Gripping device for tubes or the like, for apparatus for automatically replacing these in textile machines

摘要

The gripping device comprises at least one gripper which can be inserted into the tube and is formed from two elements which are mobile axially one in the other and are provided with frusto-conical ends which cooperate in such a manner that the axial movement of the inner element causes the outer element to expand and to engage under pressure with the tube for the purpose of its replacement. Two friction discs supported in an axially mobile manner are associated with the gripper and are subjected to the action of a spring in order to press a lower support element of the discs against the tube in order to retain it and allow exact keying of the tube on to the rotary drive element. The device is particularly suitable for cops.