Rieter

Automatic doffing

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Automatic doffing enables labor requirements and doffing times to be drastically reduced. The fully automated Rieter F 35 roving frame performs doffing in less than 2 minutes. This has been made possible by separate actuation of bobbin rail and doffer rail by two independent frequency converters.

The doffing sequence of the  F 35 roving frame is illustrated in Fig. 33.

Fig. 33 – Doffing sequence; 1. – The bobbin rail (1) moves out and at the same time the footboard is set up. – The doffer beam with the empty tubes is lowered between the full bobbins (2).; 2. – The empty bobbin pegs of the doffer beam grasp the full bobbins. (All the bobbin pegs are now occupied). – The doffer beam moves up to reversing position.; 3. – The conveyor belt in the doffer beam moves into intermediate position.; 4. – The doffer beam puts the empty tubes onto the spindles.; 5. – The doffer beam moves into top position with the full bobbins. – The slide moves in and the footboard is lowered at the same time. – The safety zone is free again.; 6. – The bobbin rail (1) is raised to spinning start-up position. – The full bobbins (2) are transported to the transfer station. – The roving frame starts up automatically.