Patent ID: 6299096
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A yarn winding assembly for a spinning machine, comprising:a traversing rod supporting a plurality of yarn guides and movable with a traversing stroke to facilitate crosswinding of yarn onto respective cross packages, anda plurality of bearings slidably supporting the traversing rod, said bearings being spaced from one another by a distance corresponding to at least twice the traversing stroke,wherein said traversing rod includes a plurality of first length sections in sliding engagement with said bearings and a plurality of second sections out of sliding engagement with said bearings during first winding operations, andwherein said traversing rod includes a reserve length at one end facilitating longitudinal displacement of said traversing rod with respect to the bearings such that said first sections are out of sliding engagement with said bearings and said second sections are in sliding engagement with said bearings during second winding operations subsequent to said first winding operations.