Package transferring means for a textile winding machine

摘要

A housing is mounted on a column outwardly of a package conveyor at the rear of the machine. A pair of support arms are connected to gears of a gear assembly in the housing and extend at a downward inclination inwardly toward the machine. One of the arms is mounted above the other arm and is longer so that package supporting rods extending from the ends of the support arms will be substantially parallel in a generally horizontal plane for receipt of packages positioned thereon at the winding station. The housing is vertically movable to lower the support arms for deposit of the package onto the conveyor. The support arms pivot through arcs sufficiently long to clear the rods of the package upon raising of the housing and connected support arms into position for receipt of the next package. A synchronization shaft connects the gear assemblies at the other winding stations for synchronous operation of pivoting of the support arms, and a synchronization belt extends along the machine for synchronized raising and lowering of the housing and support arms at all of the winding stations.