Patent ID: 6148598
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B65H,D02J

Abstract:
Thread delivery apparatus for a textile machine that contains a series of work stations, each work station includinga bowl mounted for rotation upon a bowl shaft so that said bowl rotates about a first axis of rotation,a guide finger that is mounted for free rotation about a second axis of rotation, said second axis of rotation being offset from said first axis of rotation whereby thread in process can be spirally wrapped about said bowl and said guide finger,an arm upon which said bowl and said guide finger are mounted,a support member mounted in a frame that is part of said machine, said support member containing bearing means for supporting said arm for articulation within said support member so that said arm can be moved between a first working position and a second non-working position;a drive shaft that extends a cross the machine and is common to a series of work stations,a drive roller affixed to one end of said bowl shaft, andmeans for holding the arm in the first working position wherein said bowl shaft is parallely aligned with the drive shaft and the drive roller is in bearing contact with said drive shaft and said means further ensures that the articulated arm is held in said second non-working position when said arms a removed from said first position to said second position.