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Spinning and winding plant

US4571931A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 19, 1984
Grant dateFeb 25, 1986
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S209/927
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A spinning and winding plant includes at least one ring spinning machine, at least one winding machine, at least one first spool conveyor and at least one first tube sleeve conveyor disposed at the ring spinning machine, at least one second spool conveyor and at least one second tube sleeve conveyor disposed at the winding machine, at least one spool transfer station disposed between the first and second spool conveyors, at least one tube sleeve transfer station disposed between the first and second tube sleeve conveyors, a spool storage device with a predetermined number of storage locations at the spool transfer station, a device for emptying the spool storage device in sequence with the requirement for spools at the winding machine, a device for filling a given maximum number of the storage locations with spools supplied by the ring spinning machine, and a device for filling a minimum number of the storage locations with at least partly filled spools ejected and returned from the winding machine.

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