Patent ID: 6405568
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: D06B

Abstract:
A plant for dyeing and processing of yarns on reels, comprising a plurality of processing stations each with a processing device receiving reels stacked on vertical rods (25, 125) and having an upper opening for loading and unloading the reels, characterized in that the vertical rods (25, 125) are engaged in a removable manner in seats (41, 141) in said device and in that the plant comprises a rod-grasping unit (15, 115) movable vertically and horizontally between the stations of the plurality to be arranged above the opening in the processing device to grasp the rods and hoist them with the reels thereon out of the device and insert them in place in the device, the rod-grasping unit (15, 115) having clamping means (26, 126) to grasp the rods loaded with reels and move the rods from one station to the other.