Abstract: A cop feeding apparatus for an automatic winder for feeding cops which are carried on trays and conveyed along a conveyance rail automatically to empty spindle portions of cop magazines in the automatic winder while moving along the conveying rail. In this cop feeding apparatus, a cop is pulled out from a tray by a cop draw-out device; a yarn end of the cop is held by a yarn end draw-out device; the cop is then fed to an empty spindle portion of a magazine through a storage device and a retaining/introducing device; a yarn end of the cop is delivered securely to the magazine side by a yarn end guide device; and thus each cop and a yarn end thereof can be fed to an empty magazine spindle portion smoothly without entanglement of cops with each other.

Abstract: A system for delivering packages wound by ring spinning frames to an automatic winder including cop magazines, wherein the leading yarn end of each package is caught and previously put into the top opening of the bobbin. The system includes a disposal machine for disposition of leading yarn end; a circulating conveyor line laid along the row of cop magazines, and provided with circulating trays for transporting packages from the disposal machine; and a transfer machine arranged so as to move along the row of cop magazines freely in opposite directions of travel on the conveyor line for transferring each package from one tray to any cop magazine as desired.