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Apparatus for changing bobbin tubes and tube gripper therefor

US5029438A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 1990
Grant dateJul 9, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD01H9/003
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The grippers are mounted on a doffer bar so as to disengage from both the top and bottom of the bar should a mis-alignment occur relative to a bottin tube. The removal or separation of a gripper from the bar causes a pneumatic or electrical signal to be generated which can be used to indicate the individual disturbance location. A light may also be provided at each gripper station in order to indicate a position of a disturbance.

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