Abstract: The combs which guide the thread to the bobbin tube are moved up and down relative to each other at a frequency at least equal to the rotational speed of the bobbin tube. The thread is initially caused to wind on the bobbin to form a waste bunch with subsequent up and down motion of the combs relative to each other causing a plurality of helically arranged distinctly spaced reserve windings.

Abstract: The start-stop program for the open-end spinning machine causes the external suction means to be rendered ineffective during the stopping process before the rotor falls below a speed necessary to maintain tension in the fiber ring in the fiber collecting groove of the rotor. Also, the program causes the external suction means to be effective on the rotor during a start-up only after the rotor has reached a speed sufficient to maintain the fiber ring tensioned in the collecting groove.

Abstract: A winding device for automatically changing tubes taking-up endless threads, with a thread deflecting device for lifting the thread off a thread traversing device, a thread holding device for guiding the thread in its lifted-off position during change of the bobbin tube, and at least two driven bobbin chucks which can be alternately brought into a bobbin or tube change position respectively. Each bobbin chuck supporting one tube, and a thread catching- and cutting zone is arranged adjacent one end of the associated tube and rotating therewith.

Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, loading transporting trolleys with full cans and supplying full cans to spinning machines fed with fiber sliver, wherein the empty cans are placed upon transporting trolleys interconnected to form a transporting trolley train and transported from a spinning machine fed with fiber sliver to a can loading device. The cans are transported from their transporting trolley first to a can take-up station, then are engaged by a revolving can transporting device which transports each of the cans to a spinning preparatory machine delivering a fiber sliver and where each of the cans are filled with the fiber sliver. After filling the cans are transported via a can output station back onto a transporting trolley of the same train and such transporting trolley train is then brought back to the spinning machine fed with fiber sliver.

Abstract: An air duct is located opposite a separating opening which opens into the space containing the fiber opening roll so as to receive impurities centrifuged from the opening roll. The separating opening has a wall which forms an acute angle with the opposite wall of the duct so that the impurities can be deflected off the duct wall into the same direction as the air flow in the duct. The duct is narrowed downstream of this point in order to accelerate the air flow and entrained impurities out of the machine via a suction duct. This also stretches out any loose fibers in the flow for rapid removal in order to prevent clogging of the suction duct.

Abstract: A heatable drawroll for drawtwisting, draw-winding and spin-draw winding machines includes a stationary induction heating coil having a core and mounted within rotatable metal jacket. A sleeve of heat and electrical insulating material is stationarily disposed inside the jacket in radially spaced relation to the jacket and the coil to circumferentially surround the coil and form an intermediate space therewith for receiving a coolant for cooling the coil. Means are provided for supplying coolant to and removing coolant from the intermediate space. A second coolant space can also be formed between the coil and the core and be connected with the first space via coolant ducts through the coil. The sleeve may be porous so as to allow some of the coolant to flow therethrough and impinge on the inner surface of the jacket.

Abstract: The wheels of the cart are arranged so that a front wheel and a rear wheel can be interconnected with each other and driven off a steering gear. Upon pivoting of the steering gear during turning of the cart, these front and rear wheels pivot in opposite directions so that the rear wheel follows in the wake of the front wheel. When disconnected from the steering gear, the front and rear wheels, as the remaining wheels, are freely rotatable.

Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, fabricating a textured yarn or the like comprising a false twist device containing a number of friction disks arranged in spaced coaxial relationship with respect to one another in succession and thread guide elements helically distributed along the circumference of the false twist device. The thread guide elements extend into the space between the disks and are helically arranged along the circumference of the false twist device in such a manner that a yarn contacting the disks and guided by the thread guide elements contacts the false twist device along a helix, the helix angle or pitch of which decreases in the direction of travel of the yarn.

Abstract: Each oil branch duct is mounted on the machine frame so that, as the ring rail moves downwardly into an underwinding position relative to the bobbins, the oil branch duct is inserted into the oil duct carried on the ring rail. A metered flow of oil is injected into the oil duct during this time. When the ring rail moves upwardly, the oil duct moves away from the branch oil duct to interrupt the oil supply connection.

Abstract: Apparatus for building a rotationally symmetrically evened bobbin package with a bobbin chuck for supporting the bobbin and with a friction drive drum for driving the bobbin. The bobbin chuck is rotatable at speeds above the critical rotational speed and there is provided on the bobbin chuck a balancing element with a mass which is freely movable along a circular path concentric with the bobbin chuck axis, which mass in the centered position of the bobbin chuck is distributable evenly and automatically along the path.

Abstract: Apparatus for producing waste wraps and thread reserve windings on a bobbin tube which is placed onto a rotating bobbin chuck and at a face side of which there is provided a thread catching zone. For the purpose of producing the waste wraps there is provided a first lever which is arranged to be pivotable with a delay and for producing the thread reserve wraps a second pivotable lever arranged axially offset with respect to the first lever as seen from the face side. Both levers are pivotable in such a manner that they are consecutively pivoted away by the thread caught by the rotating package tube and with different delays while wraps are wound beginning at the face side with the thread tending to move along a thread guide edge towards a central position.

Abstract: The turntable on which the silver can is mounted is connected to a piston of a compressed air cylinder and air pressure is used to maintain the piston and table in preset positions. When the silver can is filled to the preset weight, the table and piston move downwardly to activate either a switch in the path of the piston or a pressure responsive switch in the air line to the pressure side of the air cylinder.

Abstract: A suction means and a severing means are located behind the friction drive drum to receive a yarn when the bobbin holder is lifted into a idling position and to sever the yarn when the holder is returned to the operating position with a fresh tube in place. The suction means and severing means are actuated via the holder and are positioned to one end of the fresh tube so that the short yarn end can be wound onto the tube in a reserve winding zone. The yarn is thereafter moved into the usual yarn traversing zone of the tube to form a bobbin.

Abstract: A winding device for endless threads for automatically exchanging a fully wound bobbin tube against an empty tube, comprising at least two bobbin chucks for taking-up the tubes, and which bobbin chucks are arranged upon a pivotable arm. The bobbin tubes are alternately brought into contact, during pivoting of the pivotal arm, first with the circumference of an accelerating ring and then with the circumference of a friction drive drum. The circumferential speed of the accelerating ring exceeds that of the friction drive drum. The accelerating ring can be driven independent of the friction drive drum.

Abstract: A traversing thread guide for winding a thread, comprising an elongated cam engaging portion which meshes with a helically extending endless cam groove of a traverse cylinder. A gliding member for linear to-and-fro guiding of the traversing thread guide along a rigid guide device extends parallel to the rotational axis of the traverse cylinder, said guiding member being arranged offset with respect to the center of the cam engaging portion. A thread guide member is rigidly arranged on the gliding member. The cam engaging portion comprises a base for inner radial guidance of the traversing thread guide, said base being provided with a curvature which at least approximates the curvature of the cam groove base or bottom and comprises an upper surface designed for outer radial guidance of the thread guide on an inside surface of the extended guide device.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for spinning staple fibers wherein a sliver is continuously delivered to a separation roller where individual fibers are separated from such sliver. The thus separated individual fibers are accelerated by means of an air current approximately to the peripheral velocity of the inner wall of a hollow body member, and then the individual fibers are delivered approximately tangentially to a quickly rotating hollow body member to form thereat a fiber ring, and finally, the yarn is axially withdrawn out of the fiber ring.