Abstract

A winding station for winding textile yarn onto empty tubes is disclosed. The winding station includes a winding mechanism (1) with two flanges (2) for gripping the ends of the tube (8). Each flange is mounted on a pivoted winding arm (6). These arms position the empty tube (8) in contact with a driving roller (14) so that the longitudinal axis of the empty tube (8) is above the longitudinal axis of the driving roller (14). A stationary, linear magazine (4) with a filling end (5) and a feeding end (7) is included. The filling end (5) and the feeding end (7) of the magazine (4) are inclined at angle, alpha, of less than or equal to 45°, to the driving roller (14). A lifting mechanism (11) includes a pivoted arm (9) terminating in a tube carrier (10). The tube carrier (10) is configured to bring an empty tube from the feeding end (7) of the magazine (4) to a space between the flanges (2) by an arc movement of the arm (9). A winding assembly and method are also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65H 54/22 - Automatic winding machines, i.e. machines with servicing units for automatically performing end-finding, interconnecting of successive lengths of material, controlling or fault-detecting of the running material, and replacing or removing of full or empty cores
• B65H 54/71 - Arrangements for severing filamentary materials
• B65H 67/04 - Arrangements for removing completed take-up packages and replacing by cores, formers, or empty receptacles at winding or depositing stationsTransferring material between adjacent full and empty take-up elements
• B65H 67/08 - Automatic end-finding and material-interconnecting arrangements

Abstract

The present invention relates to a winding station for winding textile yarn onto empty tubes, comprising: - a winding mechanism (1 ) comprising two flanges (2) for gripping the ends of said tube (8), each flange mounted on a pivoted winding arm (6) , which arms position the empty tube in contact with a driving roller (14) , such that the longitudinal axis of the empty tube is above the longitudinal axis of the driving roller (14) , - a stationary, linear magazine (4) with a filling end (5) and a feeding end (7) , wherein - the filling end (5) and the feeding end of the magazine (4) are below the level of the flanges (2) , and - the filling end is above feeding end such that magazine (4) is inclined at angle, alpha, of less than or equal to 45 deg, - a lifting mechanism (11 ) comprising a pivoted arm terminating in a tube carrier (10) , which tube carrier (10) is configured to bring an empty tube from the feeding end of the magazine (4) to a space between the flanges (2) by an arc movement of the arm (9) . It further relates to and a winding assembly.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65H 67/04 - Arrangements for removing completed take-up packages and replacing by cores, formers, or empty receptacles at winding or depositing stationsTransferring material between adjacent full and empty take-up elements
• B65H 67/08 - Automatic end-finding and material-interconnecting arrangements
• B65H 54/71 - Arrangements for severing filamentary materials