JPH01229846A - Loom control utilizing communication between looms - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the title control method so designed that the transfer of information is ensured to be done between looms, thereby improving the liaison between the grasp of the conditions of the respective looms and the relevant corresponding operations based thereon. CONSTITUTION:Operating weaving information such as operating time, machine stopping time, number of revolutions, woven amount and residual amount of warp beam, and operation information such as warp breakage and weft misinserting are fetched and stored through beam diameter detectors 1, wound diameter detectors 3, rotary encoders 4, warp breakage detectors 5, weft detectors 6, etc., and loom-controlling computer Ci, Cj which fetch and store prescribed weaving conditions such as prescribed weft inserting timing, prescribed weft detection timing and prescribed warp tension through input- prescribing means give and receive the above-mentioned information in response to the delivered and received signal commands.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method for controlling looms by transmitting and receiving information between looms.

(Prior art) JP-A-52-132157, JP-A-52-993
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-231242 or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-296148, information is transmitted between a host computer and each control computer of a large number of looms, and A system for centrally managing looms has been proposed. The transmitted information includes operational weaving information such as operating time, machine stop time, rotation speed, weaving device, warp beam remaining amount, operational information such as warp breakage and weft insertion error, set weft insertion timing, set weft detection timing, There are set weaving conditions such as the set warp tension, and by sending and receiving this information, the host computer can grasp the weaving situation, warp beam consumption situation, abnormal lightning occurrence situation, etc. of each loom, and based on this understanding, the weaving conditions for each loom Necessary work is done.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the system where the host computer collectively manages the looms, it is only possible to know the status of each loom in the control room where the host computer is installed, and it is only possible to understand the status of each loom and check the status of each loom. There is a problem that there is poor coordination with appropriate response work based on situational understanding.

(Means for Solving the Problems) For this purpose, the present invention provides a communication function between looms, and allows operation on any loom! ! ! ! Transfer weaving information, operation information, or set weaving conditions to the control computer of any other loom by operating the control computer of that loom,
the operating weaving information stored in the control computer of any other loom in the operating loom control computer;
Operation information or set weaving conditions are taken in, and based on the exchange of this information, it is possible to set the weaving conditions of any loom, grasp the operating status, and grasp the operational weaving status of any loom.

(Function) In addition to capturing and storing operational weaving information such as operating time, machine stop time, rotation speed, amount of weaving, remaining amount of warp beam, etc., and operational information such as warp breakage and weft insertion error through the detection means, The loom control computer, which captures and stores set weaving conditions such as set weft insertion timing, set weft detection timing, and set warp tension through the setting input means, sends and receives the information in response to the transmission/reception command. Operation information or operation weaving information is transferred from the designated loom control computer to the loom control computer that is communicating with the command received by the loom control computer that is communicating with it, and
In response to the transmission command, the set weaving conditions are transferred from the loom control computer performing the transmission operation to the designated loom control computer. Such information transfer control allows any loom control computer to set weaving conditions, grasp the operating status, and grasp the operational weaving status of any other loom.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to a jet loom will be described based on the drawings.

Each loom Li, Lj (=1.2.3..., i≠j)
Loom control computers Ci and Cj are respectively installed, and each loom control computer C1゜Cj is connected to the signal line #Q.
,j! A loop consisting of C centrally manages the computer C.
connected to o. Each loom control computer Ci, C
j is the remaining amount of the warp beam 2 via the beam diameter detector 1, the winding amount of the cross roll 10 via the winding diameter detector 3, the operating time by the row re-encoder 4 and the internal timing function,
Operational weaving information such as machine stop time and number of revolutions is captured and stored, and operational information such as warp breakage via the warp cut detection device 5 and weft insertion error via the weft detector 6 is captured and stored. Also, by operating the input setting key group 7 on the operation panel of each loom control computer C4, Cj, weft insertion can be performed, such as the opening/closing timing of the control solenoid valve of the main weft insertion nozzle and the opening/closing timing of the control solenoid valve of the auxiliary weft insertion nozzle. Weaving conditions such as timing and detection timing of the weft detector 6 are input and set to the loom control computers Ci and Cj. The central control computer Co scans and takes in the operating weaving information and operation information stored in each loom control computer Ci, Cj, and performs aggregation, recording, calculation, display, etc. of this information.

Each loom control computer Ci, Cj is provided with a communication function, and by operating the communication operation key 8 on the operation panel of each loom control computer Ci, Cj, any loom control computer C4 and any other loom control computer can be connected. C
j transmits and receives the various information described above. Each of the m-machine control computers Ci and Cj performs the communication control shown in the flowcharts in FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) under the operation of the communication operation key group 8. Hereinafter, communication control between the looms will be performed according to this flowchart. explain.

The loom control computer Ci enters a transmission standby state in response to a self-sending command based on the ON operation of the transmission command key of the communication operation key group 8 in the loom control computer C4, and other looms receive a non-self-receiving command based on this ON operation. enters reception standby state. After this standby state, by inputting the loom number setting key of the communication operation key group 8 in the loom control computer C4, the loom L of the transmission destination is activated.
j is specified, and only the loom Lj is in a state where it can receive the set weaving conditions. Next, by inputting the input setting keys 7, the weaving conditions are displayed on the display section 9 of the operation panel, and are also temporarily captured and stored in the loom control computer Ci. Then, by turning on the first transfer key of the communication operation key group 8, the loom control computer Ci
The stored weaving conditions in the loom control computer Cj are transferred to the loom control computer Cj, and the stored weaving conditions in the loom control computer C4 are erased.

The loom control computer Ci enters a reception standby state in response to a self-reception command based on an ON operation of the reception command key of the communication operation key group 8 in the loom control computer Ci, and other looms receive a non-self-transmission command based on this ON operation. enters the transmission standby state. After this standby state, by inputting the loom number setting key of the communication operation key group 8 on the loom control computer Ci, the loom L of the receiving party is activated.
j is designated, and only the loom Lj is in a state where it can transmit either operation information or operational weaving information. Next, by turning on the second transfer key of the communication operation key group 8, the storage operation information in the loom control computer Cj is transferred to the loom control computer C4, and by turning on the third transfer key. vti machine control computer Cj
The weaving information stored in the loom control computer C4 is transferred to the loom control computer C4.

Such information transfer between the looms Li and Lj allows each loom control computer C4 to perform at least part of the management functions of the central control computer Co in any given loom.
, Cj. That is, the operation information or operational weaving information transferred from any other loom can be displayed on the display section 9, or the loom control computers Ci, Cj
At the same time, this transferred and stored information can be aggregated and stored, and the operational weaving status and operating status of any other loom Lj can be grasped at the location of any loom Li. Therefore, the coordination between grasping the situation of each loom and appropriate response work based on this grasp of the situation is extremely good. or,
It becomes possible to set the weaving conditions of any other loom Lj from the location of any loom Li, and the efficiency of the weaving condition setting work is extremely high.

The present invention is, of course, not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. For example, it is possible to transfer operating weaving information, operation information, or weaving conditions in a loom control computer that is performing a transmission operation to a control computer of another loom, or vice versa. receiving and transmitting the weaving conditions in another loom control computer to the loom control computer that is operating the loom, or simultaneously transmitting information between one loom control computer and multiple other loom control computers, It is also possible to implement an embodiment in which operational weaving information or operation information of a plurality of looms is aggregated and calculated. Further, a card input method may be used to set the weaving conditions, and a bus method may be used instead of the loop method for connecting each loom. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied even in the case where there is no central control computer, and it is possible to connect each loom by a loop system or a bus system to transfer information only between the looms.

(Effects of the Invention) As detailed above, the present invention makes it possible to transfer information between looms, so any loom control computer can set weaving conditions and grasp the operating status of any other loom. Also, the operational status of weaving can be grasped at any time, and this has the excellent effect of improving coordination between grasping the status of each loom and appropriate response work based on this grasp of the situation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment embodying the present invention, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a communication network between looms, FIG. 2 is a side view of the loom, and FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are communication control diagrams. It is a flowchart which shows. Loom control computers Ci, Cj, signal line ffo.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Through the detection means, operational weaving information such as operating time, machine stop time, rotation speed, amount of weaving, remaining amount of warp beam, etc., and operational information such as warp breakage and weft insertion errors are captured and stored, and settings are input. An information communication function is provided between each loom control computer that receives and stores set weaving conditions such as set weft insertion timing, set weft detection timing, and set warp tension through a means, and the operating weaving information and operation information of any loom are provided. Alternatively, the set weaving conditions can be transferred to the control computer of any other loom by the communication operation of the control computer of that loom, or the weaving conditions stored in the control computer of any other loom can be transferred to the control computer of the loom which is performing the communication operation. A loom control system that utilizes communication between looms that captures operating weaving information, operation information, or set weaving conditions, and can set the weaving conditions of any loom, grasp the operating status, and grasp the operational weaving status based on the exchange of this information. Method.