US 4,727,983 A · Bobbin loading arrangement

Abstract

An arrangement for supplying bobbins to at least one tender which is situated at one of two loading stations that are disposed at opposite sides of an elongated textile machine from one another comprises a feeding chute which extends from a transfer location at a downward inclination to a distribution location, at which a diverting device is arranged and is operated to selectively divert the bobbins arriving at the distribution location into one or the other of two paths which lead from the distribution location to respective loading stations, depending on the presence of the tender to be loaded with the bobbins at the respective loading station. One of the two paths is advantageously formed by a continuation of the chute, while the other path commences at an opening of the bottom wall of the chute at the distribution location, which is closed by a movable wall in one of its positions, while the movable wall uncovers the opening in its other position and simultaneously blocks the entry of the bobbins into the continuation of the chute. The bobbins are supplied to the transfer location from a bulk container for the bobbins by an elevator in such orientation that the longitudinal axes of the bobbins extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the machine.

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Dependent claims

An arrangement for supplying bobbins to at least one tender situated at one of two loading stations disposed at opposite sides of a central longitudinal plane of an elongated textile machine from one another, comprising means for sequentially delivering the bobbins from one of the machine sides into a first path leading across the central longitudinal plane to the tender then sitauted at that of the two loading stations which is located at the other machine side;

and means for selectively diverting the bobbins at a delivery location near the central longitudinal plane from said first path into a second path leading to the tender then situated at that of the loading stations which is located at the one machine side, the tender having a bobbin receiving member also extending to the delivery location near the central longitudinal plane and forming the second path into which the bobbins are diverted from the first path.

An elongated textile machine having a plurality of operating stations arranged along opposite machine sides and each operative for forming yarn packages on cylindrical bobbins;

at least one service tender operative for servicing said operating stations;
first and second bobbin loading stations situated directly opposite each other on opposite sides of the machine;
delivering means arranged across said first bobbin loading station from the machine and operative for sequentially delivering cylindrical bobbins;
a chute extending at a downward inclination so that the cylindrical bobbins can roll therein from said delivering means above said first bobbin loading station to a delivery location associated with said second bobbin loading stations;
diverting means selectively operable for diverting bobbins rolling in said chute to a delivery location associated with said first bobbin loading station;
and at least one bobbin receiving member mounted on said at least one tender and operative for receiving said bobbins at least at one of said delivery locations when said tender is at the associated one of said first and second bobbin loading stations, said chute extending to a point near central longitudinal plane of the machine, and said bobbin receiving member also extending to a point near the central longitudinal plane so that the delivery of bobbins take place in the delivery locations near the central longitudinal plane of the machine.

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