| 摘要 |
<p>A bobbin tube delivery assembly is disclosed for the delivery of bobbin tubes in an axially upright position to a tube donning apparatus servicing a textile machine, wherein a pivotable tube cage having an open side, top and bottom receives tubes one at a time, and pivots to an indexed tube discharge position over one of a plurality of pegs on a moving conveyor; during receipt and pivoting, the cage is closable at the open side and bottom sufficiently to retain a tube therewithin by means of a spring biased gate which at these times overextends the open side, a bottom flange which at these times underlays the open bottom and is attached to the gate; the cage is openable at the tube discharge position upon pivoting thereto by abutment of a "key" flange element attached to the gate with some fixed stationary element such as a flange or bracket fixed to a frame wall, and thereat the tube falls upon a peg passing therebeneath and is carried by the conveyor out through the open side of the cage to the donning apparatus.</p> |
