Yarn winding apparatus

Claim 1

In an apparatus for winding yarn onto first and second bobbins carried on a bobbin supporting roll to form first and second yarn packages, the improvement comprising an improved doffing mechanism for at least partially removing the yarn packages from the roll, said doffing mechanism comprising a. package contacting arm positioned transversely of the roll; b. a carriage supporting the arm. c. carriage supporting means parallel to the roll; d. drive means operatively associated with the carriage to move the carriage along the carriage supporting means, between an initial position and first and second doffing positions, wherein said first and second doffing positions correspond to the carriage positions associated with doffing said first and second bobbins respectively; and e. first control means for sequentially stopping the carriage at first and second doffing positions and returning the carriage to the initial position, said first control means including first and second control elements for sequentially controlling the movement of the carriage between the initial position and the first and second doffing positions, said first control element initiating movement between the initial position and the first doffing position and stopping movement of the carriage when the carriage reaches the first doffing position and thereafter initiating movement between the first and second doffing positions, said second control element stopping movement of the carriage when the carriage reaches the second doffing position and then returning the carriage to its initial position.