Method and apparatus for filling textile material into containers having an elongate cross section

An apparatus for filling textile material into a container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent, comprising:

• a stationary and rotatably driven funnel wheel for delivering said textile material in the form of a sliver for deposition of said sliver in the form of sliver loops into said container having an elongate cross-section, a longitudinal direction of extent and a pair of narrow sides;
• means for imparting to the container a to-and-fro movement in the longitudinal direction of extent of the container;
• said movement imparting means comprising displacement means and releasable holder means secured to said displacement means, said displacement means comprising a respective displacement device located adjacent each narrow side of the container;
• each said displacement device being provided with said releasable holder means comprising releasable holder elements;
• said releasable holder means being releasably engageable with the container for maintaining the container in a suspended position during said filling of the container with the textile material in the form of said sliver loops;
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• the container having an elevationally displaceable container floor.

An apparatus for filling textile material into a container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent, comprising:

• a stationary and rotatably driven funnel wheel for delivering said textile material in the form of a sliver for deposition of said sliver in the form of sliver loops into said container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent;
• means for imparting to the container a to-and-fro movement in the longitudinal direction of extent of the container;
• said movement imparting means comprising displacement means and releasable holder means secured to said displacement means;
• said releasable holder means being releasably engageable with the container for maintaining the container in a suspended position during said filling of the container with the textile material in the form of said sliver loops;
• the container having an elevationally displaceable container floor;
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• an external elevationally positioning device for selectively elevationally positioning the displaceable container floor.

An apparatus for filling textile material into a container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent, comprising:

• a stationary and rotatably driven funnel wheel for delivering said textile material in the form of a sliver for deposition of said sliver in the form of sliver loops into said container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent;
• means for imparting to the container a to-and-fro movement in the longitudinal direction of extent of the container;
• said movement imparting means comprising displacement means and releasable holder means secured to said displacement means;
• said releasable holder means being releasably engageable with the container for maintaining the container in a suspended position during said filling of the container with the textile material in the form of said sliver loops;
• the container having an elevationally displaceable container floor;
• means defining at least one container deposit position for filled containers located to one side of a container located in a textile material filling position in the longitudinal direction of extent of such container;
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• means defining at least one container deposit position for empty containers located to an opposite side of the container located in the textile material filling position in the longitudinal direction of extent of such container.

An apparatus for filling textile material into a container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent, comprising:

• a stationary and rotatably driven funnel wheel for delivering said textile material in the form of a sliver for deposition of said sliver in the form of sliver loops into said container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent;
• means for imparting to the container a to-and-fro movement in the longitudinal direction of extent of the container;
• said movement imparting means comprising displacement means and releasable holder means secured to said displacement means;
• said releasable holder means being releasably engageable with the container for maintaining the container in a suspended position during said filling of the container with the textile material in the form of said sliver loops;
• means defining at least one container deposit position for filled containers located to one side of a container located in a textile material filling position in the longitudinal direction of extent of such container;
• means defining at least one container deposit position for empty containers located to an opposite side of the container located in the textile material filling position in the longitudinal direction of extent of such container;
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• sliver severing means located at the region of the container deposit position for the filled containers.

An apparatus for filling textile material into a container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent, comprising:

• a stationary and rotatably driven funnel wheel for delivering said textile material in the form of a sliver for deposition of said sliver in the form of sliver loops into said container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent;
• means for imparting to the container a to-and-fro movement in the longitudinal direction of extent of the container;
• said movement imparting means comprising first displacement means and releasable holder means secured to said first displacement means;
• said releasable holder means being releasably engageable with the container for mainlining the container in a suspended position during said filling of the container with the textile material in the form of said sliver loops;
• the container having an elevationally displaceable container floor;
• each container has a pair of narrow sides;
• said displacement means comprising a respective displacement device located adjacent each narrow side of the container;
• each said displacement device being provided with releasable holder means comprising releasable holder elements;
• an external elevation positioning device for selectively elevationally positioning the displaceable container floor;
• a textile material-delivering machine for delivering slivers to the funnel wheel;
• a funnel wheel drive for the funnel wheel;
• second displacement means for the infeed of empty containers;
• third displacement means for the outfeed of full containers;
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• central control means for controlling the textile material-delivering machine, the funnel wheel drive, the first displacement means for the container, the second displacement means for the infeed of the empty containers, the third displacement means for the outfeed of the full containers, and the elevation positioning device for the movable container floor.

A method of filling containers having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent with sliver-like textile material, comprising the steps of:

• suspending a container, having an elevationally movable container floor, to be filled with sliver-like textile material in spaced relationship from a mill floor;
• depositing loops of said sliver-like textile material into the container having the elevationally movable container floor in order to fill the container;
• moving the container to-and-fro in the longitudinal direction of extent thereof during the filling operation while in the suspended condition spaced from the mill floor;
• displacing the elevationally movable container floor from externally of the container by an elevation positioning device during filling of the container with the sliver-like textile material;
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• entraining the elevation positioning device at the container by coupling means during the to-and-fro movement of the container.

The method as defined in claim 25, further including the steps of:

• decoupling the elevation positioning device from the container prior to deposition of a last filling layer of said sliver-like material into the container;
• transferring the decoupled elevation positioning device to an empty container located in a suspended preparatory position;
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• coupling the elevation positioning device by means of the coupling means with the empty container located in the suspended preparatory position.

An apparatus for filling textile material into a container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent, comprising:

• a stationary and rotatably driven funnel wheel for delivering said textile material in the form of a sliver for deposition of said sliver in the form of sliver loops into said container having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent;
• means for imparting to the container a reciprocating movement in the longitudinal direction of extent of the container;
• said movement imparting means comprising displacement means and releasable holder means secured to said displacement means;
• said releasable holder means comprise holder elements comprising grippers;
• means for mounting said grippers for pivotal movement about upright axes;
• said grippers being located at said displacement means to operate in coacting gripper pairs;
• said mounting means pivotably mounting said gripper pairs for movement between a first position where said gripper pairs extend substantially transverse to he longitudinal direction of extent of the container and a second position where said gripper pairs extend substantially in the longitudinal direction of extent of the container;
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• said releasable holder means being releasably engageable with the container for maintaining the container in a suspended position during said filling of the container with the textile material in the form of said sliver loops.

A method of filling containers having an elongate cross-section and a longitudinal direction of extent with sliver-like textile material, comprising the steps of;

• engaging a container having an equationally movable container floor and which is to be filled with sliver-like textile material by pivotably mounted gripper pairs which are movable between a first position where said gripper pairs extend substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of extent of the container and a second position where said gripper pairs extend substantially in the longitudinal direction of extent of the container;
• during engagement of the container the gripper pairs extending substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of extent of the container;
• suspending the obtainer, having the elevationally movable container floor, in spaced relationship from a mill floor;
• depositing loops of said sliver-like textile material into the container having the elevationally movable container floor in order to fill the container;
• reciprocatingly moving the container in the longitudinal direction of extent thereof during the filling operation while in the suspended condition spaced from the mill floor;
• displacing the elevationally movable container floor from externally of the container by an elevation positioning device during filling of the container with the sliver-like textile material;
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• entraining the elevation positioning device at the container by coupling means during reciprocating movement of the container.