Positioning unit for a yarn splicer
AssigneeCone Mills Corporation
InventorsRubin Hart, Maurice Willis
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Abstract
A positioning unit for a yarn splicer mountable to a creel in a yarn winding operation includes a rolling unit attachable to the creel, a main support member secured to the rolling unit, and a slide unit supporting the yarn splicer. The slide unit is slidably mounted to the main support member. In one arrangement, the main support member includes an air cylinder, and the slide unit includes an actuator driven by the air cylinder. In another arrangement, the slide unit is secured to the main support member for manual positioning by a creel attendant and is supported by a counterweight assembly. The positioning unit enables a creel attendant to easily and readily position a mechanical splicer or the like relative to yarn packages on a creel to facilitate yarn package maintenance.
Claims19
A positioning unit for a yarn splicer mountable to a creel in a yarn winding operation, the positioning unit comprising:
- a rolling unit attachable to the creel;
- a main support member secured to the rolling unit;
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- a slide unit supporting the yarn splicer, the slide unit being slidably mounted to the main support member for vertical displacement relative to the creel.
A positioning unit for a yarn splicer mountable to a creel in a yarn winding operation, the positioning unit comprising:
- a main rolling member attachable to the creel for displacement along a longitudinal length of the creel;
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- a slide unit supporting the yarn splicer, the slide unit being slidably mounted to the main rolling member and being displaceable vertically along the main rolling member relative to the creel.
A positioning unit for a yarn splicer mountable to a creel in a yarn winding operation, the positioning unit comprising:
- a rolling unit attachable to the creel;
- a main support member secured to the rolling unit;
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- a slide unit supporting the yarn splicer, the slide unit being slidably mounted to the main support member, wherein the slide unit comprises rollers rotatably supported by axles mounted between side plates surrounding the main support, the rollers engaging the main support.
A positioning unit for a yarn splicer mountable to a creel in a yarn winding operation, the positioning unit comprising:
- a rolling unit attachable to the creel;
- a main support member secured to the rolling unit;
- a slide unit supporting the yarn splicer, the slide unit being slidably mounted to the main support member;
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- a pivot extension attached to the slide unit, the yarn splicer being supported by the slide unit via the pivot extension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.