EP0697990B1 - Creel - Google Patents
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- EP0697990B1 EP0697990B1 EP94914467A EP94914467A EP0697990B1 EP 0697990 B1 EP0697990 B1 EP 0697990B1 EP 94914467 A EP94914467 A EP 94914467A EP 94914467 A EP94914467 A EP 94914467A EP 0697990 B1 EP0697990 B1 EP 0697990B1
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- yarn
- yarn package
- creel
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H59/00—Adjusting or controlling tension in filamentary material, e.g. for preventing snarling; Applications of tension indicators
- B65H59/02—Adjusting or controlling tension in filamentary material, e.g. for preventing snarling; Applications of tension indicators by regulating delivery of material from supply package
- B65H59/04—Adjusting or controlling tension in filamentary material, e.g. for preventing snarling; Applications of tension indicators by regulating delivery of material from supply package by devices acting on package or support
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
- B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
- B65H2701/31—Textiles threads or artificial strands of filaments
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- This invention relates to a creel having rotating yarn packages.
- Yarns are arranged to be drawn from yarn packages on a creel under tension, the tension arising because the yarn packages are rotated against a force, commonly supplied by a strap or cord and pulley arrangement.
- the tension is not required to be high and as a result, when the machine or beam which is being supplied by the creel stops, the yarn packages may continue to rotate for a period, during which time the yarns continue to unwind, leading to the yarns dangling loosely within the creel. This can lead to problems, such as entanglement, which can delay start up of the machine.
- CA-A-898225 discloses a device which permits simultaneous collective adjustments to be made in the let-off tensions of creel bobbins.
- Each bobbin has a let-off device including a drum and band wrapped part-way around the drum, the tightness of the band around the drum being determined by the yarn tension.
- the let-off devices may be commonly controlled, and individually controlled.
- a creel having a plurality of yarn package holders of the rotating type, each yarn package holder having a pulley and a flexible elongate member wound at least once around the pulley, each yarn package holder having a mechanism which responds to loss of tension in the yarn being drawn from a yarn package on the yarn package holder, to tighten the flexible elongate member around the pulley, to effect braking.
- brake denotes the relatively high force applied to the yarn package by the flexible elongate member, when it has been tightened, which stops the yarn package holder.
- the mechanism for each yarn package holder comprises a pivoted member which comprises a braking control arm extending transversely with respect to a yarn being drawn from a yarn package located on the yarn package holder.
- the yarn runs under the braking control arm, in contact with it.
- the flexible elongate member is secured to the pivoted member.
- the braking control arm is raised by the yarn, which runs straight, or without substantial deviation, beneath it. In this condition the flexible elongate member is not tight around the pulley.
- the braking control arm drops and thereby turns the pivoted member as a whole. This has the effect of tightening the flexible elongate member around the pulley, to brake the yarn package holder, and hence arrest the yarn package.
- the pivoted member has a horizontal pivot, and the braking control arm, and the securement position of the flexible elongate member, are located to either side of the pivot.
- one end of the flexible elongate member is secured to the pivoted member, and the other to a fixed part of the creel.
- the yarn being drawn from a yarn package is tensioned wholly or mainly by the pivoted member, which has to be lifted by the yarn in order for the yarn package holder to rotate.
- the pivoted member may be provided with an adjustable counterweight, and/or be subject to an adjustable spring force (as described further hereinafter), so that the yarn tension during normal running is adjustable.
- Each yarn package holder may have a frame member associated with it.
- the frame member may have parallel bars extending substantially parallel to the axis of the yarn package holder, which may be spanned by two adjustable cross members.
- the yarn may be drawn above the front bar of the frame member.
- the frame member may define a bounded area through which the yarn may be drawn; correct positioning of the cross-members prevents the yarn from falling off the end of the yarn package.
- a bar of a frame member may serve as a post about which a yarn may be run, to change its direction. This may be useful if it is wished to employ a vertical yarn take-off system, as described in our PCT Patent Application No. PCT/GB92/00090, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the frame member may suitably be a U-shaped member retained above its yarn package, having the ends of its limbs, which serve as the said bars, secured to a fixed member.
- the pivoted member may be pivotally mounted.
- one end of the flexible elongate member may be secured.
- One such fixed member may suitably carry two U-shaped members and pivoted members, one on each side, for respective yarn packages.
- the pivoted member may be biassed by a spring, which is also secured to a column which may be displaced substantially vertically, thereby to commonly adjust the spring forces of all the springs attached to the column. All of the columns are, in their turn, commonly controlled by a single substantially horizontal control member.
- the springs may be attached to adjustable substantially horizontal members which are, in their turn, commonly controlled by a single substantially vertical control member.
- the extent to which the flexible elongate members needs to be wound around the pulley depends on the nature of the flexible elongate member and of the pulley. Empirically it is found that in order for a yarn package to be arrested when the flexible elongate member is tightened, it should be wound at least once around the pulley. Preferably, the flexible elongate member is wrapped around the pulley for at least 540°.
- the flexible elongate member may suitably be a braided polymeric cord and the pulley, a plastics moulding. Alternatively the flexible elongate member could be a flat belt or a resilient metal strip, optionally having a friction material on its contact surface.
- the pulley could be metallic, for example produced as a casting or spinning.
- Each drawing shows a yarn package of a creel, the yarn package being mounted on a rotatable yarn package holder, and its associated tensioning/braking mechanism.
- the other rotating yarn packages of the creel are not shown, but each has its own, identical, tensioning/braking mechanism.
- a yarn package 2 of the rotating type mounted on a yarn package holder or spindle for rotation about a horizontal axis, on a vertical support column 4 of the creel.
- a mounting plate 6 secured transversely to the vertical column 4 is a mounting plate 6, set in a vertical plane.
- a pivoted member 8 Pivoted to this is a pivoted member 8, and secured fixedly to the plate 6 is a generally U-shaped member 10, of round bar form, which extends over the yarn package, with the limbs of the U-shaped member being parallel to the axis of the yarn package.
- the pivoted member 8 comprises a braking control arm 12 of round bar form secured to, and extending transversely from, end 13.
- the arm 12 is L-shaped. Its portion 14 which contacts the yarn 8 is parallel to the axis of the yarn package, and is approximately the same length as the yarn package. From this portion 14 extends a downturned portion 16.
- a braided nylon cord 20 Secured towards the other end of the pivoted member 8, to the other side of the pivot 18 from the arm 12, is one end of a braided nylon cord 20.
- the other end of the cord 20 is secured to the front limb of the U-shaped frame 10. In between, the cord extends approximately 11 ⁇ 2 times or more around a plastics moulded pulley (not shown) secured to the inner end of the yarn package.
- a helical spring 22 has one end secured to a part carried on an end of the pivoted member (the end opposite to the end from which extends the braking control arm 12). The other end of the spring is secured to a column 24 which is adjustable up and down, thereby to adjust the biasing of the pivoted member provided by the spring.
- the U-shaped frame 10 optionally has, secured across its parallel limbs, two cross-members 26, these being formed of wire with hook formations at their ends.
- the cross-members may be located in any desired position between the limbs and, together with the limbs, define an area through which the yarn must be drawn from the yarn package. By this means, it is possible to constrain the yarn within the winding transverse length in order to prevent the yarn from falling off an end of the yarn package, during unwinding.
- the cross-members may be placed close together, or far apart, depending on the geometry of the yarn package and characterisation of the unwinding material.
- the yarn drawn from the yarn package runs over the front limb of the U-shaped frame 10 and under the braking control arm 12. It then runs over the rear limb (not shown) of the U-shaped frame immediately in front of it.
- the yarn is drawn from the yarn package, against a moderate tensioning force arising mainly or wholly from the pivoted member 8.
- the yarn acts on the arm 12, so that the latter is lifted to a raised position, against its weight and against the force of the spring 22, the yarn running generally straight, or with slight deviation, beneath it.
- the end of the pivoted member opposite to the arm 12 is thus in a lowermost position, so that the cord is loose around the pulley, so that it provides no or very little tensioning force.
- the arm has to be lifted only slightly for the "brake" to be released.
- the yarn tension will then counteract the forces urging the arm to its lowest position, and will thus lift the arm further until there is a balance of forces between the yarn tension and the downward force of the arm.
- the arm has a continuous up and down movement as the opposing forces strive to remain in balance.
- the cord is wrapped loosely around the pulley but is not significantly affecting the unwinding tension.
- Fig. 2 The embodiment shown in Fig. 2 is similar to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the main differences being:
- the pulley 36 can be seen at the inward end of the yarn package.
- the invention described herein may be used with a vertical take-off and guide system, as described in our above-mentioned PCT patent application.
- Limbs of U-shaped members may be used as posts, about which a change in yarn travel direction is effected.
- a yarn for a given yarn package is suitably diverted upwards about the rear limb of the U-shaped frame associated with the yarn package immediately in front; and special posts may be provided for the frontmost yarn packages of the creel.
Abstract
Description
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arm 12 has no downturned end portion; but it has anend stop 30 - the pivoted
member 8, including thebraking control arm 12, is formed from a single round bar, bent into an L-shape; - the pivoted
member 8 has anadjustable counterweight 32 carried on the opposite side of the pivot to thearm 12; - the pivoted
member 8 carries a furtheradjustable member 34 to which the cord is connected, whereby the connection point of thecord 20 to the pivotedmember 8 may be varied, to alter the braking force.
Claims (11)
- A creel having a plurality of yarn package holders of the rotating type, each yarn package holder having a pulley and a flexible elongate member (20) wound at least once around the pulley, each yarn package holder having a mechanism which responds to loss of tension in the yarn being drawn from a yarn package (2) on the yarn package holder, to tighten the flexible elongate member around the pulley, to effect braking.
- A creel according to Claim 1, wherein the said mechanism for each yarn package holder comprises a braking control arm (12) extending transversely with respect to a yarn being drawn from a yarn package (2) located on the yarn package holder, the yarn running beneath the braking control arm (12), in contact with it, the yarn controlling the position of the braking control arm which in turn controls the tightness of the flexible elongate member (20) around the pulley.
- A creel according to Claim 2, wherein the braking control arm (12) extends transversely from a pivoted member (8) having a generally horizontal pivot, the flexible elongate member (20) being secured to the pivoted member, the braking control arm (12) being carried to one side of the pivot and the securement position of the flexible elongate member (20) being on the opposite side of the pivot.
- A creel according to Claim 3, wherein the flexible elongate member (20) may be secured to the pivoted member (8) at a selected position along the pivoted member, on the said opposide side of the pivot.
- A creel according to Claim 3 or 4, wherein the pivoted member (8) is provided with an adjustable counter-weight (32) and/or is biassed by a spring (22).
- A creel according to Claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein one end of the flexible elongate member (20) is connected to the pivoted member (8) and the other end is secured to a fixed part of the creel.
- A creel according to any preceding claim, wherein each yarn package holder is associated with a frame member (10) which defines an area through which the yarn may be drawn.
- A creel according to Claim 7, wherein the frame member (10) has substantially parallel bars which extend substantially parallel to the axis of the yarn package holder, the bars being spanned by two cross-members (26), at least one of which is adjustable whereby the spacing between them is adjustable.
- A creel according to Claim 8, wherein the frame member (10) is U-shaped and carries two cross-members (26) each of which is adjustable on the frame member.
- A creel according to any preceding claim wherein means are provided to commonly control the tensioning and/or braking of all of the yarn packages of the creel.
- A creel according to any preceding claim, wherein the flexible elongate member (20) is wound around the pulley for at least 540°.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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GB939309305A GB9309305D0 (en) | 1993-05-06 | 1993-05-06 | Creel |
GB9309305 | 1993-05-06 | ||
PCT/GB1994/000970 WO1994026646A1 (en) | 1993-05-06 | 1994-05-05 | Creel |
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EP0697990A1 EP0697990A1 (en) | 1996-02-28 |
EP0697990B1 true EP0697990B1 (en) | 1998-02-04 |
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EP94914467A Expired - Lifetime EP0697990B1 (en) | 1993-05-06 | 1994-05-05 | Creel |
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CN (1) | CN1040193C (en) |
AU (1) | AU6682894A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69408449T2 (en) |
GB (1) | GB9309305D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1994026646A1 (en) |
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