Bobbin Winding Machine

A device for winding a roving onto bobbin tubes, comprising:

• a turret winding head, the turret winding head further comprising
• a rotatable turret base plate, the turret base plate having a drive associated therewith;
• a first spindle and a second spindle disposed on the turret base plate and configured to receive bobbin or flyer tubes thereon, the spindles having a vertically aligned longitudinal axis;
• a first drive for the first spindle, and a second drive for the second spindle, the first drive and the second drive stationarily fixed relative to the turret base plate;
• the first drive and the second drive comprising a gear and one of a belt or chain drive for power transmission to the respective spindle, and
• a fastening element provided on an upper third of each of the first spindle and the second spindle for secure receipt of a bobbin or flyer tube thereon.

A method for winding a roving onto a bobbin or flyer tube using a turret winding head that includes a rotatable turret base plate, a first spindle and a second spindle disposed on the turret base plate and configured to receive the bobbin or flyer tubes thereon, and a first drive for the first spindle, and a second drive for the second spindle, the method comprising:

• rotating the turret base plate to a position wherein the roving is wound onto a bobbin or flyer tube on the first spindle and the second spindle is in a doffer position;
• removing a full bobbin or flyer tube from the second spindle;
• placing an empty bobbin or flyer tube onto the second spindle;
• and
• when the bobbin or flyer tube on the first spindle is full, rotating the turret base plate to place the first spindle in the doffer position and to place the second spindle in a winding position.