Abstract: In an apparatus for forming a thread-reserve winding, with a bobbin plate (4) which rotates together with the bobbin tube (3) and which engages by means of a centering shoulder into the inside diameter of the bobbin tube and has a thread-catching device, there are arranged on the periphery of the bobbin plate (4) slits (40) which extend in a radial direction up to the inner centering shoulder. The slits (40) can be made straight or arcuate and, to guarantee that the thread is caught particularly securely, form their entrance at an acute angle with the tangent to the periphery of the bobbin plate (4). To bring the thread into a position favorable for catching it, two thread guide elements (7, 8) can be moved into the thread path extending from a thread draw-off pipe (1) to a thread-suction device (6). These feed the thread to the thread-catching device approximately parallel to the tube axis.

Abstract: A thread-reserve winding is formed on a bobbin tube of a spinning machine in which the thread is drawn off continuously from the spinning machine by means of a pair of draw-off rollers and, to form the thread-reserve winding, is grasped and wound onto the bobbin tube. According to the invention, immediately after the thread has been grasped, the spinning tension is put into effect to wind on the thread-reserve winding and, after the thread-reserve winding has been applied, the thread is wound on under the normal winding-on tension. In this way, the thread is drawn off by the bobbin tube under a thread tension sufficient to ensure a taut winding.

Abstract: In order to wind a newly joined thread onto a tube newly inserted on a spooling device on an open-end spinning mechanism, the newly joined thread, together with a thread portion containing a leader, is guided away before the start of the bobbin build-up. Thereupon, the thread portion containing the leader is severed from the thread, and subsequently, the thread supplied by the open-end spinning mechanism is transferred to the newly inserted tube. To exchange a full bobbin for a new tube, a thread break is produced, the open-end spinning mechanism is cleaned and the thread is thereupon joined anew. To carry out this process, there are, on an open-end spinning mechanism, provided with a thread-joining device and a spooling device, a thread-suction device (4), a thread feeder (42) transferring the thread (35) supplied to the thread-suction device (4) to a newly inserted tube, and a thread-severing device (41) assigned to the thread-suction device (4).

Abstract: The method and apparatus for removing irregularities in a thread being produced on a machine as the thread is traveling to a takeup device. A thread reserve having a suction applied thereto causing a loop to be formed therein which contains said irregularity. An additional pair of loops are formed in said thread, one above and one below the thread reserve. The loop formed in the end of the thread reserve is severed from the thread and the two remaining loops are inserted into a thread joining device. A thread suction extractor associated with the thread joining device pulls the end portions of the pair of loops taut permitting the joining operation to take place and, after joining of the thread, removing the separated ends.The thread reserve is provided with mechanism for maintaining the loop of thread extending therein separated and for severing and removing the portion of the loop containing the irregularity from the thread.

Abstract: A pair of draw-off rollers (10, 11) of a thread drawing-off device comprising an over-mounted pressure roller (11) which cooperates resiliently with a driven roller (10) which projects across the front of the pressure roller (11). The pressure roller (11) has at least one recess (113, 114) on its front face (110) which is dimensioned in such a way that it temporarily completely releases a thread (4) sliding along the surface of the driven roller (10) and lying adjacent to the front (110) of the pressure roller (11). By means of a device of this type, the thread (4) is drawn off, for the purposes of joining, to such an extent from the spool (31) that the thread (4) reaches the side (310) of the spool (31) which is facing away from the front (110) of the pressure roller (11) provided with recesses (113, 114). The thread is then introduced into the spinning chamber (2) and is joined.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for individually piecing up yarn on an open-end spinning machine which has a spinning rotor and a rotor brake. A rotor cleaning apparatus is carried on a pivotal cover and is used for cleaning the rotor responsive to being activated. A pivotal lever which when moved relative to the cover simultaneously activates the rotor cleaning apparatus and the rotor brake causing the rotor to be cleaned as the rotor is being stopped. The yarn is pieced up when the rotor is being brought back up to running speed.

Abstract: An elongated suction air nozzle provided for forming a thread reserve in the form of a loop in thread running past the mouth thereof. A constriction is provided in the nozzle and extends for the whole length of the expected loop size. The constriction divides the cross-sectional area of the nozzle into two partial areas resulting in air flow in the central region of the nozzle being of a greater velocity than in the two partial remote areas.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the elimination of an irregularity in a yarn being produced on an open end spinning machine and drawn off therefrom by a pair of draw-off rollers and wound on a bobbin. The yarn is deflected into an N-shaped run so that a knotting mechanism can knot the parallel portion of the yarn together so as to remove the irregularity in the yarn. Yarn guides are provided on the knotting mechanism for displacing an oblique portion of the yarn out of the knotting mechanism when in use.