Apparatus for supplying packages to a creel
AssigneeMurata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorIsao Nagasawa
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Abstract
An apparatus for supplying packages to a warper creel having a plurality of package supporting pegs comprises a lining station for lining up packages transported on a conveyor in a predetermined order, and a package exchanging apparatus located between the lining station and the positioned creel for transferring a plurality of packages lined up at the lining station collectively to the pegs on the creel.
Claims21
A system for supplying packages having yarn wound thereon to a warper creel, comprising:
- a plurality of package supporting pegs disposed on said warper creel;
- collective transferring means for transferring a plurality of packages collectively to and from a corresponding plurality of said package supporting pegs on said warper creel, wherein said collective transferring means comprises:
- a first conveyor for transporting packages;
- a lining means for lining up packages transported by said first conveyor in a predetermined order;
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- a package exchanging means, located between said lining means and said creel, for collectively transferring a plurality of packages lined up in the predetermined order at said lining means to said pegs on the creel.
A system for supplying a plurality of packages to a corresponding plurality of spatially separated pegs on a warper creel and for removing a plurality of empty take-up tubes supported by said pegs, said system comprising:
- a lining means for lining up a plurality of packages
- a movable member movable with respect to said lining means and said warper creel;
- transferring means, disposed on said movable member, for collectively transferring a plurality of packages from said lining means to a corresponding plurality of pegs on said warper creel, said transferring means further being operable for collectively receiving a plurality of empty take-up tubes doffed from a corresponding plurality of pegs on said warper creel.
A system for transferring a plurality of packages to a corresponding plurality of spatially separated pegs on a warper creel and for removing a plurality of empty take-up tubes from a corresponding plurality of pegs on said warper creel, said system comprising:
- a first conveyor having a package lining means, said first conveyor being operable for conveying a plurality of packages to said package lining means;
- a second conveyor for conveying a plurality of empty take-up tubes;
- a movable member movable from said package lining means to said warper creel and from said warper creel to said second conveyor;
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- transferring means disposed on said movable member, said transferring means being operable for collectively transferring a plurality of packages from said package lining means to a corresponding plurality of pegs on said warper creel and for collectively transferring a plurality of empty take-up tubes from a corresponding plurality of pegs on said warper creel to said second conveyor.
A system for transferring a plurality of packages to a corresponding plurality of spatially separated pegs aligned on a warper creel, said system comprising:
- a lining station for lining up a plurality of packages;
- a movable member movable between said lining station and said pegs on said warper creel;
- a plurality of releasable grasping means, disposed on said movable member, for collectively grasping a corresponding plurality of packages lined up at said lining station and for collectively releasing said plurality of packages on a corresponding plurality of pegs on said warper creel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.