Apparatus for conveying coiler cans, particularly between two drawing frames positioned consecutively in a sliver processing line

In a system including

• a first drawing frame having a sliver output where sliver from the first drawing frame is deposited in coiler cans;
• a second drawing frame having a sliver input where sliver is supplied to said second drawing frame from sliver-filled coiler cans;
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• a conveyor apparatus for supplying sliver-filled coiler cans from the output of said first drawing frame to the input of said second drawing frame and for supplying empty coiler cans from the input of said second drawing frame to the output of said first drawing frame;
• the improvement wherein said conveyor apparatus comprises
• (a) a first conveyor track having an outlet end;
• (b) a first conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said first conveyor track;
• (c) a second conveyor track having an inlet end adjoining said outlet end of said first conveyor track;
• said first conveyor track and said second conveyor track being arranged at generally right angles to one another;
• (d) a second conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said second conveyor track;
• (e) first drive means for operating said first and second conveying devices;
• (f) a separate transfer device for moving a coiler can from said outlet end of said first conveyor track into said inlet end of said second conveyor track;
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• (g) second drive means for operating said transfer device.