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(11) | EP 2 738 126 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Bobbin accommodating device and automatic winder |
| (57) A bobbin accommodating device 40 adapted to accommodate yarn absent bobbins B discharged
from a winding unit 10 includes introduction ports 671, 672 into which the yarn absent
bobbins B are introduced, a holding section 61 adapted to temporarily hold the yarn
absent bobbins B introduced through the introduction ports 671, 672 while maintaining
a uniform orientation of end portions thereof and, in a case the amount of the held
yarn absent bobbins B has reached a prescribed amount, to discharge the held yarn
absent bobbins B, and an accommodating section 71 adapted to allocate to a plurality
of compartments and accommodate the yarn absent bobbins B discharged from the holding
section 61. The holding section 61 includes an allocating and discharging mechanism
81 adapted to allocate the held yarn absent bobbins B to each of the compartments
of the accommodating section 71.
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