Claims
- 1. In the operation of a textile machine of the type having a plurality of winding stations for building yarn packages and a package transporting device for transporting packages from the stations to a location for further handling or processing, a method comprising:
- delivering plural package support means to the stations in condition for transferring packages thereto;
- transferring a plurality of packages from said stations onto said package support means; and
- placing said package support means on said package transporting device for transporting said package support means, and packages supported thereon, from said stations to said location for further handling or processing.
- 2. In the operation of a textile machine, a method according to claim 1 and characterized further in that, in said transferring, a plurality of packages is transferred from one station to one of said package support means.
- 3. In the operation of a textile machine, a method according to claim 1 and characterized further in that, in said transferring, a plurality of packages having different characteristics from one another is transferred to each package support means.
- 4. In the operation of a textile machine, a method according to claim 1 and characterized further in that, in said transferring, packages of different amounts of yarn are transferred to each package support means.
- 5. In the operation of a textile machine, a method according to claim 1 and characterized further by positioning said package support means for transfer of packages thereto at a clearance from said package transporting device to permit transport therepast of other package support means on said package transporting device.
- 6. An apparatus for use in a textile machine of the type having a plurality of winding stations for building yarn packages and a package transporting device for transporting packages from the stations to a location for further handling or processing, comprising:
- a plurality of package support means, each package support means being capable of supporting a plurality of packages thereon;
- means for delivering said package support means to the stations in condition for transferring packages thereto;
- means for transferring a plurality of packages from said stations onto each package support means; and
- means for placing said package support means on said package transporting device for transporting said package support means, with packages thereon, from said stations to said location for further handling or processing.
- 7. An apparatus according to claim 6 and characterized further in that said transferring means transfers a plurality of packages from one station to one of said package support means.
- 8. An apparatus according to claim 6 and characterized further by means for positioning said package support means for transfer of packages thereto at a clearance from said package transporting device to permit transport therepast of other package support means on said package transporting device.
- 9. An apparatus for use in a textile machine of the type having a plurality of winding stations for building yarn packages, a package transporting device for transporting packages from the stations to a location for further handling or processing and a package transfer device for transferring packages from the stations, comprising:
- a plurality of package support means, each package support means being capable of supporting a plurality of packages thereon; and
- means for moving each said package support means between a package receiving position for transfer thereto of a plurality of packages by said transfer device and a transport position in which said package support means is placed on said device for transporting packages to the location for further handling or processing, said moving means including means for releasably engaging said package support means to support said package support means in said package receiving position and to release said package support means in said transport position.
- 10. An apparatus according to claim 9 characterized further in that said moving means includes means for manipulating said releasable engaging means for engaging another of said package support means for movement thereof between said package receiving position and said transport position.
- 11. An apparatus according to claim 9 and characterized further in that each of said package support means includes a pair of spaced apart engagement members and said moving means includes a carriage and a carriage support assembly, said carriage being movable along said carriage support assembly, and said releasable engaging means includes a pair of arms movably mounted to said carriage, said arms having free end portions engagable with said engagement members of said package support means for engagement of said package support means by said moving means, and selectively operable motor means, mounted on said carriage, for selectively moving said arms into and out of engagement with said engagement members of said package support means to selectively engage and release said package support means.
- 12. An apparatus according to claim 11 and characterized further in that said arms are pivotally mounted to said carriage, each said arm being pivotable between an engagement position in which it engages one of said engagement members of one of said package support means and a release position in which it releases said one package support means.
- 13. An apparatus according to claim 12 characterized further in that said moving means includes drive means, connected to said carriage, for selectively moving said carriage in a direction generally transverse to the transfer direction of said packages between the stations and said package support means for selectively repositioning said package support means for transfer of packages thereto from a plurality of said stations.
- 14. An apparatus according to claim 13 and characterized further in that said moving means includes support device for supporting said carriage support assembly above said device for transporting packages, said support device including a vertical post, means for selectively vertically moving said vertical post and a selectively extendable and retractable bracket mounted to said vertical post, said vertical post and said bracket cooperating together to move said arms between a position for engaging one of said package support means in condition for receipt of packages, a position for supporting said engaged package support means in said package receiving position and a position for releasing said engaged package support means, with packages supported thereon, onto said device for transporting packages.
- 15. An apparatus according to claim 14 and characterized further in that said device for transporting packages includes a pair of conveyor assemblies having conveyor belts, one conveyor assembly for delivering said package support means to the stations in condition for receipt of packages thereon and the other conveyor assembly for transporting said package support means to the location for further handling or processing.
- 16. An apparatus according to claim 15 and characterized further in that said conveyor belts of said conveyor assemblies travel generally parallel to one another.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 330,626, filed Mar. 30, 1989, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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