摘要 |
<p>A package transport system (1) is provided for transferring yarn packages from a textile machine (2) to a transport conveyor (4). Textile machine (2), which is either an open end spinning machine or a winding machine, has conveyor belts (14, 16) for transporting yarn packages from rows of spinning stations or winders to chutes (18, 20), after which they fall by gravity onto transport conveyor (4). A delay mechanism comprising controller (C); sensors (100, 102) connected to controller (C); and switches (110, 115), also connected to controller (C), prevents yarn packages delivered via chutes (18, 20) from colliding. If textile machine (2) is a winding machine, yarn packages traveling from winders to chutes (18, 20) have a sharply angled narrow portion on one side, making them easily susceptible to unwinding and tangling if the angled side is the first to enter chutes (18, 20). In this scenario, a reorienting mechanism can be employed to rotate the yarn packages 180 DEG prior to their entrance into chutes (18, 20).</p> |