EP4527998A1 - Dispositif de concentration de faisceau de fibres dans un métier à filer - Google Patents

Dispositif de concentration de faisceau de fibres dans un métier à filer Download PDF

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EP4527998A1
EP4527998A1 EP24198633.0A EP24198633A EP4527998A1 EP 4527998 A1 EP4527998 A1 EP 4527998A1 EP 24198633 A EP24198633 A EP 24198633A EP 4527998 A1 EP4527998 A1 EP 4527998A1
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Hisaaki Hayashi
Motohiro Kawai
Kyohei Kamiya
Yohei Nakada
Tetsuya Ashizaki
Takenao AOKI
Yasuhiro Uto
Ravichandra
N Avinash NAYAK
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01H—SPINNING OR TWISTING
    • D01H5/00—Drafting machines or arrangements ; Threading of roving into drafting machine
    • D01H5/18—Drafting machines or arrangements without fallers or like pinned bars
    • D01H5/70—Constructional features of drafting elements
    • D01H5/72—Fibre-condensing guides
    • 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
    • D01H1/14—Details
    • D01H1/20—Driving or stopping arrangements
    • D01H1/22—Driving or stopping arrangements for rollers of drafting machines; Roller speed control
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01H—SPINNING OR TWISTING
    • D01H5/00—Drafting machines or arrangements ; Threading of roving into drafting machine
    • D01H5/18—Drafting machines or arrangements without fallers or like pinned bars
    • D01H5/22—Drafting machines or arrangements without fallers or like pinned bars in which fibres are controlled by rollers only

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  • the present disclosure relates to a fiber bundle concentrating device in a spinning frame.
  • a spinning frame includes a draft device and a fiber bundle concentrating device.
  • the draft device includes a pair of feeding rollers including a top roller and a bottom roller. A fiber bundle drafted by the draft device is fed from the pair of the feeding rollers toward the fiber bundle concentrating device.
  • the fiber bundle concentrating device includes a pair of delivery rollers including a top delivery roller and a bottom delivery roller.
  • the fiber bundle fed from the pair of the feeding rollers of the draft device is concentrated in advance by the fiber bundle concentrating device before a twisting process.
  • the fiber bundle concentrated by the fiber bundle concentrating device is fed by the pair of the delivery rollers in a feeding direction and twisted.
  • the fiber bundle concentrating device includes a rotary shaft provided with the bottom delivery roller and a counter shaft for rotating the rotary shaft, as disclosed, for example, in European Patent Application Publication No. 1473388 .
  • a driving gear is arranged for the counter shaft, and a driven gear is arranged for the rotary shaft.
  • the driving gear meshes with the driven gear.
  • the rotation of the counter shaft is transmitted to the rotary shaft of the bottom delivery roller through the driving gear and the driven gear. This rotates the bottom delivery roller and drives the pair of delivery rollers.
  • the rotation direction of the counter shaft is opposite to the rotation directions of the bottom delivery roller and the bottom roller of the feeding rollers in the pair.
  • foreign material such as a fiber bundle cut near the feeding roller in the pair may be wound around the bottom roller of the draft device and fed toward the counter shaft.
  • the counter shaft rotates in a direction opposite to the bottom roller.
  • the foreign material is likely to be drawn between the counter shaft and the bottom roller.
  • a fiber bundle concentrating device in a spinning frame includes a compacting unit and a counter shaft.
  • the compacting unit includes a suction portion that draws in and concentrates a fiber bundle fed from a pair of feeding rollers in a feeding direction, and a bottom delivery roller that feeds the concentrated fiber bundle in the feeding direction.
  • the counter shaft is driven independently of a feeding bottom roller that is one of the feeding rollers in the pair.
  • the counter shaft rotates to rotate the bottom delivery roller and is arranged adjacent to the feeding bottom roller.
  • the counter shaft rotates in the same rotation direction as the feeding bottom roller.
  • the counter shaft is configured to transmit the rotation of the counter shaft to the bottom delivery roller through a power transmission device such that the bottom delivery roller rotates in the same rotation direction as the feeding bottom roller.
  • Exemplary embodiments may have different forms, and are not limited to the examples described. However, the examples described are thorough and complete, and convey the full scope of the disclosure to one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • a fiber bundle concentrating device 20 in a spinning frame 10 will now be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 7 .
  • the spinning frame 10 includes a draft device 11, the fiber bundle concentrating device 20, an out-end head 101, a gear-end head 102, stands 50, and support plates 51.
  • the out-end head 101 and the gear-end head 102 are arranged on a frame 105 shown in Fig. 4 .
  • the gear-end head 102 includes a bottom front roller driving unit 103 and a counter shaft driving unit 104.
  • the bottom front roller driving unit 103 and the counter shaft driving unit 104 are motors.
  • the bottom front roller driving unit 103 rotates a rotary shaft 112a of a bottom front roller 112 of the draft device 11 described later.
  • the counter shaft driving unit 104 rotates counter shafts 30 of the fiber bundle concentrating device 20 described later.
  • a direction in which the out-end head 101 and the gear-end head 102 are opposed to each other is referred to as a longitudinal direction X of the spinning frame 10.
  • the stands 50 are arranged between the out-end head 101 and the gear-end head 102 in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the stands 50 are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the stands 50 each extending in a front-rear direction Z of the spinning frame 10, project frontward from a front surface 105a of the frame 105.
  • the support plates 51 are fixed to a front portion of the stand 50.
  • Two support plates 51 serving as a single group are fixed to each stand 50.
  • the support plates 51 each project frontward from the stand 50.
  • the support plates 51 with the stand 50 in between in the longitudinal direction X are fixed to the side surfaces of the stand 50.
  • the draft device 11 includes a pair of back rollers (not shown), a pair of middle rollers 114, partially shown in Fig. 3 , and a pair of front rollers 111 serving as a pair of feeding rollers.
  • the pair of the front rollers 111 is arranged at the downstream sides of the pair of the back rollers and the pair of the middle rollers 114 in a feeding direction Y of a fiber bundle F.
  • the pair of the front rollers 111 is arranged frontward from the pair of the middle rollers 114 in the front-rear direction Z.
  • the pair of the front rollers 111 includes a bottom front roller 112 and a top front roller 113.
  • the bottom front roller 112 is a feeding bottom roller that is one of the feeding rollers in the pair.
  • the top front roller 113 is the other one of the feeding rollers that is made of rubber.
  • the bottom front roller 112 is a metal roller.
  • Multiple bottom front rollers 112 are formed by increasing the diameter of multiple portions of the rotary shaft 112a located in the axial direction. Thus, the bottom front rollers 112 are rotated integrally with the rotary shaft 112a.
  • the rotary shaft 112a and the bottom front rollers 112 are rotated by the bottom front roller driving unit 103.
  • the bottom front roller driving unit 103 is a driving unit that rotates each bottom front roller 112 that is one of the front rollers 111 in the pair.
  • the rotary shaft 112a of the bottom front rollers 112 is rotatably supported by the stands 50. That is, the stands 50 rotatably support the rotary shaft 112a that rotates integrally with the bottom front rollers 112.
  • the stands 50 are arranged next to each other in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 112a, that is, in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the top front roller 113 is rotatably supported by support arms (not shown).
  • the pair of the front rollers 111 is the pair of the feeding rollers that is located at the most downstream location in the feeding direction Y of the draft device 11 including the pair of the front rollers 111, the pair of the middle rollers 114, and the pair of the back rollers.
  • the draft device 11 drafts a fiber bundle F using the peripheral speed difference between the pair of the front rollers 111, the pair of the middle rollers 114, and the pair of back rollers.
  • the fiber bundle F drafted by the draft device 11 is fed from the pair of the front rollers 111 toward the fiber bundle concentrating device 20.
  • the fiber bundle concentrating device 20 is arranged between the out-end head 101 and the gear-end head 102 in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the fiber bundle concentrating device 20 includes compacting units 21, counter shafts 30, and a power transmission device 40 arranged for each compacting unit 21.
  • the fiber bundle concentrating device 20 includes a shaft guard 60 that extends over each counter shaft 30.
  • Each compacting unit 21 concentrates fiber bundles F drafted by the draft device 11. Specifically, the compacting unit 21 draws in and concentrates the fiber bundles F fed from the pair of the front rollers 111.
  • each compacting unit 21 includes bottom delivery rollers 23, one suction portion 24, ventilation aprons 25 of the same quantity as the bottom delivery rollers 23, guide portions 29 of the same quantity as the bottom delivery rollers 23, top delivery rollers 26 of the same quantity as the bottom delivery rollers 23, and support portions 21a.
  • the delivery rotary shaft 23a includes a first shaft portion 231 at a first end in the axial direction and a second shaft portion 232 at a second end in the axial direction.
  • the first shaft portion 231 is arranged beyond the bottom delivery roller 23 that is closest to the first end in the axial direction.
  • the second shaft portion 232 is arranged beyond the bottom delivery roller 23 that is closest to the second end in the axial direction.
  • the first shaft portion 231 is longer than the second shaft portion 232 in the axial direction of the delivery rotary shaft 23a.
  • the delivery rotary shaft 23a includes a driven gear 23b on the circumferential surface of the first shaft portion 231.
  • the diameter of the driven gear 23b is substantially the same as the diameter of the bottom delivery roller 23.
  • the driven gear 23b is rotated integrally with the delivery rotary shaft 23a and the bottom delivery roller 23. Then, the bottom delivery roller 23 feeds concentrated fiber bundles F in the feeding direction Y.
  • the counter shafts 30 are arranged in the longitudinal direction X to be located on the same straight line.
  • the counter shafts 30 are rotatably supported by the support plates 51.
  • the counter shafts 30 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction X are coupled to each other by coupling units 32 in a state in which the ends of the counter shafts 30 face each other in the axial direction.
  • the counter shaft 30 is arranged adjacent to the bottom front roller 112 in a position that is diagonally downward and rearward from the bottom front roller 112.
  • the counter shaft 30 that is closest to the gear-end head 102 among the counter shafts 30 is connected to the counter shaft driving unit 104.
  • the counter shaft driving unit 104 rotates the counter shaft 30 that is closest to the gear-end head 102
  • the other counter shafts 30 coupled by the coupling units 32 are rotated.
  • the counter shaft 30 is driven independently of the bottom front roller 112 that is one of the front rollers 111 in the pair.
  • the power transmission device 40 includes the driven gear 23b arranged on the circumferential surface of the delivery rotary shaft 23a, the driving gear 31 arranged on the circumferential surface of the counter shaft 30, and an intermediate gear 41 meshing with the driven gear 23b and the driving gear 31.
  • the counter shaft 30 and the bottom delivery roller 23 are connected to each other by the power transmission device 40.
  • the intermediate gear 41 is arranged between the delivery rotary shaft 23a and the counter shaft 30 in the front-rear direction Z of the spinning frame 10.
  • the counter shaft 30 is arranged rearward from the intermediate gear 41. That is, the counter shaft 30 is arranged at a position closer to the frame 105 than the intermediate gear 41 is to the frame 105.
  • the size of the intermediate gear 41 in the longitudinal direction X is less than the sizes of the driven gear 23b and the driving gear 31 in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the intermediate gear 41 is arranged within the dimensions of the driven gear 23b in the longitudinal direction X and within the dimensions of the driving gear 31 in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the counter shaft driving unit 104 rotates all the counter shafts 30 in synchronization. As shown in Fig. 6 , when the counter shaft 30 is rotated, the driving gear 31 is rotated in a rotation direction R1 together with the counter shaft 30.
  • the rotation direction R1 is the same as a rotation direction R4 of the bottom front roller 112.
  • the rotation of the driving gear 31 is transmitted to the intermediate gear 41, and the intermediate gear 41 rotates in a rotation direction R2.
  • the intermediate gear 41 rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction R1 of the driving gear 31.
  • the rotation of the intermediate gear 41 is transmitted to the driven gear 23b.
  • the driven gear 23b rotates in a rotation direction R3 opposite to the rotation direction R2 of the intermediate gear 41.
  • the delivery rotary shaft 23a integrated with the driven gear 23b, and the bottom delivery roller 23 also rotate in the rotation direction R3.
  • the power transmission device 40 transmits the rotation of the counter shaft 30 to the bottom delivery roller 23, and adjusts the rotation direction R3 of the bottom delivery roller 23 to correspond to the rotation direction R4 of the bottom front roller 112.
  • the power transmission device 40 allows the rotation direction R1 of the counter shaft 30 and the rotation direction R3 of the bottom delivery roller 23 to be the same.
  • the power transmission device 40 is driven by the counter shaft driving unit 104.
  • the bottom front rollers 112 are driven by the bottom front roller driving unit 103. That is, the power transmission device 40 and the bottom front rollers 112 are driven independently of each other.
  • the shaft guard 60 is arranged between two support plates 51 sandwiching a single compacting unit 21.
  • the shaft guard 60 has a plate shape elongated in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the shaft guard 60 includes a first guard portion 61 that extends over the counter shaft 30 from above, and a second guard portion 62 that extends over the counter shaft 30 at a side closer to the frame 105.
  • the first guard portion 61 and the second guard portion 62 each have a flat shape elongated in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the shaft guard 60 includes two attachment pieces 63 for attaching the shaft guard 60 to the support plates 51.
  • the attachment pieces 63 are arranged at the opposite ends of the shaft guard 60 in the longitudinal direction.
  • One of the two attachment pieces 63 is attached to one of the two support plates 51, and the other one of the two attachment pieces 63 is attached to the other one of the two support plates 51.
  • the shaft guard 60 is arranged between the stands 50 adjacent to each other in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 112a.
  • the first guard portion 61 and the second guard portion 62 have flat shapes that extend entirely over the counter shaft 30 in the axial direction.
  • the shaft guard 60 is spaced apart from the counter shaft 30 and extends over the counter shaft 30. As described above, the counter shaft 30 and the bottom delivery roller 23 are connected to each other by the power transmission device 40.
  • the counter shaft 30 is arranged rearward from the intermediate gear 41 of the power transmission device 40. In other words, the intermediate gear 41 of the power transmission device 40 is arranged frontward from the counter shaft 30.
  • the driving gear 31 of the power transmission device 40 is arranged integrally with the counter shaft 30.
  • the shaft guard 60 is spaced apart from the counter shaft 30. Thus, the shaft guard 60 is arranged at a position free from interference with the intermediate gear 41 and the driving gear 31 of the power transmission device 40.
  • the fiber bundle F drafted by the draft device 11 is fed from the pair of the front rollers 111 toward the fiber bundle concentrating device 20.
  • the fiber bundle F fed from the pair of the front rollers 111 is supplied to the fiber bundle concentrating device 20.
  • the fiber bundle F is sandwiched between the bottom delivery roller 23 and the top delivery roller 26, and fed in the feeding direction Y while being drawn in by the suction portion 24 through the ventilation apron 25. This concentrates the fiber bundle F.
  • the bottom front roller 112 and the bottom delivery roller 23 feed the fiber bundle F in the feeding direction Y.
  • the rotation direction R3 of the bottom delivery roller 23 is the same as the rotation direction R4 of the bottom front roller 112.
  • the present embodiment may be modified as described below.
  • the present embodiment and the following modifications can be combined if the combined modifications remain technically consistent with each other.
  • the spinning frame 10 includes an intermediate stand 53 arranged between two stands 50 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the intermediate stand 53 extends forward from the frame 105 (not shown in Fig. 8 ).
  • the counter shafts 30 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction X are coupled to each other by the coupling unit 32 with a gear shaft 34 in between.
  • the gear shaft 34 includes a shaft portion 34a and gear portions 34b that rotate integrally with the shaft portion 34a.
  • the counter shafts 30 and the gear shaft 34 are adjacent to one another in the longitudinal direction X and are coupled to one another by the coupling units 32.
  • a part of the shaft portion 34a that is located between the two gear portions 34b is supported by the intermediate stand 53 with a bearing 35.
  • one compacting unit 21 is supported between the stand 50 and the intermediate stand 53 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction X.
  • two compacting units 21 are supported by the intermediate stand 53 between the two stands 50, adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the driven gears 23b are each arranged closer to the intermediate stand 53 than to the stands 50.
  • the intermediate stand 53 rotatably supports a support shaft 56 formed integrally with intermediate gears 55.
  • the intermediate gears 55 are arranged at the opposite ends of the support shaft 56.
  • the intermediate gears 55 mesh with the gear portions 34b and the driven gears 23b.
  • the spinning frame 10 includes two power transmission devices 40 with the intermediate stand 53 in between.
  • the power transmission devices 40 each include the driven gear 23b rotating integrally with the bottom delivery roller 23, the gear portion 34b rotating integrally with the counter shaft 30, and the intermediate gear 55.
  • the gear portion 34b is arranged on the existing counter shaft 30, and the driven gear 23b is arranged on the existing delivery rotary shaft 23a.
  • the power transmission device 40 can be arranged simply by adding the intermediate gear 55.
  • the intermediate gear 55 is supported by the intermediate stand 53 with the support shaft 56.
  • the intermediate stand 53 separate from the stand 50 is directly fixed to the frame 105.
  • the power transmission device may be a driving belt 70 that transmits the rotation of the counter shaft 30 to the bottom delivery roller 23 such that the bottom delivery roller 23 rotates in the same rotation direction as the bottom front roller 112. This eliminates the need for the intermediate gear 41, the driven gear 23b, and the driving gear 31.
  • the fiber bundle concentrating device 20 of the spinning frame 10 does not need to include the shaft guard 60.
  • the draft device 11 may include two pairs of rollers.
  • one of the two pairs of the rollers that is located at the most downstream location in the feeding direction Y serves as a pair of feeding rollers.
  • the quantity of the compacting units 21 and the quantity of the counter shafts 30 may be changed.

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EP1300495A1 (fr) * 2001-10-04 2003-04-09 Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki Dispositif de condensation de fibres pour machine à filer
EP1473388A2 (fr) 2003-04-30 2004-11-03 Pinter, S.A. Dispositif de condensation pour des machines à filer
EP3754063A1 (fr) * 2019-06-19 2020-12-23 Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki Métier à filer de type compact

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EP1300495A1 (fr) * 2001-10-04 2003-04-09 Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki Dispositif de condensation de fibres pour machine à filer
EP1473388A2 (fr) 2003-04-30 2004-11-03 Pinter, S.A. Dispositif de condensation pour des machines à filer
EP3754063A1 (fr) * 2019-06-19 2020-12-23 Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki Métier à filer de type compact

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