JPH085183Y2 - Coupling device for winder and double twister - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of Device] a. Purpose of the Invention [Industrial field of application] This invention extracts a two-stage empty bobbin discharged from a two-stage yarn feeding type double twister from its spindle and replaces it with a package sent from a winder. It relates to the device.

[Conventional technology]

In the past, the work of removing a two-stage empty bobbin discharged from a two-stage yarn feeding type double twister from its spindle and replacing it with a package was manually performed.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

Since the manual replacement of the empty bobbin and the package in the conventional two-stage yarn feeding type double twister is very time-consuming and monotonous, it is shunned.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a winder / double twister coupling device that can completely automate the replacement of an empty bobbin and a package.

B. Configuration of the Invention [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the coupling device of the winder and the double twister of the present invention includes a package transfer device, a bobbin mover, a package loader, and It is equipped with a circulating annular conveying path and an output device that outputs the yarn end of the package carried by the winder,
In the package loader, insert the package that has been ejected into the tray on the annular transport path, receive the empty bobbin carried from the double twister in the package transfer device, insert it into the tray on the annular transport path, and load the package from the tray on the annular transport path. Take it out and pass it to the conveyor that carries it to the double twister, pull out the empty bobbin from the tray on the annular transport path at the bobbin mover, peel off the residual yarn from the empty bobbin received from the bobbin mover at the bobbin stripper, and always process the bobbin and the package in the standing state. To do.

[Action]

In the connecting device of the winder and the double twister configured as described above, the package transfer device receives the two-stage empty bobbin insertion spindle from the overhead conveyor and inserts it into the tray on the annular transport path. The tray circulates in an annular transport path to the bob mover, where empty bobbins are removed. Then, the package loaded by the loading device by the package loader is picked up from the tray and inserted into the spindle. In this way, the spindle in which the packages are stacked and attached in two stages is transferred to the overhead conveyor by the package lifter. On the other hand, the empty bobbin taken out by the bobbin mover is passed to the bobbin stripper, where the residual yarn is stripped off.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of a connecting device of a winder and a double twister according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, with reference to FIG. 1, an outline of the connecting device will be described.

This connecting device is sent by an output device 1 that outputs the yarn end of a package P sent from a steam setter in a state where it is attached to a tray T, and an overhead conveyor 2 from a two-stage yarn feeding type double twister. The spindle S with the empty bobbins B inserted in two layers is received and inserted into the tray T on the circulation conveyance path L ₁ , and the spindle S with the packages P inserted in two layers is attached to the hanger of the overhead conveyor 2. 3. Package lifter (package transfer device) 100 to be hung on 3 and tray T on circulation transport path L ₁
The bobbin mover 200 that removes the empty bobbin B from the spindle S, the package loader 300 that scoops the package P that has been ejected from the tray T and inserts it onto the spindle S, and the empty bobbin B that is removed by the bobbin mover 200 It consists of a bobbin stripper 400 that strips off the residual thread.

The circulating transport path L ₁ extends endlessly in front of the bobbin case 200, between the bobbin mover 200 and the package loader 300, and in front of the package lifter 100, and several trays T circulate therein. Those trays T
Is stopped at a predetermined position after every predetermined work.

The package P rolled up by the winder is
It is steam-treated and set by a steam setter (not shown). The package P is sent from there to the transport path L ₅ of the stocker conveyor 4 while being inserted into the tray T, and stands by there. Then, the package P is sent out to the transport path L ₂ every time it is needed, comes to the position of the output device 1, and the yarn is discharged. As the lead-out device 1, a device generally used conventionally is used. If the ejection is unsuccessful, the package P is sent to the return conveyance path L ₄ and is returned to the ejection device 1.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, description will be given of a transfer mechanism of the two-stage stacking empty bobbin B mounting spindle S and the two-stage stacking package P mounting spindle S for the overhead conveyor 2 by the package lifter 100. To do.

Package lifter 100 is provided with the side of the annular conveying path L _1, and a position which passes the spindle S on the tray T in the cyclic conveyance path L _1, and a standby position of its upper, it than 5m
It has a hanger 101 that can be stopped at a position about m above.

As shown in FIG. 3, an empty bobbin hook 101a and a package hook 101b are formed on both sides of the hanger 101, respectively. The hanger 101 is stopped by a sensor inside the package lifter 100.

A bracket 102 is fixed to the upper end of the package lifter 100, and rollers 103 are attached to the bracket 102 at positions sandwiching the overhead conveyor 2 from both sides.

On the other hand, the overhead conveyor 2 is composed of a chain running in a protection pipe, and a hanger 3 is hung on the chain via a support plate 2a at regular intervals. When the hanger 3 moves to the position of the package lifter 100, the roller 103 contacts the support plate 2a to prevent the hanger 3 from wobbling.

The hanger 3 is bifurcated as shown in FIG. 4, and the notch 3a extends rearward to the wall portion. Also, along the notch 3a, the raised portions 3b are
Is formed and the spindle S received in the notch 3a
The upper collar is not slipped. As shown in FIG. 3, the hanger 3 of the overhead conveyor 2 holding the two-stage stacked empty bobbin insertion spindle S is the empty bobbin hanger 10 of the hanger 101 of the package lifter 100.
It moves from the 1a side in the direction of the arrow.

The operation of transferring packages and empty bobbins from this state will be described.

The hanger 101 holds the package insertion spindle S on the package hook 101b and ascends to the standby position to wait.

The hanger 3 of the overhead conveyor 2 is a hook 10
When it reaches the position of 1a, it stops, and the held two-stage empty bobbin insertion spindle S is pushed into the hook 101a. At the same time, the hanger 101 moves up by about 5 mm and lifts the lower collar portion of the two-stage stacked empty bobbin insertion spindle S. In this state, the hanger 3 advances to the position of the hook 101b of the hanger 101, and the package insertion spindle S held there is held there.
It stops with the sandwiched between. With this series of movements, 2
The stepped empty bobbin insertion spindle S is moved to the hook 101a by passing its head through the cut 3a in the wall behind the hanger 3 without the lower end of the upper flange portion hitting the raised portion 3b.

At the same time that the hanger 3 advances to the position of the hook 101b, the hanger 101 descends by about 5 mm. As a result, the upper collar portion of the package insertion spindle S is lowered between the raised portions 3b. When the package mounting spindle S is thus received, the hanger 3 moves forward, while the hanger 101 descends and the tray T, which is waiting for the two-stage stacked empty bobbin mounting spindle S, which has just been received, in the circulating conveyance path L _1. Down.

Next, a transfer device including the bobbin mover 200 and the package loader 300 will be described with reference to FIG.

The bobbin mover 200 has a chuck 203 at the tip,
Can go up and down along the vertical axis 201, and
It has a chuck support arm 202 that can rotate to the left transfer position C and the right stripper 400 side around the empty bobbin removal position B.

The chuck 203 is normally opened larger than the diameter of the spindle S, and the spindle S is sandwiched by the supply of air. Further, the chuck support arm 202 normally stands by above the empty bobbin removal position B.

The package loader 300 has a package mounting unit 3
It has a package support arm 302 which is provided with 03 and can be moved up and down along the vertical axis 301 and can be rotated from the package receiving position (b) to the transfer position (c).

A notch 304 is formed in the package placing portion 303 so that the pegs of the tray T do not collide when the package P is picked up at the package receiving position B. In addition, a guard wall 305 is provided around the package mounting portion 303 to prevent the scooped package P from falling. The package support arm 302 normally descends to the package receiving position B and stands by. When the package loading tray T arrives after moving along the transport path L ₃ extending from the output device 1, the package P is loaded in the package loading section.
Get on top of 303.

Further, at the transfer position C between the bobbin mover 200 and the package loader 300, the tray rotating device 5 and the yarn end suction device (not shown) are provided in the circulation conveyance path L ₁ and the yarns which are sucked and gripped upward are held. The end suction device 6 is provided respectively.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a plucking tension adjusting guide G is sandwiched between the two-stage packages P attached to the spindle S. This is the same when inserting the empty bobbin B.

When such a two-stage stacking empty bobbin inserting spindle S advances along the circulating transport path L ₁ and reaches the bobbin removal position and then stops, the chuck support arm 202 is slightly lowered, and the chuck 203 clamps the upper empty bobbin B. To do. Chuck support arm in that state
202 rises and rotates to the stripper 400 side, where the chuck 203 releases the empty bobbin B and returns to the old position.

On the other hand, at the transfer position C, the tray T on which the spindle S from which the empty bobbin B has been taken out by the bobbin mover 200 is already attached is waiting.

The package loader 300 inserts the package P into the spindle S waiting at the transfer position C while the bobbin mover 200 is removing the upper empty bobbin B. First, the package support arm 302 moves up from the standby position B while holding the package P, and then rotates to the transfer position C. At that time, the yarn end suction device 6 operates to suck and grip the exposed yarn end of the package P. The package support arm 302 is slightly lowered to loosen the yarn end from the package P, and again raised to suck the loosened yarn end into the yarn end suction device 6 to secure and hold a predetermined yarn end length. . Next, the package support arm 302 descends to insert the package P into the spindle S, and rises again to return to the standby position b.

The tray T from which the package P has been extracted is sent from the transport path L ₃ to the tray discharge transport path L ₆ .

At the uppermost portion of the spindle S at the empty bobbin removal position B where the empty bobbin B in the upper stage is removed, there is a plucking tension adjustment guide G. The package support arm 202 descends and the chuck 203
Holds the release tension adjusting guide G. Thereafter, the package support arm 202 ascends, rotates to the transfer position C, and descends, and the unraveling tension adjusting guide G is inserted into the spindle S in which one package at the transfer position C is inserted.
Then, the package support arm 202 rises and returns to the standby position B.

Next, the package support arm 302 moves up from the standby position B to the transfer position C while holding the next package P. At that time, the yarn end suction device 6 operates to suck and grip the exposed yarn end of the package P. The package support arm 302 is slightly lowered to loosen the yarn end from the package P, and again raised to suck the loosened yarn end into the yarn end suction device 6 to secure and hold a predetermined yarn end length. . Next, the package support arm 302 descends to insert the package P into the spindle S and return to the standby position B.

At the same time, the tray rotating device 5 rotates, and in cooperation with a movable yarn guide (not shown), the two yarn ends sucked into the yarn end attracting device 6 are placed at the upper end of the spindle S and the winding direction of the package P is set. And the remaining yarn ends are sucked into the spindle S by a yarn end suction device (not shown) located below the transfer position C.

In this way, the spindle S at the bobbin withdrawal position B becomes empty, and the stop by the stopper is released, and
Move L ₁ to the transfer position c and stop. In the spindle S at the transfer position C, the packages P are stacked in two stages, the stop by the stopper is released, and the circulating conveyance path L ₁ is advanced to the position of the package lifter 100 and stopped.

Next, the bobbin stripper 400 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The package support arm 202 of the bobbin mover 200 removes the empty bobbin B from the spindle S located at the empty bobbin removal position A, and the chuck 401 of the bobbin stripper 400 opens at a position where it rotates 90 ° in the direction of the arrow shown by the dotted line in FIG. Waiting in a waiting state.

Although the upper and lower positions of the chuck 401 are invariable, the chuck 401 separates and contacts each other by an air cylinder 402, receives the empty bobbin B, and at the same time, approaches the chuck to hold the empty bobbin B.

Above the chuck 401, a yarn suction pipe 403 communicating with the duct and slidably supported therein, and urged upward by a spring (not shown), downward by an air cylinder 405 during the yarn stripping operation. A moving pusher 404 is provided.

Further, below the chuck 401, an empty bobbin container 406
Is provided.

When the chuck 401 receives and holds the empty bobbin B from the chuck 203 of the package support arm 202, the air cylinder 405 works and the pusher 404 descends to push down the empty bobbin B. As the empty bobbin B descends, the chuck 401 gradually approaches in accordance with the conical outer diameter of the empty bobbin B. If there is a residual thread on the empty bobbin B, the thread is caught by the edge of the chuck 401 and stripped from the empty bobbin B. When the pusher 404 lowers the empty bobbin B in this way, the pusher 404 is slightly raised, and the residual yarn stripped off is sucked by the yarn suction pipe 403 and discharged. The empty bobbin B is an empty bobbin container.
It falls into 406.

C. Effect of the Invention Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

That is, replacement of the empty bobbin and the package in the two-stage yarn feeding type double twister can be completely automated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a winder-double twister coupling device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of a package lifter, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a relationship between an overhead conveyor hanger and a package lifter hanger. Four
The figure shows a perspective view of the hanger of the overhead conveyor, No. 5.
The figure is a schematic plan view showing the positional relationship among the bobbin mover, the package loader, and the bobbin stripper, FIG. 6 is a side view of the bobbin stripper, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the chuck portion of the bobbin stripper. 1 ... Output device, 2 ... Overhead conveyor, 10
0 …… Package lifter (package transfer device), 200
...... Bobbin mover, 300 …… Package loader, 400
... Bobbin stripper, B ... bobbin, L ₁ ... annular transport path, P ... package, S ... spindle, T ... tray

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A package loader comprising a package transfer device, a bobbin mover, a package loader, an annular transport path circulating along them, and a dispensing device for dispensing the yarn end of a package carried by a winder. Insert the package that has been ejected into the tray on the annular transport path, receive the empty bobbin carried by the double twister in the package transfer device, insert it into the tray on the annular transport path, and remove the package from the tray on the annular transport path. Pass it to the conveyor that carries it to the double twister, remove the empty bobbin from the tray on the annular transport path at the bobbin mover, strip off the residual thread from the empty bobbin received from the bobbin mover at the bobbin stripper, and the winder that always processes the bobbin and the package in the standing state. Double twister Sintering equipment.