Patent ID: 6038845
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: D01H

Abstract:
In a bobbin replacement process for a flyer roving machine in which roving is wound upon sleeves on spindles on a bobbin rail with flyers and spindles driven in a forward direction from sliver fed by a drafting frame to form respective bobbins, full bobbins are removed from the spindles and are replaced by empty sleeves, and a free end of a respective sliver is formed on each flyer, the improvement which comprises the steps of:(a) upon mounting of an empty sleeve on each spindle initially driving only the respective spindle and flyer to apply a respective one of said free ends to the respective empty sleeve, while the drafting frame is not driven to engage the free ends on the respective sleeves; and(b) thereafter driving said spindles and the respective flyers in the forward direction while driving the drafting frame for winding of respective bobbins on the sleeves.