Transport system for transporting textile bobbins to winding stations

摘要

A transport system for transporting textile bobbins to winding stations of a textile winder on individual bobbin tube support members having a reciprocating supply conveyor extending along the winding stations for supplying bobbins on tube support members to the winding stations, a plurality of generally parallel winding station conveyors having entrances at the supply conveyor for receiving tube support members reciprocating on the supply conveyor and a plurality of control members disposed for engagement by tube support members, each control member having a first portion normally disposed in the tube support member path for engagement by tube support members and being displaced by the engagement and a second portion adjacent the winding station conveyor entrance normally disposed out of engagement with the tube support members and being connected at the first portion for movement into a position for engaging tube support members reciprocating on the supply conveyor to guide the tube support members past the winding station conveyors upon the first portion being displaced by a tube support member on the winding station conveyor.