EP0286584A1 - Procédé pour le fonctionnement du dispositif d'emmagasinage de fil de trame dans un métier à tisser - Google Patents

Procédé pour le fonctionnement du dispositif d'emmagasinage de fil de trame dans un métier à tisser Download PDF

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EP0286584A1
EP0286584A1 EP88810149A EP88810149A EP0286584A1 EP 0286584 A1 EP0286584 A1 EP 0286584A1 EP 88810149 A EP88810149 A EP 88810149A EP 88810149 A EP88810149 A EP 88810149A EP 0286584 A1 EP0286584 A1 EP 0286584A1
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Martinus Dekker
Hubertus Pieter Emannuel Achten
Lodewijk Joanus Hendrikus Cornelis Heinemans
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D47/00—Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms
    • D03D47/34—Handling the weft between bulk storage and weft-inserting means
    • D03D47/36—Measuring and cutting the weft
    • D03D47/361—Drum-type weft feeding devices
    • D03D47/367—Monitoring yarn quantity on the drum
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D47/00—Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms
    • D03D47/34—Handling the weft between bulk storage and weft-inserting means
    • D03D47/36—Measuring and cutting the weft
    • D03D47/361—Drum-type weft feeding devices
    • D03D47/362—Drum-type weft feeding devices with yarn retaining devices, e.g. stopping pins
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D47/00—Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms
    • D03D47/34—Handling the weft between bulk storage and weft-inserting means
    • D03D47/36—Measuring and cutting the weft
    • D03D47/361—Drum-type weft feeding devices
    • D03D47/362—Drum-type weft feeding devices with yarn retaining devices, e.g. stopping pins
    • D03D47/363—Construction or control of the yarn retaining devices
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D47/00—Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms
    • D03D47/34—Handling the weft between bulk storage and weft-inserting means
    • D03D47/36—Measuring and cutting the weft
    • D03D47/361—Drum-type weft feeding devices
    • D03D47/364—Yarn braking means acting on the drum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2557/00—Means for control not provided for in groups B65H2551/00 - B65H2555/00
    • B65H2557/30—Control systems architecture or components, e.g. electronic or pneumatic modules; Details thereof
    • B65H2557/33—Control systems architecture or components, e.g. electronic or pneumatic modules; Details thereof for digital control, e.g. for generating, counting or comparing pulses

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  • the invention relates to a method for operating a weft thread store of a weaving machine, with a stationary drum and a control device for the weft thread wound around the drum, the control device having at least two sensors.
  • Such a weft store is described in Swiss Patent No. 647,999. It explains a detection device for the thread to be wound onto the drum and at least one further one for the weft thread to be pulled off the drum. After the second detection device has reported a certain number of signals to the control of the weft thread store as a result of the passing weft thread, a blocking device is switched on, which prevents further thread turns from being pulled off the drum of the weft thread store. The accuracy of the length dimension of the weft thread to be inserted into the weaving machine depends on the function of the second detection device.
  • the signals of the sensors of the control device are compared by an evaluation unit and are only taken into account for the control of the weft thread store and the weaving machine if the chronological sequence of the signals corresponds to at least one expectation model.
  • the absence of a single expected signal from a sensor of the control device is only taken into account if the absence of a corresponding signal from at least one second sensor is also determined by the evaluation unit.
  • a surplus signal that is not expected from a sensor for example as a result of a dirt particle in the sensitive area of the sensor, is not taken into account for the control if it occurs only occasionally and is not detected by at least a second sensor. In this way, interference in the area of the control device, be it in the area of the sensors or to keep away from the control of the weft store and the weaving machine within the control device.
  • the weft thread 10 to be processed in the weaving machine 30 is drawn off from a yarn bobbin 100 by the weft thread store 1, in that a winder 12 winds the weft thread in several turns on a stationary drum 11, whereupon the weft thread 10 through the control device 19 and the blowing nozzle 33 into the through the warp threads 31 and 32 of the weaving machine 30 formed shed is entered.
  • the weft thread enters the weft thread store 1 through the funnel 172 of the winder shaft 17 and then passes through the winder 12 fastened in the winder shaft is formed from the eyelets 121 and 122 and the intermediate tube 120.
  • a rod 173 is located diametrically opposite the winder as a mass balance.
  • the winder shaft 17 is mounted in the bearings 171 in the housing 15 and is driven by a controlled electric motor 13 via the belt drive 140, 141 and 142.
  • the drum 11 of the weft thread store is mounted on the winder shaft by means of the radial bearing 18. It is prevented from rotating by magnet pairs 16, one of which is located in the housing 15 and another in the drum 11.
  • the drum shell 113 of the drum extends only partially over the circumference of the drum.
  • the drum is formed by brackets 110, the bent ends of which converge radially at flange 111.
  • the flange 111 serves to hold the stirrups 110 in place and enables radial adjustment of the stirrups so that the drum circumference can be changed in accordance with the weft thread length required in the weaving machine 30.
  • the weft thread After the weft thread has been deposited on the conical section 115 of the drum 11, the weft thread turns slide further to the right in FIG. 2 onto the cylindrical section of the drum 11, in order then to be withdrawn discontinuously.
  • the start and end of the removal process are controlled by the locking pin 21, which can be moved radially against the stop 22 in the drum 11 by the electromagnet 20.
  • the magnet 20 has a connection piece 23 for compressed air, which is used for cooling and damping the magnet armature.
  • the cap 112 engages, which forms a narrow annular gap with the drum for braking the thread turns running out of the accumulator.
  • the control device 19 is fastened to the cap 112 by means of the bolts 114 and is essentially formed from the control ring 190, the transmitter 191 and the receiver 192.
  • the control ring 190 is made of transparent material, for example plexiglass.
  • the balloon of the running weft is limited on its conical inside.
  • the trailing edge of the control ring 190 is protected by the wear ring 193, which is made of hardened steel or ceramic, for example.
  • the transmitter 191 or 191 ⁇ forms a light barrier with the receiver 192.
  • Transmitter 191 and receiver 192 are each surrounded by a jacket 194. Since the beam path 195 or 195 ⁇ according to FIG. 4 is broken when the beams pass into the interior of the control ring 190 or out of the control ring, the transmitter 191 and the receiver 192 must be arranged in accordance with the angles of refraction of the beams.
  • the beam paths 195 and 195 ⁇ according to FIG. 4 are briefly interrupted by the weft thread 10 running from the drum 11, whereupon signals are given to the amplifiers A and B.
  • the temporal sequence of the signals is compared in the evaluation unit W according to FIG. 4 with an expected model.
  • the expected model of the signal sequence in the case of a double arrangement of transmitters 191 and receivers 192 is shown in FIG. 5a.
  • the beam path 195 or 195 ⁇ is interrupted twice, which leads to the formation and transmission of two square-wave pulses in time sequence at the evaluation unit W.
  • the evaluation unit W forwards a signal to the controller SS for the magnet 20 when a certain number of regular pulses has been registered in the evaluation unit W.
  • the locking pin 21 is pressed against the stop 22 by means of the magnet 20, whereby the Pull-off process of the thread 10 comes to a standstill from the drum 11.
  • the control signals in an embodiment of the control device according to FIG. 4 are alternately generated by the receivers 192 and 192voriques, the control device 19 is able to detect interference signals and an effective disruption of the thread path, for example as a result of tearing off the weft thread to distinguish.
  • the non-hatched rectangle is intended to represent an interference signal for the amplifier A, which is generated, for example, by a dirt particle crossing the beam path 195 ⁇ . Since the other expected signals from the receivers 192 or 192 ⁇ arrive according to the program, the evaluation unit W does not detect a fault in the weft thread 10 in this case and consequently suppresses the fault signal. Another possible interference in the signal processing is shown in FIG. 5c.
  • the dashed, non-hatched rectangle is intended to show that an expected signal does not arrive in amplifier B. This disturbance can exist if a thin spot in the weft yarn crosses the beam path 195 and only leads to an insignificant weakening of the radiation, which is not recognized as an interruption of the beam path.
  • 5d finally shows the signal sequence in the event of a weft thread break during the weft insertion into the weaving machine, which causes the weft thread withdrawal from the drum 11 of the weft thread store 1 to end prematurely, whereupon the expected signals corresponding to the dashed, non-hatched rectangles in FIG. 5d do not more in the Evaluation unit W arrive, which causes evaluation unit W to emit an alarm signal to controller S of the weft thread store.
  • the weaving machine the control of which is coupled to the control S of the weft thread store, is then stopped so that the weft thread break can be remedied.
  • FIG. 6 6 7 and 8 another embodiment of a weft store according to the invention is shown.
  • the light beam from the transmitter 191 or 191 ⁇ is reflected by a reflector cone 24 according to FIG. 6.7 to a receiver 192 or 192 ⁇ located directly next to the transmitter.
  • a receiver 192 or 192 ⁇ located directly next to the transmitter.
  • only one signal is received alternately in the amplifiers A and B when the weft thread is withdrawn from the drum 11 of the weft thread store 1.
  • an incorrectly registered signal corresponding to the non-hatched rectangle in FIG. 8b can be recognized and suppressed by the evaluation unit W, for example as a result of fiber flight.
  • FIG. 8c which is indicated by several expected non-arriving signals and leads to the immediate shutdown of the weaving machine and the weft thread store via the control S.
  • Fig. 1 the control of the electric motor 13 for the winder 12 of the weft thread is shown.
  • the electric motor 13 has the task of driving the winder 12 via the belt drive 14 in such a way that the number of thread windings drawn off the drum 13 is immediately replaced by new ones Winding weft threads are replaced by the bobbin 100 so that there are always enough thread windings on the drum 11.
  • the evaluation unit W continuously reports the number of effectively drawn thread turns to the comparator V, which on the other hand registers the number of new thread turns for the electric motor via the sensor 125 or in response from the control SE for the electric motor.
  • the difference value between newly placed thread turns and drawn thread turns is transmitted from the comparator to the controller R, which compares the difference value from the comparator V with the target value from the input device SW and, depending on the result, issues control commands to the control SE of the electric motor.

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