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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 |
| 7146792 | Service trolley for open-end spinning machines Service trolley for open-end spinning machines equipped with members dedicated to the operations in the intervention cycles and managed by the trolley's own control unit in which each member is independent from the others, being equipped with independent actuation c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6918732 | Changing station for printing machines A changing station for sleeves of printing machines with a lifting platform, disposed on the side of the printing machine, and with a wagon, in which a vertically adjustable shelf with carrying mandrels for receiving sleeves is received, whereby the shelf can be cou... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6418705 | Method of automatically separating a roving upon removal of a bobbin from a roving frame To improve the breaking of a roving between a pressing finger bed and a fully wound bobbin preliminary to a bobbin change, the roving is initially wound around the tube above the upper cone and an unwound roving reserve is formed from at least a half turn... | 07/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6042045 | Ring spinning spindle with a yarn cutting device A single piece thread cutter for a ring spinning spindle has radially and axially extending lugs spaced apart about the periphery of the cup shaped sheet metal cylindrical or conical body. Where the lugs are formed by bending tabs, they may be doubled up ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5524428 | Method and apparatus for separating the roving wound on packages from the flyers of a roving frame or the like, and for securing the roving end to the packages before doffing To secure the end of the roving (5) to packages (9) before their doffing from a roving frame, it is proposed to initially raise the package support carriage (2) into a position such that the lower end (4a) of the tubes (4) is at the level of the compresso... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5295347 | Process and an arrangement for the strenghtening of an end portion of a yarn For the strengthening of an end portion of a yarn which extends on a spinning station of a spinning machine between a stopped spool package and a suction withdrawal device assigned to the spinning station, the yarn which projects into the withdrawal devic... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5284010 | Method for doffing a yarn winding machine A method for the doffing of a yarn winding machine which is composed of several side-by-side winding stations, and wherein identical packages having the same build and yarn length are produced on the several stations. The doffing procedure includes the si... | 02/08/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5259179 | Device for stopping bobbin rail of flyer frame at a desired position When a full bobbin signal from a counter CCM counting the number of rotations of the front roller (3) is output, the control element (28) outputs a signal directed to the control motor (M2) of a unit (29) for reciprocating a bobbin rail (10). As a result,... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5239814 | Creel mechanism for a ring spinning frame provided with displaceable roving guides In a ring spinning frame provided with two parallel alignments of bobbin hangers, a plurality of roving guides is arranged in an alignment at an intermediate position between the two alignments of bobbin hangers, wherein a first group of roving guides is ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5170616 | Safety device for a bank of spindles provided with an automatic removal device A textile machine has a bank of spindles each provided with a flyer having a presser finger and a fork having a plurality of elongated teeth thereon for simultaneously removing full bobbins from the spindles and for supplying empty bobbins to the spindles... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5168697 | Apparatus for changing yarn carriers in a spinning or twisting machine An apparatus for changing yarn carriers in a textile machine, particularly a ring spinning machine, funnel spinning machine or ring twisting machine, includes a revolver having an axis, a pair of spindles being disposed on the revolver symmetrically to th... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5138827 | Service unit for groupwise exchange of bobbins between a creel and a bank of a textile fly frame A traveling service unit for groupwise exchange of bobbins supported on a creel above the service unit for bobbins supported on the bank of a textile fly frame. The traveling service unit includes a gripper assembly having gripper components for releasabl... | 08/18/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5131219 | Spinning machine having yarn carriers retained in pairs on a revolver A spinning machine for ring, hopper or cap spinning with a revolver, yarn carriers retained in pairs on the revolver, and a ring traveler, hopper or cap system with a spinning ring, hopper or cap for the yarn carriers. One yarn carrier of a pair of yarn c... | 07/21/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5107668 | Method of doffing packages of a textile machine as well as a textile machine A method and apparatus is disclosed for the doffing of a yarn winding machine which is composed of several side-by-side winding stations, and wherein identical packages having the same build and yarn length are produced on the several stations. The doffin... | 04/28/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5022223 | Method of and apparatus for automatically exchanging bobbins at a flyer The doffing time of a flyer can be considerably shortened when a carrier carrying empty bobbins is brought in a single sequence of movements, without interim or intermediate storing, from a substantially vertical transport-starting position into a predete... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4998406 | Silver can transport carriage A can transport carriage for supplying an automatic spinning machine with full cans of sliver includes a rotating turntable having multiple can parking positions at equal radial spacings from the turntable axis and a can manipulating arrangement movable b... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4984422 | Textile tube support device having position indicating means A textile machine includes a plurality of tube support devices transported by a transport device to a tube transfer position for transfer of tubes between the tube support devices and a tube handling device. The tube support devices each include an uprigh... | 01/15/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4978081 | Method and apparatus for disposing the yarn end of a package in a further handling disposition A method and apparatus for disposing the yarn end of a package in a further handling disposition such as, for example, in the tube of the package, is provided. A preliminarily repositioning device receives packages from a ring spinning machine or the like... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4972669 | Automatic spinning machine with silver can replacing apparatus An automatic sliver can replacement apparatus is combined with an automatic spinning machine for replacing empty sliver cans with full sliver cans. Sliver supporting carriages are guided to travel along the spinning machine with full sliver cans being sup... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4970856 | Bobbin supply system for spinning frames A bobbin transport system for spinning frames for supplying bobbins from bobbin reservoirs to spinning frames in a spinning mill. The spinning frames are divided into dedicated machine groups and a common machine group or groups. Bobbins are supplied to t... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4956969 | Method and apparatus for controlling the supply of sliver to the spinning stations of a spinning machine A method and apparatus for supplying sliver to the spinning stations of a spinning machine to wind a batch of a predetermined number of packages includes a sliver can transfer device, a sliver can conveying device, a sliver can filling device and a comput... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4953368 | Method of and apparatus for heat-treating bobbins of yarn Installed on a conveyor line which connects a spinning machine and a winding machine together, a heat treatment apparatus for bobbins of yarn which accepts a batch of upright bobbins arranged in rows and which performs steam heat treatments on the bobbins... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4939895 | Spinning machine with can replacement apparatus An open end spinning machine and an associated traveling sliver can replacement carriage are provided with cooperating components for automatically replacing empty sliver cans at the spinning positions of the machine with full sliver cans and threading up... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4934132 | Apparatus for doffing bobbins from roving frames and replacing the doffed bobbins with empty tubes The apparatus comprises an endless upward and downward displaceable conveyor belt mounted on a horizontal frame and supporting a plurality of evenly spaced gripping devices, the apparatus further including a bobbin bearing carriage which can be longitudin... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4901516 | Spinning device with bobbin changer The spinning device comprises a vertically displaceable spindle bearing plate (2) carrying a rotatable spindle (1), and a cap-shaped thread guide member (6) rotatable about the spindle axis. The bobbin changer has a supporting element (11) and a bobbin ho... | 02/20/1990 |
