Classifications

• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D03—WEAVING
  • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
  • D03D49/00—Details or constructional features not specially adapted for looms of a particular type
  • D03D49/60—Construction or operation of slay

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• the invention relates to a reed drive of a loom with a mounted on a reed blade shaft and with conversion gears, by which the rotational movement of one or more electric rotary actuators is converted into a reciprocating pivotal movement of the reed.
• EP 796 360 B1 and EP 1 312 709 A1 are given in EP 796 360 B1 and EP 1 312 709 A1.
• a reed shaft is attached to the reed, which is set in a reciprocating pivoting movement via two transmissions located at its ends.
• the said gear are located outside the reed width and have input shafts, which are offset by even more outboard electromotive rotary actuators via reduction gear in rotation.
• the input shafts of the transmission thus rotate at a different speed than the output shafts of the electric rotary actuators.
• the gear acting on the blade shaft not only serve as a conversion gear for achieving a reciprocating pivotal movement of the blade shaft, but also as an additional reduction gear. This is common in the art.
• the drive for gripper mechanisms is derived via rotating cams, which serve to record the weft threads.
• the two electromotive rotary drives of the reed drive are driven in parallel via one or two frequency converters.
• a synchronization is provided, which can also serve a running at a distance and parallel to the blade shaft connecting shaft, which runs coaxially with the input shafts of the transmission.
• a two-part drive shaft is provided, which is arranged to run parallel to the blade shaft.
• the electric motor rotary drive of the reed is arranged in the middle of the two partial waves and also in the middle of the reed-width symmetry longitudinal center of the loom.
• This has two output shafts at its ends, which are connected to the partial shafts of the drive shaft.
• cam or cam discs At the outer ends of the two part shafts are cam or cam discs, which serve as a conversion gear and convert the rotational movement of the electromotive rotary drive in a reciprocating motion of the blade shaft.
• EP 1 312 709 A1 particular attention is drawn to the advantage that the symmetrical design of the drive with arrangement of the electromotive rotary drive in the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the loom should effect.
• the torsion of two partial waves is smaller overall than the torsion of a continuous total wave of twice the length of a partial wave. It is also pointed out that the torsion and bending stress of the drive shaft as well as a problem as inertial forces and the risk of vibration problems.
• this barycentric arrangement should also be adapted to the arrangement in the longitudinal center of the loom, which is the largest Advantage and the real solution feature of this known reed drive is maintained.
• the invention aims to further develop the reed drives of the prior art and to provide a low-inertia dynamic drive with reduced energy requirements, which ensures a total of a rigid construction and also a further decoupling of disturbances.
• a first inventive realization of this objective is set forth in claim 1 and consists in a reed drive of a weaving machine, with a mounted on a reed leaf shaft, with at least one in each of the respective outwardly facing portion of the reed shaft
• Conversion gearbox that has a movable input link and a movable one
• the "outwardly facing portion of the reed shaft” means that from the outer ends of the reed shaft substantially coinciding with the outer ends of the reed, approximately up to 30% of the reed shaft length In other words, not only are extreme end regions of the type known in the state of the art, but in each of these outwardly facing regions more than one conversion gear may be located.
• the movable input member of each conversion gear to perform a rotational movement during operation, while the associated output member performs a reciprocating pivotal movement.
• the movement cycle of an input member of the movement of the output member and thus the reed from a sheet stop correspond to the next sheet stop, so that the number of complete revolutions of an input member is equal to the number of complete movement cycles that performs the reed shaft in the same unit time.
• the structural design of the input members and output members may vary. In addition to a simple waveform and the design is possible as a hollow shaft, in which the output shaft of an electric motor rotary drive or the blade shaft is inserted by means of a coupling coupling. But it could also be gears with central rotationally symmetric cavity, which receives an external shaft by press fitting.
• each conversion gear on the input side only a single electric rotary actuator will be assigned.
• the electromotive rotary drive is to effect a common rotational speed equal rotational movement of its output shaft with the input member, it is meant that at any time the angular position and the rotational speed of the output shaft and input member are identical.
• a direct connection and transmission in the ratio 1: 1 is achieved.
• the blade shaft consists of two mutually aligned sub-waves whose inner ends are facing each other.
• the possibility is created to reduce the torsional stress of the blade shaft, at the same time improves the vibration behavior and the weaving speed can be increased.
• the moving parts of the at least two drive trains remain - consisting of electromotive rotary drive, conversion gear and partial wave of the blade shaft - still mechanically interconnected via the reed and the usual sheet bar.
• a continuation of the possibilities shown thereby is that in the reed drive according to the invention, the mutually facing inner ends of the partial waves are connected to each other via a predetermined weakening range, which is separated when a predetermined limit torque is exceeded.
• the two sub-waves move in phase as a common unit.
• the torsional stress of the blade shaft becomes inadmissibly high during operation, for example in the event of failure of one of the drive trains.
• the partial waves in the desired weakening range are separated from each other in good time. In this way, the destruction of even more parts of the loom is avoided.
• Such Sollschwhariungs Kunststoffe can be arranged according to a further advantageous embodiment, also between the sub-strips of the sheet bar and / or the Generalwebdirn the reed, so that even in the case of excessive stress on the blade and reed the other machine parts are protected from destruction.
• a corresponding sliding and evasive area of comparable function as a torque limiting clutch can also be present in the area of the reed.
• the two sub-reeds of the reed can decouple non-destructively from each other in an excessive transverse stress.
• the units consisting of the subshafts, the sub-ledges and the sub-reeds are by no means symmetrical in operation, i. burdened in the same way.
• the last-mentioned embodiment is based on the fact that the arrangement point of the mutually facing inner ends of the partial shafts and possibly also partial strips and partial reeds is within a mean third of the theoretically assumed continuous leaf wave.
• the required synchronization of the at least two drive trains, which are present in the reed drive according to the invention, is advantageously achieved with an electronic synchronization of the electromotive rotary actuators in master-slave arrangement.
• the first of two electromotive rotary actuators is regulated in accordance with the setpoint value given by an external source and transmits the resulting actual value of the first electromotive rotary drive as desired value to the second of the two electromotive rotary actuators.
• a modification of this electronic synchronization control consists in a master-slave arrangement in a common master, which is preferably designed as a virtual master.
• the second inventive implementation of the initially mentioned objective is specified in claim 16. It consists of a reed drive of a loom, with attached to a reed leaf shaft, with two in the On the outside of the reed shaft conversion gears, each having a movable input member and a movable output member, wherein the conversion gear, the rotational movement of the input members is converted into a direction of rotation reversible movement of the output members, which are in rotationally fixed connection with the blade shaft, with a connecting shaft, the parallel is arranged to the reed shaft between the conversion gears and is rotatably connected to the input members, and at least one electromotive rotary drive at least one of the input members, which is located on the connecting shaft opposite side of this input member and causes a common rotational speed equal rotational movement of its output shaft with the input member.
• a connecting shaft is present in the second reed drive according to the invention, which forms a rotationally fixed unit with the input members of the conversion gear.
• a drive with only one outside the weaving width arranged electromotive rotary drive is advantageous because the connecting shaft transmits the drive power to the second opposite conversion gear.
• the connecting shaft is used to equalize the transmitted torque and also acts synchronizing.
• each conversion gear is formed by a shaft, which is then coupled in a usual way with the blade shaft. But it is also possible to form the blade shaft as a common output member of the two conversion gear.
• the connecting shaft acts synchronizing in the reed drive according to the second implementation of the invention, it is still useful in the drive with more than one electromotive rotary drive, additional Provide measures for synchronization.
• the electromotive rotary actuators are then connected to each other by an electronic synchronization control in master-slave arrangement.
• the special configuration of the master-slave arrangement for a common master which is preferably designed as a virtual master, may be provided.
• Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the reed drive according to the invention in a partially sectioned representation transverse to the weaving direction.
• FIG. 2 is a representation corresponding to FIG. 1 of an embodiment modified in the region of the reed shaft.
• FIG. 3 illustrates a further modification of the embodiment according to FIG. 2.
• FIG. 4 shows an additional variant of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3.
• FIG. 5 shows a modification of the weaving reed drive according to the invention according to FIG. 2 in the area of the partial shafts.
• Fig. 6 shows one of Fig. 5 corresponding, but further modified
• Fig. 7 includes a specific embodiment according to the principle of the torque limiting clutch.
• Fig. 8 illustrates variations of the location between the two partial waves of the reed shaft.
• Fig. 9 shows in comparison to Fig. 2, the staggered arrangement of the conversion gear.
• Fig. 10 shows a first scheme of an electronic synchronization control for the reed drive according to the invention.
• Fig. 11 shows the scheme of a modified compared to FIG. 10 synchronization control again.
• FIG. 12 shows, in a view corresponding to FIG. 1, a further reed drive according to the invention, which differs from all embodiments shown so far and contains another solution to the object on which the invention is based.
• a reed drive according to the invention in a schematic view is shown transversely to the drawing direction of the resulting fabric.
• 1 with the reed is designated, which has a sheet bar 2.
• the sheet bar 2 is connected via attachment arms 4 with a blade shaft 3, so that the blade shaft 3 is attached to the reed 1.
• the reed 1 and the sheet bar 2 are integrally formed in one piece over the entire weaving width.
• the blade shaft 3 is formed continuously and extends almost over the entire weaving width.
• the weaving machine not further shown, has two fixed stands 5 and 6, on which there are two conversion gears 7 and 8 designated as a whole.
• Output members 13, 14 conventional waves in the housings of the
• Conversion gear 7, 8 are stored.
• the bearings of these waves are indicated in Fig. 1.
• the function of the conversion gear 7, 8 consists solely in the Rotary movement of the input members 11, 12 in a direction of rotation reversible movement of the output members 13, 14 to convert. They do not have the function of over or under setting a speed ratio.
• the output members 13, 14 of the conversion gear 7, 8 are connected via rigid output couplings 17, 18 with the blade shaft 3 in a rotationally fixed connection.
• the conversion gear 7, 8 cause a cycle of movement of an input member 11, 12 corresponds to the movement of the reed 1 from a sheet stop to the next sheet stop, so that the number of complete revolutions of an input member is equal to the number of complete cycles of motion, the reed shaft in the same Time unit executes.
• the electric motors 19, 20 have output shafts 23, 24 which are rotatably connected via input clutches 15, 16 with the input members 11, 12 of the conversion gear 8, 9.
• the input clutches 15, 16 are indicated in Figure 1 as a simple, rigid connection couplings. they have no switching function; the graphic representation is not mandatory. For example, a design as a hollow shaft with coupling plug is conceivable or a continuous shaft as a common component of input member 12, 13 and output shaft 23, 24, if that makes sense. It is crucial above all that each electric motor 19, 20 causes a common, rotational speed equal rotational movement of its output shaft 23, 24 with the input member 12, 13 of the associated transmission gear 7, 8.
• the blade shaft is formed by two partial shafts 31, 32.
• the two sub-waves are aligned with each other, and their inner end faces 33, 34 are facing each other.
• there are two drive trains namely a first drive train with the electric motor 19, the conversion gear 7, the output clutch 17 and the partial shaft 31 and a second drive train to the electric motor 20, the conversion gear 8, the output clutch 18 and the partial wave 32nd
• the reed 1 and the sheet bar 2 are formed continuously in the embodiment of FIG. 2 as before. A mechanical coupling of the moving parts of the two drive trains is thus still on the reed 1 and the blade bar. 2
• FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the sheet bar of the reed 1 of two mutually aligned, structurally separate sub-strips 35 and 36, each of which is connected to one of the sub-shafts 31, 32.
• the two sub-strips 35, 36 are still attached to the continuous reed 1, so also connected to this.
• the reed 1 therefore forms in the embodiment according to Figure 3, a mechanical connection for the moving parts of the two drive trains.
• FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which the inner, mutually facing ends of the two partial shafts 31, 32 are connected to one another via a predetermined weakening region 39.
• the sub-strips 35, 36 are shown in FIG. 5 via a
• the blade strip and the blade shaft are inadmissible in operation, for example, in the event of failure of one of Drive trains, the sub-reeds 37, 38, sub-strips 35, 36 and part shafts 31, 32 are separated from each other in a timely manner. The destruction of even more parts of the weaving machine is avoided.
• FIG. 6 A modification to the construction shown in Fig. 5 is shown in Fig. 6.
• the two inner, mutually facing ends of the mutually aligned partial shafts 31, 32 are connected to each other via a torque limiting clutch 42.
• the torque limiting clutch is disengaged, thus avoiding damage to the partial shafts 31, 32.
• This also applies to the reed, because the mutual rotation of the partial waves will generally remain low.
• 42 further signal or switching devices can be linked to the disengagement of the torque limiting clutch, so that a quick shutdown of the loom is ensured in an emergency.
• a torque limiting clutch can be combined with the already described embodiments for the reed and the blade strip.
• a continuous reed 1 is shown in conjunction with a sheet bar, which consists of two separate sub-strips.
• the reference numerals here are the same as in FIG. 2.
• This possibility of advantageously arranging the "interface” also applies, of course, if desired weakening points and / or a torque limiting clutch are provided.
• FIG. 9 shows that the location of the conversion gear 7, 8 on its associated sub-shaft 31, 32 is offset inwardly from the outer end to one-third of the sub-wave length.
• the reference numerals are the same here as in FIG. 2.
• the two electric motors are designated in Fig. 10 as well as in Figures 1, 2, 8 and 9.
• the first electric motor 19 is associated with a first actuator 51, which may be formed as an inverter and the controlled operation of the first electric motor 19 is used.
• a current guide 52 is present.
• a resolver is present, which reports an actual value via rotational position and speed to the first actuator 51.
• the rotary encoder 25 shown in Figures 1, 2, 8 and 9 can serve this purpose.
• a second actuator 53 in the embodiment as an inverter and a current guide 54 and a non-designated resolver or rotary encoder are provided.
• the said parts are connected in the manner shown in Fig. 10 by lines with each other and with a safety and control unit 55.
• the control process of the master-slave arrangement proceeds as follows: From an external source, the first actuator 51 is informed of a desired value 56.
• the set point 56 includes the rotational position or the rotational speed or a combination of both.
• the resolver of the first electric motor 19 reports an actual value 57 back to the first actuator 51.
• the actual value 57 is the quantity analogous to the nominal value 56.
• the first actuator 51 controls the rotational position and / or rotational speed of the first electric motor 19.
• the actual value 57 is also communicated to the second actuator 53 as a setpoint. This setpoint may again include the rotational position or the rotational speed or a combination of both.
• the resolver of the second electric motor 20 also outputs an actual value 58, which is supplied to the second actuator 53.
• the second actuator 53 and the second electric motor 20 follow as slave the actual behavior of the master, which in this case comprises the first actuator 51 and the first electric motor 20.
• the actual values 57 and 58 are also fed to the safety and control unit 55, which can be implemented in one of the actuators 51 or 53 as a software solution or as an independent device with its own logic.
• the Safety and control unit 55 the deviation of the actual value 58 from the setpoint 57 is observed. If it exceeds a predetermined limit value, then protection functions are activated, such as the current disconnection of one or both electric motors 19, 20.
• FIG. 11 Another arrangement for synchronous control according to the master-slave principle is shown in Figure 11. This synchronization is based on the principle of the common master, which may be in particular a so-called virtual master, i. not from the actual behavior of another real movement.
• 19 again denotes the first and 20 the second electric motor corresponding to FIGS. 1, 2, 8 and 9.
• the first electric motor 19 a first actuator 51 with power management
• the security and control unit is designated 60 in Fig. 11 and may be implemented in the common master 59 or one of the actuators as a software solution. But it can also be designed as a stand-alone device with a suitable logic.
• the difference in the synchronization control function of FIG. 10 is that the common master 59 outputs separate set values 61 and 63 to the first and second actuators 51 and 53.
• the setpoints 61 and 63 will generally agree exactly. However, there is the fundamental possibility of working with divergent setpoints. This can, for example, be used to some extent to eliminate one-way in the tissue pronounced contact points.
• the two electric motors 19 and 20 independently regulate themselves based on the inputted setpoint values 61 and 63. All inputted first and second setpoint values 61 and 63 and the first and second actual values 62 and 64 are established the security and control unit 60 forwarded. There is controlled how the actual values 64 and 62 diverge. Additionally or alternatively, it is also determined how the deviation of the second actual value 64 from the first actual value 62 is dependent on the deviation of the second nominal value from the first nominal value 61. If at least one of these observed deviations exceeds a respectively predetermined limit value then protective functions are activated, ie one or more both electric motors 19, 20 shut down.
• Fig. 12 serves to explain the reed drive according to the second proposed solution of the invention claimed in claim 16 with further details.
• the representation essentially corresponds to that according to FIGS. 1, 2, 8 and 9.
• Fig. 12 shows again a continuous reed 71 with a blade strip 72 and mounting arms 74 which connect the reed 71 with the reed shaft 73.
• 75 and 76 stationary stand of the loom, not shown further indicated.
• 75, 76 each a conversion gear 77 is fixed, each of which includes cams 78 and an input member 79 and an output member 80.
• This electromotive rotary drive hereinafter referred to as electric motor 83, is attached via an intermediate flange 84 to the stator 75, namely on the conversion gear 77 opposite side of the stator 75th
• the output member 80 of each of the conversion gear is rotatably connected by means of an output clutch 82 with the blade shaft 73.
• the designations "input clutch” and “output clutch” should only mark the place of installation. These are rigid connection couplings without switching function. The only thing that is important is the non-rotatable connection.
• the input and output members 79 and 80 of the two conversion gears 77 include simple shafts. Structural deviations with unchanged function are readily possible, for example by hollow shafts, are plugged into the coupling spigot.
• a movement cycle of an input member 79 corresponds to the movement of the reed 71 from one sheet stop to the next sheet stop, so that the number of complete revolutions of an input member 79 is equal to the number of complete cycles of motion, which executes the reed shaft 73 in the same time unit.
• the peculiarity of the embodiment according to FIG. 12 and thus a difference from the previously described embodiments consists in the connecting shaft 86, which is arranged parallel to the blade shaft 73 between the conversion gears 77. It is rotatably coupled via the rigid connection couplings 87 and 88 with the input members 79 of the conversion gear 77.
• the drive torque originating from the output shaft 85 of the electric motor 83 is thus divided into two drive trains, one of which acts on the blade shaft 73 directly via the conversion gear 77 arranged on the stator 75, while the other drive train is connected to the conversion gear 77 via the connecting shaft 88 is, which is located on the stator 76 and from there, the blade shaft 73 also drives.

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