CN210401175U - Friction color fastness testing device for textiles - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a friction colour fastness testing arrangement for fabrics, including base and rotor arm, wherein one end of base is provided with sharp module, install the stand on the slip table of sharp module, the top of stand is provided with the rotor seat, wherein one end of rotor arm is connected with the rotation of rotor seat, the friction head is installed to the other end of rotor arm, vertically on the base below the rotor arm that is close to the stand be provided with two lateral walls, the level is provided with the upper grip block below the rotor arm, one of them side of upper grip block and the top fixed connection of two lateral walls, be provided with centre gripping drive arrangement on the base below the upper grip block, the execution end of centre gripping drive arrangement is connected with lower grip block, the level is provided with well grip block between upper grip block and lower grip block, be formed with on the well grip block and rub the hole of corresponding complex with the friction head; the utility model overcomes the defect of current instrument and method test, solved the problem that current friction colour fastness test equipment exists effectively.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a device of rubbing colour fastness test carries out the fabrics, especially relates to a rubbing colour fastness testing arrangement for fabrics, belongs to fabrics check out test set technical field.
Background
The rubbing color fastness is one of important indexes of textile garment quality, the requirement for the rubbing color fastness inspection is large at present, the labor intensity is high, and higher requirements are provided for the stability, operability and inspection efficiency of a rubbing color fastness testing device; at present, the existing rubbing color fastness tester is a YG571 type device, the device comprises a power device, a transmission device, a friction device, a clamping device and other components, the power is a constant speed motor, an eccentric wheel drives a connecting rod to push a friction rod to reciprocate on a guide rail, the friction rod drives a friction head to move, the friction head rubs a textile test sample fixed on the clamping device, the friction component is a single head, the clamping device is clamped by an eccentric clamping rod, the eccentric rods at two ends of the clamping device are manually rotated, the eccentric rods press against a stage clamp, and two ends of the test sample are fixed by the clamping device; the existing equipment has the following problems in the testing process:
1. the friction part is a single head, dry friction and wet friction need to be separately tested, and when the wet friction is changed into the dry friction, the moisture of the friction head needs to be manually wiped off, so that the drying is ensured, and the testing efficiency is low;
2. the friction head and the connecting rod are of an integrated structure, the weight is heavier, the friction head needs to be lifted during testing, and the operation is inconvenient;
3. the clamping device is clamped by a variable-core clamping rod, a test sample needs to pass through the middle of the clamping rod and the sample table, and the operation is inconvenient;
4. the eccentric rods are not firmly clamped, and a test sample is easy to separate;
5. the two ends of the clamping device are fixed, and a test sample with larger elasticity cannot be fixed;
6. when the test sample is stretched and fixed, the effective friction area of the test sample is reduced, and the experimental result is easy to generate errors;
7. the power drives the connecting rod to drive for the eccentric wheel, and the transmission stability is poor, the speed is not constant, and the impact force is large.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a friction color fastness testing device for textiles, which overcomes the defects of the prior instruments and methods and effectively solves the problems of the prior friction color fastness testing equipment; the test device is more convenient to operate, a double-friction-head design with pressure exerted by self weight is adopted, two tests of dry friction and wet friction can be simultaneously carried out for testing the color fastness of the dry friction and the wet friction of the textile, the dry friction and the wet friction are not interfered with each other, the test device is specially used for special heads, and the test efficiency is greatly improved; when the friction test is carried out according to the standard, the friction head does not need to be lifted, and the operation process is simplified; the whole operation surface adopts a non-shielding design, and the test sample is convenient to assemble and disassemble; the clamping mode of surface clamping is adopted, so that the elongation deformation of the textile fabric is effectively controlled, the clamping effect is better, and the inspection precision is higher; the linear module is used as a friction power source, so that the size of equipment is reduced, the power control precision is improved, the transmission stability is good, and the constant and smooth output of friction power is ensured.
The utility model discloses the technical scheme who adopts does:
a friction colour fastness testing arrangement for fabrics, including base and rotor arm, one of them end of base is provided with sharp module, install the stand on the slip table of sharp module, the top of stand is provided with the rotor seat, one of them end and the rotor seat of rotor arm rotate to be connected, the friction head is installed to the other one end of rotor arm, vertically on the rotor arm below base that is close to the stand be provided with two lateral walls, the level is provided with the grip block below the rotor arm, it is the rectangle frame structure to go up the grip block, goes up one of them one side of grip block and the top fixed connection of two lateral walls, is provided with centre gripping drive arrangement on the base of last grip block below, centre gripping drive arrangement's execution end is connected with down the grip block, the grip block level sets up down, grip block reciprocating motion in the vertical direction under the drive arrangement of centre gripping drive arrangement, a middle clamping plate is horizontally arranged between the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate, one side of the middle clamping plate is in sliding connection with the two side walls, and a friction hole correspondingly matched with the friction head is formed in the middle clamping plate.
As a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the side wall on be formed with spacing hole, well grip block include plate body portion and slider portion, the slider portion is located one of them side of plate body portion, and the both ends of slider portion slide respectively in the spacing downthehole of two lateral walls, be provided with the clamping part on the plate body portion, be formed with on the clamping part and correspond the complex friction hole with the friction head.
As a further preference of the present invention, the limiting holes of the two side walls are respectively provided with a slide rail, and both ends of the slider part respectively slide in the limiting holes of the two side walls through the slide rails; the sliding stability of the middle clamping plate is improved.
As a further preference of the utility model, the bottom surface of the middle clamping plate and the top surface of the lower clamping plate are respectively provided with a rubber layer, and the opposite surfaces of the two rubber layers are granular frosted surfaces; the friction coefficient is increased, and the test sample is prevented from moving between the middle clamping plate and the lower clamping plate.
As the utility model discloses a further preferred, two friction heads are installed to the other one end of rotor arm, and two friction heads set up along the ascending axis interval of rotor arm length direction, well grip block on be formed with and correspond two friction holes of complex with two friction heads.
As a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the friction head is connected to the rotating arm by a screw thread; the installation height of the friction head can be conveniently adjusted by rotating the friction head; the friction head is of a metal cylinder structure.
As a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the rotating base includes a straight edge portion and a bevel edge portion, the straight edge portion of the rotating base is fixedly connected to the top end of the upright post, one end of the rotating arm is rotatably connected to the straight edge portion of the rotating base, and the bevel edge portion of the rotating base is provided with a limiting shaft; when testing special sample, the rotor arm can upwards overturn, finally relies on the spacing axle position of rotating the seat, is convenient for test special sample, avoids the rotor arm to hinder special sample test.
A crockfastness test method for textiles comprising the steps of:
(1) firstly, placing a to-be-detected fabric in a relaxed state in a constant temperature chamber for at least 24 hours; the temperature of the thermostatic chamber is 20 +/-2 ℃, and the humidity of the thermostatic chamber is 65 +/-4% RH;
(2) after the standing time is reached, taking out the fabric to be tested, and intercepting a test sample;
(3) the dry-state and wet-state two standard friction cloths are fixedly arranged on the two friction heads through the fixing rings respectively, and the friction cloths protrude out of the surfaces of the fixing rings;
(4) placing a test sample on a lower clamping plate, driving the lower clamping plate carrying the test sample to move upwards by a clamping driving device, pushing a middle clamping plate to move upwards by the lower clamping plate until the lower clamping plate, the middle clamping plate and an upper clamping plate are tightly attached, clamping the test sample between the lower clamping plate and the middle clamping plate, lifting a friction head upwards by the lower clamping plate in a friction hole, and contacting the friction cloth on the friction head with the test sample in the friction hole; after the friction head is lifted upwards for a small distance, the end part of the friction head can provide certain pressure for the test sample due to the self gravity of the friction head and the rotating arm, so that the friction cloth on the friction head is fully contacted with the test sample and is rubbed with the test sample under the action of certain pressure;
(5) starting the linear module to act, driving the rotating arm to horizontally reciprocate by the linear module through the upright post, driving the friction head by the rotating arm to enable the friction cloth on the friction head to rub on the test sample in a reciprocating manner, and stopping the linear module to act after the specified friction times are reached; the clamping driving device drives the lower clamping plate loaded with the test sample to move downwards, the middle clamping plate moves downwards along with the lower clamping plate due to self gravity until the lower clamping plate, the middle clamping plate and the upper clamping plate are completely separated, and at the moment, the test sample is positioned on the lower clamping plate;
(6) and respectively taking down the test sample and the dry-state and wet-state two pieces of standard rubbing cloth, and after the wet-state standard rubbing cloth is dried, placing the two pieces of standard rubbing cloth into a standard light source box to evaluate the color fastness level of rubbing.
In the method, before the step (3) of fixedly installing the dry-state and wet-state standard friction cloths on the two friction heads through the fixing rings, the step of adjusting the height of the friction heads is further included.
In the method, the test sample intercepting step (2) is to intercept the test sample along the fabric warp direction of the fabric to be tested.
The beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that: the defect of the existing instrument and method for testing is overcome, and the problems of the existing friction color fastness testing equipment are effectively solved; the test device is more convenient to operate, a double-friction-head design with pressure exerted by self weight is adopted, two tests of dry friction and wet friction can be simultaneously carried out for testing the color fastness of the dry friction and the wet friction of the textile, the dry friction and the wet friction are not interfered with each other, the test device is specially used for special heads, and the test efficiency is greatly improved; when the friction test is carried out according to the standard, the friction head does not need to be lifted, and the operation process is simplified; the whole operation surface adopts a non-shielding design, and the test sample is convenient to assemble and disassemble; the clamping mode of surface clamping is adopted, so that the elongation deformation of the textile fabric is effectively controlled, the clamping effect is better, and the inspection precision is higher; the linear module is used as a friction power source, so that the size of equipment is reduced, the power control precision is improved, the transmission stability is good, and the constant and smooth output of friction power is ensured.
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FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the present invention;
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1-base, 2-linear module, 3-column, 4-rotary base, 5-rotary arm, 6-friction head, 7-friction hole, 8-side wall, 81-limit hole, 9-clamping driving device, 10-limit shaft, 11-lower clamping plate, 12-middle clamping plate, 121-plate body part, 122-sliding block part, 123-clamping part and 13-upper clamping plate.
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The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
As shown in fig. 1-3: the embodiment is a friction color fastness testing device for textiles, which comprises a base 1 and a rotating arm 5, wherein one end of the base 1 is provided with a linear module 2, a sliding table of the linear module 2 is provided with an upright post 3, the top end of the upright post 3 is provided with a rotating seat 4, one end of the rotating arm 5 is rotatably connected with the rotating seat 4, the other end of the rotating arm 5 is provided with a friction head 6, two side walls 8 are vertically arranged on the base 1 below the rotating arm 5 close to the upright post 3, an upper clamping plate 13 is horizontally arranged below the rotating arm 5, the upper clamping plate 13 is of a rectangular frame structure, one side of the upper clamping plate 13 is fixedly connected with the tops of the two side walls 8, a clamping driving device 9 is arranged on the base 1 below the upper clamping plate 13, the execution end of the clamping driving device 9 is connected with a lower clamping plate 11, the lower clamping plate 11 is horizontally arranged, the clamping driving device 9 drives the lower clamping plate 11 to reciprocate in the, a middle clamping plate 12 is horizontally arranged between the upper clamping plate 13 and the lower clamping plate 11, one edge of the middle clamping plate 12 is connected with the two side walls 8 in a sliding mode, and a friction hole 7 correspondingly matched with the friction head 6 is formed in the middle clamping plate 12.
In this embodiment, the side walls 8 are formed with limiting holes 81, the middle clamping plate 12 includes a plate body portion 121 and a slider portion 122, the slider portion 122 is located on one side of the plate body portion 121, two ends of the slider portion 122 respectively slide in the limiting holes 81 of the two side walls 8, the plate body portion 121 is provided with a clamping portion 123, and the clamping portion 123 is formed with a friction hole 7 correspondingly matched with the friction head 6.
In practical application of the present embodiment, sliding rails may be respectively disposed in the limiting holes 81 of the two side walls 8, and two ends of the sliding block portion 122 respectively slide in the limiting holes 81 of the two side walls 8 through the sliding rails; the sliding stability of the middle clamping plate 12 is improved.
In the embodiment, rubber layers are respectively arranged on the bottom surface of the middle clamping plate 12 and the top surface of the lower clamping plate 11, and the opposite surfaces of the two rubber layers are granular frosted surfaces; to increase the friction coefficient and prevent the test specimen from moving between the middle clamping plate 12 and the lower clamping plate 11.
In the embodiment, two friction heads 6 are installed at the other end of the rotating arm 5, the two friction heads 6 are arranged at intervals along the axis of the rotating arm 5 in the length direction, and two friction holes 7 correspondingly matched with the two friction heads 6 are formed on the middle clamping plate 12; the friction head 6 in the embodiment is connected with the rotating arm 5 through threads; the installation height of the friction head 6 is convenient to adjust by rotating the friction head 6; the friction head 6 is of a metal cylinder structure.
The rotating seat 4 in the embodiment comprises a straight edge part and a bevel edge part, the straight edge part of the rotating seat 4 is fixedly connected with the top end of the upright post 3, one end of the rotating arm 5 is rotatably connected with the straight edge part of the rotating seat 4, and the bevel edge part of the rotating seat 4 is provided with a limiting shaft 10; as shown in FIG. 3, when testing a special sample, the rotating arm 5 can be turned upwards and finally lean against the position of the limiting shaft 10 of the rotating seat 4, so that the special sample can be conveniently tested, and the rotating arm 5 is prevented from obstructing the test of the special sample.
A crockfastness test method for textiles comprising the steps of:
(1) firstly, placing a to-be-detected fabric in a relaxed state in a constant temperature chamber for at least 24 hours; the temperature of the thermostatic chamber is 20 +/-2 ℃, and the humidity of the thermostatic chamber is 65 +/-4% RH;
(2) after the standing time is reached, taking out the fabric to be tested, and intercepting a test sample;
(3) the dry-state and wet-state two standard friction cloths are fixedly arranged on the two friction heads 6 through the fixing rings respectively, and the friction cloths protrude out of the surfaces of the fixing rings;
(4) placing a test sample on a lower clamping plate 11, driving the lower clamping plate 11 carrying the test sample to move upwards by a clamping driving device 9, driving a middle clamping plate 12 to move upwards by the lower clamping plate 11 again until the lower clamping plate 11, the middle clamping plate 12 and an upper clamping plate 13 are tightly attached, clamping the test sample between the lower clamping plate 11 and the middle clamping plate 12 at the moment, lifting a friction head 6 upwards by the lower clamping plate 11 in a friction hole 7, and contacting the friction cloth on the friction head 6 with the test sample in the friction hole 7; after the friction head 6 is lifted upwards for a small distance, the end part of the friction head 6 can provide certain pressure for the test sample due to the self gravity of the friction head 6 and the rotating arm 5, so that the friction cloth on the friction head 6 is fully contacted with the test sample and is rubbed with the test sample under the action of certain pressure;
(5) starting the linear module 2 to act, driving the rotating arm 5 to horizontally reciprocate by the linear module 2 through the upright post 3, driving the friction head 6 by the rotating arm 5 to enable the friction cloth on the friction head 6 to rub on the test sample in a reciprocating manner, and stopping the linear module 2 to act after the specified friction times are reached; the clamping driving device 9 drives the lower clamping plate 11 carrying the test sample to move downwards, the middle clamping plate 12 moves downwards along with the self gravity until the lower clamping plate 11, the middle clamping plate 12 and the upper clamping plate 13 are completely separated, and at the moment, the test sample is positioned on the lower clamping plate 11;
(6) and respectively taking down the test sample and the dry-state and wet-state two pieces of standard rubbing cloth, and after the wet-state standard rubbing cloth is dried, placing the two pieces of standard rubbing cloth into a standard light source box to evaluate the color fastness level of rubbing.
In the implementation method, before the step (3) of fixedly installing the dry-state and wet-state two standard friction cloths on the two friction heads 6 through the fixing rings, the method further comprises the step of adjusting the height of the friction heads 6.
In the implementation method, the test sample intercepting step (2) is to intercept the test sample along the fabric warp direction of the fabric to be tested.
The utility model overcomes the defects of the prior instrument and method, and effectively solves the problems of the prior friction color fastness testing equipment; the test device is more convenient to operate, a double-friction-head design with pressure exerted by self weight is adopted, two tests of dry friction and wet friction can be simultaneously carried out for testing the color fastness of the dry friction and the wet friction of the textile, the dry friction and the wet friction are not interfered with each other, the test device is specially used for special heads, and the test efficiency is greatly improved; when the friction test is carried out according to the standard, the friction head does not need to be lifted, and the operation process is simplified; the whole operation surface adopts a non-shielding design, and the test sample is convenient to assemble and disassemble; the clamping mode of surface clamping is adopted, so that the elongation deformation of the textile fabric is effectively controlled, the clamping effect is better, and the inspection precision is higher; the linear module is used as a friction power source, so that the size of equipment is reduced, the power control precision is improved, the transmission stability is good, and the constant and smooth output of friction power is ensured.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, a plurality of improvements and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. A friction colour fastness testing arrangement for fabrics which characterized in that: comprises a base and a rotating arm, wherein one end of the base is provided with a linear module, a stand column is installed on a sliding table of the linear module, a rotating seat is arranged at the top end of the stand column, one end of the rotating arm is rotationally connected with the rotating seat, a friction head is installed at the other end of the rotating arm, two side walls are vertically arranged on the base below the rotating arm close to the stand column, an upper clamping plate is horizontally arranged below the rotating arm, the upper clamping plate is of a rectangular frame structure, one side of the upper clamping plate is fixedly connected with the tops of the two side walls, a clamping driving device is arranged on the base below the upper clamping plate, an execution end of the clamping driving device is connected with a lower clamping plate, the lower clamping plate is horizontally arranged, the clamping driving device drives the lower clamping plate to reciprocate in the vertical direction, and a middle clamping plate is horizontally arranged between the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate, one side of the middle clamping plate is connected with the two side walls in a sliding mode, and a friction hole correspondingly matched with the friction head is formed in the middle clamping plate.
2. The device for testing crockfastness of textile fabrics of claim 1, wherein the side walls are formed with limiting holes, the middle clamping plate comprises a plate body part and a sliding block part, the sliding block part is positioned on one side of the plate body part, two ends of the sliding block part respectively slide in the limiting holes of the two side walls, the plate body part is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part is formed with friction holes correspondingly matched with the friction head.
3. The device for testing color fastness to rubbing of textiles according to claim 2, wherein slide rails are respectively arranged in the limiting holes of the two side walls, and both ends of the sliding block part respectively slide in the limiting holes of the two side walls through the slide rails.
4. The device for testing crockfastness of textile fabrics of claim 1, wherein the rubber layers are respectively arranged on the bottom surface of the middle clamping plate and the top surface of the lower clamping plate, and the opposite surfaces of the two rubber layers are grainy frosted surfaces.
5. The device for testing color fastness to rubbing of textiles according to claim 1, wherein two friction heads are mounted at the other end of the rotating arm, the two friction heads are arranged at intervals along the axis of the rotating arm in the length direction, and two friction holes correspondingly matched with the two friction heads are formed on the middle clamping plate.
6. The device for testing crockfastness of textile articles of claim 1 or 5, wherein the friction head is connected with the rotating arm by screw thread.
7. The device for testing crockfastness of textiles according to claim 1, wherein the rotating seat comprises a straight edge part and a bevel edge part, the straight edge part of the rotating seat is fixedly connected with the top end of the upright post, one end of the rotating arm is rotatably connected with the straight edge part of the rotating seat, and the bevel edge part of the rotating seat is provided with a limiting shaft.
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