Apparatus and method for winding a roving onto a bobbin

1. An apparatus for winding a roving onto a roving bobbin, comprising:

a twist-generating device, and a pair of take-off rollers downstream of said twist-generating device;

a bobbin mounting configured for rotation of a roving bobbin;

a roving laying device configured for laying the roving onto said roving bobbin;

said take-off rollers disposed upstream of said roving laying device;

said roving laying device further comprising a pair of winding delivery rollers with at least one of said winding delivery rollers being a driven roller, said winding delivery rollers disposed directly adjacent to said roving bobbin and defining a nip line through which the roving travels as it traverses along an axial direction of said roving bobbin as the roving is wound onto said roving bobbin, said winding delivery rollers; and

wherein rotational speed of said winding delivery rollers is regulated to achieve a controlled specific tension in the roving laid on said roving bobbin.

2. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein said winding delivery rollers are traversable along said axial direction of said roving bobbin for traversely winding the roving onto said roving bobbin.

3. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein said roving laying device further comprises a traversing member disposed either preceding or following said winding delivery rollers in a direction of travel of the roving, said traversing member configured for traversing the roving along said nip line of said winding delivery rollers.

4. The apparatus as in claim 1 , further comprising a drive configured with said winding delivery rollers and a drive configured with said roving bobbin, said drives connected to a control loop that regulates roving tension of the roving between said winding delivery rollers and said roving bobbin.

5. The apparatus as in claim 4 , wherein regulation of said control loop is torque dependent as a function of torque of said drive for aid winding delivery rollers or said drive for said roving bobbin.

6. The apparatus as in claim 1 , further comprising a pressure roller disposed to bear against said roving bobbin, said pressure roller configured on a pivotal first guide so as to move with increasing size of said roving bobbin, said winding delivery rollers also operably configured on said pivotal first guide so as to also move with said pressure roller as said roving bobbin increases in size.

7. The apparatus as in claim 6 , further comprising a restoring device configured with said pressure roller to bias said pressure roller against said roving bobbin.

8. An apparatus for winding a roving onto a roving bobbin, comprising:

a bobbin mounting configured for rotation of a roving bobbin;

a roving laying device configured for laying the roving onto said roving bobbin;

said roving laying device further comprising a pair of winding delivery rollers with at least one of said winding delivery rollers being a driven roller, said winding delivery rollers disposed directly adjacent to said roving bobbin and defining a nip line through which the roving travels as it traverses along an axial direction of said roving bobbin as the roving is wound onto said roving bobbin;

a pressure roller disposed to bear against said roving bobbin, said pressure roller configured on a pivotal first guide so as to move with increasing size of said roving bobbin, said winding delivery rollers also operably configured on said pivotal first guide so as to also move with said pressure roller as said roving bobbin increases in size; and

wherein one of said winding delivery rollers is a pressure roller that is rotatably mounted on a second guide, said second guide pivotably mounted to said first guide.

9. The apparatus as in claim 8 , further comprising a restoring device configured with said second guide so as to bias said pressure roller onto the other of said winding delivery rollers.

10. The apparatus as in claim 1 , further comprising a drafting arrangement having at least one pair of main drafting rollers, a pair of exit rollers downstream of said main drafting rollers, said twist-generating device disposed downstream of said exit rollers.

11. The apparatus as in claim 10 , further comprising respective drives for said drafting arrangement, said take-off rollers, said winding delivery rollers, and said roving bobbin, said respective drives operably connected to a common control loop.

12. An apparatus for winding a roving onto a roving bobbin, comprising:

a bobbin mounting configured for rotation of a roving bobbin;

a roving laying device configured for laying the roving onto said roving bobbin;

said roving laying device further comprising a pair of winding delivery rollers with at least one of said winding delivery rollers being a driven roller, said winding delivery rollers disposed directly adjacent to said roving bobbin and defining a nip line through which the roving travels as it traverses along an axial direction of said roving bobbin as the roving is wound onto said roving bobbin;

a drafting arrangement having at least one pair of main drafting rollers, a pair of exit rollers downstream of said main drafting rollers, a twist-generating device downstream of said exit rollers, and a pair of take-off rollers downstream of said twist-generating device, said take-off rollers disposed upstream of said roving laying device;

respective drives for said drafting arrangement, said take-off rollers, said winding delivery rollers, and said roving bobbin, said respective drives operably connected to a common control loop; and

wherein one of said respective drives is a master drive motor and the remaining respective drives are slave drive motors wherein control of said slave drive motors via said common control loop is a function of said master drive motor, and wherein said drive motor for said winding delivery rollers is one of said slave drive motors.

13. The apparatus as in claim 12 , wherein said slave drive motors are controlled as a function of variable rotational speed of said master drive motor.

14. The apparatus as in claim 12 , wherein said slave drive motors are controlled as a function of roving production speed of said apparatus.

15. The apparatus as in claim 12 , wherein said drive motor for said drafting arrangement is said master drive motor.

16. The apparatus as in claim 10 , further comprising a roving buffer operably disposed between said take-off rollers and said roving-laying device.