Traveler changing method and traveler changing apparatus for carrying out the same

摘要

A traveler changing method and an apparatus for carrying out the same capable of automatic traveler changing operation for labor saving. The traveler changing method comprises steps of positioning a traveler at a predetermined position on a ring by turning a bobbin in the normal direction with a roller, drawing portions of a yarn extending through the traveler to the ring, removing the traveler positioned at the predetermined position by a traveler removing device, and putting a new traveler on the ring at a position on the ring where the yarn is contiguous with the ring.