EP0620304A1 - Méthode et dispositif pour changer l'article - Google Patents

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EP0620304A1
EP0620304A1 EP93810281A EP93810281A EP0620304A1 EP 0620304 A1 EP0620304 A1 EP 0620304A1 EP 93810281 A EP93810281 A EP 93810281A EP 93810281 A EP93810281 A EP 93810281A EP 0620304 A1 EP0620304 A1 EP 0620304A1
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Emil Briner
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Itema Switzerland Ltd
Maschinenfabrik Rueti AG
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Sultex AG
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03J—AUXILIARY WEAVING APPARATUS; WEAVERS' TOOLS; SHUTTLES
    • D03J1/00—Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms
    • D03J1/001—Cloth or warp beam replacement

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  • the present invention relates to a method for changing an article to be manufactured on a weaving machine and an apparatus for carrying out the method.
  • FR Patent No. 1,022,823 discloses a weaving machine which consists of a weaving machine part and a carriage.
  • the weaving machine part essentially comprises the main drive, the shaft drive and the guides for the heald frames
  • the carriage essentially comprises the warp beam and the warp thread monitors and the heald frames.
  • the carriage is equipped with a wound warp beam, the warp threads of which are drawn into the warp stop motion, the heald frames and the reed.
  • the carriage equipped in this way is coupled to the loom part, the heald frames still being inserted into the shaft guides and being coupled to the shaft drive. In this way, a quick article change can take place or an empty warp beam can be replaced by a full warp beam.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method for changing the harness, in which, while avoiding the disadvantage mentioned, the change is carried out by a person with greatly reduced time and cost.
  • An apparatus for performing the method is characterized according to the invention by the features of claim 5.
  • Fig. 1 shows a carriage 1, which is provided for the transport and storage of an article to be changed.
  • the carriage contains a support 2 for a warp beam, a support 3 for a warp thread monitor and one Holding device 4 consisting of guides 5 and 6 supports for a number of heald frames.
  • the following description is based on an article change that includes the warp beam, the warp thread monitor and the weaving harness.
  • the carriage 1 described above is equipped with a warp beam 11 and driven to a pull-in device known per se and not shown.
  • the warp threads are drawn into the warp thread guard slats, the heald frame strands and the reed in a known manner and with the known aids.
  • the pull-in carriage including carriage 1 is uncoupled in a known manner, and then the drawn-in and completed warp thread monitor, as well as the heald frames and the reed, are transferred to carriage 1.
  • the above Pulling in and taking over by the carriage 1 takes place according to the principle essential for the invention in question here: the warp threads are fixed on the warp side before the pulling in until the article is changed on the weaving machine. This determination is made with a clamping device 16, which is provided on the pull-in device.
  • the warp threads 15 are fixed in a clamping device 17 on the carriage 1, the warp threads being able to be guided over a support tube 18 which can be inserted into the warp thread monitor so that the warp threads do not come into conflict with the slats. It must also be added that the reed 14 is held by means of a hook 19 which is attached to the first heald frame.
  • the warp thread monitors 12 and the weaving harness 13, 14 are in Warp running direction arranged one behind the other on the carriage 1.
  • the position of the warp thread monitor 12 in a weaving machine depends on the number of heald frames 13, the shed size, the fabric density and the warp material of the article placed on it. In the weaving machine this position can be adjusted by an adjustable support for the warp thread monitor and the shaft guides and concerns the distance a of the warp thread monitor to the last heald frame.
  • the distance a to the center of the warp thread monitor is given below, although in practice the setting dimension is usually set from the last heald frame to the first contact rail. In the following description, this distance is referred to as web and article-appropriate distance a.
  • a characteristic feature of the present invention is that the warp thread monitor 12 and the heald frames 13 are set at a distance a appropriate to the weave and the article.
  • a device 21 is provided for this purpose, which is inserted and fixed in the holder 3 on the carriage 1.
  • the device 17 contains two supports 22, each having at one end an arrangement, not shown, for insertion and fastening in the support 3 and at the other end a receiving part 23 for a rod 24 and a support 25 for the warp thread monitor 12.
  • Each support 22 is provided with a scale 26 for setting the distance a.
  • the rod 24 is inserted into the recess (not shown) provided in each receiving part 23 such that the warp threads 15 over this rod 24 out and are slightly cocked.
  • the warp thread monitor 12 is shifted along the supports 22 and with the aid of the scale division 26, the distance a appropriate to the web and the article is set.
  • auxiliary rails (not shown) used to pull in the warp thread guard slats, for example when pulling in, are pulled out to the side.
  • the car 1 prepared in this way can be parked as a transport and storage car and used as required.
  • the carriage 1 described at the beginning and provided with the article is coupled to a mobile auxiliary assembly 31, hereinafter referred to as inserting carriage, as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the insertion carriage 31 contains a chassis 32 with a drive unit (not shown) and a mechanism 33 for receiving the warp beam 11, a scaffold 34 which is mounted on the chassis 32, two arms 35 which are arranged on the scaffold 34 and can be moved synchronously up and down and in each case have a joint 36 in order to pivot the arms 35, a bracket 37 for lifting the warp thread monitor 12 and a lever 38 for lifting the heald frames 13.
  • warp thread monitor 12 and the heald frames 13 are removed from the carriage 1 by the insertion carriage 31 at the distance a appropriate for the weaving and the article and are inserted into the weaving machine 39.
  • a receiving device 40 is provided for carrying out this process.
  • the receiving device is described below with reference to FIG. 5, only the rearmost heald frame 13 being shown for the sake of simplicity.
  • the device 40 contains two guide rails 41 for the heald frames 13.
  • the guide rails 41 are fastened to a housing 42.
  • two columns 43 and a holding part 44 are arranged, which is fastened to the housing 42 and is arranged to be movable up and down on the columns 43.
  • a pin 45 is provided on the holding part 44, on which a support arm 46 is pivotably articulated in order to automatically compensate for any deviations from the horizontal plane.
  • the support arm 46 is, on the other hand, fastened to a carrier 47 which is connected to the arms 35 (FIG. 4).
  • a plate 50 with guide rails 51 is provided in the weaving machine, into which the heald frames 13 are inserted when the article is changed.
  • first and second alignment members 52, 53 are provided on the underside of the housing 42.
  • a handle 54 is also provided on the housing 42 to facilitate the takeover of the heald frames from the carriage 1 by lifting the device 40, and a pawl 55 is provided to hold the housing 42 on the support arm 46 in a high position.
  • the first alignment member 52 is V-shaped and is arranged such that one leg 57 is parallel to the plate 50, while the other leg 58 is arranged obliquely with respect to the plate 50.
  • a slot 59 is formed in the leg 57, into which the pin 56 is inserted.
  • the length of the pin 56 is dimensioned such that when the receiving device 40 is inserted into the weaving machine, the pin comes into contact with the inside of the leg 58 protruding at an angle and aligns the receiving device 40 in the direction of arrow A with respect to the weaving machine.
  • the second alignment member 53 is wedge-shaped and is intended to center and fix the holding device 40 on the plate 50 at the same time.
  • FIG. 7 shows the situation before the insertion of the warp thread monitor 12 and the heald frames 13, which are held in the receiving device 40.
  • the housing 42 is placed on the plate 50 (FIG. 5) and aligned and fixed with respect to the plate 50 by the alignment members 52, 53.
  • the warp thread monitor 12 and the heald frames 13 are simultaneously inserted into the weaving machine 39, the warp thread monitor 12 being placed on the support 60 present in the weaving machine and the heald frames 13 being inserted into the guide rails 51 on the plate 50.
  • the process takes place while maintaining the web and article-appropriate distance a.
  • the warp thread monitor 12 is designed as a structural unit and can be inserted or removed as such in the weaving machine.
  • the structural unit has a section 61 on the narrow sides with a recess 62 which adjusts the contour of the support on the carriage or in the weaving machine.
  • a quick release device with a star grip nut 63 is adjustably arranged on a support arm 64 (FIG. 9).
  • the article is prepared on a trolley, the distance a between the warp thread monitor and the last heald frame is set, and stored.
  • the article is inserted into a weaving machine while maintaining the set distance a.
  • the device comprises a carriage (1) with a device (21) for adjusting the distance a appropriate to the weave and the article, and an auxiliary assembly with a receiving device (37) for the warp thread monitor (12) and a receiving device (40) for the heald frames (13) to insert the article in a weaving machine at a distance appropriate to the web and the article.

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  • Auxiliary Weaving Apparatuses, Weavers' Tools, And Shuttles (AREA)
  • Looms (AREA)
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EP93810281A 1993-04-16 1993-04-16 Méthode et dispositif pour changer l'article Expired - Lifetime EP0620304B1 (fr)

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EP93810281A EP0620304B1 (fr) 1993-04-16 1993-04-16 Méthode et dispositif pour changer l'article
AT93810281T ATE164641T1 (de) 1993-04-16 1993-04-16 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum wechseln eines artikels
DE59308349T DE59308349D1 (de) 1993-04-16 1993-04-16 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Wechseln eines Artikels
US08/180,403 US5450880A (en) 1993-04-16 1994-01-11 Insertion vehicle and carriage for changing a fabric to be woven on a loom
JP6041501A JPH06313243A (ja) 1993-04-16 1994-03-11 織布を交換するための方法及び装置

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WO1997029233A1 (fr) * 1996-02-06 1997-08-14 Genkinger Hebe- Und Fördertechnik Gmbh Dispositif pour le changement de harnais d'un metier a tisser
EP0866157A1 (fr) * 1997-03-21 1998-09-23 DEUTSCHE INSTITUTE FÜR TEXTIL- UND FASERFORSCHUNG STUTTGART Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts Procédé et dispositif pour l'installation ou la transformation rapide d'un métier à tisser
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CH661065A5 (en) * 1983-09-29 1987-06-30 Sulzer Ag Method for introducing heald-frame assemblies into weaving machines and means for carrying out the method
DE3523693A1 (de) * 1984-08-30 1986-03-06 VEB Kombinat Textima, DDR 9040 Karl-Marx-Stadt Verfahren und vorrichtung zum halbautomatischen einziehen von kettfaeden
DE3708598A1 (de) * 1986-03-17 1987-10-01 Toyoda Automatic Loom Works Kettfaedeneinziehvorrichtung fuer einen webstuhl

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WO1997029233A1 (fr) * 1996-02-06 1997-08-14 Genkinger Hebe- Und Fördertechnik Gmbh Dispositif pour le changement de harnais d'un metier a tisser
EP0866157A1 (fr) * 1997-03-21 1998-09-23 DEUTSCHE INSTITUTE FÜR TEXTIL- UND FASERFORSCHUNG STUTTGART Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts Procédé et dispositif pour l'installation ou la transformation rapide d'un métier à tisser
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EP2955257A1 (fr) * 2014-06-09 2015-12-16 Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Dispositif de transport de remplacement pour métier à tisser et procédé de transport d'ensouple utilisant ledit dispositif
CN110395566A (zh) * 2019-07-30 2019-11-01 诺伯特智能装备（山东）有限公司 一种磁导向agv自动经轴上料车

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