US 5,682,647 AGranted

Apparatus for moving coiler cans to a sliver producing textile machine

AssigneeTrutzschler GmbH & Co. KG

InventorFerdinand Leifeld

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Abstract

A coiler can transporting assembly for advancing coiler cans in a transporting direction to a sliver-producing textile machine. The assembly includes coiler cans each having a bottom forming a conveying face; and a conveyor element having a discharge end and an upper transporting surface engaging the conveying face of the coiler cans when in an upright, standing position on the conveyor element. The conveying face and the transporting surface have a low friction value relative to one another. A can-stopping device is situated at a location along the conveyor element and has first and second states. In the first state the can-stopping device blocks advancement of a coiler can while the conveyor element continues to move in the transporting direction. In the second state the can-stopping device allows advancement of a coiler can therethrough.

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Dependent claims

A sliver processing system comprising

(a) a sliver-producing textile machine;
(b) a first drive means for operating said sliver-producing textile machine;
(c) coiler cans each having a bottom forming a conveying face;
(d) a coiler can transporting assembly for advancing said coiler cans in a transporting direction to said sliver-producing textile machine;
said coiler can transporting assembly including
(1) a conveyor element having a discharge end and an upper transporting surface engaging the conveying face of the coiler cans when in an upright, standing position on the conveyor element;
said conveying face and said transporting surface having a low friction value relative to one another;
(2) a second drive means for moving said conveyor element in said transporting direction;
(3) a can-stopping device situated at a location along said conveyor element and having first and second states;
in said first state said can-stopping device blocks advancement of a coiler can while said first drive means continues to move said conveyor element in said transporting direction;
in said second state said can-stopping device allows advancement of a coiler can therethrough;
(4) a third drive means for placing said can-stopping device in one of said states;
and
(e) a control and regulating device connected to said first, second and third drive means for coordinating an operation between said sliver-producing textile machine, said conveyor element and said can-stopping device.

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A coiler can transporting assembly for advancing coiler cans in a transporting direction to a sliver-producing textile machine, comprising

(a) coiler cans each having a bottom forming a conveying face;
(b) a first conveyor element for advancing empty coiler cans to the sliver-producing textile machine;
said first conveyor element having a discharge end and an upper transporting surface engaging the conveying face of the coiler cans when in an upright, standing position on the first conveyor element;
said conveying face and said transporting surface having a low friction value relative to one another;
(c) a second conveyor element for advancing full coiler cans from the sliver-producing textile machine;
said second conveyor element having an upper transporting surface engaging the conveying face of the coiler cans when in an upright, standing position on the second conveyor element;
said conveying face and said transporting surface of said second conveyor element having a low friction value relative to one another;
(d) a first drive means for moving said first and second conveyor elements;
(e) a first can-stopping device situated at a location along said first conveyor element and having first and second states;
in said first state said first can-stopping device blocks advancement of a coiler can while said first drive means continues to move said first conveyor element;
in said second state said first can-stopping device allows advancement of a coiler can therethrough;
(f) a second can-stopping device situated at a location along said second conveyor element and having first and second states;
in said first state said second can-stopping device blocks advancement of a coiler can while said first drive means continues to move said second conveyor element;
in said second state said second can-stopping device allows advancement of a coiler can therethrough;
and
(g) second drive means for placing said first and second can-stopping devices in one of said states.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.