Bobbin tube delivery means

Claim 2

Bobbin tube delivery means comprising a horizontally movable conveyor having thereon at discretly spaced intervals therealong tube-receiving pegs, a stationary element fixed away from and in proximity to said conveyor, cage and gate means for receiving, retaining therewithin, conveying and discharging therefrom a bobbin tube from a tube receiving position spaced away from said conveyor to a tube discharge position indexed above said conveyor pegs, comprising cage means pivotally mounted adjacent said conveyor for traverse between said tube receiving and discharging positions having an open side formed to permit a bobbin tube to pass laterally therethrough, an open top and an open bottom formed to permit a bobbin tube to pass axially therethrough by gravity, gate means pivotally attached to said cage means and biased to at least partially overextend said open side of said cage means sufficient to laterally retain therewithin a bobbin tube, tube seat means fixed to said gate means and pivotable therewith, underlaying said open bottom of said cage means to at least partially overextend said bottom sufficient to support a bobbin tube within said cage means at said tube receiving position and intermediate there and said tube discharge position, gate key means fixed to said gate means and extending therefrom for engagement with and disengagement with said stationary member for opening said gate means against said bias and said open side of said cage thereby to permit lateral passage of said bobbin tube therethrough at said tube discharge position and for closing said gate means under the said bias so as to overextend said open side of said cage means at other positions thereof, and pivoting means for pivoting said cage and gate means between said tube receiving and said tube discharge positions.

Claim 3

Bobbin tube delivery means as in claim 1, wherein said gate key means is fixed to and extends from a side of said cage means.

Claim 4

Bobbin tube delivery means as in claim 1, wherein said stationary element has an extensibly adjustable member which is engagable and disengable with said key means.

Claim 5

Bobbin tube delivery means as in claim 1, wherein said tube seat means is in the form of a horizontal flange.

Claim 6

Bobbin tube delivery means as in claim 1, wherein said horizontally movable conveyor and said pivoting means are interconnected by an interconnecting means for moving said conveyor and said cage and gate means in concert to position said cage means over one of said pegs at the tube discharge position and to move said cage means therefrom at other times to and away from said tube receiving position.

Claim 7

Bobbin tube delivery means as in claim 2, wherein said gate key means is in the form of a flange.

Claim 8

Bobbin tube delivery means as in claim 4, wherein said horizontal flange is triangular in shape.

Claim 9

Bobbin tube delivery means as in claim 5, wherein said pivoting means contains a rotatable shaft connected to said cage and gate means in spaced relation for pivoting thereabout.

Claim 10

In combination with a bobbin tube apparatus for donning bobbin tubes onto a textile machine, a bobbin tube orienting apparatus for orienting bobbin tubes axially vertical, and means for delivering said tubes in said orientation to said donning apparatus, the improvement comprising said delivery means comprising a horizontally movable conveyor having thereon at discretely spaced intervals therealong tube-receiving pegs, a stationary element fixed away from and in proximity to said conveyor, cage and gate means for receiving, retaining therewithin, conveying and discharging therefrom a bobbin tube received from said orienting apparatus from a position adjacent said apparatus to a tube discharge position indexed above said conveyor pegs, comprising cage means pivotally mounted adjacent said conveyor for traverse between said tube receiving and discharge positions having an open side formed to permit a bobbin tube to pass laterally therethrough, an open top and an open bottom formed to permit a bobbin tube to pass axially therethrough by gravity, gate means pivotally attached to said cage means and biased to at least partially overextend said open side of said cage means sufficient to laterally retain therewithin a bobbin tube, tube seat means fixed to said gate means and pivotable therewith, underlaying said open bottom of said cage means to at least partially overextend said bottom sufficient to support a bobbin tube within said cage means at said tube receiving position and intermediate said receiving position and said tube discharge position, gate key means fixed to said gate means and extending therefrom for engagement with and disengagement from said stationary element for opening said cage and gate means upon said engagement at the tube discharge position to discharge said tube thereat onto one of said pegs and for closing said cage and gate means upon said disengagement at other positions thereof, and pivoting means for pivoting said cage and gate means between said tube receiving and discharge positions.

Claim 11

In combination with a bobbin tube apparatus for donning bobbin tubes onto a textile machine, a bobbin tube orienting apparatus for orienting bobbin tubes axially vertical, and means for delivering said tubes in said orientation to said donning apparatus, the improvement comprising said delivery means comprising a horizontally movable conveyor having thereon at discretely spaced intervals therealong tube-receiving pegs, a stationary element fixed away from and in proximity to said conveyor, cage and gate means for receiving, retaining therewithin, conveying and discharging therefrom a bobbin tube received from said orienting apparatus from a position adjacent said apparatus to a tube discharge position indexed above said conveyor pegs, comprising cage means pivotally mounted adjacent said conveyor for traverse between said tube receiving and discharge positions having an open side formed to permit a bobbin tube to pass laterally therethrough, an open top and an open bottom formed to permit a bobbin tube to pass axially therethrough by gravity, gate means pivotally attached to said cage means and biased to at least partially overextend said open side of said cage means sufficient to laterally retain therewithin a bobbin tube, tube seat means fixed to said gate means and pivotable therewith, underlaying said open bottom of said cage means to at least partially overextend said bottom sufficient to support a bobbin tube within said cage means at said tube receiving position and intermediate said receiving position and said tube discharge position, gate key means fixed to said gate means and extending therefrom for engagement with and disengagement from said stationary element for opening said cage and gate means upon said engagement at the tube discharge position to discharge said tube thereat onto one of said pegs and for closing said cage and gate means upon said disengagement at other positions thereof, and pivoting means for pivoting said cage and gate means between said tube receiving and discharge positions.

Claim 12

The improvement as in claim 9, wherein gate key means is in the form of a flange fixed to and extending from a side of said gate means, said tube seat means is in the form of a horizontal flange which is triangular in shape and said stationary element has an extendibly adjustable member which is engageable and disengageable with said gate key flange.