Abstract: Airflows A1, A2 of compressed air are generated along a predetermined guiding surface 9, and directed against the yarn layer surface F of a package, causing the yarn end to be retrieved. A high-speed airflow A1 from the compressed air, and an accompanying airflow A2 which is pulled along with the high-speed airflow A1 lift the yarn end E from the yarn layer surface F. The yarn end E can be guided and retrieved with airflow A1, making use of the Coanda effect along the guiding surface 9. Accordingly, a yarn end can be easily and reliably retrieved using a low-capacity compressor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dyed-yarn winding method wherein specified length control operates to wind a specified length of a dyed-yarn y without dyeing specks to a winding package Pw, and then cuts the dyed-yarn to remove a dyed-yarn having dyeing specks and remaining an a dyed-yarn supply package Ps. Since the specified length control prevents that part of a dyed-yarn that has dyeing specks from being wound to a winding package, an operation for removing such a part from the winding package can be omitted.

Abstract: An apparatus for pneumatically aspirating a yarn end from a spinning cop (15) with a suction nozzle (33) whose working position is adjustable has a housing (16) defining a vertical aspirating slit (19) over which a sealing belt (31) is disposed. An air passage (32) is formed in the belt (31) with the suction nozzle (33) fastened on the belt (31) about the passage (32). The belt (31) is selectively displaceable between a sealing position completely closing the aspirating slit (19) in the housing (16) and various aspirating positions wherein the air passage (32) of the belt (31) is in communication with the aspirating slit (19) of the housing (16) to apply suction through the nozzle (33) to initiate an effective, yet gentle loosening of a yarn end (46) from the conical windings (43) or the surface area of a spinning cop (41).

Abstract: A plurality of residual strand removing devices for roving bobbins, which correspond in number to the number of fiber types of residual strand of the roving bobbins, are disposed in a transfer line for transferring the spent roving bobbins from a fine spinning frame to a roving frame. The residual strand removing devices are disposed in series to correspond to the respective fiber types. A control unit is arranged for selectively operating the residual strand removing device corresponding to the detected fiber type of the residual strand of the roving bobbin. The residual strand removing device includes a dust collecting box, a lower suction opening, and an upper exit opening. A lower air passage connects the suction opening and an inlet side of the dust collecting box. An upper air passage connects an outlet side of the dust collecting box and the exit opening.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing a residual roving attached to a roving bobbin to obtain a blank bobbin, including a rotary driving device for rotating the roving bobbin alternately in a forward direction and a reverse direction, and a device for completely removing the residual roving strongly attached to a roving wind assisting cloth provided on the blank bobbin. A suction nozzle for sucking the roving bobbin is moved to a position where a tip of the suction nozzle comes close to the roving wind assisting cloth, so that the residual roving strongly attached to the cloth can be completely removed by the suction nozzle as rotating the roving bobbin.

Abstract: Apparatus for assuring complete stripping of fibers from a bobbin in a bobbin stripping system includes a bobbin stripping station including oscillating water jets, a viewer to view bobbins as they are being stripped at the stripping station and to generate signals representative of a bobbin being stripped. A water jet position sensor generates a signal indicative of whether the position of the water jets is such that the viewer's view of the bobbin is unobscured. An indexing conveyor moves fully stripped bobbins from the stripping station and unstripped bobbins to the bobbin stripping station. A bobbin transport sensor generates a signal when the indexing conveyor is moving a bobbin to or from the bobbin stripping station. A computation device selects pixels of the signals from the viewer, counts a first number of pixels indicative of fibers and a second number of pixels indicative of bobbin.

Abstract: Apparatus for removing waste rovings from bobbins, in which the bobbins are conveyed in contact with a flocked endless belt driven in an opposite direction to the driven direction of the conveyor for the bobbins, the conveyor accommodating bobbins individually, and being provided with an air nozzle for ejecting compressed air against the bobbins, thereby removing fine fibrous waste therefrom.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing residual rovings on roving bobbins in a most efficient manner. A roving bobbin has an annular sticking cloth secured to a portion of the peripheral surface thereof for attaching of a wind-starting end of a roving wound around the roving bobbin. The roving bobbin is rotated in a direction in which the roving is wound around the roving bobbin. A jet of air is directed toward the sticking cloth substantially in a tangential direction thereof in such a manner as to oppose the rotation of the roving bobbin, thereby removing residual portions of the roving attached to the surface of the sticking cloth.

Abstract: A suction element (1) has a slit-like suction nozzle portion (20) extending transversely over a cone from which a loose thread end is to be sucked off. The element includes an airflow chamber 22, located between the suction nozzle portion and a vacuum fitting (8), in which two draw-off rollers (2, 3) are positioned, freely rotatable and driven by the air stream flowing from the nozzle opening through the chamber into the suction fitting. The soft elastic force of the suction airflow is transferred to the rollers and then to the thread or yarn being picked or plucked off so that thread breakage upon sudden changes in pull-off resistance are effectively prevented.

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 baffle plate is mounted closely adjacent the delivery drum to confine suction through the drum and to allow roving to be transported on the delivery drum between the drum and the plate, and extends adjacent the shredding drum to confine the roving thereto. In one embodiment, the baffle plate is perforated to allow suction to be drawn through the plate into the drum and to direct roving to the shredding drum.

Abstract: There is disclosed a nozzle having a pair of rollers arranged at the end over a suction slot. A smooth contact roller of the pair is arranged toward the outside for contacting the surface of a wound thread member rotating against it. The other clamping roller is rotated by contact with the contact roller and spaced back from the wound thread member. The contact roller is movably mounted so that the contact pressure forces it into rolling contact also with the clamping roller. The clamping roller is a multiple worm roller, by which along the contact line of the two rollers there are a series of clamping points which tug at the thread as it is pulled into the nozzle by the suction through spaces separating the clamping points along the length of the rollers. The contact roller may be tapered to a smaller diameter toward the middle, with the clamping roller being correspondingly tapered to a larger diameter toward the middle.

Abstract: A rotating-reel type loom bobbin stripper provides air jets to entrain the waste end of yarn from a bobbin and deliver it to the stripping reels without impinging the jet directly on the yarn bunch. Bow springs automatically apply proper yet readily-releasable tension to the belts feeding the bobbins serially over the reels. A hold-down bar above the row of bobbins being stripped may be lifted readily to clear a jam. Downwardly inclined guide rails deliver bobbins to the feeding belts at an angle causing the bobbins to support themselves by their own heads during delivery and allowing loose waste to be blown down between rails and bobbins by an air jet. The inside walls of the incline rails are relieved to allow any "piece bobbin" which slips into normal position between the rails to travel on freely.