Automatic yarn-package winding machine with take-up spool exchanging device

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR WINDING CROSS-WOUND YARN PACKAGES, COMPRISING WINDING STATIONS WITH RESPECTIVE TAKE-UP SPOOL JOURNALLING MEANS, A SPOOL EXCHANGING DEVICE COMMON TO SAID WINDING STATIONS FOR EXCHANGING COMPLETED SPOOLS FOR EMPTY SPOOL CORES, DRIVE MEANS FOR IMPARTING RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN SAID WINDING STATIONS AND SAID EXCHANGE DEVICE TO PLACE SAID DEVICE IN SPOOL EXCHANGING RELATION TO ONE OF SAID STATIONS AT A TIME, CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SPOOL COMPLETION AND CONNECTED WITH SAID DRIVE AND SAID EXCHANGE DEVICE FOR STOPPING SAID DRIVE AND ACTUATING SAID EXCHANGE DEVICE WHEN A SPOOL IS COMPLETED, A SPOOL COLLECTING SURFACE STRUCTURE HAVING A LAY-OFF AREA AT SAID EXCHANGE DEVICE FOR RECEIVING THE COMPLETED SPOOLS FROM SAID JOURNALLING MEANS, AND AN INTERMITTENTLY OPERATING SPOOL FEED DEVICE ENGAGEABLE WITH A SPOOL ON SAID LAY-OFF AREA AND HAVING A FEED STROKE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DIMENSION OF THE COMPLETED SPOOL IN THE FEED DIRECTION, WHEREBY SAID LAY-OFF AREA IS VACATED BY ACTION OF SAID FEED DEVICE TO RECEIVE ANOTHER SPOOL.