Abstract: A multi-spectral imager and the applications of same for the marking and coding of, for example, textiles, linens, garments, documents and packages for high-speed machine identification and sortation. Specific uses include garment and textile rental operations, laundry operations, and the postal and mail sortation of documents and packages. Methods and apparatus are provided to identify items via information encoded within an applied mark, as well as a novel mark reading/decoding scheme. A method is disclosed for printing fluorescent marks on an item, such as a heat-sealable label, to generate a unique identification number or indicia, as well as a reader system for reading applied marks.

Abstract: The bobbin feeding system of the automatic winder comprises a bobbin feedback line from the automatic winder which is branched off into a residual-yarn bobbin conveyor line and an empty-bobbin conveyor line, each conveyor line being joined with each other and connected to the empty-bobbin discharge line, and a bobbin stripper for removing residual yarn from the bobbin which is mounted on the residual-yarn bobbin conveyor line, thereby enabling smooth conveyance of bobbins.

Abstract: A peg tray type carrier for transporting textile yarn tubes has a codable, readable and erasable electronic information carrying device such as a memory chip connected to a transmitting-receiving antenna arranged in the area of the central axis of the peg tray to achieve essentially the same effective contactless transmission interval to a compatible transmitting-receiving antenna of a reading, erasing and encoding device, which may be located for example stationarily along a peg tray transport conveyor, essentially without regard to the rotational disposition of the peg tray about its axis. Inductive, capacitive or electromagnetic forms of contactless coupling are possible for information transmission.

Abstract: In a spinning mill in which a bobbin from a spinning frame is mounted on a bobbin tray and sent to a winder, a package doffed from the winder is loaded on a hanger and then the package is mounted on a package tray, recording media is provided on the bobbin tray, on the hanger and the package tray, respectively. Frame numbers and spindle numbers which are production origin information of bobbins are written on the recording medium so that the production origin information can be controlled and the records can be grasped.

Abstract: A bobbin sorting device including a color sensor for distinguishing trays on which different kinds of bobbins are conveyed, characterized in that a metal plate is attached to each tray having one of different colors, and a detector is provided near the color sensor for detecting the metal plate.

Abstract: A tube transport assembly is provided for individually transporting tubes of the type onto which yarn is wound on a textile machine. The tube transport assembly includes magnetic components for guiding and transporting the tube support members along a transport path by magnetic interaction with ferromagnetic portions of the tube support members. The magnetic components can be configured as electromagnets or as permanent magnets. The transport path includes a junction at which the tube support members can be individually branched onto a branch path and a magnetic component is positioned adjacent the junction for selectively magnetically engaging the tube support members to guide the tube support members along to selected branch paths. A vertical transport component includes magnetically active carrier members mounted on an endless belt and is operable to magnetically engage and carry the tube support members vertically.

Abstract: Methods for identifying textile supports are disclosed, including providing a reference element at a fixed location relative to the longitudinal axis of the textile support, adjusting the reference element to establish a predetermined location for the textile support, and identifying the textile support by determining the location of the reference element with respect to a fixed location relative to the longitudinal axis of the textile support. Apparatus for identifying textile supports are also disclosed, including a fixed sensor at a fixed location spaced from a textile support along its longitudinal axis and a movable reference element at a fixed location relative to the longitudinal axis of the textile support and movable with respect to the fixed sensor so that the textile support can be identified by determining the location of the movable reference element with respect to the fixed sensor.

Abstract: A cop sorting and transporting system for a transporting step from spinning machines to winders in a spinning mill. A tab code representative of a type of a yarn of a cop is set arbitrarily to a tab device provided for each of cop magnazines which are provided for accommodating cops therein in order to selectively determine a destination of the cop magazine. The tab code of the tab device can be changed or reset to allow repetitive use of the tab device, which allows common use of the cop magazines to cope with production of many types of spun yarn by small quantities.

Abstract: A memory chip for storing information relating to an individual textile package and a device for manipulating the package and a chip reading device to access the information stored on the memory chip are provided. The memory chip can be loaded with individual package information such as, for example, the time, date and machine location at which the package was produced and the information can preferably be extinguished from the memory chip for loading of the memory chip with individual information concerning another package. To this end, the memory chip is preferably removably secured to the textile material or the tube of the textile package for subsequent removal for reuse on another package. The manipulating device moves the package and the chip reading device relatively to one another so that the chip reading device enters a reception area of predetermined size and location relative to the memory chip in which it can read, extinguish or supplement the information stored on the memory chip.

Abstract: A system for transporting a wound yarn package is constituted such that transport media for independently transporting packages thereon are fed along a transport line between winders an inspecting station and each has provided thereon a source indicating member on which information of a particular one of the winders or a particular winding unit on which a package which is to be placed on the transport medium has been produced is to be written in order to indicate such information.

Abstract: A device for checking cylindrical bodies, especially the tubes of open-end spinning machines transported along a feed path from a tube container to the distribution mechanism of the tubes on the machine, for example, by means of a chain conveyor with feed blades and with a cyclical intermittent motion. The above includes an auxiliary container for discarded tubes situated over the tube container near the feed path of the feed blades and oriented with its inlet aperture towards the feed path. The arrangement includes a centering device mounted transversely with respect to the feed path of the tubes at the location where the blades of the chain conveyor are cyclically stopped. The centering device is disposed along the axis of the tube which is transported to it. The centering device is provided with a drive for imparting rotary motion to the centered tube.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically removing and collecting in an orderly fashion fully-spun cops from a plurality of textile ring spinning machines wherein each ring spinning machine has a longitudinal conveyor for transporting doffed cops to one machine end and a movable cart is provided for transverse travel between the corresponding machine ends for collection of doffed cops from the machine conveyors. The cart carries a plurality of cop magazines and an associated means for automatically depositing cops into a magazine in a cop receiving position. Means are provided for automatically receiving and delivering doffed cops from the machine conveyors to the cop depositing means and means are further provided for automatically positioning the magazines one-by-one in proper cop receiving position with respect to the cop depositing means.

Abstract: A winding machine having a transporting device for directly supplying to the winding machine bobbins or spun coils from a spinning machine, and for returning ejected tube sleeves to the spinning machine, includes a device for comparing and adjusting a flow of the tube sleeves returned from the winding machine to a requirement for tube sleeves by the spinning machine, the transporting device being connected with a device for holding back ejected tube sleeves which are at least partly wound.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for selecting or sorting tubes for textile machines. Specifically, this method separates tubes which contain yarn residue from those that do not and discharges said residue containing tubes into a special container provided for that purpose. More specifically, the method provides automatic control in the transfer region between a spinning machine and a winding machine in the textile industry.

Abstract: A cop selecting and conveying apparatus for an automatic winder in which winding units are divided into a plurality of winding sections and different kinds of cops carried on carrying mediums are transferred on the conveying passage to each of the winding sections. A indicia is formed in either the carrying medium or the guide member at the side of the conveying passage and a device for discriminating or detecting the discrimination indicia is disposed at a position to corresponding to the indicia.

Abstract: A yarn-conveying system in the route consisting of a fine spinning process, a rewinding process. A first closed loop is provided between a fine spinning machine and a winder for conveying cops or empty bobbins and a second closed loop is formed between the winder and a weaving machine for conveying packages and empty paper spools.

Abstract: A bobbin transporting system includes a spinning bobbin transporting path and an empty bobbin transporting path both provided between a spinning frame and a winder, and a spinning bobbin reservoir path is formed intermittently of the spinning bobbin transporting path between the spinning frame and winder for temporarily reserving thereon all of spinning bobbins on a transport band which have been doffed by the spinning frame.

Abstract: A spinning winder in which a spinning frame and an automatic winder are integrally associated. The spinning winder provides carrier routes comprising routes for transporting a spinning bobbin from the spinning frame to the automatic winder and routes for returning an empty bobbin discharged from the automatic winder to the spinning frame and also provides a passage for an operator between the spinning frame and the automatic winder.

Abstract: A machine for classifying, cleaning and arranging textile tubes, including an intake section for bringing in both clean tubes and tubes containing yarn residue, a classifying section which circulates the tubes so that the clean tubes are separated from the tubes containing yarn residue, a cleaning section for cleaning the yarn residue from the tubes containing the same, and an arranging section for arranging the tubes so that they are properly oriented for packaging.

Abstract: A bobbin conveying system comprising a spinning frame, a winder and a bobbin conveyance line which interconnects the spinning frame and the winder and is laid above bases of the machines.A bobbin is independently erected on a tray and carried on the conveyance line and a transfer device for lifting or lowering the bobbin is disposed in a bobbin transfer position between the spinning frame and the conveying line and also in a bobbin transfer position between the winder and the conveying line.

Abstract: An apparatus for sorting spent tubes as they are carried on an intermittently advancing conveyor with the apparatus having a tube ejecting device that reciprocates along the length of tubes during dwells in conveyor movement and has a tube contacting element that slides along clean surfaces of the tubes without causing ejection but engages any residual windings of yarn on tubes to thereby force the tubes with residual windings to move longitudinally and out off the conveyor. The tube contacting element has a base portion with resilient flat teeth projecting therefrom longitudinally with respect to the tubes and in the direction of tube ejecting movement. The base portion is a flat resilient plate from which the teeth project at an inclination toward the tube surface for resilient biasing thereagainst to facilitate engagement of residual windings thereon and resulting ejection of tubes with yarn windings while allowing clean tubes to remain on the conveyor.

Abstract: A system for delivering and inspecting packages including an apparatus for delivering packages and an inspecting device of packages delivered from the apparatus. The apparatus for delivering packages comprises a first delivering device for receiving packages from a path of their transportation and a second delivering device for receiving the package from the first delivering device and delivering them to the inspecting device. Each of the first and second delivering devices include a package receiving member and a mechanism for changing the package receiving position of the package receiving member in accordance with the kind of the packages.

Abstract: A device for keeping a constant number of bobbin tubes in circulation between at least one spinning machine and at least one winding machine includes a device for circulating bobbin tubes between at least one spinning machine and at least one winding machine, a sorting device for sorting out partially wound bobbin tubes from the circulating device, and a tube input apparatus operatively connected to the sorting device including a tube magazine for introducing empty bobbin tubes into the circulating device in proportion to the number of partially wound bobbin tubes sorted out.

Abstract: A device for sorting and transporting a plurality of different kinds of articles comprises three belt conveyors disposed in adjacent parallel relationship to each other, two of the belt conveyors moving in a direction opposite to each other, guide members for dividing transporting faces of the two oppositely moving belt conveyors into some areas, and a sorting device for identifying and sorting articles transported on the belt conveyor to the respective areas.

Abstract: An article selecting system for sorting and discriminating a plurality of types of articles comprising a branch path provided intermediately of a transport path which transports n-types (n.gtoreq.3) of different articles for sorting articles of the n-types into 2 types of articles and n-2 types of articles, a gauge located at a particular position on a transport path for the 2 types of articles for displacing the articles to two positions in accordance with the 2 types, and an article arrival detecting sensor and an article presence detecting sensor for indicating whether a specific article type in present. In one embodiment, two specific article types are allowed to progress along a selected path due to an overlappig coding feature of such two specific article types, while all other article types are diverted to a different path.

Abstract: A cop selecting and conveying apparatus for an automatic winder is disclosed in which winding units are divided into a plurality of winding sections and different kinds of cops carried on carrying mediums are transferred on the conveying passage to each winding sections. A discrimination indicator is formed in either the carrying medium or the guide member at the side of the conveying passage and a device for discriminating or detecting the discrimination indicator is disposed at a position to corresponding to the indicator.

Abstract: A tube transfer device for transferring usable tubes from a tube feeding device to a tube receiving device includes an elevator advancing tubes in a given transport direction from the tube feeding device to the tube receiving device is steps with pauses between the steps, the elevator having receiver elements for individual tubes, a feeler element movable back and forth transverse to the given transport direction during the pauses, the feeler element passing over usable tubes and pushing unusable tubes out of the receiver elements, and a receiver device adjacent the elevator for receiving the unusable tubes from the receiver elements.

Abstract: An empty bobbin transporting system for a fine spinning winder wherein a spinning frame and a winder are interconnected by way of a spinning bobbin transporting path and an empty bobbin transporting path. An additional transporting path for transporting an empty bobbin fed back from the winder and an empty bobbin stock device for temporarily stocking the empty bobbin transported by the additional transporting path are provided in the spinning frame.

Abstract: A bobbin removing apparatus for an automatic winding system comprising a running belt and a bobbin guide member confronting with the belt, the apparatus being so constructed that a bobbin is tightly caught between the belt and the guide member and removed from a bobbin conveying medium by utilization of the motion of the belt.

Abstract: The apparatus is associated with a spinning or twisting machine and removes individual textile bobbin tubes from a reservoir, such as a container which contains such bobbin tubes. The container has in its lower portion a funnel-shaped structure through which the bobbin tubes move downwardly towards an opening. As is known, there is the danger that the bobbin tubes undesirably form "bridges" and thereby the further delivery of such bobbin tubes is interrupted. Such bridge formation is avoided by providing a break-up rod or bar which is arranged substantially horizontally and parallel to the broad sides of the container, in the interior and in the region above an opening of the container. The break-up rod or bar is supported in the longitudinal sides of the container with play on all sides and in a freely rotatable manner. The thickness of the break-up rod or bar and the thickness of the bobbin tubes are of the same order of magnitude.

Abstract: A device for discriminating and distributing the bobbins, which are discharged from a textile machine such as an automatic winder, in accordance with the quantity of yarns wound on the bobbin and/or the kinds thereof. The device includes sensors, a bobbin chucking means made movable which chucking the bobbin to distribute the bobbin, and guide means for guiding the movement of the chucking means operated in accordance with the instruction of the sensors.

Abstract: A spinning and winding plant includes at least one ring spinning machine, at least one winding machine, at least one first spool conveyor and at least one first tube sleeve conveyor disposed at the ring spinning machine, at least one second spool conveyor and at least one second tube sleeve conveyor disposed at the winding machine, at least one spool transfer station disposed between the first and second spool conveyors, at least one tube sleeve transfer station disposed between the first and second tube sleeve conveyors, a spool storage device with a predetermined number of storage locations at the spool transfer station, a device for emptying the spool storage device in sequence with the requirement for spools at the winding machine, a device for filling a given maximum number of the storage locations with spools supplied by the ring spinning machine, and a device for filling a minimum number of the storage locations with at least partly filled spools ejected and returned from the winding machine.

Abstract: A cop supplying device for feeding a cop to a carrier member which is adapted to convey the cop to an automatic winder. The cop supplying device comprises a storing box for storing a plurality of cops, a cop transporting device for feeding the cops to the cop box, a device for detecting and ejecting wrong cops interposed between the cop box and the transporting device, and a releasing device for releasing the cops from the cop box and fitting the cop on the carrier member.

Abstract: The spinning frame of the invention comprises a passage through which empty bobbins returned by conveyor means provided above the spinning frame are guided towards empty bobbin supply sections associated with automatic bobbin changer annexed to the spinning frame. Halfway in the guide passage are a branch point for branching the guide passage into left and right side sections and a distributer for distributing empty bobbins. Below said branch point and halfway in the left and right side sections are storage sections for storing the empty bobbins in horizontal position.

Abstract: The number of yarn knots while a package is being wound is detected and stored, and compared with a preset number of yarn knots for a single package. When the stored number of yarn knots is greater than the preset number, a signal is produced which is indicative of a defective package. The defective package is sorted out and discharged on a conveyor by a processing unit under the control of the produced signal.

Abstract: A spool separating device for separating spool tubes with a relatively smaller diameter from finished wound spools with a relatively larger diameter, includes a vibratory conveyor with a bottom, an upper end, a sliding surface extended spirally upward along a given spool transport direction from the bottom to the upper end, a wall outwardly bordering the sliding surface, the wall having a slot formed at a given location therein, the slot having a height being greater than the diameter of a spool tube and smaller than the diameter of a finished wound spool and a length being greater than the length of a spool tube, an adjustable wall section in a position bordering the top of the slot determining the height of the slot, the adjustable wall section being resiliently moveable out of the position in the event of spool jamming, and an additional wall section determining the depth of the slot and approaching the bordering wall in the given spool transport direction for guiding the end of a spool tube of a spool whi

Abstract: Cop preparation plant, including a device for locating, drawing off and cutting to length thread ends of a spinning cop, a device disposed down stream of the locating, drawing off and cutting device in travel direction of the cops, for separating spinning cops having thread ends of a substandard length from other spinning cops, and a device disposed down stream of the separating device for retracting the separated cops into another cop separating device connected in series with the cop preparation plant.

Abstract: A spinning machine has a plurality of spinning stations and a transport installation including a conveyor belt for receiving ready spun spinning bodies and for conveying them to a container in a predetermined sequence. A thread sensor scans the spinning stations with respect to thread breaks and supplies corresponding data to an evaluation device. This device has a memory in which the thread break number and thread break standstill time of the individual spinning bodies are stored and expressed on call. These stored values are used to control a sorting device which operates in such a way that the spinning bodies are sorted into different containers according to their thread break number and thread break standstill time. A quality selection of the spinning bodies may, therefore, be made in that, for example, all spinning bodies which are produced without any thread breaks and with the same yarn length are judged as being perfect and may be directly further used.

Abstract: An apparatus for sorting conical bobbin tubes for textile machines with their tip ends located to one side comprises a supply device supplying individual bobbin tubes transversely of their axes along a guide table and between two lateral guide edges. The distance of the lateral guide edges from the guide table is equal to the mean bobbin tube diameter and the mutual distance between which diminishes, seen in the direction of the bobbin tube supply, from a value greater than the bobbin tube length to a value smaller than the bobbin tube length. During their movement in the supply direction the bobbin tubes are forced to move longitudinally in the direction of their tip end, which permits sorting them with their tip end to one side.

Abstract: An apparatus for sorting textile bobbins into groups of empty bobbins and bobbins with residual yarn thereon, utilizing an inclined upwardly moving conveyor belt covered with card clothing for conveying upwardly and discharging therefrom bobbins having residual yarn thereon by engagement of the yarn by the card clothing and for downward sliding discharge therefrom of empty bobbins, and utilizing another inclined conveyor belt to transport and feed bobbins onto the card conveyor. By utilizing a wall extending between the two conveyor belts and providing an opening therein of a predetermined size and shape at the location at which bobbins are fed onto the card belt such that only empty bobbins or bobbins having less than a predetermined amount of yarn thereon can pass therethrough onto the card belt, bobbins can be additionally sorted according to the amount of yarn thereon.

Abstract: The apparatus has two pairs of long driven nip rolls on which bobbins with residual roving are advanced axially in a row with the nip rolls engaging the ends of residual roving and unwinding the roving into a delivery plenum therebelow through which the roving is drawn by suction to the surface of a rotating perforated delivery drum through which the suction is drawn to retain the roving thereon as the drum rotates the roving to a discharge plenum in which a shredding drum shreds the roving for discharge in pieces through a discharge plenum. A perforated baffle plate is mounted closely adjacent the delivery drum to confine suction through the drum and to allow suction to be drawn through the plate into the drum. The perforated baffle plate extends adjacent the shredding drum to confine the roving thereto and for suction to be drawn therethrough to direct the roving to the shredding drum.

Abstract: An arrangement for sorting cops in which the latter are provided with premarked spintubes and are guided past a detection system which registers the presence or absence of detection rings on the premarked spintubes in the form of signals. Cops which do not satisfy a required pattern of marks, are rejected. The spintubes are provided with detection rings of a material which is different from that of the tube itself. The detection rings may also be of a different material thickness than the remainder of the spintube. The detection rings, moreover, may be made of metal, and a magnetic field or a high-frequency signal may be used in conjunction with the detection system. The metal may be in the form of iron, copper or aluminum.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for conveying cops and bobbins for directly connecting a ring frame with a winder wherein one operation to feed those cops which are doffed onto the transport-bands on both the right and left sides of the ring frame to the subsequent process from one end of each of the transport-bands and the other operation to receive bobbins needed for the next doffing onto the transport-band are together simultaneously performed, with these two simultaneous operations being repeated. This invention has no provision of a random stock zone and the substantial function of bobbin stock is given to the transport-band, and the bobbin returned from the winder is adjusted in alignment thereof by the bobbin aligning device and conveyed by the bobbin stock conveyor and dropped onto the transport-band.

Abstract: Device for separating-out inadequately wound coils from coils conveyed individually and serially by an horizontal or inclined conveyor in direction of the longitudinal axis of the coils including means defining at least one coil support surface for the coils disposed at a section of the conveyor, the support surface being formed with at least one sorting opening widening in conveyance direction of the conveyor.