Patent ID: 7191580

Claim:
An apparatus for depositing an advancing filament tow into a stationary can while continuously changing the feed position of the tow into the can, comprising conveyance means for positively conveying the tow into the can, said conveyance means comprising a pair of driven reels which cooperate with one another for conveying the tow into the can in a conveyance direction, said conveyance means being mounted to a first member, with the first member being mounted to a second member so as to permit a first oscillating motion of the first member and the conveyance means in a direction which is transverse to the conveyance direction, and a first drive for imparting the first oscillating motion to the first member and the conveyance means, said second member being mounted so as to permit a second oscillating motion of the second member in a direction which is transverse to the conveyance direction and transverse to the first oscillating motion, and a second drive for imparting the second oscillating motion to the second member and thus also to the first member and the conveyance means.