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- the present invention relates to a service unit for a textile machine for producing cheeses, in particular for an open-end rotor spinning machine.
- German Patent Publication DE 44 43 818 A1 discloses a service unit having a series of yarn manipulating elements for grasping and restarting the spinning of a yarn end run up onto a winding bobbin as well as an auxiliary yarn transport device.
- the auxiliary yarn transport device has a yarn supply tube that can be pivoted into various work positions.
- a yarn cutting device is integrated into the yarn supply tube a distance from its mouth.
- the yarn supply tube can be switched in a defined manner either to a compressed-air connection or to a suction-air connection so that an auxiliary yarn is available and removable by the auxiliary yarn transport device.
- a yarn placing device is arranged on the supply tube holder.
- the yarn placing device makes it possible to control the transfer of the yarn produced in the open-end spinning device to a yarn catch device arranged adjacent one of the tube plates of the creel.
- the yarn placing device consists substantially of a pivotably supported yarn guide sheet as well as a yarn retention element.
- the yarn guide sheet comprises a yarn guide element with a yarn guide notch and a yarn placing slot.
- the yarn guide sheet that can be driven via a thrust piston transmission, is supported in its end position from the inside on one of the creel arms.
- the creel is driven somewhat in the “open” direction such that even in the most unfavorable circumstances the empty tube held between the creel arms in rotatable tube plates by friction is insufficiently clamped, so that a relative movement can occur between the tube and the tube plate.
- Such a relative movement between the tube and the tube plate or between the tube and the yarn catch device arranged on the tube plate is extremely undesirable during the yarn transfer.
- the position of the yarn cutting device is disadvantageous in this known device. Therefore, as a consequence of the arrangement of the yarn cutting device inside the yarn supply tube, a relatively large distance to the supply tube mouth and therewith also to the yarn catch devices of the tube plate is given, such that a relatively long yarn end remains after the winding of the yarn start reserve which yarn end can be secured only with great difficulty. Thus, the yarn start reserve is often again destroyed during the winding process.
- German Patent Publication DE 199 17 969 A1 discloses another service unit.
- the service unit of German Patent Publication DE 199 17 969 comprises a pivot arm upon which a yarn supply tube as well as a so-called manipulator with a head element that can be shifted in the direction of the creel are arranged.
- the manipulator acts during the yarn transfer with a device arranged on the head end on a guide sheet arranged in the creel in the “closed” direction and, therewith, reliably prevents a damaging relative movement from being able to occur between the yarn catch device arranged on the tube plate and between the empty tube during the yarn transfer.
- the empty tube is fixed between the tube plates with such a contact force that it is ensured that the yarn catch device arranged on the tube plate rotates in an angularly synchronous manner with the empty tube.
- a device in the form of a yarn guide edge arranged on the head element ensures that the yarn produced in the open-end spinning device is first transferred to a yarn catch device arranged on the tube plate and that the caught yarn is subsequently placed in a defined manner on the empty tube.
- the yarn cutting device is moved up closer to the mouth of the yarn supply tube; however, the yarn cutting device is integrated into the supply tube so that even the previously recognized problems with unsecured yarn ends are not able to be completely eliminated.
- the present invention addresses this problem by providing a service unit for automatically servicing a work station of a textile machine for manufacturing cheeses, wherein the service unit comprises a pneumatic auxiliary yarn supply, a removal device with a pivotably supported yarn supply tube, and a yarn cutting device arranged on a centering and guide sheet in an operating position of the centering and guide sheet adjacent a yarn catch device of a tube plate supported in a freely rotatable manner in a creel of the work station.
- the present invention has the particular advantage that the yarn to be placed on an empty tube held between the tube plates of a creel is separated immediately adjacent to the yarn catch devices of the tube plate. In this manner, a relatively short yarn end is produced that is, for the most part overwound by the yarn start reserve and is securely fixed on the tube.
- the centering and guide sheet carrying the yarn cutting device can be moved by a thrust piston transmission into an operating position immediately adjacent to the tube plate comprising the yarn catch device. In this operating position, the centering and guide sheet extends over a centering shoulder on the creel with a centering slot so that the yarn cutting device is always precisely positioned. Thus, the yarn cutting device is always arranged immediately adjacent to the yarn cutting device of the tube plate.
- the yarn cutting device comprises a hook-shaped main body partially open to the inside.
- a fixed edge comprising a cutting edge having essentially a 45° angle as viewed from the side is integrated into the main body.
- Such a design ensures on the one hand that the yarn produced in the open-end spinning device and still removed at first via the yarn supply tube is drawn over the cutting edge as soon as it has been grasped by the yarn catch device of the tube plate and is cut.
- such an arrangement of the edge ensures that the operating personnel do not inadvertently come in contact with the edge and injure themselves.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of one half of an open-end spinning device with a service unit that automatically services the work stations of the spinning machine.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the yarn manipulating elements of a service unit wherein the auxiliary yarn supply device is in a position such that a yarn that has been restarted to be spun can be placed on an empty tube held in the winding device of a work station.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of the auxiliary yarn supply device and yarn cutting device of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a top view of the yarn cutting device of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5 is a front view of the yarn cutting device of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of one half of a known open-end spinning machine 1 .
- the open-end spinning machine generally comprises a plurality of similar work stations 2 , each of which is provided with a spinning device 3 and a winding device 4 .
- Sliver 6 placed in a spinning can 5 is spun in spinning device 3 to yarn 7 .
- the yarn 7 is subsequently wound on winding device 4 to a cheese 8 .
- winding device 4 comprises a creel 9 for rotatably holding a tube 10 .
- the winding device 4 also comprises winding drum 11 for driving tube 10 and cheese 8 .
- Open-end spinning machines 1 that are usually designed in two rows, often comprise a bobbin transport device 12 between the work-station rows, via which device 12 the finished cheeses 8 are removed.
- a service unit 16 referred to as a spinning-start carriage, is arranged on or on top of spinning machine 1 such that it can travel on guide rails 13 , 14 and support rails 15 .
- Drive assembly 17 of service unit 16 comprises rollers 18 and support wheels 19 .
- the supply of service unit 16 with electric energy occurs via a drag chain or, as indicated in FIG. 1, via sliding contact device 20 .
- Such a service unit 16 patrols along work stations 2 of open-end spinning machine 1 and intervenes automatically when there is a need for action at one of work stations 2 .
- a need for action is present, for example, when a yarn break has occurred at one of work stations 2 or when a cheese has reached its prescribed diameter at one of the work stations and must be replaced by an empty tube 10 .
- service unit 16 runs to the respective work station 2 , assumes a position thereat and as in the case of a “normal” yarn break searches for the torn yarn end run up on the circumferential surface of cheese 8 with its yarn search nozzle 21 . After a cleaning of spinning device 3 , the yarn end that has been prepared in the interim is spun again in the spinning device onto a yarn ring rotating there.
- FIG. 2 shows a service unit 16 with the most important yarn manipulating elements necessary for carrying out the previously cited instances of operation.
- service unit 16 comprises, among other things, pivotably supported yarn search nozzle 21 whose suction slot can be placed on the outer circumference of cheese 8 and can take up torn yarn ends.
- ejection and drive arm 22 with drive roller 23 arranged on one end is present.
- service unit 16 is equipped, as is known, with a yarn catch sheet 25 , a yarn drawing-in device 26 , a yarn supplier 27 with supplier pincers 28 and yarn separating device 29 as well as with a controllable yarn withdrawal device comprising a drivable withdrawal roller 30 as well as of pivotably arranged pressure roller 31 .
- a creel opener 32 , pressure lever 33 and auxiliary yarn supply and removal device 34 are built as further operating elements into service unit 16 .
- Auxiliary yarn supply and removal device 34 comprises, for example, tube system 35 connected via flexible connection element 36 , such as a hose, to supply tube 37 that can be pivoted into various positions.
- Supply tube 37 is fixed for its part to pivot arm 38 supported such that it can be pivoted in a defined manner about pivot axis 39 .
- Tube system 35 into which auxiliary yarn 45 withdrawn from storage bobbin 44 can be fed, comprises in its entrance area a suction-air connection 40 that can be switched on in a defined manner via valve 41 and comprises compressed-air connection 46 that can be controlled via valve 47 . Moreover, a first yarn separating device 42 can be arranged in the upper area of tube system 35 .
- thrust piston transmission 48 is fixed on pivot arm 38 , to the piston rod 49 of which transmission a centering and guide sheet 50 is fixed to the end which sheet 50 comprises yarn cutting device 51 of the present invention.
- FIGS. 3 to 5 show yarn cutting device 51 of the present invention in detail.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the front part of a creel arm of creel 9 . It shows yarn supply tube 37 and centering and guide sheet 50 carrying yarn cutting device 51 .
- the creel arm comprises centering shoulder 55 on its end.
- tube plate 52 is rotatably supported on the creel arm in such a manner that it can rotate freely about axis of rotation 60 .
- This tube plate is provided on its outer circumference with yarn catch device 53 .
- Empty tube 10 is clamped in, as is customary, between shown tube plate 52 and a corresponding, opposite tube plate of a second creel arm (not shown).
- main body 56 is designed in a hook-like manner, that is, main body 56 is partially open downwards.
- Edge 57 is fixed inside the opening of the main body, cutting edge 58 of which edge 57 runs, as shown, at essentially an angle of 45°.
- FIG. 5 shows that centering and guide sheet 50 also comprises yarn guide slot 59 in addition to centering slot 54 .
- Yarn 7 guided in yarn guide slot 59 is guided in such a manner for creating a yarn start reserve by laterally shifting centering and guide sheet 50 that the yarn end cut by yarn cutting device 51 is overwound and as a result is fixed on tube 10 .
- service unit 16 runs to the respective work station 2 , assumes a position thereat and replaces the full cheese 8 with an empty tube 10 . Service unit 16 then restarts the spinning of spinning device 3 of the respective work station 2 .
- process supply tube 37 of pivot arm 38 carrying auxiliary yarn supply device 34 is standing on suction nozzle 21 in a rear position (not shown).
- the mouth of supply tube 37 is standing in such a manner in the area of the suction intake slot of suction nozzle 21 that an auxiliary yarn 45 supplied via auxiliary yarn supply device and exiting out of the mouth of supply tube 37 can be immediately grasped by suction nozzle 21 .
- Pivot arm 38 is thereupon pivoted into its front position indicated in FIG. 2.
- a yarn strand (not shown) is produced that is grasped, as is known by one skilled in the art, by the previously described yarn manipulating elements of service unit 16 .
- the yarn is subsequently prepared, as is customary, and spun in open-end spinning device 3 on a yarn ring rotating there.
- Yarn 7 produced in open-end spinning device 3 is at first removed by suction, following auxiliary yarn 45 , via yarn supply tube 37 .
- the mouth of yarn supply tube 37 is standing at this time in the area of creel 9 . That is, the mouth of yarn supply tube 37 is positioned offset somewhat above axis of rotation 60 of the creel.
- Yarn 7 is brought into the area of yarn catch device 53 arranged on tube plate 52 of creel 9 by actuating thrust piston transmission 48 arranged on pivot arm 38 and actuating centering and guide sheet 50 arranged on piston rod 49 of thrust piston transmission 48 and is grasped by said device 53 .
- Yarn catch device 53 rotating in direction R subsequently ensures that yarn 7 caught in yarn catch device 53 slides over cutting edge 58 of yarn cutting device 51 and is cut at that time.
- a thrust piston transmission (not shown) arranged parallel to axis of rotation 60 assures a lateral shifting of centering and guide sheet 50 , that had been slightly raised previously, and as a consequence the creation of a yarn start reserve (not shown). That is, yarn 7 guided in yarn guide slot 59 of centering and guide sheet 50 is wound under lateral displacement in such a manner onto empty tube 10 that the yarn start reserve produced overwinds the yarn end and as a result secures it on tube 10 .
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Abstract
A service unit for the automatic servicing of work stations of a textile machine for manufacturing cheeses, in particular for an open-end rotor spinning machine. The service unit comprises a pneumatic auxiliary yarn supply and removal device with a pivotably supported yarn supply tube and a yarn cutting device.
The yarn cutting device is arranged on a centering and guide sheet in such a manner that it is positioned in the operating position of the centering and guide sheet adjacent the yarn catch device of a tube plate supported in a freely rotatable manner in a creel of the respective work station.
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- This application claims the benefit of German Patent Application DE 10141046.8, filed Aug. 22, 2001, herein incorporated by reference.
- The present invention relates to a service unit for a textile machine for producing cheeses, in particular for an open-end rotor spinning machine.
- Service units are known in the textile industry and have been successfully used in various forms for many years.
- For example, German
Patent Publication DE 44 43 818 A1 discloses a service unit having a series of yarn manipulating elements for grasping and restarting the spinning of a yarn end run up onto a winding bobbin as well as an auxiliary yarn transport device. The auxiliary yarn transport device has a yarn supply tube that can be pivoted into various work positions. A yarn cutting device is integrated into the yarn supply tube a distance from its mouth. The yarn supply tube can be switched in a defined manner either to a compressed-air connection or to a suction-air connection so that an auxiliary yarn is available and removable by the auxiliary yarn transport device. - Moreover, a yarn placing device is arranged on the supply tube holder. The yarn placing device makes it possible to control the transfer of the yarn produced in the open-end spinning device to a yarn catch device arranged adjacent one of the tube plates of the creel. The yarn placing device consists substantially of a pivotably supported yarn guide sheet as well as a yarn retention element. The yarn guide sheet comprises a yarn guide element with a yarn guide notch and a yarn placing slot.
- The yarn guide sheet, that can be driven via a thrust piston transmission, is supported in its end position from the inside on one of the creel arms. As a result of this support, the creel is driven somewhat in the “open” direction such that even in the most unfavorable circumstances the empty tube held between the creel arms in rotatable tube plates by friction is insufficiently clamped, so that a relative movement can occur between the tube and the tube plate. Such a relative movement between the tube and the tube plate or between the tube and the yarn catch device arranged on the tube plate is extremely undesirable during the yarn transfer.
- Moreover, the position of the yarn cutting device is disadvantageous in this known device. Therefore, as a consequence of the arrangement of the yarn cutting device inside the yarn supply tube, a relatively large distance to the supply tube mouth and therewith also to the yarn catch devices of the tube plate is given, such that a relatively long yarn end remains after the winding of the yarn start reserve which yarn end can be secured only with great difficulty. Thus, the yarn start reserve is often again destroyed during the winding process.
- Moreover, German Patent Publication DE 199 17 969 A1 discloses another service unit. The service unit of German Patent Publication DE 199 17 969 comprises a pivot arm upon which a yarn supply tube as well as a so-called manipulator with a head element that can be shifted in the direction of the creel are arranged. The manipulator acts during the yarn transfer with a device arranged on the head end on a guide sheet arranged in the creel in the “closed” direction and, therewith, reliably prevents a damaging relative movement from being able to occur between the yarn catch device arranged on the tube plate and between the empty tube during the yarn transfer. Therefore, the empty tube is fixed between the tube plates with such a contact force that it is ensured that the yarn catch device arranged on the tube plate rotates in an angularly synchronous manner with the empty tube. Moreover, a device in the form of a yarn guide edge arranged on the head element ensures that the yarn produced in the open-end spinning device is first transferred to a yarn catch device arranged on the tube plate and that the caught yarn is subsequently placed in a defined manner on the empty tube.
- In this service unit, the yarn cutting device is moved up closer to the mouth of the yarn supply tube; however, the yarn cutting device is integrated into the supply tube so that even the previously recognized problems with unsecured yarn ends are not able to be completely eliminated.
- It is accordingly an object of the present invention to improve the known service units such that a yarn produced in the open-end spinning device is placed on an empty tube held in the creel in an unobjectionable manner and such that reliable fixing of the yarn end is ensured.
- Accordingly, the present invention addresses this problem by providing a service unit for automatically servicing a work station of a textile machine for manufacturing cheeses, wherein the the service unit comprises a pneumatic auxiliary yarn supply, a removal device with a pivotably supported yarn supply tube, and a yarn cutting device arranged on a centering and guide sheet in an operating position of the centering and guide sheet adjacent a yarn catch device of a tube plate supported in a freely rotatable manner in a creel of the work station.
- The present invention has the particular advantage that the yarn to be placed on an empty tube held between the tube plates of a creel is separated immediately adjacent to the yarn catch devices of the tube plate. In this manner, a relatively short yarn end is produced that is, for the most part overwound by the yarn start reserve and is securely fixed on the tube.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, the centering and guide sheet carrying the yarn cutting device can be moved by a thrust piston transmission into an operating position immediately adjacent to the tube plate comprising the yarn catch device. In this operating position, the centering and guide sheet extends over a centering shoulder on the creel with a centering slot so that the yarn cutting device is always precisely positioned. Thus, the yarn cutting device is always arranged immediately adjacent to the yarn cutting device of the tube plate.
- In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the yarn cutting device comprises a hook-shaped main body partially open to the inside. A fixed edge comprising a cutting edge having essentially a 45° angle as viewed from the side is integrated into the main body.
- Such a design ensures on the one hand that the yarn produced in the open-end spinning device and still removed at first via the yarn supply tube is drawn over the cutting edge as soon as it has been grasped by the yarn catch device of the tube plate and is cut. On the other hand, such an arrangement of the edge ensures that the operating personnel do not inadvertently come in contact with the edge and injure themselves.
- Further details of the present invention can be gathered from a non-limiting exemplary embodiment presented in the following description with reference made to the drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of one half of an open-end spinning device with a service unit that automatically services the work stations of the spinning machine.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the yarn manipulating elements of a service unit wherein the auxiliary yarn supply device is in a position such that a yarn that has been restarted to be spun can be placed on an empty tube held in the winding device of a work station.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of the auxiliary yarn supply device and yarn cutting device of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a top view of the yarn cutting device of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5 is a front view of the yarn cutting device of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of one half of a known open-
end spinning machine 1. The open-end spinning machine generally comprises a plurality ofsimilar work stations 2, each of which is provided with aspinning device 3 and awinding device 4.Sliver 6 placed in a spinning can 5 is spun inspinning device 3 toyarn 7. Theyarn 7 is subsequently wound on windingdevice 4 to acheese 8. As indicated in the figures,winding device 4 comprises acreel 9 for rotatably holding atube 10. Thewinding device 4 also compriseswinding drum 11 fordriving tube 10 andcheese 8. Open-end spinning machines 1, that are usually designed in two rows, often comprise abobbin transport device 12 between the work-station rows, via whichdevice 12 the finishedcheeses 8 are removed. - A
service unit 16, referred to as a spinning-start carriage, is arranged on or on top ofspinning machine 1 such that it can travel onguide rails rails 15.Drive assembly 17 ofservice unit 16 comprisesrollers 18 andsupport wheels 19. The supply ofservice unit 16 with electric energy occurs via a drag chain or, as indicated in FIG. 1, via slidingcontact device 20. Such aservice unit 16 patrols alongwork stations 2 of open-end spinning machine 1 and intervenes automatically when there is a need for action at one ofwork stations 2. - A need for action is present, for example, when a yarn break has occurred at one of
work stations 2 or when a cheese has reached its prescribed diameter at one of the work stations and must be replaced by anempty tube 10. - In such an instance,
service unit 16 runs to therespective work station 2, assumes a position thereat and as in the case of a “normal” yarn break searches for the torn yarn end run up on the circumferential surface ofcheese 8 with itsyarn search nozzle 21. After a cleaning ofspinning device 3, the yarn end that has been prepared in the interim is spun again in the spinning device onto a yarn ring rotating there. - As set forth below, the operating process becomes somewhat more difficult if a
full cheese 8 must first be replaced with anempty tube 10 and a spinning start subsequently begun again. - FIG. 2 shows a
service unit 16 with the most important yarn manipulating elements necessary for carrying out the previously cited instances of operation. As has already been indicated previously,service unit 16 comprises, among other things, pivotably supportedyarn search nozzle 21 whose suction slot can be placed on the outer circumference ofcheese 8 and can take up torn yarn ends. Moreover, ejection anddrive arm 22 withdrive roller 23 arranged on one end is present. In addition,service unit 16 is equipped, as is known, with ayarn catch sheet 25, a yarn drawing-indevice 26, ayarn supplier 27 withsupplier pincers 28 andyarn separating device 29 as well as with a controllable yarn withdrawal device comprising adrivable withdrawal roller 30 as well as of pivotably arrangedpressure roller 31. Acreel opener 32,pressure lever 33 and auxiliary yarn supply andremoval device 34 are built as further operating elements intoservice unit 16. - Auxiliary yarn supply and
removal device 34 comprises, for example,tube system 35 connected viaflexible connection element 36, such as a hose, to supplytube 37 that can be pivoted into various positions.Supply tube 37 is fixed for its part to pivotarm 38 supported such that it can be pivoted in a defined manner aboutpivot axis 39. -
Tube system 35, into whichauxiliary yarn 45 withdrawn fromstorage bobbin 44 can be fed, comprises in its entrance area a suction-air connection 40 that can be switched on in a defined manner viavalve 41 and comprises compressed-air connection 46 that can be controlled viavalve 47. Moreover, a firstyarn separating device 42 can be arranged in the upper area oftube system 35. - In addition, thrust
piston transmission 48 is fixed onpivot arm 38, to thepiston rod 49 of which transmission a centering and guidesheet 50 is fixed to the end whichsheet 50 comprisesyarn cutting device 51 of the present invention. - FIGS.3 to 5 show
yarn cutting device 51 of the present invention in detail. - FIG. 3 is a side view of the front part of a creel arm of
creel 9. It showsyarn supply tube 37 and centering and guidesheet 50 carryingyarn cutting device 51. The creel arm comprises centeringshoulder 55 on its end. In addition,tube plate 52 is rotatably supported on the creel arm in such a manner that it can rotate freely about axis ofrotation 60. This tube plate is provided on its outer circumference withyarn catch device 53.Empty tube 10 is clamped in, as is customary, between showntube plate 52 and a corresponding, opposite tube plate of a second creel arm (not shown). - As FIG. 3 shows,
main body 56 is designed in a hook-like manner, that is,main body 56 is partially open downwards.Edge 57 is fixed inside the opening of the main body, cuttingedge 58 of whichedge 57 runs, as shown, at essentially an angle of 45°. - FIG. 5 shows that centering and guide
sheet 50 also comprisesyarn guide slot 59 in addition to centeringslot 54.Yarn 7 guided inyarn guide slot 59 is guided in such a manner for creating a yarn start reserve by laterally shifting centering and guidesheet 50 that the yarn end cut byyarn cutting device 51 is overwound and as a result is fixed ontube 10. - When a
cheese 8 has attained its prescribed diameter,service unit 16 runs to therespective work station 2, assumes a position thereat and replaces thefull cheese 8 with anempty tube 10.Service unit 16 then restarts the spinning of spinningdevice 3 of therespective work station 2. - At the beginning of the spinning start,
process supply tube 37 ofpivot arm 38 carrying auxiliaryyarn supply device 34 is standing onsuction nozzle 21 in a rear position (not shown). The mouth ofsupply tube 37 is standing in such a manner in the area of the suction intake slot ofsuction nozzle 21 that anauxiliary yarn 45 supplied via auxiliary yarn supply device and exiting out of the mouth ofsupply tube 37 can be immediately grasped bysuction nozzle 21.Pivot arm 38 is thereupon pivoted into its front position indicated in FIG. 2. A yarn strand (not shown) is produced that is grasped, as is known by one skilled in the art, by the previously described yarn manipulating elements ofservice unit 16. The yarn is subsequently prepared, as is customary, and spun in open-end spinning device 3 on a yarn ring rotating there. -
Yarn 7 produced in open-end spinning device 3 is at first removed by suction, followingauxiliary yarn 45, viayarn supply tube 37. The mouth ofyarn supply tube 37 is standing at this time in the area ofcreel 9. That is, the mouth ofyarn supply tube 37 is positioned offset somewhat above axis ofrotation 60 of the creel. -
Yarn 7 is brought into the area ofyarn catch device 53 arranged ontube plate 52 ofcreel 9 by actuatingthrust piston transmission 48 arranged onpivot arm 38 and actuating centering and guidesheet 50 arranged onpiston rod 49 ofthrust piston transmission 48 and is grasped by saiddevice 53.Yarn catch device 53 rotating in direction R subsequently ensures thatyarn 7 caught inyarn catch device 53 slides over cuttingedge 58 ofyarn cutting device 51 and is cut at that time. - While the cut free yarn end is removed by suction and disposed of by
yarn supply tube 37, a thrust piston transmission (not shown) arranged parallel to axis ofrotation 60 assures a lateral shifting of centering and guidesheet 50, that had been slightly raised previously, and as a consequence the creation of a yarn start reserve (not shown). That is,yarn 7 guided inyarn guide slot 59 of centering and guidesheet 50 is wound under lateral displacement in such a manner ontoempty tube 10 that the yarn start reserve produced overwinds the yarn end and as a result secures it ontube 10. - It will therefore be readily understood by those persons skilled in the art that the present invention is susceptible of broad utility and application. Many embodiments and adaptations of the present invention other than those herein described, as well as many variations, modifications and equivalent arrangements, will be apparent from or reasonably suggested by the present invention and the foregoing description thereof, without departing from the substance or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, while the present invention has been described herein in detail in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that this disclosure is only illustrative and exemplary of the present invention and is made merely for purposes of providing a full and enabling disclosure of the invention. The foregoing disclosure is not intended or to be construed to limit the present invention or otherwise to exclude any such other embodiments, adaptations, variations, modifications and equivalent arrangements, the present invention being limited only by the claims appended hereto and the equivalents thereof.
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1. A service unit for automatically servicing a work station of a textile machine for manufacturing cheeses, the service unit comprising:
a pneumatic auxiliary yarn supply,
a removal device with a pivotably supported yarn supply tube, and
a yarn cutting device arranged on a centering and guide sheet in an operating position of the centering and guide sheet adjacent a yarn catch device of a tube plate supported in a freely rotatable manner in a creel of the work station.
2. The service unit according to claim 1 , wherein the centering and guide sheet is movable by a thrust piston transmission into the operating position, in which a centering slot of the centering and guide sheet corresponds with a centering shoulder on the creel and precisely positions the yarn cutting device.
3. The service unit according to claim 1 , wherein the yarn cutting device comprises a hook-shaped, partially open main body with an integrated fixed edge.
4. The service unit according to claim 3 , wherein the fixed edge has a cutting edge at essentially a 45° angle from a side view and facing the middle of the main body.
5. The service unit according to claim 1 , wherein the centering and guide sheet carrying the yarn cutting device has a yarn guide slot adjacent to a centering slot.
6. The service unit according to claim 1 , wherein the textile machine is an open-end rotor spinning machine.
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