Claims
- 1. A device for removing yarn residue from textile tubes, each of said textile tubes having a wider end and a narrower end comprising:
- a plurality of jaws between which each of said textile tubes is positionable so said jaws close on said yarn residue;
- means for opening said jaws including a plurality of rollers and biased wedges, said wedges abutting on said rollers and said jaws, a plurality of stringers arranged to engage and push apart said rollers and thereby push apart said wedges and said jaws, and pawl means for guiding said stringers into engagement with said rollers for moving apart said jaws;
- means for closing said jaws into the yarn residue so as to minimize a pressure exerted by said jaws on the textile tubes, said closing means including biasing means which bias said jaws to close towards each other; and
- guide means for guiding said textile tubes including tips between which the textile tube is holdable longitudinally and a guide member formed so as to center the textile tubes relative to said jaws, one of said tips being arranged to receive the yarn residue retained by said jaws and the other of said tips being formed on said guide member, said one tip having a displaceable spring-loaded sleeve so that the yarn residue is collected with the help of said sleeve and means for displacing said sleeve so as to expel the yarn residue collected thereby, each of said tips having a tapered end suitable for engaging different diameters of said textile tubes, said guide member being moveable in opposite directions between said jaws so that said opening means opens said jaws in response to said guide member being moved in one of said opposite directions and said closing means closes said jaws in response to said guide member being moved in the other of said opposite directions so that said jaws close into and retain the yarn residue as said guide member moves.
- 2. A device for removing yarn residue from textile tubes according to claim 1, wherein said jaws are made of a semihard material so as not to cause damage to the textile tubes when closed thereon.
- 3. A device for removing yarn residue from textile tubes according to claim 1, in which said other tip has a retractable elastically tensioned telescopic end.
- 4. A device for removing yarn residue from textile tubes according to claim 1, further comprising a means for turning and aligning the textile tubes one by one so as to consistently feed the wider end of the tubes first toward said jaws so that the textile tubes are guided between said jaws by said guide means.
- 5. A device for removing yarn residue from textile tubes according to claim 1, wherein said biasing means comprises compression springs each of which is connected to one of said jaws.
- 6. A device for removing yarn residue from textile tubes according to claim 1, wherein said guide member includes said tips and two cars moveably mounted on two parallel rails, said tips being mounted on said cars so that when said tips move toward each other said tips are engagable with both ends of one of said textile tubes.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 195,242, filed May 1, 1988 which in turn is a continuation-in-part application Ser. No. 756,964 filed July 18, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,783,887 issued Nov. 15, 1988.
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Divisions (1)
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195242 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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