Claims
- 1. In combination,
- a winder having a contact roll and a support surface extending in parallel to said roll and supported at at least two longitudinally spaced apart points;
- an elongated carrier having means extending along the length thereof for slidable mounting on said support surface in said winder along an axis parallel to said contact roll in said winder;
- at least one thread guide mounted on said carrier;
- drive elements extending within said carrier for driving said guide;
- said means on said carrier being disposed to interengage with said support surface during assembly to support said carrier at least at two end positions spaced in the longitudinal direction to prevent bending of said carrier between said end ppositions, to position said carrier in a predetermined operating position parallel to said contact roll and to longitudinally guide said carrier during assembly into and removal from said winder.
- 2. The combination according to claim 1 characterized in that said means is a support surface extending in the longitudinal direction of said carrier to cooperate with said support surface in said winder.
- 3. The combination according to claim 1 characterized in that said carrier is provided with at least one abutment surface to cooperate with an abutment in said winder to define the position of said carrier relative to a thread line in said winder.
- 4. The combination according to claim 3 characterized in that said carrier is provided with at least two abutment surfaces, one of which defines the position of said carrier in the longitudinal direction and the other in at least one transverse direction in cooperation with corresponding abutments in said winder.
- 5. The combination according to claim 1 characterized in that said drive elements comprise a part of an automatically engageable clutch, which can be brought into operable condition before or after fully insertion of said carrier without manipulation of said clutch itself.
- 6. The combination according to claim 1 characterized in that a locking device is provided to hold said carrier in an operating position by cooperation with a part provided in said winder.
- 7. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means is disposed on an underside of said carrier.
- 8. The combination as set forth in claim 7 wherein said means includes a longitudinal groove in said underside and an outwardly facing surface on each side of said groove on said underside.
- 9. In combination
- a winder having a contact roll for winding of at least one thread onto a chuck and a support surface parallel to said contact roll and supported at at least two longitudinally spaced apart points; and
- a traverse mechanism including a carrier slidably engaging said support surface of said winder in parallel to said contact roll and supported at opposite ends thereof on at least two spaced apart locations of said support surface, said mechanism including at least one thread guide mounted in said carrier in facing relation to said contact roll.
- 10. The combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein said winder includes a longitudinally extending beam parallel to said contact roll defining said support surface and having a longitudinally extending key therein and said carrier includes a longitudinally disposed groove slidably receiving said key.
- 11. The combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein said winder includes an enclosure enclosing said contact roll and said traverse mechanism and a door in a front wall of said enclosure, said door being disposed in a plane of said carrier to prevent longitudinal movement of said carrier from said enclosure.
- 12. The combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein said traverse mechanism includes a first clutch part at one end for engaging a cooperating second clutch part in said winder and drive elements connected to said first clutch part for driving said traverse device.
- 13. The combination as set forth in claim 9 which further comprises a locking device at one end of said carrier for releasably locking said carrier in said winder.
- 14. The combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein said traverse mechanism includes a grooved roll having said thread guide mounted thereon.
- 15. A traverse mechanism for assembly in a winder comprising:
- an elongated carrier having at least one thread guide therein for longitudinal movement thereon;
- a drive shaft rotatably mounted at opposite ends thereof in said carrier and having means at one end for engaging with a drive means;
- a grooved roll mounted concentrically on said drive shaft for rotation therewith to reciprocate said thread guide; and
- a lock mounted on an opposite outer end of said carrier from said one end of said drive shaft for releasably engaging with the winder thereat to lock said carrier in place after sliding longitudinally into the winder.
- 16. A traverse mechanism as set forth in claim 15 wherein said carrier has a longitudinal groove for slidably receiving a key on a winder during sliding into and out of the winder.
- 17. A traverse mechanism as set forth in claim 15 wherein said means on said drive shaft is a clutch element for engaging with a drive shaft of a motor.
- 18. A traverse mechanism as set forth in claim 15 wherein said carrier has a grip at said outer end.
- 19. In combination
- a winder having an enclosure including a side wall, a front wall having an opening therein, and a contact roll in said enclosure for winding of at least one thread onto a chuck;
- an elongated carrier having at least one thread guide disposed for movement along a linear path parallel to said contact roll; and
- guide means supported at at least two longitudinally spaced apart points in said enclosure for guiding said carrier through said opening into and out of said winder parallel to said contact roll.
- 20. The combination as set forth in claim 19 wherein said guide means includes a beam extending along said side wall of said housing from said front wall parallel to said contact roll.
- 21. The combination as set forth in claim 20 wherein said beam includes a longitudinally disposed key and said carrier includes a groove on an underside of said carrier slidably receiving said key.
- 22. The combination as set forth in claim 20 wherein said beam includes a support surface for slidably receiving and supporting said carrier thereon.
- 23. The combination as set forth in claim 19 which further comprises a door on said winder for at least partially closing over said opening.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/525,305, filed May 17, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/323,113, filed Mar. 13, 1989, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/126,763, filed Nov. 30, 1987, now abandoned.
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Continuations (3)
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