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EP 0330690 B1 19921021 - PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR STEAMING CROSS-WOUND BOBBINS

Title (en)

PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR STEAMING CROSS-WOUND BOBBINS

Publication

EP 0330690 B1 19921021 (DE)

Application

EP 88907243 A 19880824

Priority

DE 3728930 A 19870829
DE 3734519 A 19871013

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO8902002A1] Cross-wound bobbins can be moistened automatically by steaming during their transit from manufacture to packaging. After removal from the cross bobbin winder, the bobbins are fitted with steam-permeable perforated tubes (12) and stacked in bobbin columns on a pallet base (1). As each pallet is filled, the tube cavities of all bobbin columns are connected to a steam feed pipe. During steaming, all the columns grouped on the pallet base can be axially compressed.

IPC 1-7

D06B 23/04

IPC 8 full level

D06B 5/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06B 5/16 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 8902002 A1 19890309; EP 0330690 A1 19890906; EP 0330690 B1 19921021

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 8800515 W 19880824; EP 88907243 A 19880824