EP0946796A1 - Collecteur-repartiteur - Google Patents

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EP0946796A1
EP0946796A1 EP97951965A EP97951965A EP0946796A1 EP 0946796 A1 EP0946796 A1 EP 0946796A1 EP 97951965 A EP97951965 A EP 97951965A EP 97951965 A EP97951965 A EP 97951965A EP 0946796 A1 EP0946796 A1 EP 0946796A1
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Prior art keywords
melt
spinning
pump
beam according
components
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EP0946796B1 (fr
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Michael SCHRÖTER
Wolfgang SCHÜMANN
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Oerlikon Textile GmbH and Co KG
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Barmag AG
Barmag Barmer Maschinenfabrik AG
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01D—MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
    • D01D4/00—Spinnerette packs; Cleaning thereof
    • D01D4/02—Spinnerettes
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01D—MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
    • D01D4/00—Spinnerette packs; Cleaning thereof
    • D01D4/06—Distributing spinning solution or melt to spinning nozzles

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  • the invention relates to a spinning beam for spinning a plurality of synthetic threads according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a spinning beam is known from US 4,035,127.
  • a plurality of spinnerets are arranged in series on a melt distributor block.
  • Each of the spinnerets is connected by a melt line to a spinning pump, which is also attached to the melt distributor block.
  • the melt lines are essentially formed by curved tubes which are arranged in one plane. The problem here is that the more or less strongly curved pipes cause the melt lines to have cross-sectional changes. For the spinning of several threads, however, it is necessary that a quantitatively and qualitatively equivalent melt flow is fed to each spinneret.
  • a spinning beam is known from US Pat. No. 5,354,529, in which the melt line between the spinning pump and the spinning nozzles is carried out in each case through a bore in the melt distributor block.
  • the melt line between the spinning pump and the spinning nozzles is carried out in each case through a bore in the melt distributor block.
  • Another disadvantage here is that deposits occur in blind bores caused by production.
  • the spinning beam is designed with a melt distributor block which consists of two components which are connected to one another in a pressure-tight manner. Between the two components, distributor lines are formed by grooves, each of which is connected to a melt channel leading to the spinning pump and to a melt channel leading to one of the spinnerets. This ensures that no cross-sectional changes occur in the melt lines in the respective deflections.
  • the design enables the melt line to be designed with very uniform cross sections. Each spinneret therefore receives an equally large melt flow.
  • the introduction of the melt lines in the distributor block also has the advantage that a high temperature constancy in the melt is achieved due to the high mass of the block.
  • the parting line between the components can be horizontal or vertical.
  • the development of the invention according to claim 2 has the advantage that when the grooves are introduced into the surface of the components, a fluidically favorable transition between the melt channels and the grooves is produced.
  • An embodiment in which the groove is formed exclusively in one of the components is particularly advantageous in the case of rectangular groove cross sections.
  • the embodiment of the spinning beam according to claim 3 is advantageous in order not to obtain a joint in the melt line.
  • the pipes are very thin-walled because they are supported by the components when pressure is applied.
  • the grooves can be easily produced by forming in the surface in terms of production technology.
  • the plate is preferably made of a material that is softer than the base material of the components.
  • the grooves can be incorporated as grooves on the surface of the plate or as continuous grooves in the plate. With continuous grooves, these are limited by the surfaces of the components. With groove-shaped grooves on the surface of the plate, holes are drilled in order to connect the grooves between the components.
  • the contact surface of one of the surfaces of at least one component is reduced to increase the surface pressure. This achieves a high sealing effect in the parting line.
  • a further particularly advantageous development of the spinning beam according to claim 7 enables the melt stream not to have to pass through 90 ° deflections on the way from the spinning pump to the spinneret.
  • the melt line has a gradient between the spinning pump and the spinneret.
  • a gradient in the range of approximately 30 ° causes a good flow distribution.
  • the spinning pump is attached to the upper part and the spinning nozzles to the lower part, the spinning pump being arranged offset to the spinning nozzles, which can be attached, for example, in a row next to one another on the spinning beam.
  • the development of the spinning beam according to claim -11 has the advantage that the overall height of the spinning beam is minimized.
  • the configuration of the spinning beam according to claim 12 is advantageous in order to keep the division between the melt channels emerging from the pump as small as possible.
  • a very compact design is achieved in particular in that the spinning pump is designed as a gear pump.
  • the contact surface of the pump on the upper part of the melt distributor block is designed as a flat surface against which the pump wheels rest. This creates a very stable plate structure, so that due to a low heat distortion. very small games and thus very high sealing effects can be achieved in the pump.
  • the melt lines in the distributor block have a constant internal cross section over the length of the melt line.
  • the melt flow is therefore essentially the same in all melt lines.
  • a streamlined course is particularly evident with circular ones Internal cross sections of the fusible pipes.
  • cross sections as an ellipse, semicircle, rectangle, square, etc. can also be carried out without significant effort.
  • the lengths of the melt lines between the spinning pump and the spinnerets are essentially the same, so that the residence time of the melt in the melt lines is essentially the same.
  • the melt line is connected to the spinning pump and to the spinnerets through the essentially vertical melt channels. This ensures a streamlined exit and a streamlined entry.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically a first embodiment of a spinning beam according to the invention without a heating box
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows a cross section of the spinning beam from FIG. 1
  • 3 shows a view of an upper part of a melt distributor block
  • 4 is a view of a lower part of a melt distributor block
  • 5 schematically shows a cross section of a further exemplary embodiment of a spinning beam
  • Fig. 6 schematically shows a cross section of a further embodiment.
  • the spinning beam comprises a melt distributor block 2, a spinning pump 1 and several - in this case six pieces - spinning nozzles 3 arranged in series.
  • the melt distributor block 2 consists of the two components upper part 7 and lower part 8.
  • the lower part 7 and the upper part 8 are positively connected to one another. This positive connection (not shown here) is established via a screw connection, the screwing forces being selected so that the melt under pressure cannot escape from the parting line 12.
  • the spinning pump 1 is fastened on the upper side of the upper part 7.
  • the spinning pump 1 is connected to a drive via the drive shaft 4.
  • the spinning pump 1 is designed as a gear pump, as is known, for example, from WO94 / 19516. In the arrangement shown in FIG.
  • the housing plate 6 of the spinning pump 1 is fastened directly to the upper part 7 of the melt distributor block.
  • the pump wheels arranged in the interior of the housing plate 6 thus bear against the flat surface 16, so that the pump wheels are arranged between the pump plate 5 and the upper part 7.
  • an intermediate plate it is also possible for an intermediate plate to be arranged between the upper part 7 and the housing plate 6.
  • a melt connection 9 is provided, which is connected to the spinning pump via the melt channels 14 and 15 (cf. FIG. 2). From here the melt, for example supplied by an extruder, is conveyed to the spinning pump 1. In the spinning pump 1, the melt flow is then divided into individual partial flows. The pump outputs are formed by the melt channels 10, which are introduced as bores in the upper part 7 of the melt distributor block. The melt channels 10 end in the parting line 12 which is formed between the upper part 7 and the lower part 8. In the parting line 12 7 distributor lines 13 are introduced in the surfaces of the lower part 8 and the upper part. Each of the melt channels 10 opens into one of these distribution lines 13. A total of six distribution lines 13 are thus arranged in the separating surface 12. The distribution lines 13 are now formed in the parting line 12 such that they are each connected to one of the melt channels 11. The melt channels 11 are introduced as bores in the lower part 8 and connect the distributor lines 13 to one of the spinnerets 3.
  • the parting line 12 lies in an inclined plane.
  • Each of the melt lines formed by the distribution lines 13 thus has a gradient.
  • the connection points between the melt channel 10 and the distributor line 13 and between the melt channel 11 and the distributor line 13 are designed with an angle of> 90 °.
  • a total of six spinnerets 3 are arranged in a row next to one another on the distributor block 2.
  • the structure of the spinnerets 3 is the same. For receiving a spinneret, this
  • a nozzle cup 19 is attached to this extension 20.
  • the connection between the neck 20 and the nozzle pot 19 can be made, for example, by a thread, so that the nozzle pot is screwed against the lower part 8.
  • a nozzle plate 18 is inserted in the bottom of the nozzle pot 19, a nozzle plate 18 is inserted.
  • a filter plate 22, on which a filter 23 is supported, is arranged in front of the nozzle plate 18 in the nozzle cup 19.
  • a movable sealing piston 24 and a sealing ring 25 are arranged between the filter 23 and the connecting piece 21.
  • the sealing piston 24 is slidably guided with play.
  • the sealing piston 24 has a connection bore 30 in the center, which is connected to the melt channel 11.
  • the respective spinneret is supplied with melt under pressure through the melt channel 11.
  • pressure builds up in the nozzle pot 19.
  • the gap between the nozzle pot 19 and the Sealing piston 24 is sealed by the seal 25.
  • the sealing piston 24 is pressed upward, so that the connecting piece 21 rests against the shoulder 20 with a large area. This ensures self-sealing.
  • the melt is fed from e.g. an extruder through the melt connection 9.
  • the melt connection 9 is laterally offset in the lower part 8 by 90 ° to the spinning pump.
  • a melt channel 14 opens into the melt connection 9.
  • the melt channel 14 penetrates the lower part 8 completely, so that the melt channel 14 opens into the parting line 12.
  • the upper part 7 has the melt channel 15.
  • the melt channel 15 penetrates the upper part 7 and thus connects the spinning pump 1 to the melt channel 14 in the lower part 8.
  • the melt is fed through the parting line 12.
  • the division of the melt channels 10 lying on a pitch circle is independent of the melt feed, so that a very compact design of the distributor block is achieved.
  • Melt channel 14 also assume the position shown in dash-dot lines in FIG. 2.
  • the deflection of the melt at right angles in FIG. 2 could also be rectified by bores made perpendicular to the parting line in the components, which meet with the melt channels 14 and 15.
  • FIG. 3 shows a plan view of the parting surface of the upper part 7.
  • several grooves 17 are made in the separating surface 26, which is raised by a step 28 from the surface 27 of the upper part 7.
  • the grooves 17 each begin at an opening of one of the melt channels 10.
  • the melt channels 10 form the connection to the pump outlets of the spinning pump 1.
  • the grooves 17 are now introduced into the separating surface 26 such that their ends are exactly aligned with the mouths of the melt channels 11 when the upper part and the lower part are joined together.
  • the lengths of the grooves 17 between a respective melt channel 10 and a melt channel 11 could be the same.
  • the grooves 17 can be introduced mechanically or by molding into the separating surface 26.
  • the grooves are designed with a semicircular cross section. However, any other cross-sectional shapes are also possible.
  • the lower part 8 is shown in plan view of the parting line 12.
  • a total of six grooves 29 are also incorporated in the surface 27.
  • the arrangement of the grooves 29 in the surface 27 is identical to the arrangement of the grooves 17 in the separating surface 26 of the upper part 7.
  • connection of the lower part and the upper part takes place in such a way that a metallic seal in the parting line prevents melt from penetrating into the parting line.
  • the outlet of the melt channel 14 lies at the level of the melt outlet 15 in FIG. 3. This also creates the connection between the two melt channels 14 and 15 by joining the upper part and the lower part.
  • the seal in the parting line is also metallic. However, it is also possible to insert special seals between the lower part and the upper part.
  • FIG. 3 could, for example also apply to the lower part, as can be done for the lower part by executing the surface from FIG. 4.
  • the upper part 7 and the lower part 8 can be joined together, for example by screw connections, to form a distributor block.
  • FIG. 5 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a split melt distributor block 2.
  • the separation takes place in a horizontal plane.
  • the distribution lines 13 are formed in the parting line 12 between the lower part 8 and the upper part 7.
  • Distribution line 13 is introduced through a groove in the upper part 7.
  • the melt connection 9 is introduced in the upper part 7.
  • the melt connection 9 is in turn connected to the spinning pump by means of the melt channels 14 and 15.
  • the melt channel 14 is drilled at right angles to the melt channels 10 in the upper part 7.
  • the melt distributor block 2 consists of the two components 7 and 8. Between the components 7 and 8, an essentially vertically oriented parting line 12 is formed. A plate 32 is inserted in the parting line 12 between the components 7 and 8. The component 7, the plate 32 and the component 8 are non-positively clamped together. A spinning pump 1 is fastened to the components 7 and 8 on the top of the melt distributor block.
  • the spinning pump 1 consists of an intermediate plate 33, a housing plate 6 and a pump plate 5 and a drive shaft 4.
  • the spinning pump 1 is connected to the intermediate plate 33 Flanged melt distribution block 2.
  • the spinnerets 3 are arranged on the underside of the melt distributor block in the parting line.
  • the fusible lines are introduced as grooves in the plate 32.
  • the connection of the pump outlets to the melt line takes place here partly directly in a groove made in the plate 32 or via obliquely running melt channels which connect the pump outlets located outside the joint plane to the distributor lines in the plate 32.
  • the melt is fed to the spinning pump via the melt connection 9.
  • the distributor lines are formed by grooves in the plate 32.
  • the grooves penetrate the plate 32 and are delimited by the surfaces of the adjacent components 7 and 8.
  • the spinning pump 1, the melt distributor block 2 and the spinnerets 3 are accommodated in a heating box (not shown here).
  • the heating box could be a hollow body with an inner jacket and an outer jacket.
  • the two jackets form a hermetically sealed cavity between them, which is e.g. Heating fluid is filled.
  • the inner jacket surrounds the parts to be heated.
  • the previously described exemplary embodiments of the invention all have the advantage that the fusible lines can be produced in a simple manner with high precision. This enables cross-sections and lengths of the distributor grooves to be produced, which lead to uniform melt qualities in all spinning positions.
  • the Block construction so that temperature differences or temperature fluctuations in the heating system do not affect the melt flow.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Spinning Methods And Devices For Manufacturing Artificial Fibers (AREA)
  • Spinning Or Twisting Of Yarns (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un collecteur-répartiteur pour filer une pluralité de fils synthétiques avec un bloc de répartition de la matière fondue (2) qui contient une pompe de filage (1) et plusieurs filières (3). Selon l'invention, le bloc de répartition de la matière fondue (2) comprend deux éléments interconnectés de manière étanche à la pression. A cet effet, il est prévu dans les lignes de joint formées entre les éléments, des conduites de répartition formées par des rainures qui relient chacune un canal de matière fondue menant à la pompe de filage (1), à un canal de matière fondue menant à une filière (3).
EP97951965A 1996-12-18 1997-11-25 Collecteur-repartiteur Expired - Lifetime EP0946796B1 (fr)

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DE19652755 1996-12-18
DE1965275 1996-12-18
PCT/EP1997/006563 WO1998027253A1 (fr) 1996-12-18 1997-11-25 Collecteur-repartiteur

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DE (1) DE59710869D1 (fr)
TR (1) TR199901364T2 (fr)
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