Abstract: A spinning machine and method of operation include a plurality of adjacently arranged workstations, each workstation having one of a spinning device or a suction nozzle to which a process vacuum is applied during spinning operation. A vacuum duct extends along the workstations for supplying the spinning devices or the suction nozzles with the process vacuum. A maintenance unit is displaceable along the workstations, the maintenance unit including a pneumatic working element and a vacuum line to supply the pneumatic working element with vacuum. A closeable connection opening is at each of the spinning devices or the suction nozzles, the connection opening connected to the process vacuum. The maintenance unit includes a suction head that is advanceable toward the connection opening and is connected to the vacuum line.

Abstract: A device (1) for drawing in and intermediately storing a thread (2), comprising a suction chamber (3), wherein the suction chamber (3) includes an entry opening (8) and an exit opening (9), which define a direction of flow, wherein negative pressure can be applied to the exit opening (9) in order to generate an air flow (4). Moreover, the device comprises a depositing surface (5) arranged in the suction chamber (3), on which the thread (2) can be intermediately stored, and a flow element (6) arranged in the suction chamber (3), with the aid of which the air flow (4) can be directed through the suction chamber (3).

Abstract: A spinning machine and method of operation include a plurality of adjacently arranged workstations, each workstation having one of a spinning device or a suction nozzle to which a process vacuum is applied during spinning operation. A vacuum duct extends along the workstations for supplying the spinning devices or the suction nozzles with the process vacuum. A maintenance unit is displaceable along the workstations, the maintenance unit including a pneumatic working element and a vacuum line to supply the pneumatic working element with vacuum. A closeable connection opening is at each of the spinning devices or the suction nozzles, the connection opening connected to the process vacuum. The maintenance unit includes a suction head that is advanceable toward the connection opening and is connected to the vacuum line.

Abstract: A method for automatically piecing a thread at a workstation of a textile machine, includes seeking an end of the thread on a surface of a bobbin with a suction nozzle and unwinding the thread from the bobbin counter to a regular draw-off direction of the thread and sucking the thread into the suction nozzle. The bobbin is driven in a direction of reverse rotation with a drive. A thread loop is draw-opened in the thread and moved towards a piecing unit via movement of a feeder unit. The bobbin is driven in the direction of reverse rotation during the drawing-open of the thread loop such that the thread is unwound from the bobbin. A speed of reverse rotation of the bobbin is coordinated with movement of the feeder unit.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating a semi-automatic or fully automatic cross-wound package-manufacturing spinning machine that has a plurality of identical, adjacently arranged, and at least partially autonomous workstations. Each of the workstations has a spinning device for manufacturing a thread and a winding device including a package holder for winding the thread onto a cross-wound package. Once an end of a lot being processed at one of the workstations has been reached, the workstation is stopped. A requirement that at least one manual service action must be carried out at the workstation before a lot change at the workstation is displayed at the workstation.

Abstract: A method at a workstation of a spinning machine or winding machine supplies an auxiliary thread from a thread nozzle to a suction assigned to the workstation, the auxiliary thread stretched between the thread nozzle and the suction. The auxiliary thread is severed to form a thread section protruding into the suction and a thread section extending into the thread nozzle, wherein the thread section protruding into the suction is carried away by the suction. The thread section extending into the thread nozzle is grasped with a thread receiver such that the thread section extending into the thread nozzle extends between the thread nozzle and the thread receiver. The thread section extending into the thread nozzle is severed to form a thread section remaining in the thread nozzle and a thread section coming from the thread receiver. The thread section coming from the thread receiver is transferred to the suction of the workstation.

Abstract: A device for piecing a thread at a workstation of a textile machine includes a suction nozzle configured to pick up a thread end of the thread from a bobbin, the suction nozzle including an entry opening for the thread. A feeder unit is movable with respect to the suction nozzle and includes a cover element configured to close the entry opening in a first position (I) of the feeder unit and to unblock the entry opening in a second position (II) of the feeder unit. The cover element includes a thread-guiding element having an open contour.

Abstract: A rotor spinning machine includes a plurality of work stations arranged side by side between two front-side ends along at least one longitudinal side of the machine. Each work station includes work elements for producing and winding a yarn, such as a feed device, an opening device, a spinning rotor, and a winding device. A suction device provides a negative spinning pressure at the work stations and includes a negative pressure source arranged at each of the two front-side ends of the rotor spinning machine. Each negative pressure source is connected to a separate negative pressure channel that extends in a longitudinal direction of the rotor spinning machine only over a part of a total number of the work stations. Each work station includes an individual drive for the spinning rotor.

Abstract: A spinning machine includes a plurality of work stations arranged side by side between two front-side ends along at least one longitudinal side of the spinning machine. Each work station has a draw-off device, and an individual drive for the draw-off device. Each work station further includes additional driven work elements for production and winding of a yarn, the additional work elements including at least a feed device, a spinning chamber, and a winding device. A suction device generates negative pressure at the work stations and includes at least one negative pressure source and at least two negative pressure channels. Each of the negative pressure channels extends in a longitudinal direction of the spinning machine only over one part of the work stations.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating a textile machine, with a multiple number of adjacent work stations having a respective spinning unit with a spinning device and/or one winding device and handling elements for piecing a thread or for connecting two thread ends. If production is interrupted, a thread end on the bobbin side is provided to a defined receiving position at the work station. For piecing the thread or for connecting the thread ends, the thread end on the bobbin is cut to length by the work station work elements, received from the receiving position, prepared for piecing or for connecting and pieced up or connected. A thread end wound on the bobbin is sought out by means of a thread seeking device deliverable to multiple work stations of the textile machine, and the thread end is subsequently moved into the receiving position at the work station, from which it is received by the work station work element of the work station, in particular by a handling element of its own work station.

Abstract: A method for automatically piecing a thread at a workstation of a textile machine, includes seeking an end of the thread on a surface of a bobbin with a suction nozzle and unwinding the thread from the bobbin counter to a regular draw-off direction of the thread and sucking the thread into the suction nozzle. The bobbin is driven in a direction of reverse rotation with a drive. A thread loop is draw-opened in the thread and moved towards a piecing unit via movement of a feeder unit. The bobbin is driven in the direction of reverse rotation during the drawing-open of the thread loop such that the thread is unwound from the bobbin. A speed of reverse rotation of the bobbin is coordinated with movement of the feeder unit.

Abstract: A device for piecing a thread at a workstation of a textile machine includes a suction nozzle configured to pick up a thread end of the thread from a bobbin, the suction nozzle including an entry opening for the thread. A feeder unit is movable with respect to the suction nozzle and includes a cover element configured to close the entry opening in a first position (I) of the feeder unit and to unblock the entry opening in a second position (II) of the feeder unit. The cover element includes a thread-guiding element having an open contour.

Abstract: A system and associated operational method are provided to extract a thread by suction from a bobbin and for re-attachment of a thread end of the thread to a new thread. The thread is extracted from the bobbin by sucking the thread in against its spooling direction on the bobbin through a suction nozzle and into an extraction port of an extraction system. A loop is subsequently formed in the thread, and the thread is separated in the area of the loop. One thread end of the separated thread is discharged into an extraction port, and the other thread end coming from the bobbin is prepared for re-attachment to a new thread. Upon being extracted by suction into the extraction system, the thread is guided through an eyelet located in a run of the thread to the extraction port and the eyelet, together with the thread, is moved out of the run of the thread to the extraction port such that the thread forms the loop between the bobbin, the eyelet, and the extraction port.

Abstract: A method at a workstation of a spinning machine or winding machine supplies an auxiliary thread from a thread nozzle to a suction assigned to the workstation, the auxiliary thread stretched between the thread nozzle and the suction. The auxiliary thread is severed to form a thread section protruding into the suction and a thread section extending into the thread nozzle, wherein the thread section protruding into the suction is carried away by the suction. The thread section extending into the thread nozzle is grasped with a thread receiver such that the thread section extending into the thread nozzle extends between the thread nozzle and the thread receiver. The thread section extending into the thread nozzle is severed to form a thread section remaining in the thread nozzle and a thread section coming from the thread receiver. The thread section coming from the thread receiver is transferred to the suction of the workstation.

Abstract: A cleaning head of a cleaning device for cleaning a spinning rotor, by means of a feed device, be fed into a predetermined cleaning position in the interior of the spinning rotor. The cleaning head has a cleaning element formed as a scraper element arranged in such a manner that, in the predetermined cleaning position of the cleaning head, it is fed to the open edge of the spinning rotor. A cleaning device for cleaning a spinning rotor features a corresponding cleaning head. With a method for cleaning a spinning rotor by means of the cleaning device, after feed of the cleaning head into the cleaning position, the open edge of the spinning rotor is cleaned by means of the scraper element.

Abstract: A method and associated spinning machine for maintaining spinning units of the spinning machine includes a plurality of the spinning units arranged next to one another and at least one maintenance device that is movable along the spinning units to perform maintenance procedures on the spinning units. Prior to maintenance of a spinning unit by the maintenance device, a housing of the spinning unit is opened. Subsequently, the maintenance is performed and then the housing is closed. One or both of the opening and the closing of the housing is carried out autonomously with a sealing device operably configured at the spinning unit.

Abstract: A spinning machine (1) features a multiple number of work stations (3) arranged side by side between two front-side ends (2) of the spinning machine (1) on at least one longitudinal side of the spinning machine (1), each of which features a multiple number of work elements for the production and winding of a yarn (31), whereas the work elements comprise at least one feed device (4), one spinning chamber (5), one draw-off device (6) and one winding device (7). The spinning machine (1) features drives for driving the work elements and a suction device (8) for generating negative pressure at the work stations (3). The suction device (8) includes at least one negative pressure source (9) and at least two negative pressure channels (10), which extends in the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine (1) only over one part of the work stations (3). Thereby, each work station (3) features an individual drive (11), in particular an individual electrical drive (11), for the draw-off device (6).

Abstract: A rotor spinning machine has a multiple number of work stations arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the rotor spinning machine between two front-side ends of the rotor spinning machine, each of which work stations has a multiple number of work elements for the production and winding of a yarn. The work elements comprise at least one feed device, one severing device, one spinning rotor along with one winding device. Furthermore, the rotor spinning machine has a suction device for producing a negative spinning pressure at the work stations.

Abstract: The method in accordance with the invention serves the purpose of extracting a thread (1) by suction from a coil (3) and the re-attachment of a thread end (13) to a new thread (1), whereas the thread (1) is sucked in against its spooling direction through a suction nozzle (6) into an extraction system, a loop (14) is subsequently formed, the thread (1) is separated in the area of the loop (14), which discharges a thread end (13) in the extraction port and prepares the other thread end (13?) coming out of the coil (3) for re-attachment, and is subsequently attached to a new thread (1). Upon being extracted by suction, the thread (1) is guided through an eyelet (11) located in the run of the thread of the extraction port (8), the eyelet (11) is, together with the thread (1), moved out of the run of the thread of the extraction port (8), such that the thread (1) forms a loop (14) between the coil (3), the eyelet (11) and the extraction port (8), along with a corresponding device.

Abstract: With a method for operating a spinning machine (1), with a multiple number of work stations (2) arranged next to each other, each work station (2), as a work element (3, 28, 4, 10, 16, 17, 18), features at least one spinning unit (3) with a spinning device (28), one winding device (4) and handling elements (10, 16, 17, 18) of their own work station for spinning back in the thread (F). If the spinning process is interrupted, a thread end (6) on the coil side is provided in a defined receiving position (A) at the work station (2). For spinning back in a thread (F), the thread end (6) on the coil side is cut to length by work elements (3, 28, 4, 10, 16, 17, 18) of the work station (2), in particular the handling elements (10, 16, 17, 18) of their own work station, received from the receiving position (A), prepared for spinning back in and spun in.