Package stock device
AssigneeMurata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazuo Nakanishi
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Abstract
A package stock device in which a plurality of package mounting shelves are arranged within a case through endless chain in such a way as they may be circulated and moved in it, and the case is formed with a supplying port and a discharging port so as to supply the packages onto the mounting shelves and discharge the packages from the shelves. The package stock device may be provided with a steam supplying means.
Claims8
A yarn package stock device for stocking yarn packages produced by a winding apparatus, the yarn package stock device comprising:
- a plurality of package mounting shelves, each package mounting shelf being capable of having at least one yarn package stocked thereon,
- moving means, including at least one endless chain interconnecting the plurality of package mounting shelves, for moving the plurality of package mounting shelves in a predetermined direction,
- steam supply means for supplying steam to packages mounted on the plurality of package mounting shelves,
- a housing for containing the plurality of package mounting shelves and the moving means, the housing including a supply port and a discharge port for respectively supplying packages to and discharging yarn packages from the plurality of package mounting shelves, the supply port being disposed downstream from, and substantially adjacent to, the discharge port on a same side portion of the housing,
- supply means, substantially adjacent to the supply port, for transporting yarn packages to the housing,
- discharge means, substantially adjacent to the discharge port, for transporting yarn packages from the housing,
- humidity sensor means for determining an amount of humidity within the housing, and
- control means, operably connected to the humidity sensor means, for adjusting an amount of steam supplied by the steam supply means.
A yarn package stock device for stocking yarn packages produced by a winding apparatus, the yarn package stock device comprising:
- a plurality of package mounting shelves, each package mounting shelf being capable of having at least one yarn package stocked thereon,
- moving means, including at least one endless chain interconnecting the plurality of package mounting shelves, for the plurality of package mounting shelves in a predetermined direction,
- steam supply means for supplying steam to packages mounted on the plurality of package mounting shelves,
- a housing for containing the plurality of package mounting shelves and the moving means, the housing including a supply port and a discharge port for respectively supplying packages to and discharging yarn packages from the plurality of package mounting shelves, the supply port being disposed downstream from, and substantially adjacent to, the discharge port on a same side portion of the housing,
- supply means, substantially adjacent to the supply port, for transporting yarn package to the housing,
- transfer means for transferring yarn packages from the winding apparatus to the supply means, and
- discharge means, substantially adjacent to the discharge port, for transporting yarn packages from the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.