Apparatus for conveying weft-bobbins to the automatic bobbin-change of a mechanical loom

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR REMOVING WEFT-BOBBINS FROM A SUPPLY MAGAZINE AND ADAPTED TO TRANSFER THE REMOVED BOBBINS TO AN AUTOMATIC BOBBIN-CHANGE, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING: A MAGAZINE FOR BOBBINS HAVING BOTTOM WALL MEANS AND UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS; SAID BOTTOM WALL MEANS BEING INCLINED TO CAUSE ALL OF SAID BOBBINS IN SAID MAGAZINE TO ROLL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAVITY TOWARD ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS; SAID MAGAZINE HAVING AN OPEN TOP THROUGH WHICH BOBBINS CAN BE SELECTIVELY REMOVED; GRIPPER MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ABOVE SAID MAGAZINE; SUPPORTING MEANS DISPOSED ABOVE SAID MAGAZINE FOR MOUNTING SAID GRIPPER MEANS; SAID SUPPORTING MEANS HAVING OPPOSED FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS; SAID GRIPPER MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID SUPPORTING MEANS FIRST END PORTION; GUIDE MEANS INCLINED AT THE SAME ANGLE AS SAID MAGAZINE BOTTOM WALL MEANS AND HENCE BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION THERETO; SLIDABLE MEANS MOVABLE ALONG SAID GUIDE MEANS; SAID SUPPORTING MEANS SECOND END PORTION BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SLIDABLE MEANS; AND OPERATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORTING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF TO PIVOT SAID SECOND END PORTION AND TO MOVE SAID SLIDABLE MEANS ALONG SAID GUIDE MEANS; SAID SUPPORTING MEANS MOVEMENT IMPARTING LINEAR MOVEMENT TO SAID GRIPPER MEANS, SAID LINEAR MOVEMENT BEING PARALLEL TO SAID ONE MAGAZINE SIDE WALL; SAID GRIPPER MEANS THUS BEING OPERTIVE TO ENTER SAID MAGAZINE THROUGH ITS OPEN TOP TO ENGAGE AND REMOVE BOBBINS FROM WITHIN SAID MAGAZINE.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR REMOVING WEFT-BOBBINS FROM A SUPPLY MAGAZINE AND ADAPTED TO TRANSFER THE REMOVED BOBBINS TO AN AUTOMATIC BOBBIN-CHANGE, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING: A MAGAZINE FOR BOBBINS HAVING BOTTOM WALL MEANS AND UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS; SAID BOTTOM WALL MEANS BEING INCLINED TO CAUSE ALL OF SAID BOBBINS IN SAID MAGAZINE TO ROLL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAVITY TOWARD ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS; SAID MAGAZINE HAVING AN OPEN TOP THROUGH WHICH BOBBINS CAN BE SELECTIVELY REMOVED; GRIPPER MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ABOVE SAID MAGAZINE; SUPPORTING MEANS DISPOSED ABOVE SAID MAGAZINE FOR MOUNTING SAID GRIPPER MEANS; SAID SUPPORTING MEANS HAVING OPPOSED FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS; SAID GRIPPER MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID SUPPORTING MEANS FIRST END PORTION; GUIDE MEANS INCLINED AT THE SAME ANGLE AS SAID MAGAZINE BOTTOM WALL MEANS AND HENCE BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION THERETO; SLIDABLE MEANS MOVABLE ALONG SAID GUIDE MEANS; SAID SUPPORTING MEANS SECOND END PORTION BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SLIDABLE MEANS; AND OPERATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORTING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF TO PIVOT SAID SECOND END PORTION AND TO MOVE SAID SLIDABLE MEANS ALONG SAID GUIDE MEANS; SAID SUPPORTING MEANS MOVEMENT IMPARTING LINEAR MOVEMENT TO SAID GRIPPER MEANS, SAID LINEAR MOVEMENT BEING PARALLEL TO SAID ONE MAGAZINE SIDE WALL; SAID GRIPPER MEANS THUS BEING OPERTIVE TO ENTER SAID MAGAZINE THROUGH ITS OPEN TOP TO ENGAGE AND REMOVE BOBBINS FROM WITHIN SAID MAGAZINE.