Patent ID: 6769854
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
Arrangement for exchanging empty bobbins with full bobbins; comprising:a creel assembly including rows of creels which have lateral delivery positions for holding filament-carrying bobbins; a textile machine receiving filament from the creel assembly; at least one bobbin carrier disposed in overhead relationship to the creel assembly and having several transport positions for bobbins; a guide system having a guide rail for travel of the bobbin carrier in suspended disposition along a travel path; a bobbin transfer assembly having a moveable transfer unit disposed on one side of the rows of creels and a moveable transfer unit disposed on the other side of the creel row, each of the transfer units including an upright moveable along the creel row and at least one support moveable along the upright and having receptacles for the bobbins, wherein the receptacles are moveable in a horizontal direction with respect to the support, wherein the delivery positions in the creel row in neighboring disposition to the transfer units are provided at a number and at distance which corresponds to a number of and a vertical distance of the transfer units as well as a number of and distance which corresponds to the transport positions on the bobbin carrier; a feed station disposed in the travel path for supply of full bobbins; a storage station disposed in the travel path for storing carrier bobbins loaded with full bobbins; and a cleaning station for cleaning empty bobbins.