The invention relates to a traversing thread guide for causing a thread to traverse at a workstation of a textile machine that produces cross-wound packages, comprising a base carrier, which can be arranged on a traversing rod, and a thread-guiding element, which is arranged on the base carrier and which has two wall portions, which are arranged at a distance from each other and delimit a thread insertion slot and a thread-guiding channel.

A textile machine for producing cross-wound packages, the machine being equipped with a plurality of workstations arranged next to one another on both longitudinal sides of the machine and having a cross-wound package transport apparatus. The cross-wound package transport apparatus has a first transport device, arranged between the two rows of workstations for conveying cross-wound packages, and a handling apparatus for moving cross-wound packages from the first transport device to the second transport device. The handling apparatus is arranged between the end regions of the first transport device.

A system can comprise a plurality of containers that are coupled together as a movable unit. A plurality of container-feeding assemblies can be configured to simultaneously deliver respective yarns into respective containers of the plurality of containers. A header can be selectively attachable to a tufting machine, the header having a longitudinal axis. A retainer can be configured to extend across the header along the longitudinal axis to secure the respective yarns in respective positions relative to each other along the longitudinal axis.

A skein measuring and dispensing tool including an oblongated base having a substantially centrally positioned axle channel; left and right travel slots within the oblongated base, the left and right travel slots respectively extending leftwardly and rightwardly from the axle channel; left and right spindles slidably mounted upon the oblongated base, the left and right spindles being adapted for respective movement along the left and right travel slots; left and right series of graduations, the left series' graduations being arrayed leftwardly from the axle channel and the right series' being arrayed rightwardly from the axle channel; and left and right pointers respectively connected to the left and right spindles, the pointers being positioned for, upon the movements of the left and right spindles along the left and right travel slots, successively aligning with graduations among the left and right series of graduations.

The invention relates to a vibration-damping apparatus (18) for a winding device (4) of a textile machine (1), which textile machine produces cross-wound packages (5), the vibration-damping apparatus being provided for reducing the vibrations that occur at the pivotably mounted package cradle (8) during the winding operation of the textile machine (1).

According to the invention, in order to obtain a vibration-damping apparatus which is unproblematic both with regard to safety and with regard to contamination and which also always ensures a vibrationally relatively stable state of the package cradle, the vibration damper is in the form of a friction damper (20) having friction forces of different intensity depending on the working direction, the friction forces acting as the cross-wound package (5) lifts off during the winding operation being greater than the friction forces acting during the return of the cross-wound package (5).

The invention relates to an electromagnetic drive for a cutting device of a textile machine for severing a thread, to a cutting device having an electromagnetic drive, and to a yarn clearer having a cutting device. In order to provide an electromagnetic drive for a cutting device of a textile machine for severing a thread, the electromagnetic drive enabling particularly efficient, fast and/or precise operation of a cutting device having a cutting blade with large cutting force and also preferably enabling a particularly long uninterrupted and maintenance-free operating time, it is provided that: —the piston is partly guided in a core tube contained by the solenoid, the core tube being formed by the component which is stationary relative to the piston, and the axial air gap extending between the end face of the piston and an end face of the core tube, which end face is formed by the counter face; and/or—the piston is at least partly hollow; and/or—the piston is operatively connected to a returning element for returning the piston after the piston has been moved out of the rest position, the returning element having a progressive and, in particular, non-linear spring characteristic curve; and/or—the piston is surrounded by a solenoid core, which is stationary relative to the piston and which either is produced by powder injection moulding and/or is made from a soft ferrite or is made from a plurality of layers of an electrical steel sheet, more particularly from a non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet.

The present invention relates to a yarn clearer for a workstation of a textile machine with a cutting device for clearing out defects from a yarn, as well as a cutting device for a yarn clearer which is configured to be arranged on a workstation of a textile machine, with a cutting knife with a cutting edge adjustable between a rest position and a cutting position, and an anvil arranged on an anvil carrier in an operating position in which a stop surface of the anvil interacts with the cutting edge of the cutting knife in the cutting position. In order to provide a yarn clearer with a cutting device as well as a cutting device with a cutting knife and an anvil, which is characterised by a long service life, there is provision for the anvil to have at least two stop surfaces which are configured to be arranged on the anvil carrier in the operating position and is adjustably arranged on the anvil carrier for the selection of the stop surface which is configured to be brought into an active connection with the cutting edge.

The present invention relates to a thread guide element for a yarn monitoring and/or yarn processing unit as well as to a yarn clearer for a workstation of a textile machine with at least one thread guide element.

The present invention relates to a yarn clearer for a workstation of a textile machine with a cutting device for clearing out defects from a yarn as well as a cutting device for a yarn clearer which can be arranged at a workstation of a textile machine, with a housing body having a housing basic body, a housing cover which covers the housing basic body at least in sections and together with the housing basic body delimits a housing interior and a first housing opening and a cutting device with a cutting medium carrier having a cutting knife, a cutting medium drive arranged in the housing interior for adjusting the cutting medium carrier between a cutting position remote from the housing and a rest position close to the housing and a drive element connecting the cutting medium drive and the cutting medium carrier and adjustably arranged in the first housing opening. In order to provide a yarn clearer with a cutting device as well as a cutting device which ensure reliable separation of the yarn when required, there is provision for the housing body to have a bearing section for adjustably receiving the cutting medium carrier and a second housing opening adjacent to the bearing section with an opening edge extending perpendicularly to the adjustment direction of the cutting medium carrier and abutting the cutting medium carrier.

A method for operating a work station of a textile machine that produces or rewinds yarn in a normal operation, wherein the normal operation is interrupted. The method includes performing at least one service step for restoring the normal operation, wherein a service result is specified for the service step. A standard service operation is carried out with a service device until the service result has been achieved or a predetermined number of failed attempts has been reached. When the predetermined number of failed standard service operation attempts has been reached, an extended service operation is carried out.