JPH01267268A - Constant tension takeup roller and winding control method - Google Patents
Constant tension takeup roller and winding control methodInfo
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Abstract
(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
[産業上の利用分野]
本発明は、エナメル線などの線条体とくに細物線条体を
具合よく巻取るための定張力巻取装置および巻取制御方
法に関するものである。[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a constant tension winding device and a winding control method for suitably winding a filament such as an enameled wire, particularly a thin filament. It is.
[従来の技術]
一般にエナメル線などの線条体を巻取るには、第4およ
び5図に示すような巻取装置が使用されている。[Prior Art] Generally, a winding device as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is used to wind up a filamentous body such as an enameled wire.
線条体1は引取R2の引取キャプスタン2aにより引取
られ、トラバーサ4を介して巻取機3のボビン5に巻取
られる6図において8はボビン5を回転させ線条体1の
張力を一定範囲に収めつつ巻取るための巻取用トルクモ
ータである。The filament 1 is taken up by the take-up capstan 2a of the take-up R2, and wound onto the bobbin 5 of the winder 3 via the traverser 4. In Figure 6, 8 rotates the bobbin 5 to keep the tension of the filament 1 constant. This is a winding torque motor that winds the winding while keeping it within the range.
トラバーサ4は、トラバース移動用モータ9により回転
されている螺旋軸10に嵌合され、螺旋軸10の正逆回
転により図中左右に往復移動して線条体1をボビン5に
整然と巻きそろえる。11および12はリミットスイッ
チであり、トラバーサ4が線条体1をトラバースしつつ
移動して行き、鍔6あるいは7まで達したところでモー
タ9の回転を逆転させ線条体を反対方向に移動させるた
めのものである。The traverser 4 is fitted onto a helical shaft 10 that is rotated by a traverse movement motor 9, and reciprocates from side to side in the figure by forward and reverse rotation of the helical shaft 10, thereby orderly winding the filament 1 around the bobbin 5. Reference numerals 11 and 12 indicate limit switches, which are used to reverse the rotation of the motor 9 when the traverser 4 moves while traversing the filament 1 and reaches the collar 6 or 7, thereby moving the filament in the opposite direction. belongs to.
上記のような巻取装置により線条体1を巻取り、ボビン
5が満巻になったら新たな空ボビンと交換して再巻取を
行なうが、この空ボビンへの巻始め作業は従来つぎのよ
うにして行なわれていた。The filament 1 is wound up using the winding device as described above, and when the bobbin 5 is fully wound, it is replaced with a new empty bobbin and the winding is performed again. It was done like this.
すなわち、空ボビン5を装着したら、連続運転における
巻取作業の立ち上りの迅速性を考慮し、第6図(イ)に
示すように巻取用モータ8を無負荷のまま回転状態とし
ておく、これに第6図(ロ)のように線条体1の端末を
巻付かせ巻取りを始めるに当っては、作業者が無負荷で
高速回転しているモータ8に負荷を加え、電源が入った
状態でモータ8を停止させ、ボビン5に線条体1を巻付
かせ、その後負荷をはずす手11Ftがとられる。That is, after the empty bobbin 5 is installed, the winding motor 8 is left in a rotating state with no load, as shown in FIG. To start winding by winding the end of the filament 1 as shown in FIG. In this state, the motor 8 is stopped, the filament 1 is wound around the bobbin 5, and then the load is removed.
負荷がはずされた後、モータ8は自らの特性に従って回
転を上昇させ定常状態に入るが、停止状態から定常状態
に入るまでには、第7図に示すような挙動を経る。After the load is removed, the motor 8 increases its rotation according to its own characteristics and enters a steady state, but from a stopped state to a steady state it undergoes the behavior shown in FIG. 7.
第7図(イ)は、第6図(ロ)の停止状態からボビン5
の回転が始まった状態であり、回転数は少なく、線条体
1のたるみも未だ残っていて張力ゼロの状態にある。こ
のままトルクモータ8は回転を上げて行き、無張力のま
ま回転数は上昇しピークに達したとき線条体1が張り上
ってトルクが負荷され(第7図(ロ))、その後は線条
体1を巻取る上での最適張力を維持する回転数で回転が
持続される。(第7図(ハ))
[発明が解決しようとする課題]
上記により容易に理解されるように、第7図(ロ)の状
態となった瞬間、それまで張力ゼロであった線条体1に
瞬時に最大張力が負荷される。Figure 7 (a) shows the bobbin 5 from the stopped state in figure 6 (b).
has started to rotate, the number of rotations is low, and the filament 1 still has slack and is in a state of zero tension. As it is, the torque motor 8 continues to increase its rotation, and the rotation speed rises without tension, and when it reaches its peak, the filament 1 is stretched and torque is applied (Fig. 7 (b)). The rotation is continued at a rotation speed that maintains the optimum tension for winding the strip 1. (Fig. 7 (c)) [Problem to be solved by the invention] As can be easily understood from the above, at the moment when the state shown in Fig. 7 (b) is reached, the striated body, which had previously been under zero tension, The maximum tension is instantaneously applied to 1.
線径がある程度太ければ、上記瞬間的張力の負荷があっ
ても問題となるようなことはない、しかし、最近のエレ
クトロニクス技術の高度化および高精密化に伴い、例え
ばこれに使用されるエナメル線等の線径は益々超極細化
の傾向にあり、100μm以下といっな線径のものまで
出現してきた。このため、従来は余り問題とならなかっ
た上記巻始めの回転ピーク時の最大張力f′!、′Rの
際に第7図(ロ)に示すような断線がみられるようにな
った。このことは、上記の巻始めに限らず、巻取作業の
中途で巻取線速を上げようとした場合にも同様の挙動と
なり、断線あるいは線伸びの発生さらには変形といった
異常発生がみられるようになった。If the wire diameter is thick enough, even the instantaneous tension load mentioned above will not cause a problem. However, with the recent advancement and precision of electronics technology, for example, the enamel used for this The wire diameter of wires, etc. is becoming increasingly ultra-fine, and wire diameters of 100 μm or less have appeared. For this reason, the maximum tension f′ at the rotational peak at the beginning of winding, which did not pose much of a problem in the past! , 'R', a disconnection as shown in Figure 7 (b) began to appear. This behavior is not limited to the above-mentioned beginning of winding, but also occurs when attempting to increase the winding speed in the middle of the winding operation, resulting in abnormalities such as wire breakage, wire elongation, and even deformation. It became so.
上記のような問題点を解消するには、ボビンの回転数の
上昇が急激とならないようにし、それにより線条体1に
大きな張力変動が生じないようにすればよいが、それで
は作業能率が低下し、コストの面からいっても好ましく
ない。In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is possible to prevent the rotational speed of the bobbin from increasing rapidly, thereby preventing large tension fluctuations from occurring in the filament 1, but this will reduce work efficiency. However, it is not preferable from a cost standpoint.
さらに、従来はモータ8の駆動電源は交流が使用されて
おり、電圧調整はスライダックにより行なわれているか
ら、当該スライダックを用いて前記断線要因となる張力
変動の調整を行なおうとしても、追従性が遅く不安定で
あり、正確な調整は不可能である。Furthermore, conventionally, alternating current is used as the driving power source for the motor 8, and voltage adjustment is performed by a slider. The speed is slow and unstable, and precise adjustment is not possible.
本発明は、上記したような実情にかんがみてなされたも
のであり、線条体の巻取装置において、線条体の巻始め
あるいは線速上昇時に線条体に張力変動を与えず、つね
に定張力をもって巻取り作業を行ない得る新規な定張力
巻取装置を提供しようとするものである。The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is intended to provide a wire winding device that does not apply tension fluctuations to the wire body at the beginning of winding the wire body or when the linear speed increases, and maintains a constant tension at all times. The present invention aims to provide a new constant tension winding device that can perform winding work with tension.
[課題を解決するための手段]
本発明は、ボビンを回転するモータとして従来の交流モ
ータに代えて直流モータを使用し、電圧変化に対するす
ぐれた追従特性を利用すると共に、当該モータの回転速
度信号を演算制御装置に入力し、別途引取機の引取線速
を検知する検知手段を設けて該検知信号を前記演算制御
装置に入力させ、これらの信号に基いて引取り線速と巻
取り線速を同調させるために必要な直流電圧を演算し、
当該演算結果を前記直流モータに印加し得るように構成
したものである。[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention uses a DC motor instead of a conventional AC motor as a motor for rotating a bobbin, utilizes its excellent follow-up characteristic to voltage changes, and utilizes the rotational speed signal of the motor. is inputted into the arithmetic and control device, and a detection means for detecting the drawing line speed of the drawing machine is separately provided, and the detection signal is inputted to the arithmetic and control device, and based on these signals, the drawing line speed and the winding line speed are determined. Calculate the DC voltage required to tune the
The structure is such that the calculation result can be applied to the DC motor.
これによって、演算制御装置がつねに引取り線速と巻取
り線速を監視し、これを同調制御することにより線条体
に張力変動の生ずるのを解消するものである。With this, the arithmetic and control unit constantly monitors the take-up wire speed and the winding wire speed, and performs synchronized control of these to eliminate tension fluctuations in the filament.
[実施例] 以下に、本発明について実施例図面を参照し説明する。[Example] The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
第1図は、本発明に係る巻取装置の具体的構成を示す説
明見取図である。FIG. 1 is an explanatory sketch showing a specific configuration of a winding device according to the present invention.
線条体1は引取機2の引取キャプスタン2aにより引取
られ、一定線速で巻取機3に送り出されて、直流モータ
により構成される巻取用モータ8によって回転している
ボビン5に巻取られる。The filament 1 is taken up by a take-up capstan 2a of a take-up machine 2, sent to a take-up machine 3 at a constant linear speed, and wound onto a bobbin 5 which is being rotated by a take-up motor 8 constituted by a DC motor. taken.
図において、9はモータ8が固定されている固定台を前
進後退させるトラバース駆動用モータであり、本実施例
においては線条体1を案内するガイド13を固定状態に
おき、ボビン5を前記トラバース駆動用モータ9によっ
てその軸方向に前進後退させることによりトラバースを
行なうような構成となっている。11および12は第5
図におけるリミットスイッチ11および12同様のトラ
バース反転リミットであり、20は演算制御装置である
。In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes a traverse drive motor that moves forward and backward a fixed base to which a motor 8 is fixed. In this embodiment, the guide 13 that guides the filament 1 is kept in a fixed state, and the bobbin 5 is moved in the traverse direction. The structure is such that traverse is performed by moving the drive motor 9 forward and backward in the axial direction. 11 and 12 are the fifth
It is a traverse inversion limit similar to limit switches 11 and 12 in the figure, and 20 is an arithmetic control device.
本発明においては、巻取機3側に巻取回転数検知センサ
を設置し、当該センサの検知した巻取回転数信号Aを演
算制御装置20に入力すると共に、引取機211!Iに
引取回転数検知センサを設置して、同じくその信号Bを
演算制御装置20に入力するように構成される。In the present invention, a winding rotation speed detection sensor is installed on the winding machine 3 side, and the winding rotation speed signal A detected by the sensor is input to the arithmetic and control device 20, and the winding machine 211! A take-up rotation speed detection sensor is installed at I, and the signal B is similarly input to the arithmetic and control unit 20.
つぎに、第2および3図を参照し本発明に係る巻取動作
について説明する。Next, the winding operation according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
まず、演算制御装置20が引取機2の回転信号Bを検知
し、巻取機3にそれと同調した回転を与えるに必要な直
流電圧を演算し、信号Cを出力して前記直流モータ8に
巻取機3を同調回転させるための直流電圧を印加する。First, the arithmetic and control device 20 detects the rotation signal B of the take-up machine 2, calculates the DC voltage necessary to give the take-up machine 3 rotation in synchronization with the rotation signal B, outputs the signal C, and outputs the signal C to the DC motor 8. A DC voltage for synchronously rotating the taker 3 is applied.
上記により引取りと巻取りの同期がとれたら、作業者は
線条体1をボビン5に巻付はセットする。When the take-up and winding operations are synchronized as described above, the operator sets the wire body 1 to be wound on the bobbin 5.
かくして、演算制御装置20は引取回転信号Bおよび巻
取回転信号Aに基いて無負荷同調をとりつつ、線条体1
の余長を巻取り制御する。In this way, the arithmetic and control device 20 performs no-load tuning based on the take-up rotation signal B and the take-up rotation signal A, and the striatum 1.
Controls the winding of the extra length.
無負荷のボビン5の巻取回転は、線条体1の余長を全部
巻取るまでは引取回転よりも速くなるが、そのとき演算
制御装置20は引取回転信号Bを取込みながら巻取速度
を制御する信号Cを出力しつづけるから、従来例におけ
るようにたるませてあった余長をボビン5が巻取った瞬
間に線条体1に瞬間的過大張力が負荷されることはない
。The winding rotation of the unloaded bobbin 5 is faster than the take-up rotation until the entire extra length of the filament 1 is wound. At that time, the arithmetic and control unit 20 adjusts the winding speed while taking in the take-up rotation signal B. Since the control signal C continues to be output, an instantaneous excessive tension is not applied to the filament body 1 at the moment the bobbin 5 winds up the slackened excess length as in the conventional example.
線条体1が定常張力に張り上ったことは、回転信号Aか
低下したことにより知り得るから、演算制御装置20は
以後の巻取り動作に必要な負荷を巻取用モータ8に印加
させるべく、信号Cをもって直流電圧を増加させ、以後
は、第3図に示すように18号A、B、Cにより負荷同
調を行ない巻取制御をすればよい。Since it can be known that the tension of the filament 1 has increased to a steady state by a decrease in the rotation signal A, the arithmetic and control unit 20 applies a load necessary for the subsequent winding operation to the winding motor 8. Therefore, the DC voltage can be increased using the signal C, and thereafter, the winding control can be performed by performing load tuning using Nos. 18 A, B, and C as shown in FIG.
本発明においては、巻取用モータ8として従来の交流モ
ータに代え直流モータを用いたから、その追従性は迅速
となり、上記巻取り開始時のような極めて短かい時間に
おいても迅速に同調制御を行ない、十分な信頼性を確立
することができる。In the present invention, since a DC motor is used as the winding motor 8 instead of the conventional AC motor, its followability is quick, and synchronization control can be performed quickly even in an extremely short period of time such as at the start of winding. , sufficient reliability can be established.
[発明の効果]
以上の通り、本発明に係る装置によれば、巻取装置にお
ける引取りと巻取りの線速の同調を容易迅速に行なわせ
ることができ、とくに超a細サイズの線条体の巻取にお
いてみられた断線その他のトラブルを解消できた意義は
大きく、線条体の適用される機器類の高度かつ精密化へ
の要請が一層酷しさを増しつつある今日、その工業上の
価値は高く評価すべきものがある。[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the device according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and quickly synchronize the linear speeds of take-up and winding in the winding device, and in particular, it is possible to easily and quickly synchronize the linear speed of the take-up and winding in the winding device. It is of great significance that we were able to eliminate wire breakage and other troubles that occurred during the winding of wire bodies, and in today's industry, where demands for higher and more precise equipment to which wire bodies are applied are becoming more severe. There is something to be appreciated for its value.
第1図は本発明に係る装置の具体例を示す説明見取図、
第2および3図は本発明における同調動作の説明図、第
4および5図は従来の線条体の巻取装置を示す説明図、
第6および7図は従来の巻取装置における巻始めの状況
を示す説明図である。
に線条体、
2:引取機、
3:巻取機、
5:ボビン、
8:巻取用直流モータ、
9:トラバース駆動用モータ、
20:演算制御装置。
代理人 弁理士 佐 藤 不二雄
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第5図FIG. 1 is an explanatory sketch showing a specific example of the device according to the present invention;
2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams of the tuning operation in the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are explanatory diagrams showing a conventional wire winding device,
6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams showing the situation at the beginning of winding in a conventional winding device. 2: Take-up machine; 3: Winding machine; 5: Bobbin; 8: Winding DC motor; 9: Traverse drive motor; 20: Arithmetic control unit. Agent Patent Attorney Fujio Sato Figure 1 I: **fE 2: I 14 to I 3: Officer line 5: Wide bin 8; lips hM4 direct fire motor, b rubber base? B Homare〃Motor 20: 1 Snore Gigu qr 1 Kai I No. 20 2゜Figure 3Figure 4Figure 5 2a Figure 5
Claims (2)
、該モータの回転速度を信号として送り出す信号出力装
置と、当該信号が入力される演算制御装置と、前記線条
体を引取る引取機および引取速度を検知し該検知信号を
前記演算制御装置に入力させる引取速度検知装置とを有
し、前記演算制御装置は前記引取速度信号に基いて前記
直流モータに印加する直流電圧を演算して制御信号を出
力し、引取速度と巻取速度とを同調可能に構成してなる
定張力巻取装置。(1) A DC motor that rotates a bobbin that winds the filament, a signal output device that sends out the rotational speed of the motor as a signal, an arithmetic control device that receives the signal, and a take-up device that takes over the filament. and a take-up speed detection device that detects the take-up speed and inputs the detection signal to the arithmetic and control device, and the arithmetic and control device calculates a DC voltage to be applied to the DC motor based on the take-up speed signal. A constant tension winding device configured to output a control signal and synchronize take-up speed and winding speed.
めるに当り、引取機の回転信号に基いて演算制御装置に
より演算して巻取機の回転を同調させる直流電圧印加信
号を巻取用直流モータに出力し、巻取りと引取りの回転
を同調させておいて線条体の端末をボビンに巻付け、前
記演算制御装置が巻取機の回転の低下を検知し線条体が
定常張力に入つたことを確認したら、巻取用モータに定
常巻取りのために電圧を印加して以後巻取りと引取りの
同調をさせて巻取りを行なう巻取制御方法。(2) When starting to wind the filament with the bobbin set in the winding machine, a DC voltage application signal is calculated by the arithmetic and control device based on the rotation signal of the winding machine to synchronize the rotation of the winding machine. The output is output to the take-up DC motor, the winding and take-up rotations are synchronized, and the end of the filament is wound around the bobbin. A winding control method in which, after confirming that the tension has reached a steady state, voltage is applied to the winding motor for steady winding, and then winding is performed by synchronizing winding and take-up.
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| JPS5859164A (en) * | 1981-09-28 | 1983-04-08 | Toray Ind Inc | Windup device for thread |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JPS5826769A (en) * | 1981-07-18 | 1983-02-17 | カ−ル・マイヤ−・テクステイルマシ−ネンフアブリ−ク・ゲ−エムベ−ハ− | Bobbin device |
| JPS5859164A (en) * | 1981-09-28 | 1983-04-08 | Toray Ind Inc | Windup device for thread |
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| JPH04209165A (en) * | 1990-11-30 | 1992-07-30 | Santou Eng:Kk | Running and winding device for long stretching object |
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