Yarn withdrawal device for a cheese-producing textile machine

The invention relates to a yarn withdrawal device for a cheese-producing textile machine with a single motor driven thread draw-off roller and an associated pinch roller driven by friction. According to the invention there is provided (15) that the yarn draw-off roller (10) has a rotationally symmetrical base body which is designed so that during rotation of the yarn draw-off roller (10) creating an air flow, which cools the yarn draw-off roller drive (13).