Device for withdrawing rotor of spindleless spinning machine to inoperative position

Apparatus for withdrawing a rotor of a spindleless spinning machine to an inoperative position and for braking the rotation of the rotor, comprising:

• a housing in which a rotor is mounted and bearings for rotation about an axis of rotation;
• cylindrical pivot means for pivotally mounting said housing to a framework of the spinning machine such that said housing is pivotable about an axis which is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of said rotor between a first position wherein said rotor mounted in said housing is in an operative position and a second position wherein said rotor is in an inoperative position;
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• a slide member mounted on said housing for translatory reciprocating movement thereon in a direction substantially normal to the axis of rotation of said rotor, said slide member having at least one brake shoe secured thereto adapted to selectively interact with said rotor at a point within the sliding travel of said slide member on said housing, and latch means provided on said slide member adapted to releasably engage the framework of the spinning machine when said housing is in said first position;
• whereby in order to withdraw said rotor to the inoperative position and brake its rotation, said latch is slidably moved to a position such that it is disengaged from the framework of the spinning machine, such movement being transmitted to said slide member which translates on said housing whereupon said brake shoe comes into contact with said rotor to terminate its rotation.