Spooling mechanism

In a spooling mechanism for the winding of textile threads onto spools having a driven winding shaft;

• at least one spool whose circumference presses against the driven winding shaft;
• a pivotably mounted spool holder on which the spool is mounted for rotation, said spool holder being pivoted during increasing spool diameter with further pivoting permitting lifting the spool off from its associated winding shaft;
• and a linear servomotor, which has a working member and an associated guide member, which working member is connected to the spool holder and is mounted to be driven with respect to the guide member for the purpose of executing a displacement, the working member serving for the displacement of the spool holder and being itself displaceable by the spool holder, the improvement comprising:
• a pretension working element connected to the linear servomotor for causing the joint motion of said guide member of said linear servomotor together with said working member during displacement of the working member by said spool holder to maintain a substantially unchanged, predetermined, relative position between said working member and said guide member of said linear servomotor during motions of said spool holder;
• an operating device;
• and locking means, actuatable by said operating device, which in its locking position allows said working member to execute a working stroke relative to said guide member while taking along said spool holder.