SPINNING MILL OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAVING COMMON DRIVE FOR CLEANER AND BOBBIN CARRIERS

摘要

A spinning mill installation including an overhead conveyor system having rails for feeding and removing bobbins to and from at least one creel-less spinning machine. To provide the function of the absent creels, an array of rail elements is positioned above each spinning machine, the rail elements having detent mechanisms defining the locations of the bobbin stations, are provided in the overhead conveyor system. A cleaning device moves along an overhead rail and is provided with a driving device which also drives the bobbin carriers.