CN223879179U - A multi-functional uniform frequency yarn winding machine - Google Patents

A multi-functional uniform frequency yarn winding machine

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CN223879179U
CN223879179U CN202520459537.8U CN202520459537U CN223879179U CN 223879179 U CN223879179 U CN 223879179U CN 202520459537 U CN202520459537 U CN 202520459537U CN 223879179 U CN223879179 U CN 223879179U
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蔡易衡
逄增媛
朱亚楠
李淑芬
任安阳
严恒春
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本实用新型公开了一种多功能匀频率纱线卷绕机,涉及纺织技术领域,包括卷绕架和纱线输送导向装置;纱线输送导向装置包括安装架、滑块、螺纹杆、双向电机、三通管和两个锥形输线筒,安装架固定连接在卷绕架的顶部,滑块滑动安装在安装架的上端,螺纹杆螺纹套接在滑块的内部,螺纹杆转动安装在安装架的上端,双向电机固定安装在安装架的后端,双向电机的输出端与螺纹杆的后端固定连接,通过三通管前后滑动调节纱线的输送位置,此时,即可将纱线均匀的缠绕在收卷棍筒的表面,避免纱线在收卷棍筒的表面出现中间高两侧底的情况,不仅提升了收卷棍筒缠绕纱线的均匀性,而且还增大了收卷棍筒收卷纱线的数量。

This utility model discloses a multifunctional uniform frequency yarn winding machine, relating to the field of textile technology, including a winding frame and a yarn conveying and guiding device. The yarn conveying and guiding device includes a mounting frame, a slider, a threaded rod, a bidirectional motor, a three-way pipe, and two conical yarn conveying drums. The mounting frame is fixedly connected to the top of the winding frame, the slider is slidably mounted on the upper end of the mounting frame, the threaded rod is threadedly sleeved inside the slider, and the threaded rod is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the mounting frame. The bidirectional motor is fixedly mounted on the rear end of the mounting frame, and the output end of the bidirectional motor is fixedly connected to the rear end of the threaded rod. The yarn conveying position is adjusted by sliding the three-way pipe back and forth. At this time, the yarn can be evenly wound on the surface of the winding drum, avoiding the situation where the yarn is high in the middle and low on both sides on the surface of the winding drum. This not only improves the uniformity of the yarn winding on the winding drum, but also increases the amount of yarn wound on the winding drum.

Description

Multifunctional uniform-frequency yarn winding machine
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of textile, in particular to a multifunctional uniform-frequency yarn winding machine.
Background
The spinning industry usually needs to twist a single yarn before spinning by using the yarn, if one end of the yarn is held and the other end rotates, the yarn can be formed, the process is called twisting, the twisting is a process of twisting the drafted sliver like a towel during face washing by using rotary motion so as to fix the longitudinal connection among fibers, and a twisting machine is required to wind the yarn on a winding drum through a winding mechanism after the yarn twisting is completed.
The prior art discloses a yarn winding machine, wherein a squeezing block applies pressure to a squeezing plate, the squeezing plate and a fixed pressing plate are driven to move by the pressure, a moving rod is separated from a limiting groove at the moment, then after the fixed pressing plate moves into the pressing plate, the moving rod is inserted into the limiting groove after the position of the moving groove corresponds to that of the limiting groove, a blade can cut yarn at the moment, a hand is released, a coil spring drives a handle to rotate, and accordingly reset is carried out, and cutting and fixing of the yarn are completed at the moment. Based on the above searching, the yarn winding machine can cut off the yarn vertically through the blade when winding the yarn, ensures the evenness of yarn cut, conveys the yarn through the two conveying wheels and is directly wound on the winding drum, and because the conveying position of the conveying wheels for the yarn is fixed, and because the winding drum is usually provided with a certain length dimension, the conveying wheels convey the yarn to the same position of the winding drum, the winding drum is easy to have the condition of middle high and two bottoms when winding the yarn, thereby not only influencing the uniformity of winding the yarn by the winding drum, but also reducing the quantity of the yarn wound by the winding drum.
Disclosure of utility model
The utility model aims to at least solve one of the technical problems in the prior art, and provides a multifunctional uniform-frequency yarn winding machine, which can solve the problems that as a winding drum usually has a certain length dimension, a conveying wheel conveys yarns to the same position of the winding drum, the winding drum is easy to have the condition of middle high and two side bottoms when winding the yarns, the uniformity of winding the yarns by the winding drum is influenced, and the quantity of the yarns wound by the winding drum is reduced.
The yarn conveying guiding device comprises a mounting frame, a sliding block, a threaded rod, a two-way motor, a three-way pipe and two conical yarn conveying cylinders, wherein the mounting frame is fixedly connected to the top of the winding frame, the sliding block is slidably mounted at the upper end of the mounting frame, the threaded rod is sleeved in the sliding block in a threaded manner, the threaded rod is rotatably mounted at the upper end of the mounting frame, the two-way motor is fixedly mounted at the rear end of the mounting frame, and the output end of the two-way motor is fixedly connected with the rear end of the threaded rod.
Preferably, the top of the winding frame is rotatably provided with a first wire conveying wheel and a second wire conveying wheel, and the second wire conveying wheel is positioned at the right side of the first wire conveying wheel.
Preferably, the three-way pipe is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding block, and the two conical wire conveying cylinders are respectively and fixedly connected to the left end and the right end of the three-way pipe.
Preferably, the top of the winding frame is fixedly connected with a supporting frame, and the upper end of the supporting frame is fixedly provided with a driving motor.
Preferably, a rotating rod is fixedly arranged at the output end of the driving motor, and a rolling rod barrel is connected with the rotating rod in a sliding manner.
Preferably, a positioning bolt is arranged at the rear end of the rotating rod, and the positioning bolt is arranged at the rear end of the winding roller in an extrusion mode.
Preferably, the fixed key groove is formed in the winding roller, the fixed key block is fixedly connected with the surface of the rotating rod, and the fixed key block is slidably connected in the fixed key groove.
Compared with the prior art, the multifunctional uniform-frequency yarn winding machine has the beneficial effects that 1, the openings of the two conical yarn conveying cylinders are larger, yarns can be obliquely stuck to the inner wall of the conical yarn conveying cylinder during conveying, so that the yarns can be obliquely conveyed, the stability of yarn conveying is improved, the conveying position of the yarns is adjusted by sliding the three-way pipe forwards and backwards, and the yarns can be uniformly wound on the surface of the winding cylinder by adding the function of adjusting the conveying position by moving the yarns forwards and backwards, so that the condition that the yarns are at the middle high and the bottoms of the two sides on the surface of the winding cylinder is avoided, the uniformity of winding the yarns by the winding cylinder is improved, and the quantity of the yarns wound by the winding cylinder is increased.
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The utility model is further illustrated by the following examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a multi-functional uniform frequency yarn winder according to the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a left side schematic view of a multi-functional uniform frequency yarn winder according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a winding roll according to the present utility model;
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the mounting frame of the present utility model.
Reference numeral 1, a winding frame; 2, a first wire conveying wheel, 3, a second wire conveying wheel, 4, a mounting rack, 5, a sliding block, 6, a threaded rod, 7, a bidirectional motor, 8, a three-way pipe, 9, a conical wire conveying cylinder, 10, a supporting frame, 11, a driving motor, 12, a rotating rod, 13, a winding rod cylinder, 14, a positioning bolt, 15, a fixed key slot, 16 and a fixed key block.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the present utility model, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the accompanying drawings are used to supplement the description of the written description so that one can intuitively and intuitively understand each technical feature and overall technical scheme of the present utility model, but not to limit the scope of the present utility model.
In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that references to orientation descriptions such as upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description of the present utility model and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.
In the description of the present utility model, greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood to exclude this number, and above, below, within, etc. are understood to include this number. The description of the first and second is for the purpose of distinguishing between technical features only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.
In the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly defined otherwise, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection, etc. should be construed broadly and the specific meaning of the terms in the present utility model can be reasonably determined by a person skilled in the art in combination with the specific contents of the technical scheme.
Referring to fig. 1-4, the utility model provides a technical scheme that the multifunctional uniform frequency yarn winding machine comprises a winding frame 1 and a yarn conveying guide device, wherein a first yarn conveying wheel 2 and a second yarn conveying wheel 3 are rotatably arranged at the top of the winding frame 1, the second yarn conveying wheel 3 is positioned at the right side of the first yarn conveying wheel 2, the yarn conveying guide device comprises a mounting frame 4, a sliding block 5, a threaded rod 6, a bidirectional motor 7, a three-way pipe 8 and two conical yarn conveying cylinders 9, the mounting frame 4 is fixedly connected to the top of the winding frame 1, the sliding block 5 is slidably arranged at the upper end of the mounting frame 4, the threaded rod 6 is sheathed in the sliding block 5 in a threaded manner, the threaded rod 6 is rotatably arranged at the upper end of the mounting frame 4, the bidirectional motor 7 is fixedly arranged at the rear end of the mounting frame 4, the output end of the bidirectional motor 7 is fixedly connected with the rear end of the threaded rod 6, the three-way pipe 8 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding block 5, and the two conical yarn conveying cylinders 9 are respectively fixedly connected to the left end and the right end of the three-way pipe 8;
The top fixedly connected with support frame 10 of coiling frame 1, the upper end fixed mounting of support frame 10 has driving motor 11, driving motor 11's output fixed mounting has dwang 12, and the surface sliding connection of dwang 12 has a rolling rod section of thick bamboo 13, and locating bolt 14 is installed to the rear end of dwang 12, and locating bolt 14 extrusion mounting is at the rear end of rolling rod section of thick bamboo 13, and fixed key groove 15 has been seted up to the inside of rolling rod section of thick bamboo 13, and the fixed key piece 16 of fixed fixedly connected with of surface of dwang 12, fixed key piece 16 sliding connection is in the inside of fixed key groove 15.
The operator winds the left yarn on the surface of the first yarn conveying wheel 2, moves downwards and winds the yarn on the surface of the second yarn conveying wheel 3, pulls the yarn to the right and passes through the three-way pipe 8 and the inside of the two conical yarn conveying drums 9, and finally winds the yarn on the surface of the winding roller drum 13, the yarn is in a tight state because the position of the first yarn conveying wheel 2 is higher than that of the second yarn conveying wheel 3, the operator starts the driving motor 11, then the output end of the driving motor 11 rotates to drive the rotating rod 12 to rotate, the rotating rod 12 rotates to drive the winding roller drum 13 to rotate, the winding roller drum 13 rotates to drive the yarn to be gradually wound on the surface of the winding roller drum, at the moment, after the operator starts the bidirectional motor 7, the output end of the bidirectional motor 7 rotates to drive the threaded rod 6 to rotate, the threaded rod 6 rotates to drive the sliding block 5 to slide back and forth, the sliding block 5 slides back and forth to drive the three-way pipe 8 and the two conical wire conveying cylinders 9 to slide back and forth and drive the yarns to move back and forth to adjust conveying positions, so that the yarns are wound on different positions on the surface of the winding roller cylinder 13, the openings of the two conical wire conveying cylinders 9 are larger, the yarns can be obliquely stuck on the inner wall of the conical wire conveying cylinders 9 during conveying, the yarns can be obliquely conveyed, the stability of the conveying of the yarns is improved, the conveying positions of the yarns are adjusted through the back and forth sliding of the three-way pipe 8, the function of adjusting the conveying positions is increased through the forward and backward movement of the yarns, at the moment, the yarns can be uniformly wound on the surface of the winding roller cylinder 13, the condition that the yarns are at the middle high and the bottoms of the surfaces of the winding roller cylinder 13 is avoided, the uniformity of the winding yarns of the winding roller cylinder 13 is improved, but also increases the number of yarns wound by the winding drum 13.
After the yarn rolling is finished, the staff rotates the positioning bolt 14 through the spanner and breaks away from the rear end of the rotating rod 12, then, the staff slides the rolling rod barrel 13 to the rear side, the rolling rod barrel 13 slides to the rear side and drives the fixed key groove 15 to slide on the surface of the fixed key block 16, the stability of the rolling rod barrel 13 on the surface of the rotating rod 12 can be guaranteed through the sliding connection effect of the fixed key groove 15 and the fixed key block 16, the rolling rod barrel 13 can slide on the surface of the rotating rod 12, the rotating rod 12 can drive the rolling rod barrel 13 to rotate and roll the yarn, the rolling rod barrel 13 slides to the rear side and breaks away from the surface of the rotating rod 12, the yarn can be detached, and the convenience of the rolling rod barrel 13 is improved for the staff to detach.
Structural description:
The winding frame 1 is a basic supporting structure of the whole yarn winding machine, and the top of the winding frame is used for installing components such as a first yarn conveying wheel 2, a second yarn conveying wheel 3, a mounting frame 4, a supporting frame 10 and the like, so as to provide mounting and fixing positions for various components for yarn winding;
The first yarn conveying wheel 2 is rotatably arranged at the top of the winding frame 1 and used for guiding a yarn conveying path, and a worker winds the left yarn on the surface of the first yarn conveying wheel to perform the function of preliminarily changing the trend of the yarn;
The second yarn conveying wheel 3 is rotatably arranged at the top of the winding frame 1 and positioned at the right side of the first yarn conveying wheel 2, yarns are wound on the surface of the second yarn conveying wheel 3 after being wound from the first yarn conveying wheel 2, and the yarns are further guided to run, and the yarns can be in a tight state due to the fact that the position of the first yarn conveying wheel 2 is higher than that of the first yarn conveying wheel;
The mounting frame 4 is fixedly connected to the top of the winding frame 1 and is a part of a yarn conveying and guiding device, and is used for mounting components such as a sliding block 5, a threaded rod 6, a bidirectional motor 7 and the like, and provides a supporting and fixing structural foundation for the components;
The sliding block 5 is slidably arranged at the upper end of the mounting frame 4, is in threaded sleeve joint with the threaded rod 6, can slide back and forth under the drive of the threaded rod 6, and is fixedly connected with the three-way pipe 8 at the bottom thereof and used for driving the three-way pipe 8 and the two conical wire conveying cylinders 9 to move back and forth so as to adjust the conveying position of yarns;
The threaded rod 6 is in threaded sleeve connection with the inside of the sliding block 5, is rotatably arranged at the upper end of the mounting frame 4, is driven to rotate by the bidirectional motor 7, and converts the self rotary motion into the front-back linear motion of the sliding block 5 through threaded connection with the sliding block 5;
The bidirectional motor 7 is fixedly arranged at the rear end of the mounting frame 4, the output end of the bidirectional motor is fixedly connected with the rear end of the threaded rod 6 and is used as a power source for the sliding block 5 to slide back and forth, and the threaded rod 6 is driven to rotate through the rotation of the output end so as to realize the movement of the sliding block 5;
The three-way pipe 8 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding block 5, the two conical wire conveying cylinders 9 are respectively and fixedly connected to the left end and the right end of the three-way pipe 8, yarns penetrate through the three-way pipe 8 and the interiors of the two conical wire conveying cylinders 9, and the three-way pipe 8 moves back and forth along with the sliding of the sliding block 5 and is used for adjusting the conveying position of the yarns so that the yarns are uniformly wound on the surface of the winding roller cylinder 13;
The two conical yarn conveying cylinders 9 are respectively and fixedly connected to the left end and the right end of the three-way pipe 8, yarns pass through the inside of the three-way pipe, and the yarns can be obliquely stuck to the inner wall during conveying due to the larger openings of the two conical yarn conveying cylinders, so that the oblique conveying of the yarns is ensured, and the conveying stability of the yarns is improved;
The support frame 10 is fixedly connected to the top of the winding frame 1 and is used for supporting and fixing the driving motor 11 and providing an installation position for the driving motor 11;
The driving motor 11 is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the supporting frame 10 and used as a power source for the rotation of the winding roller tube 13, and the output end of the driving motor rotates to drive the rotating rod 12 to rotate so as to drive the winding roller tube 13 to rotate, thereby realizing the winding of yarns;
the rotating rod 12 is fixedly connected with the output end of the driving motor 11, and is driven by the driving motor 11 to rotate, and a fixed key block 16 on the surface of the rotating rod is in sliding connection with a fixed key slot 15 in the winding rod barrel 13, so that the winding rod barrel 13 can be driven to rotate, and meanwhile, the winding rod barrel 13 can slide on the surface of the rotating rod barrel;
The winding roller tube 13 is connected to the rotating rod 12 in a sliding manner and is used for winding yarns, the yarns are driven by the rotating rod 12 to rotate, the yarns are wound on the surface of the winding roller tube, and the winding roller tube can be detached from the rotating rod 12 through sliding after winding;
The positioning bolt 14 is arranged at the rear end of the rotating rod 12 and used for fixing the position of the rolling rod barrel 13, the rolling rod barrel 13 is prevented from sliding on the rotating rod 12 at will by extruding the rear end of the rolling rod barrel 13, and the rolling rod barrel 13 can be slid by rotating the positioning bolt 14 to separate from the rear end of the rotating rod 12 during disassembly;
The fixed key slot 15 is arranged in the rolling rod barrel 13 and is in sliding connection with the fixed key block 16 on the surface of the rotating rod 12, so that the stability of the rolling rod barrel 13 in surface installation of the rotating rod 12 is ensured, and the rolling rod barrel 13 can slide on the surface of the rotating rod 12 and can rotate under the drive of the rotating rod 12;
The fixed key block 16 is fixedly connected to the surface of the rotating rod 12, is slidably connected to the fixed key slot 15 in the winding rod barrel 13, and plays a role in connecting the rotating rod 12 and the winding rod barrel 13, so that power transmission and position limitation between the rotating rod and the winding rod barrel are realized.
The embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present utility model.

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1. A multi-functional even frequency yarn winder, characterized by comprising:
A winding frame (1) and a yarn conveying and guiding device;
Yarn conveying guider includes mounting bracket (4), slider (5), threaded rod (6), bi-directional motor (7), three-way pipe (8) and two toper transmission line section of thick bamboo (9), mounting bracket (4) fixed connection is at the top of winding frame (1), slider (5) slidable mounting is in the upper end of mounting bracket (4), inside at slider (5) is cup jointed to threaded rod (6) screw thread, threaded rod (6) rotate and install the upper end at mounting bracket (4), bi-directional motor (7) fixed mounting is at the rear end of mounting bracket (4), the output of bi-directional motor (7) and the rear end fixed connection of threaded rod (6).
2. The multifunctional uniform-frequency yarn winding machine according to claim 1, wherein a first yarn conveying wheel (2) and a second yarn conveying wheel (3) are rotatably arranged at the top of the winding frame (1), and the second yarn conveying wheel (3) is positioned at the right side of the first yarn conveying wheel (2).
3. The multifunctional uniform-frequency yarn winding machine according to claim 1, wherein the three-way pipe (8) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding block (5), and two conical yarn conveying cylinders (9) are respectively and fixedly connected to the left end and the right end of the three-way pipe (8).
4. The multifunctional uniform-frequency yarn winding machine according to claim 1, wherein a supporting frame (10) is fixedly connected to the top of the winding frame (1), and a driving motor (11) is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the supporting frame (10).
5. The multi-functional even frequency yarn winder of claim 4, wherein the output end of the driving motor (11) is fixedly provided with a rotating rod (12), and the outer surface of the rotating rod (12) is slidably connected with a winding roller tube (13).
6. The multi-functional even frequency yarn winding machine according to claim 5, wherein a positioning bolt (14) is arranged at the rear end of the rotating rod (12), and the positioning bolt (14) is arranged at the rear end of the winding roller tube (13) in an extrusion mode.
7. The multi-functional even frequency yarn winder of claim 6, wherein the inside of rolling rod section of thick bamboo (13) has seted up fixed keyway (15), and the fixed key piece (16) are connected with to the surface mounting of dwang (12), and fixed key piece (16) sliding connection is in the inside of fixed keyway (15).
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