Overview
ISO 477:1982 - "Textile machinery and accessories - Cone and cheese winding machines - Vocabulary" is an ISO vocabulary standard published in 1982 by Technical Committee ISO/TC 72. It defines the basic terms and definitions used to designate cone- and cheese-winding machines (cross-winders) and their components. ISO 477 replaces ISO Recommendation R 477‑1966 and focuses on consistent terminology for textile machinery documentation, design, production and communication across languages.
Key topics
This standard is a terminology/vocabulary document (not a performance or test standard). Key technical topics and defined items include:
- Winder types: distinction between non-automatic and automatic cone/cheese winding machines and the scope of automatic operations (creeling, doffing, replacement).
- Winding head: the individual winding unit and its constituent elements.
- Mandrel / holder / spindle: devices for holding package formers (including expandable and guided mandrels).
- Package drive: types of drive for the package including tangential surface drive (friction) and positive spindle (direct) drive and the implications for linear winding speed.
- Yarn guide and yarn guide traverse: guidance elements, split/grooved drums, and traverse systems (mechanical, hydraulic, electro‑mechanical/electronic).
- Wind ratio mechanism: devices for setting the winding ratio.
- Anti-ribboning and anti-patterning / layering devices: systems used to prevent surface irregularities (corners, cords) and to alter guide motion to improve package shape.
- Multilingual coverage: official definitions in English, French and Russian; equivalent German and Italian terms included in annexes for information.
Applications
ISO 477 is valuable wherever precise, unambiguous textile machinery terminology is required:
- Manufacturers and designers of cone and cheese winding machines (winders) - for drawings, specs and manuals.
- Maintenance and production engineers - for troubleshooting, spare‑parts lists and procedures.
- Procurement and quality teams - to ensure consistent requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Technical translators and standards committees - to harmonize multilingual documentation.
- Training and academic programs - to standardize vocabulary in teaching winding technology.
Related standards
Relevant ISO references cited in ISO 477 include:
- ISO 1809 - Types of formers for yarn packages - Nomenclature
- ISO 5238/1 - Packages for yarns and intermediate products - Part I: Terminology (draft stage noted)
- ISO 5239 - Winding - Basic terms
Using ISO 477:1982 helps remove ambiguity in specifications, improves cross‑border communication and supports consistent documentation for textile winders, cone and cheese packages, and associated accessories.
