(19)
(11) EP 1 972 589 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/41

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/39

(21) Application number: 08004413.4

(22) Date of filing: 10.03.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 67/06(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 23.03.2007 JP 2007076273

(71) Applicant: Murata Machinery, Ltd.
Kyoto 601 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Nakagawa, Takashi
    Fushimi-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto (JP)

(74) Representative: Liedl, Christine et al
c/o Hansmann & Vogeser, Albert-Rosshaupter-Strasse 65
81369 München
81369 München (DE)

   


(54) Yarn package supply apparatus


(57) The present invention provides a yarn package supply apparatus including a compactly configured yarn end cutting device that allows a yarn end to be reliably processed using only a small number of cutters. The yarn package supply apparatus 1 includes a parts feeder conveyor 2, a parts feeder 3 that aligns and supplies a plurality of yarn packages P dropped from the parts feeder conveyor 2, and a yarn end cutting device 4 that cuts a yarn end Q extending from each of the yarn packages dropped into the parts feeder 3 so as to straddle between the parts feeder conveyor 2 and the parts feeder 3. The yarn end cutting device 4 includes a yarn end cutting section 21 having a cutter 20 that cuts the yarn end Q, a linear guide 22 that guides the yarn end cutting section 21 along a single track R extending along a width direction of the parts feeder conveyor 2, and a rodless cylinder 23 that drives the yarn end cutting section 21 guided by the linear guide 22 so that the yarn end cutting section 21 reciprocates along the single track R (Fig. 1).







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