Textile winding machine having an operator accommodating package readying assembly

US5170955A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• W. Schlafhorst AG & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Hans Grecksch · Mönchengladbach, DE
• Josef Derichs · Mönchengladbach, DE
• Martin Hamacher · Herten, DE
• Dietmar Engelhardt · Mönchengladbach, DE
• Rene Bucken · Grefrath, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 19, 1991
• Grant date: Dec 15, 1992
• Expiry date: Jun 19, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2701/31
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A textile winding machine is provided having an operator accommodating package readying assembly on which individual tube support members are supported at a convenient height to thereby provide an operator with ready access to the tubes or yarn packages supported on the tube support members. The textile winding machine includes a common exit path component along which tube support members are transported after unwinding of the feed packages supported thereon at the winding units of the textile winding machine and an entry conveyor device for raising the tube support members in spaced apart manner from the common exit path component with the tubes or yarn packages out of interference with one another to a feed package re-supply support assembly extending longitudinally along the textile winding machine at a height generally at the waist level of an average operator. During regular re-supply rounds, for example, an operator can conveniently transfer fresh feed packages from a rolling container or other storage device to the empty tube support members supported at waist level and the operator can manually prepare the yarn ends of any partial feed packages as well. A return conveyor al…