Abstract: A warp creel for a beam warping machine is disclosed which comprises a number of bobbins arranged in horizontal and vertical rows, a thread or yarn or the like being continuously withdrawn from such bobbins. At the region of a predetermined portion or section of the warp creel, at the rear region of such creel, there extend a multiplicity of rods which rise vertically over all of the levels or storeys of the warp creel and impart a deflection or turning motion to the threads of at least one vertical bobbin row. The rods are displaceably supported between a preparatory position orienting the individual rods in front of the thread tensioning and monitoring devices of the related bobbin rows and a bunched together or clustered terminal position located towards the creel delivery or outfeed side and serving to separate the threads.

Abstract: A thread guide for guiding a thread between a bobbin of a warp or bobbin creel, from which the thread is payed-off, through a thread tensioner, while deflecting the thread through about 90.degree. in the direction towards a winding machine, is structured such that the thread, between its bobbin and upon leaving the creel, experiences a single deflection. This is accomplished by means of a deflection roll mounted to be low in friction and arranged at the outlet side of the thread from the bobbin creel. This deflection roll is arranged such that its axis extends vertically in a manner that the axis of the thread course, from the bobbin through the thread tensioner, up to the roll, forms a tangent at the traveling groove of the deflection roll. The deflection rolls which are operatively correlated with a vertical bobbin row at the creel are arranged in a tube or pipe. This tube consists of a number of tube sections, detachably interconnected with one another, while interposing in each case a deflection roll.

Abstract: An anti-ballooning apparatus for a bobbin creel arranged between a bobbin mounted upon a bobbin holder of the creel and the thread guide and thread monitoring device operatively associated with such bobbin. The anti-ballooning apparatus prevents contact and/or entanglement of the thread balloon formed during withdrawal of the thread from the bobbins of the creel. This anti-ballooning apparatus comprises two parallel rods located at the central region between the thread guide and monitoring device and the bobbin and extending in a plane perpendicular to the thread withdrawal direction. These two parallel rods can be moved out of their functional or operational position parallel to themselves away from the bobbin holder into a manipulation position where their spacing from the end of the bobbin holder renders possible withdrawal or doffing of a bobbin mounted on the holder and equally donning a bobbin onto such holder.