The expander that is used for open-end spinning equipment
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of expander that is used for open-end spinning equipment of the preamble according to claim 1.
Background technology
Touch upon open-end spinning equipment such as rotor spinner, the expander of known various versions.
For example described a kind of expander among DE 35 43 428 A1, this expander has the bearing shaft at the back side, and places the support of bearing of expander shell with this bearing shaft.The end of this bearing shaft has so-called driven roller, this roller by machine shaft to tangential belt load, and link to each other with the matrix of expander through axle.On the matrix of the expander that is rotatable arrangement, be fixed with the so-called ring of joining replaceably.Joining ring for replacing can turn down this expander from tangential belt, and then pulls down this expander from the expander shell forward.
In addition, also know a kind of expander that drives by single motor from DE 40 36 017 A1 or DE 100 54 697 A1.Promptly this expander for the drive unit of outer rotor form is fixed on the expander shell with its stator, and be connected through electric lead on the power source of weaving loom.The removable ring of joining also is installed on the rotor of this outer rotor.
But the shortcoming of the expander that this single motor drives is for the drive unit that ring also must be pulled down this expander is joined in replacing, and must pull down electric lead or corresponding bullet connection component.When reloading, this expander also needs these bullet connection components are carefully coupled together.Therefore this expander to pack into and pull down be trouble and consuming time.
Described a kind of air-flow spinning apparatus at last in DE 196 50 597 A1, its expander places the support of bearing of expander shell with bearing shaft, and has the single drive unit for the outer rotor form.The driven roller that can load by brake component is installed in the end of the bearing shaft of this expander.This known expander is fixed in the support of bearing by the spring wire in the cannelure that embeds its bearing shaft.Have locking/tripper in addition, this device can be by being installed in lever operated before the expander shell, and this handle is connected with the selector bar of back through axle.Promptly utilize the rotatable conversion speed bar with various push button panel of handle,, and interrupt the power supply of open-width roll driving apparatus simultaneously so that brake component is pressed to driven roller.Can unclamp the braking of the bearing shaft of this expander in the support of bearing in another position of the switch, and discharge brake component again.Under this known expander situation, when pulling down and pack this expander into, also need at first effort as previously mentioned and consuming time unclamp male contact, and be connected again again thereafter.
Summary of the invention
Based on prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of expander, it is driven by single motor, but for example joins ring in order to change it, can be smoothly and safely with this expander by packing in its support of bearing on the expander shell and pulling down.
This purpose is to realize by a kind of expander with feature described in the claim 1.
Favourable embodiment of the present invention is described in the dependent claims.
The structure of expander of the present invention is included in the contact trace device in the zone of its bearing shaft, this bearing shaft matches with contact shoes or contact pilotage, the advantage of the structure of this expander is, though used the expander that single motor drives, but as need to change and need not to unclamp electric plug contact or similar contact will pull down this expander under the situation of joining ring the time, and when packing into, also need not it is reconnected.Or rather, can guarantee that by contact trace device of the present invention the drive unit of this expander can successfully be thrown off with the power source of relevant weaving loom when pulling down, and when packing into, also can be coupled again simply.
As described in claim 2, this contact trace device has a plurality of contact traces that electricity separates that are in advantageous embodiment.Because a plurality of contact traces that are provided with by the electricity separation can be transferred to electric energy the signal that maybe will control electronic installation on the drive unit through the contact trace device and send on this drive unit (claim 5) when being connected with corresponding contact shoes or contact pilotage.
As described in claim 3, this contact trace device advantageously has the contact zone in the free end zone of the bearing shaft of expander, contact trace form in the form of a ring in the contact zone.It is the bearing shaft that contact trace intactly is enclosed in this regional interior expander of contact zone.Guarantee to be connected by such formation with corresponding static contact shoes or contact pilotage, promptly irrelevant with each position, angle of this expander, after it is packed into, can guarantee between contact shoes or contact pilotage and contact trace, to reach a contact that requires in accordance with regulations, and guarantee reliable power source and signal source thus.
As described in claim 4, also proposed to be provided with in plastic body or on the plastic body this contact trace device in preferred embodiments, this plastic body for example can be fastened on the bearing shaft of this expander by intermediate plate.Protected this more sensitive contact trace device to avoid outside mechanical influence thus to greatest extent.
In addition, also propose by claim 6, the contact trace device protrudes in the contact shoes shell under the state of packing into of this expander, so that contact trace requires to match with relevant contact shoes or contact pilotage in accordance with regulations, and guarantee the reliable power source and the signal source of expander drive unit thus.
As described in claim 7, can waltz through first on-position that simple radial displacement makes the contact shoes shell be engagement from contact shoes or contact pilotage and relevant contact trace when needing and transfer to second on-position that contact shoes or contact pilotage and relevant contact trace are disengagement, and the drive unit of this expander is changed on no current ground thus.Promptly can carry out the orderly function of this expander at first on-position, and can successfully from the expander shell, take out forward at this expander of second on-position, and for example available new expander or for example through overhauled and be equipped with the new expander of joining ring to replace.In the packing into and pull down and to unclamp electric plug contact or similar contact in the process of this expander, will it not reconnect yet.
Therefore claim 6 and 7 structure are not only guaranteed always to be useful on the reliable electrical connection that expander drives when the spinning operation, but also guarantee when needed reliably the driving of expander is separated with power source.
In advantageous embodiment, as described in claim 8, the contact shoes shell is fixed on the spring members, preferably on leaf spring.The end of this spring members is close to prestressing force and is on the rotatably mounted change-over circuit, and this change-over circuit has a plurality of different high connection faces.Promptly can be on the bearing shaft of expander with contact shoes shell radial displacement by this change-over circuit of deflection simply, and transfer to thus on the relevant contact trace.
As described in claim 9 and 10, this change-over circuit advantageously can be by lever operated, and this handle is is convenient to the zone that approaching mode is installed in the expander shell.Being convenient to proximity and can making operating personnel easy and adjust the required on-position of contact shoes shell apace of this handle.Because except that the contact shoes shell, also will control the positioning element of locking/tripper simultaneously, so can be smoothly when needing and change expander very easily through this change-over circuit.
This locking/tripper preferably has rod springs as positioning element, and this rod springs springs into when first on-position in the brake hoop on the bearing shaft that is fixed on expander (claim 11).This rod springs guarantees not only that by mechanical shock the bearing shaft of expander can not be subjected to displacement in the axial direction, but also prevents that this bearing shaft from rotating under the torque influence of expander drive unit.
Unexpectedly remove or unexpectedly be displaced to second on-position of regulation at spinning contact shoes shell in service for the locking/tripper that prevents expander, this air-flow spinning apparatus has fixing baffle plate (claim 12).The baffle plate that should fix blocks the leaf spring of the carrying contact shoes shell that places on the change-over circuit under the situation that spinning equipment is closed.Promptly prevent the displacement of handle, and contact shoes shell and positioning element are transformed into no longer can guarantee the on-position that this expander moves in accordance with regulations by this fixed dam.In addition, be not close on the contact trace locking/tripper simultaneously when not braking the on-position of bearing shaft of expander again when change-over circuit is in contact shoes, this fixed stop is pulled and can be prevented that also spinning equipment from closing.
As described in claim 13, this contact trace device is for example made by conductor foil, preferably is fixed on plastics-supporting mass at this conductor foil after the drawing.Then this plastic body by suitable connection parts as being fastened on the bearing shaft of expander through intermediate plate.Promptly this supporting mass that is equipped with conductor foil is connected on the bearing shaft of expander reliably through intermediate plate connection and corresponding plate washer.
To describe in detail the present invention with embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing below.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 illustrate have can be single the open-end spinning equipment drawing of the expander that drives of motor, its power source provides through demountable contact trace device;
Fig. 2 illustrates by in the single motor support of bearing that drive, that be fixed on the expander shell with larger proportion and partial cross section, the expander that has the contact trace device and be the rotatable contact shoes shell of installing;
Fig. 3 illustrates around the figure at first on-position of the contact shoes shell of the contact trace device of expander by the line of vision of the arrow X among Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 illustrates the figure at second on-position of the contact shoes shell of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 illustrates the detail drawing of the expander of the single motor driving with contact trace device;
Before Fig. 6 illustrates on the bearing shaft that is installed to expander, the exemplary plot of the contact trace device by the conductor foil preparation.
The specific embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates mass air flow spinning equipment 1 a kind of of air-flow-rotor spinner.This air-flow spinning apparatus 1 is known in principle, and has for example carried out describing in detail in DE 196 50 597 A1.
As is known, this class air-flow spinning apparatus 1 has spinning rotor 2, rotates in rotor case 5 with high revolution at the rotator seat 4 of spinning run duration this spinning rotor.Should in servicely be connected on the low pressure source 7 through airflow duct 6 by the rotor case 5 of cover 8 from the front closure in spinning, this low pressure source provides required low pressure for spinning in rotor case 5.This spinning rotor 2 can drive by electric notor list drive unit 3, and this list drive unit is connected on the power source 27 of relevant weaving loom through electric lead 20.Single drive unit 3 of this electromagnetism also links to each other with the control electronic installation 23 of institute subordinate through at least one signal conductor 24 for this purpose.
The cover 8 of closed rotor case 5 is and can limitedly settles rotatably around rotating shaft 16 when the spinning operation, so that static spinning rotor 2 can touch when needed.In addition, in cover 8, be incorporated with so-called board-like channel adapter 9 on the height of spinning rotor 2, on this board-like channel adapter, be connected with yarn and extract tubule 10 out.In addition, the same with routine techniques, this cover 8 has expander shell 11, and expander 12 rotates in this shell, this expander 12 is placed in its bearing shaft 17 on the support of bearing 14 of dorsal part of expander shell 11, and fixing by locking/tripper 26 thus.This locking/tripper 26 is by spring members 32, and preferred rod springs is made, and this rod springs springs in the brake hoop 33 on the bearing shaft 17 that is installed in expander 12.
Particularly as shown in Fig. 2 and 5, expander 12 drives by the electric notor list drive unit 28 that forms outer rotor, and have a contact trace device 18, so that be coupled on the power/recoil simulator 27 of this air-flow-rotor spinner of the end regions of the bearing shaft 17 of rotor spinner in the mode of unclamping.This contact trace device 18 is made up of the contact trace 19 that a plurality of electricity separate, and these contact traces are formed at the end regions of bearing shaft 17 in the form of a ring.The contact trace 19 of ring-type is corresponding with the contact shoes that can switch on or contact pilotage 21 in contact zone 52, and this contact shoes or contact pilotage are connected or are connected with control device through signal conductor 22 with the power/recoil simulator 27 of air-flow-rotor spinner through electric lead 25.These contact shoes 21 protectorates are installed in the contact shoes shell 50, and this contact shoes shell bearing shaft 17 with respect to expander 12 as the back will be described in detail is radially installed movably.Promptly as especially as shown in Fig. 3 and 4, this contact shoes shell 50 is the limited fiber band that movably is fixed on through spring members 35, preferred leaf spring and passes on the shell of drive unit 36 of cylinder 13.The leaf spring 35 of this carrying contact shoes shell 50 and be installed on the connection face 30A-30D of change-over circuit 29 as the rod springs 32 of the positioning element of locking/tripper 26, this change-over circuit 29 can promptly both can have been determined to regulate the first on-position A (spinning operation) by handle 31 and also can determine to regulate the second on-position B (assembling is adjusted) by moving that the handle in the zone that is installed in expander shell 11 31 is done to determine.
In addition, as shown in Figure 1, also provide fixing baffle plate 34 on open-end spinning equipment 1, this fixing baffle plate blocks spring members 35 under the situation that spinning equipment is closed, and stops change-over circuit 29 to be transformed into on-position B by handle 31 from on-position A thus.
In Fig. 2 and 5, not only has fixing member but also have rotating member with the expander shown in the original scale 12 approximately.Have the bearing shaft 17 of contact trace device 18 and the stator winding 39 of expander drive unit 28 and belong to fixing member.Should be installed in the matrix 40 of expander 12 that inboard permanent magnet 41 forms the rotor of expander drive unit 28 with it can be rotated to support on the bearing shaft 17 of expander 12 through roller bearing 44 or 45.As known, the removable ring 42 of joining is installed on matrix 41, this is joined ring and fixes by so-called ship shape plate 43.
As shown in Figure 2, the Background Region with fixing bearing shaft 17 of annular contact trace 19 protrudes in the boring 51 of the contact shoes shell 50 that also is non-rotatable installation.The contact shoes or the contact pilotage 21 that are on-position A setting in contact shoes shell 50 are close on the annular contact trace 19, and this contact shoes or contact pilotage are connected with power source 27 and (unshowned) control device of weaving loom through electric lead 25.The boring 51 of this contact shoes shell 50 so constitutes, so that contact shoes shell 50 can move radially with respect to the bearing shaft 17 of expander 12 when needed.
As top that illustrated and especially by as shown in Fig. 3 and 4, contact shoes shell 50 is fixed on spring members, the preferred leaf spring 35 through bolt 38, and this leaf spring is fixed to through bolt 37 and is used for the shell that fiber band passes the drive unit 36 of cylinder 13.Leaf spring 35 through twice drift angle is positioned on the change-over circuit 29 with its free end in this embodiment, can regulate this change-over circuit 29 between first on-position A (spinning operation) and the second on-position B (assembling is adjusted) by handle 31.In addition, by brake hoop 33 bearing shaft 17 of expander 12 being fixed on rod springs 32 on locking/tripper 26 in the support of bearing 14 is close to and has 4 turning cylinders 46 with respect to change-over circuit 29 and respectively have on the change-over circuit 29 of connection face 30A, 30B, 30C and 30D of different spacings.
As shown in Figure 6, this contact trace device 18 mainly is made of plastics-supporting mass 48, is equipped with on this supporting mass or in this supporting mass to be the contact trace 19 that electricity separates, and this contact trace is for example made by conductor foil.This contact trace 19 is formed in the contact zone 52 in the form of a ring, and in this district with corresponding contact shoes or contact pilotage 21 corresponding (see figure 2)s in contact shoes shell 50.This contact trace 19 ends in the male contact 46 on the face opposite with contact zone 52, and this male contact is engaged in corresponding acceptance place 47 of the stator winding 39 of expander drive unit 28.As previously mentioned, the contact trace 19 of this contact trace device 18 for example is to be made by gold-plated conductor foil, and this conductor foil is through for example being fixed on the supporting mass 48 with bonding way after the drawing.
The function of device:
At the spinning run duration, the rotor case 5 through applying low pressure is tightly closed by cover 8, and locking is so that can not unexpectedly open.The leaf spring 35 of carrying contact shoes shell 50 so is positioned below the fixed dam 34, so that handle 31 is not rotatable.At the spinning run duration, the yarn that produces in open-end spinning equipment 1 is extracted tubule 10 out by yarn and is extracted out, the monitoring of not open close mistake (unshowned) sensor device.If by the timely broken yarn of finding of sensor device, then the spinfunction of this open-end spinning equipment 1 is braked or closed to this sensor device immediately.Promptly the drive unit 3 of spinning rotor 2 and the drive unit 28 of expander 12 are applied stalling current and make its braking in inactive state, in addition, the drive unit 36 that fiber band is passed cylinder cuts off electric current.When spinning rotor 4 almost stopped, this open-end spinning equipment 1 just can be opened.Be that cover 8 only could center on turning cylinder 16 and opens downwards under static spinning machine situation.
Described as the front, the handle 31 of rotatable contact shoes shell 50 and locking/tripper 26 is in the first on-position A (Fig. 3) when the spinning operation, leaf spring 35 is bearing on the connection face 30A of change-over circuit 29 when this position, and the rod springs 32 of locking/tripper 26 is close on the connection face 30C.During on-position A, contact shoes shell 50 is raised so far forth, so that contact shoes 21 is close on the annular contact trace 19 in bearing shaft 17 end regions of expander 12 reliably, and electric energy and/or control signal are transferred on the drive unit 28 of expander 12.In addition, during on-position A, rod springs 32 springs in the brake hoop 33 on the bearing shaft 17 of expander 12, and brakes the expander 12 in the support of bearing 14 thus.
Disconnect this spinning equipment, promptly when this cover 8 was turned down around turning cylinder 16, leaf spring 35 was thrown off by the active region of baffle plate 34, so that handle can redirect to on-position B (Fig. 4) from on-position A 31 this moments.At this moment leaf spring 35 reaches on the connection face 30B of change-over circuit 29 of this device, and this connection face has than the face of connection 30A with respect to the turning cylinder of change-over circuit 29 littler spacing is arranged.Leaf spring 35 and thus contact shoes shell 50 reduce so far forth, throw off with the contact trace 19 of the contact trace device 18 on the bearing shaft 17 that can make contact shoes 21 and expander 12.At turning handle 31 and when rotating change-over circuit 29 thus, connect face 30D and forward to downwards on the rod springs 32 simultaneously.Because should connection face 30D have than connecting the bigger spacing of face 30C with respect to the turning cylinder of change-over circuit 29, so rod springs 32 is pressed downward, and the recess of the brake hoop 33 on the bearing shaft 17 that is fixed on expander 12 skids off.Expander 12 just can successfully be pulled down from expander shell 11 forward this moment, and with new or through repair, for example be equipped with new joining and encircle 42 expander 12 replacements.
This is new or simple as the pulling down of above-mentioned expander 12 through packing into of the expander 12 of repair, only need can realize by opposite operation in tandem.