CN113802192B - Nozzle capable of being replaced in functional spinning process - Google Patents

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CN113802192B
CN113802192B CN202111096520.3A CN202111096520A CN113802192B CN 113802192 B CN113802192 B CN 113802192B CN 202111096520 A CN202111096520 A CN 202111096520A CN 113802192 B CN113802192 B CN 113802192B
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The invention provides a nozzle capable of being replaced in a functional spinning process, and belongs to the technical field of machinery. The nozzle solves the problem that the nozzle cannot be replaced under the condition of production without stopping due to foreign matter blockage or damage in the spinning production process in the prior art. This can be at nozzle of function spinning in-process replacement, which comprises a bod, one side of fuselage is equipped with nozzle device, nozzle device includes elevating gear, the spray tube, upper portion nozzle and lower part nozzle, the upper portion nozzle setting is on spray tube upper portion on the spray tube is fixed to the spray tube, the lower part nozzle sets up in the spray tube lower part, elevating gear controls the relative up-and-down movement of upper portion nozzle and lower part nozzle, upper portion nozzle both sides are equipped with the extension, lower part nozzle both sides are equipped with the concatenation portion with extension complex, sliding connection is supported to the inboard of extension and the outside of concatenation portion, inside formation passageway behind upper portion nozzle and the concatenation of lower part nozzle, the size that can change the passageway reciprocates of upper portion nozzle and lower part nozzle.

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Nozzle capable of being replaced in functional spinning process
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of machinery, and relates to a nozzle capable of being replaced in a functional spinning process.
Background
At present, FDY, fully drawn yarn, can obtain a wound yarn with high orientation degree and moderate crystallinity, which is fully drawn yarn, by introducing a drawing effect in a spinning process. The conventional fully drawn yarns with terylene and chinlon belong to chemical fiber filaments. The FDY fabric has smooth and soft hand feeling and is often used for weaving the silk-like fabric. The antibacterial filament yarn has wide application in clothing and home textiles, and various finishing agents are added into raw materials to improve the characteristics of the filament yarn, for example, the antibacterial finishing agent is added to form the antibacterial filament yarn which has an antibacterial function, and the functional filament yarn is formed after the finishing agent is added.
In the existing FDY spinning preparation process, when the nozzle sprays the silk yarn, the nozzle may be blocked up because of factors such as foreign matters existing in the material, resulting in unsmooth spraying, causing less and uneven spraying on the silk bundle, causing monofilament breakage in the drawing process, causing the phenomenon of broken filaments, and after the nozzle is used for a long time, the nozzle can be scaled in the nozzle, generating silted spraying dirt, affecting the spraying effect, and also needing to close the machine when replacing the nozzle, and stopping production in the existing FDY spinning production process will seriously affect the production time.
In summary, there is a need to develop a device that can be directly replaced in the production process and can be replaced quickly and conveniently, so as to overcome the defect that the work efficiency is affected by the need of suspending part of the production line when the nozzle is replaced in the prior art.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the problems in the prior art, provides a nozzle capable of being replaced in a functional spinning process, and replaces a damaged nozzle in the production of an FDY spinning production line.
The purpose of the invention can be realized by the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a nozzle that can replace in function spinning process, includes the fuselage, its characterized in that, and one side of fuselage is equipped with nozzle device, nozzle device includes elevating gear, spray tube, upper portion nozzle and lower part nozzle, the spray tube is fixed on the fuselage the upper portion nozzle sets up on spray tube upper portion, the lower part nozzle sets up in the spray tube lower part, and elevating gear controls the relative up-and-down motion of upper portion nozzle and lower part nozzle, and upper portion nozzle both sides are equipped with the extension, and lower part nozzle both sides are equipped with extension complex concatenation portion, and the inboard of extension and the outside of concatenation portion support and lean on sliding connection, and inside formation passageway behind upper portion nozzle and the concatenation of lower part nozzle, the size of passageway can be changed in the reciprocating of upper portion nozzle and lower part nozzle.
In the nozzle capable of being replaced in the functional spinning process, the lifting device comprises a first lifter and a second lifter, the first lifter is arranged at the upper part of the spray pipe and controls the upper nozzle to move up and down, the second lifter is arranged at the lower part of the spray pipe and controls the lower nozzle to move up and down.
In the nozzle capable of being replaced in the functional spinning process, the spraying pipe of the machine body is provided with the sliding groove, the spraying pipe is arranged in the middle of the sliding groove, and the first lifter and the second lifter are respectively arranged in the sliding grooves corresponding to the upper position and the lower position of the upper nozzle and the lower position of the lower nozzle.
In the nozzle capable of being replaced in the functional spinning process, the first lifter comprises a first sliding block, a first adsorption device and a first control knob, the first sliding block is arranged in the sliding groove, the first control knob controls the first sliding block to move up and down in the sliding groove, the first adsorption device is arranged at the bottom of the first sliding block, and the first adsorption device adsorbs and fixes the position of the upper nozzle.
In the above-mentioned nozzle which can be replaced in the functional spinning process, the adsorption means is a magnet.
In the nozzle capable of being replaced in the functional spinning process, the second lifter comprises a second sliding block, a second adsorption device, a groove and a second control knob, the second sliding block is arranged in the sliding groove, the second control knob controls the second sliding block to move up and down in the sliding groove, the second adsorption device is arranged at the bottom of the second sliding block, the second adsorption device adsorbs and fixes the position of the lower nozzle, and the groove is formed in the second sliding block and is used for leading in the extension part.
In the nozzle capable of being replaced in the functional spinning process, the first sliding block and the second sliding block are respectively provided with a gear on one side, the gears are controlled by the first control knob and the second control knob, and one side of the sliding groove is provided with a rack which is meshed with the gears.
In the above-mentioned nozzle capable of being replaced in the functional spinning process, the side portions of the first control knob and the second control knob are provided with flat surfaces for a wrench to rotate the first control knob and the second control knob.
In the nozzle capable of being replaced in the functional spinning process, the inner parts of the upper nozzle and the lower nozzle are provided with flexible heat-resistant materials for stopping the flow, and the flexible heat-resistant materials are high heat-resistant flexible materials such as fluorosilicone.
In the above-mentioned nozzle capable of being replaced in the functional spinning process, the lifting device comprises two groups of electric lifting devices.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages: the nozzle can be replaced in the functional spinning process, the nozzle can be quickly replaced in time when being blocked or damaged by foreign matters in the spinning production process, and the production line does not need to be closed in the replacement process.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a nozzle capable of being replaced in a functional spinning process according to the first embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a nozzle capable of being replaced in a functional spinning process according to the first embodiment.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the lower nozzle.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the upper nozzle.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the nozzle device.
In the figure, 1, a fuselage; 2. a nozzle; 3. an upper nozzle; 4. a lower nozzle; 5. an extension; 6. a splicing part; 7. a channel; 8. a first lifter; 9. a second lifter; 10. a chute; 11. a first slider; 12. a magnet; 13. a first control knob; 14. a second slider; 15. a second adsorption device; 16. a groove; 17. a second control knob; 18. a rack; 19. a plane; 20. a flexible heat resistant material.
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The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and are further described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
The first embodiment is as follows:
as shown in fig. 1-4, the nozzle which can be replaced in the functional spinning process, the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 are not assembled in fig. 2, the nozzle comprises a machine body 1, one side of the machine body 1 is provided with a nozzle device, the nozzle device comprises a lifting device and a spray pipe 2, the upper nozzle 3 is arranged on the upper portion of the spray pipe 2, the spray pipe 2 is fixed on the machine body 1, the lower nozzle 4 is arranged on the lower portion of the spray pipe 2, the lifting device controls the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 to move up and down relatively, the two sides of the upper nozzle 3 are provided with extending portions 5 as shown in the extending portion 5 of fig. 4, the two sides of the lower nozzle 4 are provided with splicing portions 6 matched with the extending portions 5 as shown in the two sides of fig. 3, the inner side of the extending portion 5 and the outer side of the splicing portions 6 are connected in a propping and sliding mode, a channel 7 is formed inside the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 after splicing, and the size of the channel 7 can be changed due to the up-down movement of the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4. In the production process of an FDY spinning production line, the nozzle of the invention can not effectively spray yarns due to blockage caused by factors such as impurities, when the nozzle needs to be replaced, the lifting device is firstly used for moving the upper nozzle 3 to the upper part, the lower nozzle 4 is moved to the lower part, then impurities in the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 are cleaned or the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 are replaced, after the replacement is finished, the lifting device is used for moving the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 to the direction close to the spray pipe 2, the extension part 5 and the splicing part 6 are spliced and closed in the moving process, the channel 7 is gradually reduced, and when the channel 7 is minimum, the splicing is finished. In the FDY spinning production line of the plastic silk thread, the invention can process the failed nozzle without stopping production, thereby ensuring the production efficiency and having very high speed for processing the failed nozzle.
The lifting device comprises a first lifter 8 and a second lifter 9, wherein the first lifter 8 is arranged at the upper part of the spray pipe 2, the first lifter 8 controls the up-and-down movement of the upper nozzle 3, the second lifter 9 is arranged at the lower part of the spray pipe 2, and the second lifter 9 controls the up-and-down movement of the lower nozzle 4. The corresponding upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 are respectively provided with a corresponding first lifter 8 and a corresponding second lifter 9 to control the up-and-down movement of the nozzles respectively.
The spraying pipe 2 of the machine body 1 is provided with a sliding groove 10, the spraying pipe 2 is arranged in the middle of the sliding groove 10, and a first lifter 8 and a second lifter 9 are respectively arranged in the sliding groove 10 corresponding to the upper position and the lower position of the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4. The first lifter 8 and the second lifter 9 are installed at upper and lower portions of the chute 10 and can freely slide up and down for controlling the heights of the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4, and the chute 10 is provided for facilitating the assembly of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the assembly scheme of this embodiment.
The first lifter 8 comprises a first sliding block 11, a first adsorption device and a first control knob 13, the first sliding block 11 is arranged in the sliding groove 10, the first control knob 13 controls the first sliding block 11 to move up and down in the sliding groove 10, the first adsorption device is arranged at the bottom of the first sliding block 11, and the first adsorption device adsorbs and fixes the position of the upper nozzle 3. The second lifter 9 has substantially the same structure as the first lifter 8, except that the second lifter 9 includes a second slider 14, a second suction device 15, a groove 16 and a second control knob 17, the second slider 14 is disposed in the sliding slot 10, the second control knob 17 controls the second slider 14 to move up and down in the sliding slot 10, the second suction device 15 is disposed at the bottom of the second slider 14, the second suction device 15 sucks and fixes the position of the lower nozzle 4, and the groove 16 is disposed on the second slider 14 for the passage of the extension portion 5. The attracting means is a magnet 12. The magnet 12 is fixed by attracting one end of the upper nozzle 3 and one end of the lower nozzle 4, so that the disassembly is convenient, and the installation is firm and the positioning is convenient.
And gears are arranged on one sides of the first sliding block 11 and the second sliding block 14 and are controlled by a first control knob 13 and a second control knob 17, and a rack 18 is arranged on one side of the sliding groove 10 and is meshed with the rack 18 and the gears. The up-and-down movement of the lifting device is realized by the engagement of the rack 18 and the gear. When the first control knob 13 and the second control knob 17 are respectively rotated for control, the gears controlled by the first control knob 13 and the second control knob 17 synchronously rotate, and the gears rotate on the rack 18 to influence the lifting of the first slider 11 and the second slider 14.
The sides of the first and second control knobs 13, 17 are provided with flats 19 for a wrench to rotate the first and second control knobs 13, 17. The first control knob 13 is mounted in a position where it is not easy to turn by hand or where the temperature is too high, the flat surface 19 may be twisted by applying a force with a tool such as a wrench.
As shown in fig. 5, the upper part of fig. 5 is a sectional view of the channel 7 in a minimum state, the lower part is a sectional view of the channel 7 in a larger state, the flexible heat-resistant material 20 is provided inside the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4, and the flexible heat-resistant material 20 is fluorosilicone. The tail parts of the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 are fixedly connected with a slide-out preventing device to prevent the magnet 12 from being sucked when the injection pressure is too high. In the production process, the machine continuously sprays jelly in a molten state, when the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 are installed, since the spraying caliber is gradually reduced, the jelly space in the molten state is easily compressed to the rear, so in order to prevent the influence, the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 are provided with fluorosilicone for non-return, and the matching between the upper nozzle 3 and the lower nozzle 4 and the spray pipe 2 is more compact.
Example two:
the structure and principle of this embodiment are basically the same as those of the first embodiment, and different points are as follows: the lifting device comprises two groups of electric lifting devices. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the manual control lifting is more convenient, labor-saving and intelligent electric control lifting is adopted.
Although the terms are used more often herein, the possibility of using other terms is not excluded. These terms are used merely to more conveniently describe and explain the nature of the present invention; they are to be construed as being without limitation to any additional limitations that may be imposed by the spirit of the present invention.

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1. The nozzle capable of being replaced in the functional spinning process comprises a machine body (1) and is characterized in that a nozzle device is arranged on one side of the machine body (1), the nozzle device comprises a lifting device, a spray pipe (2), an upper nozzle (3) and a lower nozzle (4), the spray pipe (2) is fixed on the machine body (1), the upper nozzle (3) is arranged on the upper portion of the spray pipe (2), the lower nozzle (4) is arranged on the lower portion of the spray pipe (2), the lifting device controls the relative up-and-down movement of the upper nozzle (3) and the lower nozzle (4), extension portions (5) are arranged on two sides of the upper nozzle (3), splicing portions (6) matched with the extension portions (5) are arranged on two sides of the lower nozzle (4), the inner side of the extension portions (5) and the outer side of the splicing portions (6) are abutted against sliding connection, and a channel (7) is formed inside the upper nozzle (3) and the lower nozzle (4) after splicing, the size of the channel (7) can be changed by the up-and-down movement of the upper nozzle (3) and the lower nozzle (4); the lifting device comprises a first lifter (8) and a second lifter (9), the first lifter (8) is arranged at the upper part of the spray pipe (2), the first lifter (8) controls the upper nozzle (3) to move up and down, the second lifter (9) is arranged at the lower part of the spray pipe (2), and the second lifter (9) controls the lower nozzle (4) to move up and down; flexible heat-resistant materials (20) used for stopping the flow are arranged inside the upper nozzle (3) and the lower nozzle (4), and the flexible heat-resistant materials (20) are fluorosilicone high heat-resistant flexible materials.
2. A nozzle that can be replaced during functional spinning according to claim 1, characterized in that a chute (10) is provided at the nozzle tube (2) of the body (1), the nozzle tube (2) is provided in the middle of the chute (10), and the first lifter (8) and the second lifter (9) are respectively installed in the chute (10) corresponding to the upper and lower positions of the upper nozzle (3) and the lower nozzle (4).
3. A nozzle that can be replaced during functional spinning according to claim 2, characterized in that the first lifter (8) comprises a first slider (11), a first suction means and a first control knob (13), the first slider (11) is arranged in the chute (10), the first control knob (13) controls the first slider (11) to move up and down in the chute (10), the first suction means is arranged at the bottom of the first slider (11), and the first suction means fixes the position of the upper nozzle (3) by suction.
4. A nozzle replaceable in a functional spinning process according to claim 3, characterised in that the suction means are magnets (12).
5. A nozzle that can be replaced during functional spinning according to claim 3, characterized in that the second lifter (9) comprises a second slider (14), a second suction device (15), a groove (16) and a second control knob (17), the second slider (14) is arranged in the chute (10), the second control knob (17) controls the second slider (14) to move up and down in the chute (10), the second suction device (15) is arranged at the bottom of the second slider (14), the second suction device (15) fixes the position of the lower nozzle (4) by suction, and the groove (16) is arranged on the second slider (14) for the introduction of the extension part (5).
6. A nozzle that can be replaced during functional spinning according to claim 5, characterized in that the first slider (11) and the second slider (14) are provided with gears on one side, the gears are controlled by a first control knob (13) and a second control knob (17), the chute (10) is provided with a rack (18) on one side, and the rack (18) is engaged with the gears.
7. A nozzle that can be replaced during functional spinning according to claim 5, characterized in that the sides of the first control knob (13) and the second control knob (17) are provided with flats (19) for a wrench to rotate the first control knob (13) and the second control knob (17).
8. A nozzle replaceable in a functional spinning process according to claim 1, characterised in that the lifting means comprise two sets of electric lifting means.
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