EP1500731B1 - Schussfadenzubringvorrichtung für Webmaschinen mit einer einzigen Zubringstange - Google Patents

Schussfadenzubringvorrichtung für Webmaschinen mit einer einzigen Zubringstange Download PDF

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EP1500731B1
EP1500731B1 EP03425453A EP03425453A EP1500731B1 EP 1500731 B1 EP1500731 B1 EP 1500731B1 EP 03425453 A EP03425453 A EP 03425453A EP 03425453 A EP03425453 A EP 03425453A EP 1500731 B1 EP1500731 B1 EP 1500731B1
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Angelo Gallizioli
Andrea Limonta
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D47/00—Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms
    • D03D47/34—Handling the weft between bulk storage and weft-inserting means
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  • the present invention relates to a selecting device for a loom, in particular a selecting device with a single selecting member.
  • a selecting device for a weaving loom is a device able to bring a weft yarn to the device for insertion into the shed - typically to the carrying gripper - after selecting said yarn from a plurality of available weft yarns which extend between the piece of fabric and the respective weft delivery devices.
  • the selecting device In order to perform this function, the selecting device must be able to control suitably, in a manner synchronized with operation of the loom, each weft yarn so as to bring it to a specific location - namely along the path of the carrying gripper which is intended to grip it and draw it inside the warp shed - when necessary, or instead keep it raised and away from interference with the gripper and with the other weft yarns for the remainder of the time.
  • the selecting devices of the prior art are composed of a plurality of selection rods or fingers which each engage (for example by means of an eyelet) with a respective weft yarn and the movement of which is controlled by respective actuating motors of various types.
  • the difficulty of the task addressed to in this field also depends on the fact that it is required to operate yarns which are necessarily spaced from each other and to cause them to converge in a common restricted space which is ideally represented by a point along the sliding path of the carrying gripper of the loom.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore that of providing a selecting device which, although using an extremely small number of selecting members, irrespective of the number of weft yarns available is nevertheless able to perform effectively the selection operation, namely to cause all the weft yarns which can be selected in each case to converge in a restricted zone in such a way that they are gripped without error by the carrying gripper of the loom.
  • a second object of the present invention is that of providing a selecting device which also requires a minimum number of actuating motors.
  • a further object is that of providing such a device which is controlled so as to reduce in a significant manner the accelerations needed to achieve the weft presentation function so as to advantageously affect the inertia forces of the system.
  • a selecting device for weft yarns comprising a first presentation motor and a second selection motor and a single selecting member which is driven by a kinematic mechanism operated by said presentation and selection motors, the selection motor causing the rotation of said selecting member about pivoting means and the presentation motor causing the spatial displacement of said pivoting means.
  • a selecting device where the selecting member is integral with a first selection rod pivoting at one end of a second selecting rod, the first selection rod being constrained rotationally and slideably at a point movable along a circular path and the second presenting rod being constrained rotationally and slideably to a fixed point.
  • a selecting device as defined above in which the two motors are mounted at a fixed relative distance on a support plate, one operating the first selection rod and the other the second presenting rod.
  • the selecting member has an end for capturing the weft yarns which is fork-shaped.
  • a method for controlling a selecting device as defined above wherein the two motors are operated in a co-ordinated and combined manner so as to achieve the desired path of the fork-shaped end and so that the selecting member performs an initial extra travel movement and a final extra travel movement, the central part of the travel movement being that which is useful for the purpose of presenting the weft yarn to the carrying gripper.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the front side of a selecting device according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rear side of the selecting device according to Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view of a possible arrangement of the selecting device according to the invention on a weaving loom shown by way of example;
  • Figs. 4A-4C are schematic views which illustrate the kinematic mechanism of the device according to the invention during three different stages of presentation of a first weft yarn;
  • Figs. 5A-5C are views similar to those of Figs. 4A-4B for a second weft yarn;
  • Figs. 6A-6C are views similar to those of Figs. 4A-4B for a third weft yarn;
  • Fig. 7 is a front elevation view of the device according to the invention.
  • Fig. 8 is a side elevation view of the device according to Fig. 7.
  • the selecting device is composed of a drive body consisting of a support plate 1 having a first motor M1 and a second motor M2 fixed thereon, with respective driving axes P1 and P2 from which a complex kinematic system extends.
  • the kinematic system is driven by the two actuating axes P1 and P2 and suitably transfers the motion to a fork member F.
  • the motors M1 and M2 of the drive body are independent and are controlled in a co-ordinated manner in a way which will be illustrated further below.
  • the motors are of the stepper type since in this way it is possible to achieve more easily the desired type of control, but it is also possible for the motors to be of another type, for example of the linear type.
  • the first motor M1 which is situated at the top of the plate 1, is assigned mainly the presentation function and will be referred to as such below;
  • the second motor M2 is assigned mainly the selection function and will also be referred to as such below.
  • An operating arm 2 of a presentation lever system is fixed onto the driving axis P1 of the presentation motor M1.
  • the proximal end of the operating arm 2 is fixed integrally to the spindle P1 in any manner known per se, preferably in manner adjustable in terms of the angular position, for example by means of a clamp which can be champed on the spindle P1 (as shown in Fig. 1).
  • the operating arm 2 is pivoted to an engaging shank 2b inside which the end of a first rod 3 can be firmly engaged, with the possibility of axial adjustment.
  • the opposite end of the rod 3 is also engaged in a similar engaging shank 4, terminating in a pivoting element 4a.
  • the rod 3 is moreover slidably inserted inside a bush 5 which is mounted on a pivot 5a and therefore freely rotatable on a constraining bracket 6 integrally fixed to the plate 1.
  • the bush 5 acts as rototranslation constraint (sliding plus pivot) for a rotating sliding movement of the rod body 3 with respect to the fixed reference represented by the plate 1.
  • the constraining bracket 6 is not fixed directly to the plate 1, but by means of a spacer 6a.
  • This enables the bush 5 to be arranged at the correct distance from the plate 1, so as to distribute in the most efficient manner all the members of the kinematic mechanism in the direction perpendicular to the plate 1, without mutual interference occurring.
  • a clear idea of this distribution in the direction perpendicular to the plate 1 can be obtained from Fig. 8.
  • a further engaging shank 7, inside which the bottom end of a second rod 8 engages, is pivotably mounted on the pivot 4a.
  • the body of the rod 8 is slidable inside a second bush 9 - similar to the bush 5 - which is pivoting at 9a to the distal end of an operating selection arm 10.
  • the proximal end of the operating arm 10 is fixed - similar to the arm 2 - to the spindle P2 of the selection motor M2.
  • the bush 9 acts as a rototranslation constraint (sliding plus pivot) for the body of the second rod 8 with respect to the operating selection arm 10.
  • the top end of the rod 8 has, fixed to it, a fastening head 11 for an off-set cross-member 12 which supports, at its other cantilevered end, a fork member F intended to engage precisely with the weft yarns.
  • the off-set cross-member 12 has the function of locating the fork member F in the correct position and with the desired attitude with respect to the top end of the rod 8 so as to allow it to operate effectively in the area where the weft yarns pass, as shown schematically in Fig. 3.
  • the fork member since the fork member is intended to interact with a plurality of weft yarns (for example the eight yarns schematically shown in Fig. 3), it cannot terminate in the conventional eyelet of the selecting devices according to the known art. Therefore, according to the invention, the fork member F terminates in an end F1 having the characteristic shape of an inverted fork which is slightly open and rounded so as to favour engagement with the weft yarns.
  • the fork member may advantageously be made of composite material, which is sufficiently strong, but also suitably light so as not to induce too high inertia-related stresses.
  • the fork-shaped end F1 is designed as a separate and replaceable element, for example made of a material which is abrasion-resistant such as a ceramic material.
  • a preferred embodiment envisages that the fork member is made of carbon fibre and the end is formed as an insert of ceramic material.
  • the kinematic mechanism described above has precisely the function of displacing along a substantially horizontal path the end F1 during selection, transferring it above the desired weft yarn, and - in a suitably co-ordinated manner - lowering this end, during the presentation stage, in order to engage with the underlying weft yarn and push it so as to interfere with the capture path of the carrying gripper (indicated by G in Fig. 3).
  • the engaging shanks 2b and 7 have a seat for insertion of the respective rods 3 and 8, which is sufficiently deep to allow a certain degree of longitudinal displacement of the rods inside them: a shortening or lengthening of the distance between the pivots 2a and 4a as well as between the fastening head 11 and the pivot 4a is thus permitted; for this purpose, these shanks also comprise a portion which can be tightened or slackened - respectively 2b' and 7' - which is shown without the tightening screw.
  • the selection member intended to engage with the weft yarns, cannot have the form of an eyelet (as in the prior art), but is instead fork-shaped; therefore, in order to ensure the certainty of selection and presentation of the weft yarns spaced from each other, according to a preferred embodiment, a spacing template D is associated with the selecting device, said template being intended to define in a suitable and repeatable manner the spacing between yarns and their path. In this way it is possible to ensure that the fork-shaped end F1 is always able to capture and present correctly the various weft yarns, without the need for excessively large mutual spacing, which would result in many other problems.
  • the spacing template D may be in the form of a plate provided with a series of holes, into which the weft yarns are passed.
  • the plate D may be mounted preferably integral with the plate 1 of the selecting device or is mounted on a suitable bracket integral with the loom, as illustrated in Fig. 3.
  • weft paths it is possible to envisage a further guiding fork (not shown), on the inner side of the gripper path, against which the weft yarns are made to pass before being directed towards the insertion point in the fabric: in this way, the weft yarns always pass between two given points (the hole in the plate D and the point of contact with the guide fork), thus ensuring perfect repeatability of their position and improved operation of the selecting device.
  • the motor M2 determines the component of displacement of the member F about the pivot 4a. Since the forked end F1 is arranged geometrically above the pivot 4a, it describes a wide circle arc which is substantially equal to a horizontal trajectory above the weft yarns: ultimately, therefore, control of rotation of the motor M2 determines selection of the weft yarn intended to be then inserted into the warp shed by the carrying gripper G.
  • Figs. 4A-4D Three successive positions assumed by the fork member F, depending on the gradual co-ordinated rotation of the motors M1 and M2, are illustrated in Figs. 4A-4D.
  • Figs. 5A-5D and Figs. 6A-6D show corresponding sequences for different angular positions assumed at starting by the selection motor M2 (namely for the presentation of different weft yarns).
  • a preferred optimization of this co-ordinated control of the two motors envisages is based on the task of obtaining the shortest total time between the weft selection signal (depending on the woven article) and the actual time of presentation for that weft (depending on the motion law of the gripper).
  • the geometry of the kinematic mechanism may be optimized per se, during the design stage, in order to ensure that all the wefts converge into a restricted zone (ideally at one point), the combination of the two motors motion may also contribute in a relevant manner to achieving this goal.
  • the movement sequence of the selecting device - namely the overall actuating sequence wherein the presentation motion (able to be determined by the motor M1) is partially superimposed on and combined with the selection motion (able to be determined by the motor M2) - provides an initial extra travel (the fork member F starts from a position which is a few millimetres higher than necessary) and a final extra travel (the fork member F continues its travel movement a few more millimetres than necessary), so as to make use, for the working stroke, of the central section of the movement sequence which has the greater mean speed.
  • definition of the movement sequence may also be performed by means of "teaching", namely by driving the fork-shaped end F1 along a desired path and memorizing, in function of the angular position of one of the motors, the angular position of the other motor. This procedure is repeated for each weft yarn and for the various configurations of the loom so as to create a control matrix which can be used again during the next automated procedure.
  • the flexibility of the device is also increased since, by means of simple programming of the control logic, it is possible to adapt the same selecting device so as to operate with a different number of weft yarns, which number may vary with continuity for example from 1 to 8 and even up to 12.
  • the modularity based on units of 4 (namely, 4, 8 or 12 wefts/colours), which was adopted in the prior art in order to reduce costs, it not any longer a requirement.
  • the overall dimensions of the selecting device when compared to those of similar devices of the prior art intended for several weft yarns, are decidedly smaller, thereby making installation more practical and improving the accessibility for the loom operator in the event, for example, of a weft being broken and requiring repair.
  • linear motors are used instead of two stepper motors.

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  1. Schussfadenauswählvorrichtung für eine Greiferwebmaschine, von der Art mit einem Auswahlelement F und wenigstens einem Motor zum Antreiben des Auswahlelements, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es ein einziges Auswahlelement, einen ersten Zubringmotor (M1) und einen zweiten Zubringmotor (M2) aufweist und dadurch, dass das einzige Auswahlelement (F3) durch einen kinematischen Mechanismus angetrieben wird, der durch den Zubringmotor und den Auswahlmotor betrieben wird, wobei der Auswahlmotor (M2) die Drehung des Auswahlelements (F) um ein Schwenkmittel (4a) verursacht und der Zubringmotor die räumliche Verlagerung des Schwenkmittels (4a) verursacht.
  2. Auswahlvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Verlagerung des Schwenkmittels (4a) in einer Ebene geschieht.
  3. Auswahlvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, wobei die Verlagerung des Schwenkmittels (4a) als eine Rototranslation um einen festen Punkt (5, 5a) in der Ebene geschieht.
  4. Auswahlvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3, wobei die Auswahlvorrichtung (F) an einem Querträger (12), der zum Bestimmen der Höhe und der Position bezüglich dem Ende einer Auswahlstange (8), die um das Schwenkmittel (4a) schwingt, geeignet ist, befestigt ist.
  5. Auswahlvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, wobei der Auswahlmotor (M2) eine Drehung eines Betriebsarms (10) verursacht, dessen Ende über Schwenk/Gleitmittel (9, 9a) mit der schwingenden Stange (8) verbunden ist.
  6. Auswahlvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 5, wobei das Schwenkmittel (4a) mit dem Ende einer Verbindungsstangen/Kurbelanordnung fixiert ist, die durch den Zubringmotor (M1) angetrieben wird, wobei die Verbindungsstange von der Rototranslation abhängig zu dem festen Punkt (5, 5a) begrenzt ist.
  7. Auswahlvorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Verbindungsstange eine Zubringstange (3) ist.
  8. Auswahlvorrichtung nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, wobei die Kurbel ein Arm (2) ist, der von dem ersten Zubringmotor (M1) gedreht wird.
  9. Auswahlvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 8, wobei die Präsentationsstange (3) und die Auswahlstange (8) Mittel (7, 2b) zum Einstellen der Position der gelenkigen Schwenkbewegung (4a) in Bezug auf ein Ende (11, 2a) der Stange haben.
  10. Auswahlvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Auswahlelement (F) mit einer ersten Auswahlstange (8) einstückig ist, die mit einer zweiten Zubringstange (3) verschwenkt wird, wobei die erste Auswahlstange (8) rototranslatorisch in einem Punkt (9, 9a) begrenzt ist, der entlang eines kreisförmigen Wegs beweglich ist und die zweite Zubringstange (8) in einem festen Punkt rototranslatorisch begrenzt ist.
  11. Auswahlvorrichtung nach Anspruch 10, wobei die zweite Stange (3) weiter an einem Schwenkpunkt (2a) entlang eines kreisförmigen Wegs begrenzt ist.
  12. Auswahlvorrichtung nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Verlagerung entlang des kreisförmigen Wegs des beweglichen Punkts (9, 9a) durch den Auswahlmotor (M2) bestimmt wird und die Verlagerung entlang des kreisförmigen Wegs des Schwenkpunkts (2a) durch den Zubringmotor (M1) bestimmt ist.
  13. Auswahlvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Motoren (M1, M2) an einem festen Relativabstand zueinander befestigt sind.
  14. Auswahlvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Auswahlmittel (F) ein Ende zum Einfangen des Schussfadens in der Form einer Gabel (F1) hat.
  15. Auswahlvornchtung nach Anspruch 14, wobei das gabelförmige Ende (F1) als entfernbares Element ausgebildet ist und aus einem gegen Abnutzung widerstandsfähigen Material besteht.
  16. Verfahren zum Steuern einer Auswahlvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Motoren in einer koordinierten und kombinierten Art und Weise betrieben werden, so dass das Auswahlelement (F) einen initialen Sonderweg und einen finalen Extraweg ausführt, wobei der zentrale Abschnitt der Wegstrecke so ist, dass er zum Zwecke des Zuführens des Schussfadens zu einem Traggreifer der Webmaschine nützlich ist.
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ES03425453T ES2254901T3 (es) 2003-07-10 2003-07-10 Dispositivo de presentacion para telares con una sola barra de presentacion.
EP03425453A EP1500731B1 (de) 2003-07-10 2003-07-10 Schussfadenzubringvorrichtung für Webmaschinen mit einer einzigen Zubringstange
DE60303286T DE60303286T2 (de) 2003-07-10 2003-07-10 Schussfadenzubringvorrichtung für Webmaschinen mit einer einzigen Zubringstange
AT03425453T ATE316162T1 (de) 2003-07-10 2003-07-10 Schussfadenzubringvorrichtung für webmaschinen mit einer einzigen zubringstange

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