Apparatus for automatic cop feeding

An apparatus for automatically feeding cops to a cop supply device cooperative with an automatic winder comprising,

• a cop sequencing means of a high frequency vibration type for delivering cops fed thereto at random, and for discharging said cops separately in sequential order;
• a cop direction controller means (C) for receiving randomly fed cops from said cop sequencing means for controlling the head and tail direction of the cops fed from said cop sequencing means, and which commences its operation according to an electrical signal received from a winder requesting a cop to be fed thereto;
• an inclined cop conveyor means (D) for receiving cops from said cop direction controller means for feeding said cops in controlled direction to a position adjacently above a cop supply device, and which commences its operation according to an electrical signal received from the winder requesting a cop to be fed thereto;
• actuator means (43) for stopping said cop sequencing device, each time one cop is discharged from said cop sequencing device (B) to the cop direction controller means;
• and another actuator means (55) for stopping said inclined cop conveyor means (D), each time one cop is discharged from said cop direction controller means (C).