Spinning machine and a process for removing an end section of a yarn of a spinning machine prior to a subsequent piecing process

A spinning machine, comprising:

• a spinning station, said spinning station further comprising
• a spinning device having an inlet for fiber material and an outlet for yarn produced by said spinning device;
• a feeding device configured to feed material to said spinning device;
• a winding device configured to wind the yarn produced by said spinning device;
• a yarn end disposal mechanism operably disposed and configured to separate and remove an end section of the produced yarn between said outlet of said spinning device and said winding device;
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• wherein said winding device comprises a yarn traversing device, said yarn traversing device comprising a traversing element that contacts the produced yarn during a yarn spinning process, said traversing element movable to a position wherein said traversing element is not in contact with the produced yarn during winding off of the yarn from said winding device during a piecing process.

A process for removing an end section of a yarn at a spinning station of a spinning machine prior to a piecing process, comprising:

• subsequent to an interruption of a yarn spinning process at the spinning station, winding off an end section of the yarn from a winding device;
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• at a location between an outlet of a spinning device and the winding device, gripping the end section of the yarn with a yarn end disposal mechanism, and separating and removing the end section of the yarn from the spinning station;
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• wherein the winding device includes a traversing device and a yarn lifting device, the process further comprising moving the yarn out of effective range of the traversing device with the yarn lifting device during winding off the end section of the yarn.

A process for removing an end section of a yarn at a spinning station of a spinning machine prior to a piecing process, comprising:

• subsequent to an interruption of a yarn spinning process at the spinning station, winding off an end section of the yarn from a winding device;
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• at a location between an outlet of a spinning device and the winding device, gripping the end section of the yarn with a yarn end disposal mechanism, and separating and removing the end section of the yarn from the spinning station;
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• wherein the winding device comprises a yarn traversing device, the yarn traversing device comprising a traversing element that contacts the produced yarn during a yarn spinning process, the process further comprising moving the traversing element to a position wherein the traversing element is not in contact with the produced yarn during winding off of the yarn from the winding device during the piecing process.