EP1123995A1 - Procede et appareil pour commander une installation de traitement de fibres textile, en particulier pour fibres de coton - Google Patents

Procede et appareil pour commander une installation de traitement de fibres textile, en particulier pour fibres de coton Download PDF

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EP1123995A1
EP1123995A1 EP00810108A EP00810108A EP1123995A1 EP 1123995 A1 EP1123995 A1 EP 1123995A1 EP 00810108 A EP00810108 A EP 00810108A EP 00810108 A EP00810108 A EP 00810108A EP 1123995 A1 EP1123995 A1 EP 1123995A1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01B—MECHANICAL TREATMENT OF NATURAL FIBROUS OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL TO OBTAIN FIBRES OF FILAMENTS, e.g. FOR SPINNING
    • D01B3/00—Mechanical removal of impurities from animal fibres
    • D01B3/02—De-burring machines or apparatus
    • D01B3/025—Removing pieces of metal
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01G—PRELIMINARY TREATMENT OF FIBRES, e.g. FOR SPINNING
    • D01G31/00—Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop motions
    • D01G31/006—On-line measurement and recording of process and product parameters

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  • the invention relates to a method for controlling a treatment system for textile fibers, especially cotton fibers, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a treatment system is also used in the yarn production as a blow room / carding machine designated.
  • a disordered cotton fiber becomes a card sliver manufactured, then by stretching, combing and spinning into a yarn.
  • At the producer level is used in connection with the harvested cotton capsules from a ginning plant or ginning plant. There the seeds are separated from the fibers and, if necessary, more Impurities removed.
  • a plurality of properties are preferably provided on the sensor system of the material determined. It can be flake properties (Size, density, distribution, color, shape, moisture, Temperature) or fiber properties (surface coating with natural wax or artificial substances, fiber fineness, Fiber maturity, fiber length, stack distribution) or possibly other Act properties.
  • the maturity of the cotton can be seen the wavelength range 1500 to 1550 nm and the humidity derive from the wavelength range around 1900 nm.
  • Connections regarding surface properties of fibers, especially dependencies of moisture and chemical composition are in "Duckett, K.E., Surface Properties of Cotton Fibers", in “Fiber Science Series, Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles, Part I, M.J. Schick, Ed., Marcel Dekker, N.Y. 1975 " described.
  • Fiber flow must be determined are particularly suitable non-contact sensors, the electromagnetic waves and / or send or receive ultrasonic waves.
  • tactile sensors would also be conceivable, for example in the form of sensors that flow into the fiber protrude and z.
  • the near infrared range is particularly suitable good to be a big one in the reflected or transmitted spectrum Recognize a range of substances or properties. With at least two characteristic frequencies, a "fingerprint" define from which different material properties derive.
  • Fiber dimensions in particular the fineness of fibers, can be particularly great determine advantageously with laser sensors. To this end a diffraction pattern and / or control pattern is formed.
  • the measured variables can be related to at least two sensors on the direction of transport, different points of the treatment plant be determined.
  • an electromagnetic Sensor for metal parts and an optical sensor for moisture or wax coating conceivable.
  • a sensor on several frequencies or measuring principles works and that way two or more measurement signals can be determined at the same point in the fiber material flow.
  • the measured variables in different periods of time averaged or evaluated become.
  • different reaction times For example, a detected contamination must be within of milliseconds after detection by a pressure surge or excreted through a deflection flap.
  • a The bale cutter can be influenced in a matter of seconds, during the duration of the control intervention with changing Moisture content e.g. Can be 5 to 10 minutes or Average value from measurements in larger time segments becomes.
  • treatment stations are preferred connected to a pneumatic transport system. There it may be necessary to feed the air before Remove treatment station and after treatment station feed again. But also other conveyor systems such as Conveyor belts or screw conveyors would be conceivable.
  • bale removal machine it is also conceivable to recognize foreign substances and / or the bale removal machine from deviating material properties to change the removal movement. So for example, a specific bale can be identified, which has an above-average proportion of polluted or otherwise provides different fibers.
  • the removal movement can be controlled so that each one on this bale the depth of cut and / or speed is changed until one manual separation is possible.
  • the inventive The method also allows data logging of the Processes and a classification of the intermediate products and thus an optimization of quality control.
  • the flow of fibers could be at one Delivery switch different depending on fiber properties Treatment stations are fed.
  • the invention also relates to a device for controlling a Treatment plant for textile fibers, especially cotton fibers, which are characterized by the features in claim 16 is.
  • FIG. 1 there is a cleaning line / carding machine 1 from a bale removal machine 3, a pre-cleaner 19, a Separator 4, a mixer 5, a fine cleaner 6, possibly one second fine cleaner 6 'and a card 7.
  • the individual treatment stations are via a pneumatic transport system 2 connected with each other.
  • the individual bales 11 Fiber flakes are removed in layers and already dissolved Form cleaned the foreign matter separator 4 supplied.
  • This has a sensor system, for example in the form of CCD cameras 12, with the help of color changes detected can be. Colored foreign substances are excreted.
  • NIR sensors 13 can also be provided be, for example, the level of moisture, the Determine wax coating or other parameters.
  • the fibers are then fed to a mixer 5 which is equipped with various filling shafts 14.
  • the columns of material in the individual shafts by their own weight compacted and then again removed in layers.
  • the various fiber batches are mixed.
  • other types of mixers are also known.
  • the sensor system is advantageously installed in front of the mixer 5, so that one can intervene in the mixing process or with it an intervention on the bale removal as soon as possible is possible.
  • the sensor system should also be arranged in one place be where the fibers or flakes are suitably to get presented. This can also be done on the boom, for example the bale removal machine 3, in the area of an opening member or directly in a suitable area of the fiber transport line his.
  • a cleaning line / carding machine is again shown shown schematically.
  • the cotton bales taken from a warehouse and at 16 for bale removal prepared, i.e. freed from the outer wrapping and regarding identified warehouse data.
  • the flakes are opened at 18 in order to be as suitable as possible Form to be presented to the sensor system 10. Subsequently the flakes or fibers reach the separator 4, where foreign matter be eliminated. At 19 there is a pre-cleaning the flakes, where mainly vegetable waste is excreted becomes. At 20, the flakes are dosed so that they are in classified and metered form the mixer 5 or preferably can be fed to several mixers. After mixing is done the fine cleaning in the cleaner 6. There is a separation of fine plant parts and other foreign substances such as Sand etc. Only now do the cleaned flakes reach the card 7, where the card sliver 15 for further processing in a Can 21 is filled. Of course, as in Figure 1, the pre-cleaner 19 also between the bale removal machine 3 and the separator 4 may be arranged. Also the The number and arrangement of the fine cleaners in the line can vary.
  • the sensor system 10 could of course also be on another Location, or different sensors, who work according to different physical principles, at different points in the fiber transport line be arranged.
  • the sensor system transmits different ones physical measured variables 22 to an evaluation device 8.
  • the actual values are recorded in a control device 9 entered target values 24 compared.
  • the deviations determined in this way form control signals 25 for influencing various Machine parameters. This is how it is when a foreign substance is detected the separator 4 is actuated and / or the mixing process, affects the cleaning process or the carding process.
  • On the bale template 17 or to the bale preparation 16 can Orders are placed to remove or remove certain bales to replace.
  • the illustration according to FIG. 3 is intended to clarify that different measurement variables 22 are used on the sensor system 10 can be determined in advance by using Correlation method different material properties 27 too identify.
  • different material properties 27 too identify.
  • a near infrared sensor can measure the frequency ranges A, B, C, each area with certain Material properties a, b, c, d or e correlated.
  • the measurement variables A, B and G become the fiber properties c, e, f and g, e.g. the stickiness, derived, but for medium-term tax interventions in the seconds range to be used.
  • the bale removal machine skip a certain bale if there is one certain fiber quality and / or severe contamination is determined, or the removal of this component in the sense limit controlled admixture.
  • the measured variables D, E and F are converted to the Fiber properties a, b, c, d and g e.g. Moisture closed. Rather, it takes longer to intervene in the minute range triggered, e.g. the machine parameters of a cleaner or a card or to change the indoor climate.
  • the sensor system can be expanded as required optimize the processing process.
  • a processing plant is not absolutely necessary to trade for cotton fibers.
  • Processing processes for animal fibers or, in certain cases, synthetic fibers can be controlled in the same way.
  • Figure 4 shows schematically a ginning system 42, which also can be controlled with the method according to the invention.
  • the fiber properties are not used as in the prior art periodically taken samples, but continuously on the material flow determined.
  • the raw cotton is harvested from harvest vehicles 44 into a buffer store 45 unloaded and layered there.
  • a first homogenization takes place here the flakes.
  • the gets into the ginning plant Cotton pneumatically to a feed module 28 and is then in a sand separator 29 is subjected to a first cleaning process.
  • the cotton then goes through a first tower dryer 30 and after passing a first cross roll cleaner a separating machine 31 for larger plant parts.
  • a second tower dryer 32 the excess moisture Withdrawn fibers.
  • a second cross roll cleaner 39 and a Impact cleaner 34 remove other foreign matter before the cotton fibers a cleaner (extractor) 35 are supplied.
  • Right away underneath is a gin 36.
  • There are primarily vegetable foreign substances such as e.g. Grains, fruit capsules, etc. removed.
  • the fibers arrive finally to a fiber fine cleaner 37 (Lint Cleaner), where the high-quality fiber parts of the cotton plant are further cleaned become.
  • the pneumatic onward transport finally leads to a bal
  • a first sensor 40 For influencing machine or conveyor parameters before the first tower dryer 30 or possibly already after the buffer store 45 a first sensor 40 is arranged.
  • a second sensor 41 is in the transition area between the cleaner (extractor) 35 and the gin 36.
  • the two sensors 40 and 41 and possibly further sensors can be used for this to the tower dryer, the ginning machine and to control the fiber fine cleaner and to remove foreign substances, so that fiber bale 43 of known, as constant as possible Quality can be made.

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EP00810108A 2000-02-09 2000-02-09 Procede et appareil pour commander une installation de traitement de fibres textile, en particulier pour fibres de coton Revoked EP1123995B1 (fr)

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EP00810108A EP1123995B1 (fr) 2000-02-09 2000-02-09 Procede et appareil pour commander une installation de traitement de fibres textile, en particulier pour fibres de coton
DE50003629T DE50003629D1 (de) 2000-02-09 2000-02-09 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Steuern einer Behandlungsanlage für textile Fasern, insbesondere Baumwollfasern
AT00810108T ATE249537T1 (de) 2000-02-09 2000-02-09 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum steuern einer behandlungsanlage für textile fasern, insbesondere baumwollfasern
US09/778,044 US20010049860A1 (en) 2000-02-09 2001-02-07 Method and device for controlling a treatment installation for textile fibres, in particular cotton fibres

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