阅读说明：本技术 用于在纺织机工位产生接纱连接的方法以及纺织机工位 (Method for producing a piecing connection at a textile machine station and textile machine station ) 是由 M·伊丁 M·蒙德 于 2020-03-19 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及用于在纺织机工位上产生上纱与下纱的接纱连接的方法以及相应的纺织机工位。为了提供用于在纺织机工位上产生上纱与下纱的接纱连接的方法以及相应的纺织机工位以保证保持不变的高接纱质量和接纱连接的可靠可再现性,在此尤其防止在接纱连接期间的张力中断,规定了本发明的方法作为方法步骤首先包括将至少上纱和或许还有下纱供给接纱单元以及在接纱前借助纱线张力传感器测量至少待连接的上纱的纱线张力,其中随后完成测量纱线张力与预定极限值的比较,在这里,当高出极限值时完成上纱张力的减小、尤其用于减小上纱张力的至少一个措施,以及最后当测量纱线张力低于预定极限值时在接纱单元哪种进行下纱和上纱的纱线端头的连接。(The invention relates to a method for producing a joint connection of an upper thread to a lower thread at a textile machine station and to a corresponding textile machine station. In order to provide a method for producing a piecing connection of an upper thread to a lower thread at a textile machine station and a corresponding textile machine station in order to ensure a high piecing quality which remains unchanged and a reliable reproducibility of the piecing connection, in particular to prevent tension interruptions during the piecing connection, the method according to the invention comprises, as method steps, firstly supplying at least the upper thread and possibly also the lower thread to a piecing unit and measuring the thread tension of at least the upper thread to be pieced together before piecing together by means of a thread tension sensor, wherein subsequently a comparison of the measured thread tension with a predetermined limit value is carried out, wherein, when the limit value is exceeded, at least one measure for reducing the upper thread tension is carried out, and, finally, when the measured thread tension is below the predetermined limit value, at which thread end of the lower thread and the upper thread is pieced together at the piecing unit.)

1. A method for producing a piecing connection between a top thread (2) and a bottom thread (3) at a workstation (1) of a textile machine, comprising the following steps:

-supplying at least the upper yarn (2) to a yarn splicing unit (4),

-measuring the yarn tension of at least the upper yarn (2) to be joined by means of a yarn tension sensor (5) before the splicing,

-comparing the measured yarn tension with a predetermined limit value, wherein the reduction of the upper yarn tension is accomplished when said limit value is exceeded, and

-connecting the yarn end of the lower yarn (3) and the yarn end of the upper yarn (2) in the piecing unit (4) when the measured yarn tension is below the limit value.

2. Method for producing a piecing connection according to claim 1, characterized in that the supply of the upper thread (2) to the piecing unit (4) is effected by means of a suction nozzle (6) which is subjected to underpressure and which can be pivoted between a suction position (a) in which the loose upper thread end is sucked and a supply position (Z) in which the loose upper thread end is supplied to the piecing unit (4).

3. Method for producing a piecing connection according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the suction nozzle (6) grips the loose upper yarn end in the region of a crosswound bobbin (7) for winding the yarn at the suction position (a) for supplying the upper yarn (2) to the piecing unit (4), wherein the suction nozzle (6) withdraws the upper yarn (2) from the crosswound bobbin (7) rotating in the unwinding direction.

4. The method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the loose upper thread end is inserted directly into the thread splicing prism of the thread splicing unit (4) by a pivotable suction nozzle (6) when supplying the upper thread (2) to the thread splicing unit (4).

5. Method for producing a joint connection according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the measurement of the yarn tension of the upper yarn (2) is carried out during the insertion of the upper yarn (2) into the joint unit (4).

6. Method for producing a piecing connection according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, for measuring the yarn tension, the upper yarn (2) is placed on a measuring eye of the yarn tension sensor (5).

7. Method for producing a piecing connection according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one measurement of the yarn tension of the upper yarn (2) to be pieced is also carried out during the piecing unit (4) in which the yarn end of the lower yarn (3) and the yarn end of the upper yarn (2) are pieced together, wherein the reduction of the upper yarn tension is also carried out if a limit value is exceeded during piecing.

8. Method for producing a piecing connection according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reduction in the upper yarn tension is carried out in such a way that the supply of the upper yarn (2) and/or the connection of the lower yarn (3) to the upper yarn (2) is interrupted and subsequently restarted.

9. Method for producing a piecing connection according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the event of interruption of the supply of the upper yarn (2) and/or in the event of interruption of the connection of the lower yarn (3) to the upper yarn (2), the upper yarn (2) is cut off in order to reduce the upper yarn tension and the now-produced slack end of the upper yarn (2) is sucked up again.

10. Method for producing a yarn joint according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reduction of the upper yarn tension is carried out in such a way that the cross-wound bobbin (7) with the upper yarn (2) is rotated in the unwinding direction until the upper yarn tension is sufficiently reduced.

11. Method for producing a piecing connection according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reduction of the upper yarn tension is carried out in such a way that the speed of the nipper tube (17) during the insertion of the yarn course is reduced and/or that the nipper tube (17) performs a brief withdrawal from the yarn course before the piecing process begins.

12. Method for producing a piecing connection according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the supply of the upper thread (2) takes place by means of the pivotable suction nozzle (6) only when the upper thread (2) is detected by means of a thread sensor arranged in the region of the suction nozzle (6).

13. Method for producing a spliced connection according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the limit value for the upper yarn tension can be set by input possibilities or calculated from the average value of previous cycles.

14. A workstation (1) of a textile machine, having:

-a splicing unit (4) for connecting the lower yarn (3) with the upper yarn (2),

-a lower yarn supply (8) and an upper yarn supply (9) to the piecing unit (4), wherein,

-a yarn tension sensor (5) is provided at the upper yarn supply (9) to thereby measure the yarn tension of the upper yarn (2) to be joined before the splicing, and

-a control unit (18) for comparing the measured yarn tension with a predetermined limit value, wherein the reduction of the upper yarn tension is accomplished by the control unit (18) when the limit value is exceeded.

15. A winding machine having at least one station (1) according to claim 14.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a method for producing a joint connection of an upper thread and a lower thread at a workstation of a textile machine, to a corresponding workstation of a textile machine and to a winding machine having at least one corresponding workstation.

Background

Various designs of methods for connecting two yarn ends, in particular by means of a joint, have been disclosed from the prior art. For example, in winding machines in which the thread is rewound from a plurality of smaller feed bobbins to a large package cross-wound bobbin, it is necessary here to connect the already wound thread, i.e. the upper thread, to the thread from the new feed bobbin, i.e. the lower thread, a plurality of times. However, the prior art methods do not lead in all cases to a reliable and error-free connection of the two yarn ends, which usually results in immediate breakage of the connecting yarn and at the same time in the yarn ends having to be searched and connected again. In addition, poor-quality yarn connections also occur, which do not result in immediate yarn breakage during winding, but rather only in yarn breakage during subsequent processing, for example during weaving or stitching with yarns.

DE102009024037a1 discloses a method for eliminating yarn interruptions at a station of a winding machine for rewinding a yarn from an unwinding bobbin into a winding bobbin. The winding machine has a yarn connecting mechanism arranged outside the conventional yarn running direction, preferably a yarn connecting mechanism for connecting the upper yarn of the winding bobbin and the lower yarn of the unwinding bobbin, a lower yarn holding device arranged in the conventional yarn running direction, and a swingable suction nozzle subjected to negative pressure for holding the upper yarn and conveying the yarn end of the upper yarn to the lower part of the yarn connecting mechanism, wherein the lower yarn holding device fixes the lower yarn above the yarn connecting mechanism when the yarn is broken, and the suction nozzle and the yarn moving rod move the upper yarn and the lower yarn into the yarn connecting mechanism while swinging the suction nozzle downwards. However, in this method, there is also a regular occurrence of a faulty connection of the two yarn ends and, accordingly, a yarn break at the connection point immediately or subsequently.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a method for producing a piecing connection of an upper thread and a lower thread at a textile machine station and a corresponding textile machine station for ensuring a high piecing quality that remains unchanged and a reliable reproducibility of the piecing connection, in particular in order to prevent tension interruptions during the piecing connection.

The method according to the invention for producing a piecing connection of an upper thread to a lower thread at a workstation of a textile machine comprises as method steps firstly the co-supply of at least an upper thread and optionally also a lower thread to a piecing unit and the measurement of the thread tension of at least the upper thread to be pieced together by means of a thread tension sensor before piecing. The measured yarn tension is then compared with a predetermined limit value, wherein a reduction of the upper yarn tension, in particular at least one measure for reducing the upper yarn tension, is carried out above the limit value. Finally, the connection of the yarn ends of the lower and upper yarns is carried out in the yarn joining unit when the measured yarn tension is below a predetermined limit value.

The inventive workstation of a textile machine, in particular a winding machine, has a yarn joining unit for connecting a lower yarn to an upper yarn, and a lower yarn supply and an upper yarn supply to the yarn joining unit, wherein a yarn tension sensor is arranged at the upper yarn supply such that the yarn tension of the upper yarn to be joined can be or is to be measured before the yarn joining. Finally, the station comprises a control unit for comparing the measured yarn tension with a predetermined limit value, wherein the control unit performs a reduction of the upper yarn tension or initiates at least one upper yarn tension reduction measure when the limit value is exceeded.

The inventive winding machine has at least one inventive station and preferably a plurality of inventive stations, wherein all inventive stations are particularly preferably of identical design.

The inventors of the present invention have recognized that, as a result, poor splicing quality and unreliable connection of the two yarn ends occur, so that the yarn tensions of the upper and lower yarns are no longer the same when inserted into the splicing unit. In particular, the tension of the upper thread of the thread-splicing prism inserted into the thread-splicing unit, particularly preferably inserted into the thread-splicing unit by means of the suction nozzle, changes significantly at this time, thus resulting in an insufficient thread-splicing effect. The exact reason for the high upper yarn tension is various here, where, for example, the yarn may become entangled with other yarns, in particular loose yarn sections, in the suction channel or a yarn snagging on the cross-wound bobbin occurs. The different yarn tensions then lead to differences in quality at the joint, which may ultimately lead to tension interruptions during the splicing process. The yarn end under tension is then usually retroreflected to the crosswound bobbin in such a way that it falls on the lateral surface of the crosswound bobbin and causes yarn feeding defects, since the yarn end cannot be found there by means of an automatic yarn search and in particular by means of a suction nozzle.

The invention overcomes the disadvantages in a simple manner, in which, by means of a yarn tension measurement of the upper yarn, a connection at an excessively high upper yarn tension can in principle be avoided, so that even a weakened joint connection with a reduced quality is not produced at all, and accordingly no problems are subsequently caused, in particular during the winding process and/or the subsequent yarn processing.

The method according to the invention is provided for producing a connection of two yarn ends, in particular by splicing, or for eliminating yarn interruptions or yarn cracks. The inventive station has a yarn joining unit for this purpose, which can in principle be of any desired design and have any other function.

The two ends of the yarns to be connected to each other are the ends of the upper and lower yarns. The lower yarn is a yarn or yarn segment which advances in the yarn running direction of the station to the yarn joining unit. Accordingly, the feed of the thread or thread portions extends in the direction of the thread running in the station from the thread-joining unit, in particular to or on the cross-wound bobbin. In the case of a connecting thread which is formed as the sole thread as a result of the connection of the lower thread to the upper thread, the entire thread can be divided up into a lower thread section upstream of the joining unit in the thread direction and an upper thread section downstream of the joining unit in the thread direction, wherein the lower thread then becomes the upper thread at the joining unit in the case of a thread which moves along the thread direction.

The textile machine can in principle be any machine for producing and/or processing at least one, preferably simultaneously, plurality of threads. Preferably, at least a part of the textile machine, and particularly preferably the entire textile machine, is provided with a rewinding for the yarn, in particular from one or more feed bobbins or spinning bobbins to a single large package cross-wound bobbin. It is particularly preferred that each station has a winding device, and it is more particularly preferred that each station of the textile machine, and in particular the winding machine, has a winding device.

The winding device is basically a device which is provided for producing a yarn package from individual threads. The winding device can be a separate component and in particular a separate machine. Preferably, however, the winding device is part of a textile or spinning machine, in particular a rotor spinning machine. It is also preferred that the winding device is one of a plurality of stations, in particular one of a plurality of identical stations, of a textile machine which produces bobbins, in particular cross-wound bobbins. Particularly preferably, the winding device is a station of an automatic winding machine, in particular an otto-kana winding machine. The winding device or the stations each having a winding device are preferably also equipped with a thread take-off sensor, a thread tensioner, a clearer with a thread cutting mechanism, a thread tension sensor, a thread catching nozzle and/or a waxing device, respectively.

In the textile machine, the piecing unit is preferably arranged outside the normal yarn run, so that the uninterrupted yarn does not contact the piecing unit and/or the yarn ends to be joined must be fed to the piecing unit to effect the joining. The supply of at least the upper yarn and preferably also the lower yarn can be carried out in any way first, wherein the supply is preferably supported by an air flow or underpressure and particularly preferably carried out by an air flow and in particular underpressure. For this purpose, the feed is carried out by means of a corresponding yarn supply, i.e. by an upper yarn supply for the upper yarn and/or by a lower yarn supply for the lower yarn. The lower or upper yarn supply can be designed as a component or assembly and only guides the lower or upper yarn partially or completely. Alternatively, the thread supply can, however, also be completely or at least partially a functional unit, i.e. the part of the station through which the respective thread section passes. The yarn can thus also run locally through the free space and/or without being surrounded by other components of the textile machine.

According to the invention, at least one yarn tension measurement of the upper yarn to be joined is carried out at least before the yarn splicing, preferably also at least once, particularly preferably periodically and more particularly preferably continuously during the yarn splicing. It is also possible to envisage a yarn tension measurement of the lower yarn, which then particularly preferably takes place in correspondence with the yarn tension measurement of the upper yarn. The upper thread tension is measured by means of a thread tension sensor, which is arranged on or in the area of the upper thread supply and/or is arranged such that the thread tension of the upper thread inserted or to be inserted into the piecing unit can be measured, preferably without the connecting thread contacting the thread tension sensor. In this case, the thread tension sensor is also preferably arranged above or behind the piecing unit, in particular along the thread run of the thread to be wound, so that the upper thread can be measured by means of the thread tension sensor. The yarn tension sensor can in principle be any sensor which is capable of measuring the yarn tension directly or indirectly along the direction of the yarn.

According to the invention, after at least one measurement of the yarn tension, a comparison of the measured yarn tension with a predetermined limit value is carried out, wherein the limit value may be different and/or adapted for different yarns, in particular different materials, yarn thicknesses and/or yarn production types. The comparison is preferably carried out in a control unit which, when a limit value is exceeded, effects a reduction in the upper thread tension or initiates such a measure. The upper yarn tension reduction can be carried out in any way or even in that the upper yarn end fed to the yarn splicing unit is released or broken and a new supply of the upper yarn end is carried out, wherein then the yarn tension is particularly preferably measured again.

According to the invention, the connection of the yarn ends of the lower and upper yarns in the piecing unit is only carried out when the measured yarn tension is below a limit value, which means that the measured yarn tension must already be below a predetermined limit value at least at or before the start of the piecing process, wherein preferably also during the piecing process the measured yarn tension of the upper yarn must also be below the predetermined limit value.

In an advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention for producing a piecing connection, the feeding of the upper yarn to the piecing unit takes place by means of a suction nozzle which is subjected to an underpressure, the suction nozzle preferably being pivotable between a suction position for sucking the loose upper yarn end and a feed position for feeding the loose upper yarn end to the piecing unit, as a result of which a reliable supply of the yarn end to the piecing unit can be achieved and the yarn tension of the upper yarn, which is supplied at least at times by the underpressure, can also be easily controlled or adjusted. At this time, the suction position is preferably located above the supply position in the yarn running direction. It is also preferred that the suction nozzle is pivoted about a single axis for supplying the upper yarn end to the yarn splicing unit.

A particularly advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention for producing a piecing connection provides that the suction nozzle, for the purpose of feeding the upper thread to the piecing unit, grips the loose upper thread end in the region of the cross-wound bobbin for winding the thread in the suction position, wherein the suction nozzle preferably withdraws the upper thread from the cross-wound bobbin rotating in the unwinding direction, as a result of which a further reduction in the tension of the upper thread can be achieved in a very simple manner. The rotation of the cross-wound bobbin in the unwinding direction can be effected not only by negative pressure of the suction nozzle acting on the upper thread but also by active driving of the cross-wound bobbin. It is also preferred that the suction nozzle extends over the entire width of the crosswound bobbin and/or is also pivotable along the width of the crosswound bobbin, so that the upper thread can be reliably gripped and sucked from any position of the crosswound bobbin in a simple manner.

According to a preferred development of the method according to the invention for producing a piecing connection, the loose upper thread end is inserted directly into the piecing unit by a pivotable suction nozzle during the feeding of the upper thread to the piecing unit. It is also preferred that the piecing unit has a piecing prism into which the upper yarn end is inserted by the suction nozzle, as a result of which a very simple and rapid yarn feed is possible and the upper yarn section occurring at this time is sucked away and removed in a very simple manner by breaking or cutting off the loose upper yarn end while reducing the yarn tension.

More particularly, it is preferred that the yarn feeding tension measurement is carried out during the insertion of the yarn feeding into the yarn splicing unit, in particular by means of a pivotable suction nozzle, and/or at the supply position of the suction nozzle, as a result of which an identification of an excessively high yarn tension can be carried out very quickly and at the same time immediately after the gripping and supply of the yarn feeding end and accordingly also immediately before the yarn splicing operation, as a result of which faulty yarn splicing connections are avoided in any case.

A further, more particularly preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention for producing a piecing connection provides that the upper thread is placed or guided for the thread tension measurement, in particular by means of a pivotable suction nozzle and/or in a supply position of the suction nozzle, onto a measuring eye of a thread tension sensor, as a result of which the thread tension measurement can be carried out in a simple and convincing manner. Preferably, the upper thread is guided into the measuring eyelet immediately before or during the insertion of the upper thread into the thread-splicing prism of the thread-splicing unit by means of the pivotable suction nozzle. The measuring eye is preferably arranged directly between the yarn splicing unit and the cross-wound bobbin in the yarn direction. At the same time, however, the measuring eyelet is particularly preferably arranged in the working position outside the yarn run of the unbroken yarn in order to achieve a smooth winding onto the cross-wound bobbin.

In addition, according to a more particularly advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention for producing a piecing connection, it is provided that during the joining of the yarn ends of the lower and upper yarn in the piecing unit, a measurement of the yarn tension of at least the upper yarn to be pieced is also carried out, wherein preferably a reduction of the upper yarn tension is also carried out at a higher limit value during the joining, as a result of which incorrect joining of the yarn ends, which is caused by an excessively high yarn tension occurring during the piecing process, can be very effectively avoided in a simple manner. The measurement during the joining process is preferably carried out continuously, but in principle it is also possible to carry out the measurement and/or the periodic measurement only at predetermined points in the course of the piecing process. More particularly preferably, the corresponding monitoring of the thread tension is also carried out simultaneously.

In principle, the reduction of the yarn tension can be carried out in any way by one or more of any measures. In particular, several measures can be used in succession or simultaneously. In particular, measures are conceivable which change the yarn length, which change the position of the yarn joining unit or the distance of the yarn joining unit from the cross-wound bobbin and/or which correspondingly adjust the speed of the method or of some method steps to be carried out.

In one of the possible measures, the upper yarn tension reduction is carried out in such a way that the feeding of the upper yarn and/or the connection of the lower yarn to the upper yarn, in particular by means of the suction nozzle, is interrupted and preferably subsequently restarted. After the interruption of the connection, it is preferable to discard and particularly preferable to first cut at least partially connected portions of the lower yarn and/or the upper yarn. More particularly preferably, the upper thread is cut off in particular between the suction nozzle and the cross-wound bobbin and the loose upper thread end produced in this case is sucked up again. The cutting is preferably carried out by means of a cutting unit or a thread cutting unit which follows the thread direction of the piecing unit and/or is arranged between the piecing unit and the cross-wound bobbin. Particularly preferably, the cutting unit or the yarn cutting unit is arranged in the region of a nozzle guard provided on the nozzle. If a portion of the yarn is cut, the cut yarn portion is preferably discarded or sucked away.

Another possible measure for reducing the winding tension provides that the cross-wound bobbin with the winding is rotated in the winding direction until the winding tension is sufficiently reduced. In this case, the thread tension is preferably measured continuously during the unwinding of the upper thread from the cross-wound bobbin, so that the unwinding and thus the thread tension can be controlled or regulated accordingly, in particular by means of a control unit. In this case, it is particularly preferred to rotate the motor-driven or pneumatically driven device for receiving the cross-wound bobbins in a controllable manner counter to the winding direction or in the unwinding direction.

Another upper yarn tension reduction measure may be to reduce the speed of the nipper bobbin when it is inserted into the yarn run and/or to retract the yarn run out of the yarn run before the yarn splicing process is started. By reducing the speed of the nipper bobbin during the insertion into the yarn course, the nipper bobbin slowly places the yarn under tension and, in particular, the bobbin with the corresponding yarn unwinds for a longer time and at the same time lengthens the yarn with reduced tension. The yarn tension is also reduced by swinging the nipper tubes away from the yarn direction. Within the scope of the invention, both measures can be taken individually or in combination with one another.

In order to also prevent the suction nozzle from pivoting from the suction position to the supply position in the open position or at least without the uncontrollable catching of the upper yarn end, which would lead to a faulty yarn splicing at least in the case of an uncontrollable catching of the upper yarn end, a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention for producing a yarn splicing connection provides that the feeding of the upper yarn by means of the pivotable suction nozzle is only carried out if the upper yarn or the upper yarn end is detected by means of an upper yarn sensor located in the area of the suction nozzle. In this case, the yarn feeding sensor can be arranged not only directly in the region adjacent to the yarn end receiving opening, but also in any position along the yarn feeding device. Particularly preferably, the search for the thread end by means of the suction nozzle is carried out until it is found and is detected by the thread sensor.

The limit value for the thread tension, in particular the upper thread tension, can in principle be set or determined at will, wherein it can either be set by an input option or can be calculated from the average value of previous cycles.

Drawings

Embodiments of the workstation of the invention and of the method for connecting a lower yarn end with an upper yarn end realized therein are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic side view of a winder station.

List of reference numerals

1 station of a winding machine

2 yarn feeding

3 removing the yarn

4 yarn connecting unit

5 yarn tension sensor

6 suction nozzle

7 Cross-wound bobbin

8 lower yarn supply mechanism

9 yarn feeding mechanism

10 feeding bobbin

11 supply unit

12 yarn cutting device

13 yarn cleaner

14 waxing device

15 yarn tensioner

16 yarn feeding sensor

17 pincers bobbin

18 control unit

A suction position

Z supply position

Detailed Description

A station 1 of a winding machine, as schematically shown in fig. 1, is provided for rewinding a yarn from a plurality of smaller feed bobbins 10 into a large package of cross-wound bobbins 7. Since a much shorter yarn is always wound on the feed bobbin 10 than is required for the cross-wound bobbin 7, several rewinds of the yarn are required. The yarn portion from the feed bobbin 10 is referred to as the lower yarn 3 and the yarn portion already wound onto the cross-wound bobbin 7 is referred to as the upper yarn 2.

The winding machine is an automatic cross-winding or Ottonna winder, wherein the winding machine has a plurality of identical stations 1 arranged next to one another. The feed bobbin 10 is a spinning bobbin produced by a spinning machine, in particular a ring spinning machine or a rotor spinning machine, which is automatically fed to several stations 1 of a winding machine by means of a supply unit 11.

In order to be able to connect the two ends of the upper thread 2 and the lower thread 3, a thread splicing unit 4 is provided at the station 1. The piecing unit 4 here comprises an air-flowing yarn splicing device with a piecing prism for producing the piecing connection. In addition, the piecing unit 4 is arranged outside the thread run of the intact thread to be wound but not connected.

In order to feed the upper thread 2 when the thread breaks or the feed bobbin 10 is empty, a suction nozzle 6 is pivotably arranged between a suction position a and a feed position Z at a station 1 of the winding device. In the suction position a, the suction nozzle 6 can pick up the upper thread 2 or the end of the upper thread which falls onto the crosswound bobbin 7. Subsequently, the suction nozzle 6 is pivoted into the feed position Z, in which the upper thread 2 is guided into the thread joining unit 4, in particular after the thread is detected as being taken into the suction nozzle 6 by means of a thread feeding sensor arranged in the region of the suction nozzle 6. The suction nozzle 6 is preferably biased towards the suction position a by means of a spring element so that the suction nozzle 6 alone enters this position. In the suction position a, the suction opening of the suction nozzle 6 is located in the surface region of the cross-wound bobbin 7 in such a way that the loose upper yarn end can be reliably sucked for this purpose.

The upper thread 2 is guided between the cross-wound bobbin 7 and the thread splicing unit 4 into an upper thread supply 9, wherein the thread tension sensor 5 is arranged in the working position 1 in such a way that, when the loose upper thread end is supplied to the thread splicing unit 4 by means of the pivotable suction nozzle 6, the upper thread 2 simultaneously enters the measuring eye of the thread tension sensor 5, so that the tension or tension of the upper thread 2 can thereby be continuously measured before and during the thread splicing process by means of the thread splicing unit 4.

In addition, a thread cutting device 12, a clearer 13 and a waxing device 14 are arranged in the region of the upper thread supply 9 and at the same time in particular also in the thread run of the adjoining threads.

Between the feed bobbin 10 and the yarn joining unit 4, the lower yarn 3 is guided into a lower yarn supply 8, which comprises a yarn tensioner 15, a lower yarn sensor 16 and a yarn nipper tube 17 inserted into the yarn course in the yarn course of the joining yarn. The nipper tube 17 is here pivotably mounted and can be subjected to a negative pressure in order to be able to feed the end of the lower thread 3 into the region of the receiving unit 4. In addition, the yarn tension can be changed by means of the nipper tube 17, in particular by pivoting the nipper tube 17, during the connection of the upper yarn 2 and the lower yarn 3 in the yarn joining unit 4.

The workstation 1 of the winding machine is also provided with a control unit 18, which is connected via a machine bus not only to the central control unit but also to the control device of the service unit.

In order to connect the upper thread 2 to the lower thread 3, the thread of the upper thread 2 is initially taken from the crosswound bobbin 7 by means of a pivotable suction nozzle 6, which can be subjected to a negative pressure and from which the crosswound bobbin 7 rotating in the unwinding direction unwinds and sucks the upper thread 2. After detecting the upper yarn 2 in the suction nozzle 6 by means of the upper yarn sensor, the suction nozzle 6 rotates downward from the suction position a to the supply position Z and inserts the upper yarn 2 into the yarn splicing prism of the yarn splicing unit 4. The upper thread 2 is simultaneously placed on a measuring eye of a thread tension sensor 5, which is located above the thread splicing unit 4 in the thread run. By means of the thread tension sensor 5, the thread tension of the upper thread 2 can now be measured during the insertion process.

If it is then determined that the thread tension is above a predetermined limit value, the following measures are directly initiated, which result in the thread tension falling back again into the limit. Alternatively, the splicing process can also be interrupted and cause the yarn to be gripped again by the suction nozzle 6 at the suction position a.

This measure can be, for example, a reduction in the speed at which the nipper bobbin 17 is inserted into the yarn course, a pivoting of the nipper bobbin away from the yarn course or a slight further rotation of the cross-wound bobbin 7 in the unwinding direction. For this purpose, it is advantageous to actively drive the cross-wound bobbin 7 in a controllable manner, in particular by means of a drive device (not shown) with a controllable rotational speed, which can also be designed as an electronically commutated direct current motor and at the same time be flange-connected to the creel or integrated directly into the creel.