W. Schlafhorst Ag & Company

Reiner Reising

Hans-Werner Schwalm

Karl-Josef Brockmanns

Theo Lembeck

Dietrich Witzler

Rolf Schumacher

A can distribution apparatus includes an assembly forming an endless path interconnecting a plurality of distribution locations for support movement of cans to and between distribution locations and an assembly for simultaneously advancing cans of varying degrees of fullness and readiness to a textile machine. The can distribution locations include a textile machine delivery location, a can return location, a full can supply location, and a can receipt location. The advancement of each can is effected simultaneous with the advancement of the other cans in the endless path independent of whether the can is empty, partially loaded or contains a full load and whether the full load is prepared for delivery or not. A detector detects the sliver fullness of each can on the endless path and signals this information to a control device which controls the distribution of cans to the various can distribution locations. A sliver end preparation device prepares full cans for delivery to a textile machine and a detector detects the presence or absence of an end in a preferred position. The control device prevents the distribution of cans having a full load of unprepared sliver to a textile machine in response to a signal from the detector.

Can distribution apparatus

The present invention provides a manipulator on a sliver can transport carriage which can travel along the spinning positions of a spinning machine to enable the manipulator to take up a leading end of sliver at a defined position on a sliver container and guide the sliver end to a sliver supply location of a spinning position. The manipulator comprises a suction jet on its free end for receiving and holding the leading end of the sliver, an actuation member for engaging and opening the sliver supply location, and a compressed air supply line for blowing the sliver end into the open sliver supply location

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Monchen-Gladbach, Germany

Reiner Reising