Abstract: A step bearing is provided to axially support a shaft of an open-end spinning rotor, having a step bearing housing with a freely rotatable supporting ball, against which the end of the shaft is supported. The step bearing housing has a take-up space in the form of a lubricating grease reservoir in which the supporting ball is located. A lubricant distributor is arranged at the take-up space and is movable relative thereto.

Abstract: A ring spindle assembly and process for re-lubricating a ring spindle having a vertically arranged bearing housing with a closed bottom. A step bearing is arranged in an oil-bath of the bearing housing for a rotating shaft. In the bearing housing, at least two lubricating channels are provided above the desired oil level of the oil-bath. When the shaft remains in the bearing housing, oil is filled into one lubricating channel until oil comes out of the other lubricating channel. A certain amount of oil is subsequently sucked out through the lubricating channel, so that the oil reaches the desired level.

Abstract: For piecing a yarn end at a spinning station of an open-end rotor spinning machine, the previously stopped feed roller is re-activated for a short pre-feeding period. The fiber beard, which has been thinned out by the still rotating open roller, can thus renew itself. The fibers which are combed during this pre-feeding period are removed as waste when the spinning rotor is at a standstill. After completion of the pre-feeding period, the feed roller is rotated in reverse so far back until the fiber beard leaves the area of effect of the opening roller. The feed roller is activated again for the actual piecing process.

Abstract: An arrangement is provided for sealing the opening of a rotor housing under a low pressure, through which opening a shaft for a spinning rotor extends, which shaft is supported outside of the rotor housing. This arrangement comprises a sealing disk, which is supported floating relative to the opening and which is pressed against a bearing surface by means of a spring element. The floating sealing disk comprises a through bore hole having a narrow tolerance relative to the shaft. The spring element presses against the effect of the low pressure.

Abstract: The supporting disks for supporting disk bearings of open-end spinning rotors comprise a tire or ring with damping properties, as well as an essentially cylindrical running surface. In order to avoid heat build-up, the running surface is interrupted by two grooves, thus dividing the running surface into one inner and two outer sectional surfaces. The outer sectional surfaces are each wider than the inner sectional surface by 20 to 40%.

Abstract: Traversing rods for a yarn traversing device on textile machines producing cross-wound packages extend over a plurality of winding stations and are subjected alternately to tension and compression. The traversing rod is driven at one end by a traversing drive, and at a distance therefrom, for example at its other end, is driven by an auxiliary traversing device for accelerating its return of motion. This auxiliary traversing device is effective in both directions of motion of the traversing rod, and operates synchronous with a signal given by the traverse drive such that the length changes of long traversing rods are taken into account.

Abstract: A spindle for a spinning or twisting machine includes a step bearing sleeve which is supported in a damping tube. The damping tube is arranged, with clearance from an oil filled damping gap, free floating and radially movable in a bearing housing. The damping gap has preferably a gap width of 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm. The damping tube is provided with radial bore holes, which connect the damping gap with the area of the step bearing sleeve. In spite of even the smallest radial movements of the damping tube, a hydraulic damping as well as a hydraulic centering is possible.

Abstract: A flexible sealing ring is arranged at an opening roller of an open-end spinning machine which rotates in a chamber of a housing connected to a vacuum source, which sealing ring is supported concentrically to the opening roller in the housing. In order to seal the chamber against the open atmosphere, the sealing ring comprises a sealing lip, to which a sealing surface of a collar of the opening roller is arranged. The sealing ring is disposed, under the action of the pressure drop present between the open atmosphere and the chamber, on a stopping surface which determines the operational position of the sealing ring, which stopping surface is itself arranged preferably at the housing, while, however, in some embodiments, it is arranged at the opening roller itself. The sealing lip defines the smallest diameter of the sealing ring, which is larger than the diameter of the combing structure of the opening roller.

Abstract: The adjacently arranged spinning aggregates of an open-end spinning machine are each provided with an opening device, which includes a removal opening for trash particles. A channel extending in the machine longitudinal direction takes up the trash particles. A sliding carriage traverses in the channel, which sliding carriage is coupled to a belt-like traction mechanism and which pushes the gathered trash particles ahead of itself to a suction point. The channel is wider than the distribution area of the trash particles in this direction. A clearance area occurs hereby in the channel, in which the traction mechanism extends.

Abstract: Traversing rods for yarn traversing devices on textile machines producing cross-wound packages extend over a plurality of winding points and are subjected alternately to tension and compression. The traversing rod is driven at one end by a traversing drive, and at the other end is connected to an energy storer for aiding its return of motion, which energy storer is effective in both directions of movement. As long traversing rods are continually subjected to length changes, which impede the correct build up of the packages, the return motion points of the traversing rods relative to the position of the energy storer are continuously monitored by a measuring device. The energy storer is connected to an adjusting device coupled with the measuring device and thus automatically adjustable.

Abstract: In the case of a spindle for spinning or twisting machines, two housings, separated by an annular gap, are provided, namely an outer housing, secured to a spindle rail, and an inner housing which takes up the neck bearing and the step bearing for the shaft by means of supporting parts. The inner housing is connected to a supporting portion by a flexible joining piece, which supporting portion is adjustable and clampable onto the bottom surface of the outer housing. The bottom surface takes at least approximately the shape of a ball cup, whose center point is at most 30 mm away from the upper edge of the outer housing in vertical direction.

Abstract: Supporting disks are provided for a supporting disk bearing for open-end spinning rotors, which supporting disks have an essentially cylindrical running surface defined by encircling border edges. The running surface is provided with a helically shaped groove comprising at least two turns. The starting point of the groove as well as the end thereof have an eased runout which is at a distance to the respective border edge.

Abstract: A spindle for spinning or twisting machines comprises a rigid inner sleeve which contains a neck bearing and a step bearing for a rotatably supported shaft and which inner sleeve is accommodated in a bearing housing, the bearing housing being fixed to a spindle rail. The inner sleeve is supported against the bearing housing by two radially symmetrical acting metal springs. The spring rate of the metal spring which faces the neck bearing amounts to at least five times and at most twenty times the spring rate of the metal spring facing the step bearing. The ring space between the inner sleeve and the bearing housing is filled with a highly viscous fluid. The inner sleeve is closed off against the ring space with an oilproof seal.

Abstract: In the case of a device for open-end rotor spinning with a spinning rotor, the spinning rotor is provided with a fiber collecting groove and a fiber sliding surface. The fiber sliding surface is provided with structured areas which are set in the opposite sense of rotation to the spinning rotor, viewed in the direction towards the fiber collecting groove. The mouth of a fiber feed duct is disposed facing the structured areas with a component in the sense of rotation of the spinning rotor. Due to the way they are arranged, the structured areas, which cross the path of the fibers, exert a propelling force on the fibers in the direction of the fiber collecting groove. The sliding of the fibers into the fiber collecting groove does not take place exclusively by means of the centrifugal forces anymore, so that in design the traditional angle of taper of the fiber sliding surface is not necessary.

Abstract: A tube coupling system for spindles of spinning or twisting machines is provided with two through bore holes arranged at right angles to each other, slightly spaced in an axial direction of a spindle upper part. Two retractable, substantially cylindrical, centrifugal bodies are set in each through bore hole, the centrifugal bodies lying diametrically opposite each other on the outer circumference of the spindle upper part. Directly adjacent of a convex-shaped tube coupling surface, the centrifugal bodies have a conical shoulder arranged on a corresponding opposite surface of the spindle upper part to stop the centrifugal body from falling out. The opposite surface is formed during assembly of the tube coupling system by plastic deformation, whereby the diameter of the though bore holes on the outer circumference of the spindle upper part is reduced somewhat. The advancing of the coupling surfaces against the tube is not hindered during spinning.

Abstract: In the case of a method for closed-loop controlling the revolutions of an open-end spinning rotor during automatic piecing, the spinning rotor is run up to its operating speed from a standstill by being coupled to a tangential drive belt, which runs at operating speed. The spinning rotor thereby passes through a suitable speed range for piecing, and is kept at this speed range for a predetermined time span by changes in the driving effect of the tangential drive belt. This occurs in that the revolutions of the spinning rotor are measured, and dependent on these readings, the revolutions are closed-loop controlled by device of reducing and increasing the driving effect, for example by device of intermittent activating of the rotor brake.

Abstract: A textile spinning or twisting machine which has plurality of units arranged next to one another in a row on one or both sides of the machine which each contain an electric motor. These electric motors are mounted on a supporting body extending in the longitudinal direction of the machine. The supporting body is constructed as a cable duct which, for each electric motor, comprises a motor plate bar and electric lines laid in the longitudinal direction of the machine.

Abstract: A bearing assembly for a spinning or twisting spindle shaft is provided which includes at least one support bearing device for supporting a shaft. A lubricant feeding and discharging duct member is provided for feeding and discharging lubricant to and from the support bearing device. The lubricant feeding and discharging duct member includes an outlet discharging member for discharging lubricant out of a bearing housing.