changing the sliver cans of an automatic spinning machine In a method and apparatus for supplying sliver cans to an automatic spinning machine and removing empty sliver cans from spinning stations of the automatic spinning machine, a can transport carriage to be driven between the automatic spinning machine and ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5390484 | Sliver can transport carriage and method for automatic sliver can exchange operations A method for automatic silver can exchange operations includes the transport of full sliver cans on a sliver can transport carriage to and between the spinning stations of a textile spinning machine and is particularly suitable for the exchange of sliver ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5386684 | Data exchange coordinating apparatus for a textile machine A coordinating apparatus for insuring the proper positioning of the traveling service unit with a respective work station of a textile machine so that data such as, for example, information concerning the servicing requirements of the respective work stat... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5359844 | Sliver can exchange apparatus with can transport carriage having a rotatable platform with three can supports An apparatus for transporting full sliver cans to the spinning stations of a textile spinning machine for can exchange operations thereat during which empty sliver cans are exchanged for full sliver cans. The apparatus includes a can transport carriage ha... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5337550 | Method and device for stopping a spool on an open-end spinning machine A method of stopping a spool which is driven by a continuously rotating spool roller on an open-end spinning machine. The spool is lifted off the spool roller and a braking roller is placed on the peripheral surface of the spool, after which the braking r... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5279105 | Roving chip collecting system for roving bobbin replacing apparatus A chip collecting system for a bobbin replacing apparatus wherein roving chips and fleece are temporarily accommodated in a chip collecting chamber of the bobbin replacing apparatus through a suction pipe. Upon arrival of the bobbin replacing apparatus to... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5272865 | Method and apparatus for exchanging roving bobbins in a ring spinning frame A method and apparatus for carrying out a roving bobbin exchange operation when applied to a conventional ring spinning frame. The roving bobbin exchange operation is simultaneously carried out on a plurality of successive pairs of a front bobbin hanger a... | 12/28/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5184453 | Robot for a double twister An automatic doffing method for a double twister and a double twister movable along each unit of the double twister which is provided with a yarn supply package changing mechanism for replacing an empty feed package supported on a spindle of each unit wit... | 02/09/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5092116 | Bobbin transfer apparatus for spinning machines Apparatus for transferring empty and full bobbins to and from a plurality of juxtaposed spinning machines makes use of peg trays each having a peg engageable with a bobbin. The apparatus includes stationary bobbin transfer devices arranged on both sides o... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5058504 | Apparatus for controlling the lateral disposition of a traveling service unit of a textile machine An apparatus for controlling the lateral disposition of a guide roller of a traveling service unit on a textile machine is provided. The apparatus includes a first support wheel rotatably mounted on the traveling service unit and an adjustable wheel assem... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5048282 | Drawing machines A drawing machine having a drawing zone (8) for drawing slivers (2), and a plurality of flyers (14) for winding the slivers on to bobbins (16), is made compact by arranging the flyers substantially longitudinally of the paths of the slivers through the dr... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4996926 | Device for guiding a traveling service unit along a spinning machine or the like A guiding device for a traveling service unit for a spinning machine having guide rollers supporting the service unit on the floor and related to a rail engaging member to maintain the service unit at a predetermined spacing from a guide running along the... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4979360 | Transport and handling system for multi-position textile machines A transport and handling system for multi-position textile machines, in particular twisting machines, comprising a first track system, the path of which extends along the longitudinal sides of the machines, and which accommodates at least one automated ha... | 12/25/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4890450 | Spinning machine with a device to service spinning and winding stations A spinning machine with unit to service spinning and winding stations, which is capable of travelling alongside the spinning machine and contains control and drive elements in a housing. The housing is enclosed by covers and is equipped with an anti-colli... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4888946 | Roving frame apparatus for removing bobbins and replacing removed bobbins with empty tubes The apparatus comprises a first conveyor belt extending along the perimetrical sides of a removing frame with which a second conveyor belt, a removing carriage and an operating board cooperate, the second conveyor belt being mounted on a horizontal upward... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4865260 | Equipment and process to supply winding tubes to the individual winding stations of a textile machine Equipment and process to supply winding tubes to individual reeling stations of a textile machine, and to carry out the subsequent insertion of a new winding tube between the bobbin holder arms of a collection station. The equipment comprises an accumulat... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4846414 | 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 manner fully-spun cops from a plurality of textile ring spinning machines of the type having longitudinal conveyors for transporting doffed cops to one machine end for collecti... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4843810 | Apparatus for inclination adjustment of a traveling service unit for a textile spinning mill machine In a traveling service unit of the type utilized in conjunction with a textile spinning mill machine, the transverse and longitudinal inclination of the service unit with respect to the machine is monitored and adjusted with respect to a fixed horizontal ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4841720 | Roving bobbin exchanging method and apparatus for carrying out roving bobbin exchanging method A method and apparatus for exchanging exhausted roving bobbins for full packaged roving bobbins applied to a conventional ring spinning frame provided with at least one roving supply rail arranged at a position in front of the spinning frame, at each side... | 06/27/1989 |
