EP0365931A1 - Procédé et dispositif pour commander un métier à filer à jet d'air - Google Patents

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EP0365931A1
EP0365931A1 EP89118964A EP89118964A EP0365931A1 EP 0365931 A1 EP0365931 A1 EP 0365931A1 EP 89118964 A EP89118964 A EP 89118964A EP 89118964 A EP89118964 A EP 89118964A EP 0365931 A1 EP0365931 A1 EP 0365931A1
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Harald Dallmann
Peter Artzt
Gerhard Egbers
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01H—SPINNING OR TWISTING
    • D01H1/00—Spinning or twisting machines in which the product is wound-up continuously
    • D01H1/11—Spinning by false-twisting
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  • the invention relates to a method for setting an air spinning device with an injector and a swirl nozzle to the highest possible delivery speed for a desired yarn quality, and an air spinning device with several spinning stations for carrying out the method.
  • the yarn properties can be influenced by a change in the air pressure at the air spinning nozzles, by the spinning delay, and by the delivery speed.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a method and a device with which the highest possible delivery speed, i.e. optimal productivity Yarn of a predetermined spinning tension is produced, the spinning tension being an indicator of the yarn quality.
  • the object is achieved in that the desired yarn quality is predetermined by a specific spinning tension of the thread and the highest possible delivery speed is adjusted according to this predetermined spinning tension by changing the injector nozzle pressure and / or spinning delay.
  • a measuring device for detecting the yarn quality is arranged between swirl nozzles and take-off rolls, which is connected to setting devices of at least this spinning station, on which it influences when the thread quality changes.
  • a predetermined range of the spinning tension is maintained in order to achieve a desired yarn quality with the highest possible delivery speed.
  • the delivery speed is increased, the spinning tension reaching a maximum value and then falling again.
  • the delivery speed is maintained and the injector nozzle pressure and / or the spinning delay are changed such that the spinning tension is again in the predetermined range.
  • the delivery speed is then increased again as long as the spinning tension can be adjusted in the predetermined range.
  • Spinning tension is understood to mean the thread tension which is determined in the running direction immediately before the pair of draw-off rollers during the production of the yarn.
  • Spinning delay is the delay in the spinning zone, i.e. between the drafting system outlet and the pair of take-off rolls. It is determined from the quotient of the take-off roller speed and the speed at the drafting system outlet and is less than 1.
  • the quality of the yarn is characterized by its strength, bending stiffness, hairiness, volume and deformability.
  • Knitting yarn or weaving yarn requires a certain quality of yarn.
  • the corresponding yarn quality should be at optimal productivity, i.e. highest possible delivery speed. However, this has limits, since the yarn strength drops when a certain high delivery speed is reached. The reason for this is that the rotation decreases and thus the spinning tension also decreases. Since the yarn tenacity is proportional to the spinning tension, it can be indicated by the spinning tension during the production of the thread. The spinning tension is therefore also a characteristic of the yarn quality,
  • This drop in the spinning tension as the delivery speed increases is counteracted by reducing the injector nozzle pressure P I and / or by increasing the spinning delay.
  • the decision as to which change, that of the injector nozzle pressure P I or of the spinning delay, should preferably be made depends on the fiber to be spun material and the desired thread quality. In the case of a fiber with high elongation, just like for the production of weaving yarn, the spinning distortion v is increased first. In the case of a fiber with low elongation and for the production of knitting yarn, the injector nozzle pressure P I is preferably reduced first.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a diagram in which the spinning tension is plotted against the delivery speed V L.
  • Curves A, B and C represent the course of the spinning tension for a certain fiber material at the respective setting P IA , v A , P IB , v B , P IC , v C.
  • Curves A, B and C can be used for another Fiber material have other gradients and / or culmination points.
  • curves A, B and C from FIG. 1 are shown enlarged.
  • the curves A, B and C are to be interpreted in such a way that they indicate a range in which the spinning tension is during a specific delivery speed V L.
  • the target range of the spinning tension is indicated on the axis of the spinning tension. It varies depending on the desired yarn quality to be produced.
  • the target range for the production of weaving yarn is between 8 and 12 cN, while the range for the production of knitting yarn ranges from 4 to 8 cN.
  • the individual areas can of course be further restricted so that a yarn with less quality variation is created.
  • the range between 8 and 10 cN for warp yarn and the range between 10 and 12 cN for weft yarn will be more suitable.
  • Curves A and B show a section of curves A and B from FIG. 1 from the culmination point.
  • curve A falls in the desired spinning tension range until it reaches the minimum desired spinning tension. This happens at the delivery speed V L1 .
  • the parameters injector nozzle pressure P IA and / or spinning delay v A are now changed to the values P IB and v B , a jump into curve B is achieved, the maximum desired spinning tension being slightly exceeded.
  • the spinning tension drops again in the desired spinning tension range. It was therefore possible to increase the delivery speed V L from V L1 to V L2 , the yarn produced being of the same quality as the lower delivery speed.
  • the spinning nozzles 3 consist of an injector nozzle 31 and a swirl nozzle 32.
  • the swirl effect of the injector 31 counteracts that of the swirl nozzle 32.
  • a nozzle pressure P D is present at the swirl nozzle 32, which is greater than an injector nozzle pressure P I at the injector nozzle 31.
  • the swirl nozzle pressure P D is set constant in order to achieve optimal spinning conditions.
  • the injector nozzle pressure P I is variably adjustable via a valve 33.
  • the valve 33 is adjustable via a pressure adjusting device 34.
  • An increase or decrease in the injector nozzle pressure P I via the valve 33 and with the aid of the pressure adjusting device 34 causes a change in the spinning tension.
  • the spinning tension is recorded via the spinning tension sensor 5.
  • the spinning tension sensor 5 is arranged between the swirl nozzle 32 and the take-off rollers 4. This makes it possible to measure the spinning tension of the thread F just produced.
  • the sensor 5 transmits its signal to a display device 6.
  • This analog or digital indicating device gives an indication of whether the spinning tension of the thread currently being produced is within the previously defined tolerance range. It is advantageous if an indication of the desired spinning tension range is given on the display device 6, which can also be adjusted depending on the desired spinning tension.
  • the display device 6 clearly shows whether the spinning tension is in the predetermined target range.
  • the applied spinning voltage is displayed via a diode bar, in which each diode corresponds to a spinning voltage range assigned to it.
  • a diode bar By overlaying the diode bar with a mask that indicates the target range of the spinning tension and the deviation upwards (+) or downwards (-), an operator can quickly see whether spinning in the desired spinning tension range.
  • display via a pointer instrument would also be possible, in which the setpoint range of the spinning tension is also identified with a mask overlying the pointer instrument. If the mask is arranged movably on the display device 6, it is possible for the operator in a simple manner to set the mask to the new target value when the thread quality to be produced, which is also associated with a change in the target range of the spinning tension, is changed.
  • the display device 6 indicates that the spinning tension is outside the target range, there is the possibility on the one hand of moving the spinning tension back into the target range via the pressure adjusting device 34 and the valve 33.
  • Another possibility of bringing the spinning tension back into its desired range is to change the spinning delay using an adjusting device 42.
  • the adjusting device 42 acts on the drive of the take-off rollers 4 and / or of the drafting unit 2 and changes their speed. For example, if the speed of the take-off rolls 4 increases, the spinning delay also changes. The prerequisite for this is, of course, that the other parameters, such as delivery speed V L and injector nozzle pressure P I, do not in turn counteract the change in the spinning delay.
  • An adjusting device 21 is responsible for changing the delivery speed V L. With it, it is possible to increase the delivery speed V L and thus to achieve the highest possible delivery speed V L to achieve a certain yarn quality.
  • the adjusting device 21 acts on the drive of the drafting system and influences the speed of the high drafting rollers 2.
  • the setting devices 21, 34 and 42 act not only on the spinning station 1 at which the spinning tension sensor 5 is installed, but also on other spinning stations at which the same fiber material is spun and at which the same spinning conditions prevail the spinning station 1. It is assumed here that the deviations of the individual spinning stations from one another are not essential, so that it is sufficient to measure the spinning tension at only one spinning station. If the target tension range to be set is restricted compared to the maximum target range, then yarns of the required quality are also produced at spinning positions whose spinning tension is not measured, since possible deviations from the restricted target range are still in the maximum target range.
  • spinning tension sensors 5 are also installed at the other spinning stations, and their display devices 6 can be arranged at a central point, then very precise monitoring of all spinning stations is made possible. If the setting devices 21, 34 and 42 continue to act jointly on a plurality of spinning stations 1, it is possible to select the settings for injector nozzle pressure P I , delivery speed V L and tensioning delay v in such a way that all spinning stations have a spinning tension in the desired range.
  • the most accurate possible setting of the spinning tension at all spinning positions of a spinning device is made possible if a display device 6 and adjusting devices 21, 34 and 42 are assigned to each individual spinning position 1.
  • This embodiment ensures the individual setting of each spinning station 1 to the optimal spinning tension range for the desired yarn quality with the highest possible delivery speed V L.
  • the deviation of the required spinning tension at a spinning station 1 can be detected immediately and corrected independently of the other spinning stations 1, whose spinning tension is still in the required range.
  • FIG. 4 shows a spinning device 1 in which sensors 22, 35 and 41 are arranged on the high drafting rollers 2, on the valve 33 and on the takeoff rollers 4.
  • the actual state of the delivery speed V L , the injector nozzle pressure P I and the spinning delay v is passed to a regulating and control unit 7 via these sensors 22, 35 and 41.
  • the regulating and control unit 7 also evaluates the actual state of the spinning tension, which it receives via the spinning tension sensor 5. A comparison of this spinning tension with the previously set target spinning tension enables the regulating and control unit 7 to influence the delivery speed V L , the injector nozzle pressure P I and / or the tensioning delay v.
  • the regulating and control unit can decide which parameters should preferably be adjusted to increase productivity, ie to the highest possible delivery speed.

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