EP2365115B1 - Machine de bobinage de fil avec rouleau intermédiaire accumulateur de fil - Google Patents

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EP2365115B1
EP2365115B1 EP11151343.8A EP11151343A EP2365115B1 EP 2365115 B1 EP2365115 B1 EP 2365115B1 EP 11151343 A EP11151343 A EP 11151343A EP 2365115 B1 EP2365115 B1 EP 2365115B1
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    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
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  • the present invention relates to a yarn winding machine that winds a traveling yarn to form a winding package.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-242041 discloses a fine spinning machine including a fine spinning device, a winding device that winds the yarn fed from the fine spinning device, and a yarn accumulating device (slack eliminating device) that is disposed between the fine spinning device and the winding device.
  • the yarn accumulating device includes a yarn accumulating roller (yarn slack eliminating roller) around which the yarn is wound and a sensor (wound amount sensor) that detects an amount of the yarn wound around the yarn accumulating roller.
  • a sensor wound amount sensor
  • the yarn wound amount depends on a difference between a speed of the yarn supplied from upstream of the yarn accumulating roller and a speed of the yarn fed downstream from the yarn accumulating roller (that is, the winding speed of the winding device).
  • the wound amount (wound range) of the yarn accumulating roller is gradually increased when the winding speed becomes lower than the speed of the yarn supplied to the yarn accumulating roller.
  • the yarn accumulating roller becomes an excessively wound state in which the yarn is wound around a range beyond a normal winding range.
  • the upstream yarn tension becomes excessive, which results in a problem in that yarn quality is degraded. Therefore, it is preferred that the excessively wound state is promptly detected.
  • the yarn accumulating device disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent. Publication No. 2009-242041 includes a sensor that detects the wound amount of the yarn accumulating roller. However, the sensor is used to maintain the wound amount of the yarn accumulating roller at a predetermined amount during winding of the package. Accordingly, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-242041 does not disclose at all the detection of the excessively wound state in which the yarn is wound from one end portion to the other end portion of the yarn accumulating roller.
  • a yarn winding machine which comprises: a winding device adapted to wind a travelling yarn, and a yarn accumulation device adapted to temporarily accumulate the yarn to be wound by the winding device wherein the yarn accumulation device includes:
  • a yarn winding machine which comprises: a winding device adapted to wind a travelling yarn and a yarn accumulating device adapted to temporarily accumulate the yarn to be wound by the winding device, wherein the yarn accumulating device includes; a yarn accumulating roller that is rotated around which the yarn is wound and two winding detecting sensors adapted to detect that the accumulated amount of the yarn has decreased below the detecting range of the sensors.
  • a method for operating a yarn winding machine which comprises: a winding device adapted to wind the travelling yarn, and a yarn accumulating device adapted to temporarily accumulate the yarn to be wound by the winding device, wherein the yarn accumulating device includes: a yarn accumulating roller that is rotatable around which the yarn is wound and a winding detecting sensor, which detects that the yarn accumulated amount has fallen below a prescribed value.
  • EP-A-2189557 discloses already a yarn winding machine, which comprises: a winding device adapted to wind a travelling yarn, and a yarn accumulation device adapted to temporarily accumulate the yarn to be wound by the winding device wherein the yarn accumulation device Includes:
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a yarn winding machine that can detect the excessively wound state of the yarn accumulating roller. This object is achieved by a yarn winding machine according to claim 1.
  • a yarn winding machine includes a winding device adapted to wind a traveling yarn, a yarn accumulating device adapted to temporarily accumulate the yarn to be wound by the winding device, and a pneumatic spinning device adapted to spin the yarn.
  • the yarn accumulating device includes a yarn accumulating roller and an excessive winding detecting sensor.
  • the yarn accumulating roller is rotatable and the yarn is wound around the yearn accumulating roller-
  • the excessive winding detecting sensor detects an excessively wound state in which the yarn is wound beyond a normal winding range of the yarn accumulating roller to a range where yarn quality is influenced.
  • the excessive winding detecting sensor can detect the excessively wound state, the state in which the yarn tension becomes excessive at the upstream of the yarn accumulating roller can promptly be detected to prevent degradation of the yarn quality.
  • the yarn accumulating roller includes a yarn accumulating portion, an upstream taper portion, and a downstream taper portion.
  • a surface of the yarn accumulating portion constitutes the normal winding range.
  • the upstream taper portion and the downstream taper portion are continuous respectively to the two end portions of the yarn accumulating portion.
  • the yarn traveling from the upstream of the yarn accumulating device is wound to the upstream taper portion.
  • the excessive winding detecting sensor detects the yarn wound around the range beyond the yarn accumulating portion.
  • the wound yarn is moved to the yarn accumulating portion by a slope of the upstream taper portion, and the yarn is wound around the yarn accumulating portion (normal winding range) .
  • the yarn starts to ascend the upstream taper portion from the yarn accumulating portion.
  • the upstream taper portion has a diameter larger than that of the yarn accumulating portion, once the yarn starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion for even a small amount, the yarn speed is rapidly increased. As a result, the yarn tension is rapidly increased at the upstream of the yarn accumulating roller.
  • the yarn wound around the range beyond the yarn accumulating portion is detected by the excessive winding detecting sensor, which allows early detection of the state in which the yarn starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion.
  • a circular step portion can be formed between the yarn accumulating portion and the downstream taper portion, and a diameter of the circular step portion is larger than a diameter of the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion, and the excessive winding detecting sensor detects the yarn wound around the circular step portion.
  • the yarn is wound only around the yarn accumulating portion (normal winding range) when the wound amount is not very large.
  • the wound amount becomes large in the yarn accumulating portion, part of the yarn in the yarn accumulating portion is pressed to move onto the circular step portion.
  • the false detection of the excessively wound state is prevented. Since the state immediately before the yarn starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion can be detected, the increase in yarn tension can be detected at an early stage.
  • the excessive winding detecting sensor is arranged to detect the yarn wound beyond the yarn accumulating portion and up to the upstream taper portion.
  • the upstream taper portion has the diameter larger than that of the yarn accumulating portion, once the yarn starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion, the yarn tension rapidly increases at the upstream of the yarn accumulating roller.
  • the state in which the yarn starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion, which directly links to the increase in yarn tension at the upstream can reliably be detected.
  • the pneumatic spinning device causes a swirling airflow to act on a fiber bundle fed from the upstream to twist the fiber bundle, thereby producing the spun yarn. If the yarn tension at downstream of the spinning device (that is, the yarn tension at upstream of the yarn accumulating roller) is high, it becomes difficult to twist the fiber in the spinning device, which results in a problem in that the yarn quality is degraded.
  • the yarn winding machine includes a control device adapted to control the winding device and the yarn accumulating device.
  • the control device controls the winding device to wind the yarn wound around the yarn accumulating roller and then stops the winding device. Therefore, when the excessively wound state of the yarn accumulating roller is detected and the yarn winding machine (winding device) is stopped, the yarn wound around the yarn accumulating roller is wound by the winding device. As a result, an operator can eliminate work to remove the yarn (yarn waste) remaining on the yarn accumulating roller.
  • the yarn winding machine includes a control device adapted to control the winding device and the yarn accumulating device.
  • the control device controls the winding device to stop under a state in which the yarn is remaining on the yarn accumulating roller. Therefore, when the excessively wound state of the yarn accumulating roller is detected and the yarn winding machine (winding device) is stopped, the yarn remains on the yarn accumulating roller. As a result, the operator can easily determine that the winding device has stopped due to the excessively wound state of the yarn accumulating roller.
  • a fine spinning machine 1 (yarn winding machine) includes a plurality of spinning units 2 that are arranged in line, a yarn splicing cart 3 that is configured to travel along a direction in which the spinning units 2 are arranged, a blower box 4, and a motor box 5.
  • each of the spinning units 2 includes a draft device 6, a spinning device 7, a yarn clearer 11, a slack eliminating device 8 (yarn accumulating device), and a winding device 12.
  • upstream and downstream mean upstream and downstream in a traveling direction of a yarn 16 during spinning.
  • the draft device 6 is provided near an upper end portion of a casing 13 of a main body of the fine spinning machine 1.
  • a sliver 14 fed to the draft device 6 is drafted by the draft device 6 to form a fiber bundle 15.
  • the fiber bundle 15 is spun by the spinning device 7 into spun yarn 16.
  • the spun yarn 16 is wound by the winding device 12 at the downstream to form a package 17.
  • the draft device 6 includes four rollers, that is, a back roller 22, a third roller 23, a middle roller 25 around which an apron belt 24 is wound, and a front roller 26, which are disposed along the traveling direction of the sliver 14 (fiber bundle 15) in this order.
  • the apron belt 24 is wound around the middle roller 25 and a tensor bar 27.
  • the tensor bar 27 is urged towards a direction in which the tensor bar 27 is separated from the middle roller 25, thereby providing a predetermined tension to the apron belt 24.
  • the spinning device 7 Although the detailed configuration of the spinning device 7 is not illustrated, a pneumatic spinning device is used as the spinning device 7 in the present embodiment.
  • the spun yarn 16 is produced while the fiber bundle 15 is twisted by utilizing a swirling airflow.
  • a cutter 10 and the yarn clearer 11 are provided at downstream of the spinning device 7.
  • the yarn clearer 11 monitors a thickness of the traveling spun yarn 16 to detect a thin yarn portion and a thick yarn portion (yarn defect) of the spun yarn 16.
  • the yarn defect detected by the yarn clearer 11 includes presence or absence of a foreign matter such as polypropylene in addition to the thin yarn portion and the thick yarn portion.
  • the yarn clearer 11 transmits a yarn defect detection signal to a unit control section 21 (see FIG. 6 ).
  • the unit control section 21 actuates the cutter 10 to cut the spun yarn 16.
  • the spun yarn 16 may be cut by stopping the draft device 6 or the spinning device 7 while a winding operation of the winding device 12 is continued. In this case, the cutter 10 can be omitted.
  • the slack eliminating device 8 is provided between the spinning device 7 and the winding device 12.
  • the slack eliminating device 8 includes a slack eliminating roller 30 (yarn accumulating roller). By winding a predetermined amount of spun yarn 16 produced by the spinning device 7 around the slack eliminating roller 30, the slack eliminating device 8 adjusts a yarn tension at the winding package 17 side while temporarily accumulating the spun yarn 16.
  • the slack eliminating device 8 also has a function of pulling the spun yarn 16 from the spinning device 7 towards the downstream to feed the spun yarn 16 to the winding device 12 by actively rotating the slack eliminating roller 30 around which the spun yarn 16 is wound. The details of the slack eliminating device 8 will be described later.
  • a traveling detecting sensor 28 is provided at the downstream of the slack eliminating device 8. The traveling detecting sensor 28 detects the spun yarn 16 that travels towards the winding device 12.
  • the winding device 12 includes a winding drum 18 and a cradle 19 that rotatably supports a bobbin.
  • the winding drum 18 When the winding drum 18 is rotated while being in contact with a surface of the bobbin (or a yarn layer wound around the bobbin), the bobbin is rotated to wind the spun yarn 16 around the bobbin, thereby forming the package 17.
  • the yarn splicing cart 3 includes a yarn splicing device 92, a suction pipe 93, and a suction mouth 94.
  • the yarn splicing cart 3 is provided to travel on a rail 91 provided on the casing 13 of the main body of the fine spinning machine 1.
  • the yarn splicing cart 3 travels to such a spinning unit 2 and stops.
  • the suction pipe 93 sucks and catches the yarn end discharged from the spinning device 7 (upstream yarn end), and guides the yarn end to the yarn splicing device 92.
  • the suction mouth 94 While vertically swinging around the shaft, the suction mouth 94 sucks and catches the yarn end from the package 17 that is rotatably supported by the winding device 12 (downstream yarn end), and the suction mouth 94 guides the yarn end to the yarn splicing device 92.
  • the yarn splicing device 92 splices the guided yarn ends.
  • the suction pipe 93 and the suction mouth 94 are connected to a negative pressure source accommodated in the blower box 4, and the suction pipe 93 and the suction mouth 94 obtain a suction force from the negative pressure source in order to suck the yarn end.
  • the blower box 4 is disposed on one end side in the array direction in which the plurality of spinning units 2 are arranged.
  • the negative pressure source including a blower and a filter is accommodated in the blower box 4.
  • a cleaning suction pipe (not illustrated) for sucking and removing yarn waste and cotton waste, which are generated at the draft device 6 or the slack eliminating device 8, and the suction pipe 93 and suction mouth 94 of the yarn splicing cart 3 are connected to the negative pressure source.
  • the motor box 5 is disposed on the side opposite the blower box 4 with respect to the plurality of spinning units 2. Motors are accommodated in the motor box 5 in order to drive the front roller 26 and the middle roller 25 of the draft device 6 in the plurality of spinning units 2.
  • a main control section 96 having a control panel 151 is provided in the motor box 5. The main control section 96 transmits and receives a signal to and from the unit control section 21 of the spinning unit 2 and the yarn splicing cart 3 to perform operation control and state monitoring of each of the spinning units 2 and the yarn splicing cart 3.
  • the slack eliminating device 8 will be described in detail. As illustrated in FIG. 3 , the slack eliminating device 8 includes a slack eliminating roller 30 (yarn accumulating roller), a yarn hooking member 31, an upstream guide 32, a downstream guide 33, and two yarn detecting sensors (first yarn detecting sensor 34 and second yarn detecting sensor 37) .
  • the slack eliminating roller 30 is a metallic cylindrical roller.
  • the slack eliminating roller 30 is rotatably supported by a bracket 35 fixed to the casing 13 of the fine spinning machine 1, and is rotated by a motor 36.
  • the slack eliminating roller 30 has a yarn accumulating portion 40 (normal winding range) and two taper portions 41 and 42.
  • the yarn accumulating portion 40 is located in the center in a rotational axis direction of the yarn accumulating roller 30, and the spun yarn 16 is wound around the yarn accumulating portion 40 during the normal winding state.
  • the taper portions 41 and 42 are continuously provided to two end portions of the yarn accumulating portion 40, and outer diameters of the taper portions 41 and 42 are increased as the distance from the yarn accumulating portion 40 increases.
  • a taper angle of the taper portion 42 located on the downstream side is smaller than a taper angle of the taper portion 41 located on the upstream side (the side on which the spun yarn 16 is initially wound) . That is, a slope of the downstream taper portion 42 is more moderate than a slope of the upstream taper portion 41.
  • the spun yarn 16 from the spinning device 7 is wound around the upstream taper portion 41, and the upstream taper portion 41 exerts a function of moving the spun yarn 16 to the downstream. Accordingly, the slope of the upstream taper portion 41 is necessary to be increased to some extent. On the other hand, such a function is not required for the downstream taper portion 42.
  • the slope of the downstream taper portion 42 is moderate in order to smoothly unwind the spun yarn 16 wound around the yarn accumulating portion 40.
  • the yarn accumulating portion 40 is illustrated as a straight cylindrical shape of which outer diameter does not change in a length direction. However, the yarn accumulating portion 40 is actually formed in a taper shape in which the outer diameter is gradually decreased from the upstream toward the downstream. Therefore, a contact resistance of the spun yarn 16 with the surface of the slack eliminating roller 30 is decreased toward the downstream. In the yarn accumulating portion 40, the spun yarn 16 is also easily moved to the downstream.
  • a circular step portion 40a is formed between a downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 and the downstream taper portion 42.
  • the diameter of the circular step portion 40a is larger than the diameter of the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40. The reason why the circular step portion 40a is provided will be described later.
  • the yarn hooking member 31 has a leading-end shape that can engage (hook) the spun yarn 16.
  • the yarn hooking member 31 is attached to the downstream end portion of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the yarn hooking member 31 is rotated integrally with the slack eliminating roller 30, which allows the spun yarn 16 to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the spun yarn 16 fed from the spinning device 7 is wound around the upstream taper portion 41 of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the wound spun yarn 16 is fed to the downstream by the taper shape of the upstream taper portion 41.
  • the spun yarn 16 is wound in parallel around the yarn accumulating portion 40 in the axial direction of the slack eliminating roller 30. Accordingly, the spun yarn 16 is temporarily accumulated on the yarn accumulating portion 40 of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the slack eliminating roller 30 is actively rotated by the motor 36, the wound spun yarn 16 is unwound from the downstream taper portion 42 and fed to the winding device 12. That is, the slack eliminating roller 30 also acts as a feed roller that feeds the spun yarn 16, which is fed from the spinning device 7, to the winding device 12.
  • the spinning device 7 causes the swirling airflow to act on the fiber bundle 15 to twist the fiber bundle 15, thereby producing the spun yarn 16.
  • the number of rotations of the slack eliminating roller 30 is adjusted such that a traveling speed of the spun yarn 16 fed from the slack eliminating roller 30 becomes slower than a traveling speed of the spun yarn 16 fed from the front roller 26.
  • the upstream guide 32 is provided on the bracket 35 supporting the slack eliminating roller 30, and the upstream guide 32 is disposed slightly upstream of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the upstream guide 32 properly guides the spun yarn 16 to the outer peripheral surface of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the upstream guide 32 also acts as a twist stopper that prevents transmission of the twist of the spun yarn 16 propagating from the spinning device 7 to the downstream.
  • downstream guide 33 is provided on the bracket 35 and disposed downstream of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the downstream guide 33 guides the spun yarn 16 unwound from the slack eliminating roller 30 to the winding device 12.
  • the two yarn detecting sensors 34 and 37 detect the spun yarn 16 on the surface of the slack eliminating roller 30 to detect the wound amount (accumulated amount) of the spun yarn 16.
  • the two yarn detecting sensors 34 and 37 are a reflection type photosensor (photo interrupter) including a light emitting element and a light receiving element.
  • Each of the yarn detecting sensors 34 and 37 irradiates the surface of the slack eliminating roller 30 with light emitted from the light emitting element and receives the light reflected from the surface of the slack eliminating roller 30 with the light receiving element.
  • the spun yarn 16 exists in the position of the slack eliminating roller 30 irradiated with the light, the light hits the spun yarn 16 and is reflected by the spun yarn 16.
  • the light amount received by the light receiving element is reduced because a reflectance is lowered compared with the case where the spun yarn 16 does not exist and the light is directly reflected from the surface of the metallic slack eliminating roller 30. Therefore, whether the spun yarn 16 exits in the irradiation position (yarn detecting position) of the slack eliminating roller 30 is detected from the change in light amount received by the light receiving element.
  • the first yarn detecting sensor 34 is disposed to irradiate light to a predetermined position in a central portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40.
  • the first yarn detecting sensor 34 detects whether the spun yarn 16 is wound to the predetermined position in the yarn accumulating portion 40 and the predetermined amount of spun yarn 16 is accumulated.
  • the unit control section 21 controls the rotating speed of the slack eliminating roller 30 and/or the winding speed of the winding device 12 based on an output signal of the first yarn detecting sensor 34. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 5A , the state is maintained in which the spun yarn 16 is wound around the slack eliminating roller 30 to the yarn detecting position (irradiated position) of the sensor 34.
  • the spun yarn 16 tends to be wound around the upstream taper portion 41 from the yarn accumulating portion 40.
  • the upstream taper portion 41 has the diameter lager than that of the yarn accumulating portion 40. Therefore, when the spun yarn 16 starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion 41, the pickup speed of the spun yarn 16 by the rotation of the slack eliminating roller 30 rapidly increases. As a result, the yarn tension rapidly increases at upstream of the slack eliminating roller 30. When the upstream yarn tension becomes excessive, quality of the spun yarn 16 is degraded.
  • the spinning device 7 located upstream of the slack eliminating roller 30 is a pneumatic spinning device as in the present embodiment, if the yarn tension is excessively increased, there is a problem in that it is difficult to twist the fiber in the spinning device 7.
  • the following situation is considered as a situation in which the spun yarn 16 is excessively wound around the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the yarn clearer 11 detects the thickness of the yarn.
  • the yarn clearer 11 is located upstream of the slack eliminating roller 30 in which the excessively wound state is generated, which is the cause of the increased yarn tension.
  • the yarn clearer 11 detects the abnormal tension
  • the wound amount has already become excessively large in the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • a response to the abnormality becomes late.
  • the fluctuation in yarn tension is actually very small, and the change in yarn thickness caused by the small fluctuation in yarn tension is hardly correctly detected by the yarn clearer 11 generally used. Therefore, the excessively wound state of the slack eliminating roller 30 that is a cause of the abnormal tension is preferable to be directly detected.
  • the first yarn detecting sensor 34 detects whether the spun yarn 16 is wound to the predetermined position in the central portion of the slack eliminating roller 30, but the first yarn detecting sensor 34 cannot detect the excessively wound state. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , in the present embodiment, aside from the first yarn detecting sensor 34, the second yarn detecting sensor 37 (excessive winding detecting sensor) is provided in order to detect the excessively wound state of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the second yarn detecting sensor 37 is disposed such that the light emitting element emits light toward the surface of the circular step portion 40a provided between the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 and the downstream taper portion 42. The second yarn detecting sensor 37 detects whether the spun yarn 16 is wound around the circular step portion 40a.
  • the spun yarn 16 guided by the upstream taper portion 41 is moved to the yarn accumulating portion 40 along a sloped surface of the upstream taper portion 41, and the spun yarn 16 is wound around the slack eliminating roller 30 for the first time when reaching the yarn accumulating portion 40.
  • the spun yarn 16 is further moved to the downstream by the gentle slope of the yarn accumulating portion 40 and by being pressed by the subsequent spun yarn 16 descending the upstream taper portion 41, and the spun yarn 16 is unwound from the slack eliminating roller 30 at a certain position of the yarn accumulating portion 40. As illustrated in FIG.
  • the spun yarn 16 is unwound before reaching the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 in the slack eliminating roller 30. Accordingly, the second yarn detecting sensor 37 does not detect the spun yarn 16.
  • the spun yarn 16 When the wound amount increases, the spun yarn 16 reaches the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40. However, the circular step portion 40a is provided between the downstream end portion and the downstream taper portion 42. The spun yarn 16 moved to the downstream hardly moves further because the circular step portion 40a acts as the resistance. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 5B , first, the spun yarn 16 is densely wound around the yarn accumulating portion 40 that is located upstream from the circular step portion 40a.
  • the spun yarn 16 When the spun yarn 16 is further wound from the state in FIG. 5B , the spun yarn 16 passes over the step of the circular step portion 40a and starts to ascend the surface of the circular step portion 40a as illustrated in FIG. 5C .
  • the second yarn detecting sensor 37 detects the spun yarn 16 wound around the circular step portion 40a for the first time. That is, the second yarn detecting sensor 37 detects the excessively wound state in which the spun yarn 16 is wound around the range beyond the yarn accumulating portion 40 (normal winding range) of the slack eliminating roller 30. Therefore, the state in which the yarn tension becomes excessive at the upstream of the slack eliminating roller 30 can promptly be detected.
  • the degradation of the yarn quality can be prevented by the proper response such as stopping the fine spinning machine 1 or the like.
  • the spun yarn 16 is wound around the circular step portion 40a, almost no spun yarn 16 is wound around the upstream taper portion 41 whose diameter is larger than that of the circular step portion 40a. Accordingly, the state immediately before the spun yarn 16 starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion 41 can be detected by detecting the spun yarn 16 of the circular step portion 40a. Accordingly, the increase in the upstream yarn tension can be prevented at an early stage.
  • the spun yarn 16 is wound only around the yarn accumulating portion 40 (normal winding range). Therefore, the circular step portion 40a may be omitted, and the second yarn detecting sensor 37 may detect the spun yarn 16 wound around the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 (i.e., detect the state immediately before the spun yarn 16 starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion 41) (see FIG. 7 in another embodiment) .
  • the spun yarn 16 is moved to the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 by some chance.
  • the spun yarn 16 fed from the spinning device 7 is wound around and accumulated on the slack eliminating roller 30, and the spun yarn 16 is wound around the entire range of the yarn accumulating portion 40.
  • the spun yarn 16 exists up to the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40.
  • the second yarn detecting sensor 37 detects the spun yarn 16 to falsely determine that the excessively wound state is generated.
  • the circular step portion 40a is provided in the downstream end portion of the slack eliminating roller 30, and the difference in height with the circular step portion 40a becomes the resistance when the spun yarn 16 is moved from the central portion to the circular step portion 40a. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 5B , only when the spun yarn 16 is further wound under a state in which the density of the spun yarn 16 is high in the upstream portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40, part of the spun yarn 16 is pressed to move onto the circular step portion 40a. Accordingly, the second yarn detecting sensor 37 detects the presence or absence of the spun yarn 16 in the circular step portion 40a, which allows the excessively wound state to be detected while discriminating the excessively wound state from the normal wound state.
  • the height of the circular step portion 40a is preferably similar to the yarn thickness of the spun yarn 16 such that the resistance is not excessively increased when the spun yarn 16 starts to be wound around the circular step portion 40a.
  • a main control section 96 that controls the entire fine spinning machine 1 is connected to the unit control section 21 of the plurality of spinning units 2 and a control section 50 of the yarn splicing cart 3 to perform the control and state monitoring of the plurality of spinning units 2 and the yarn splicing cart 3.
  • the unit control section 21 of the spinning unit 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read-Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an input/output interface.
  • the ROM stores a program executed by the CPU and data used in the program.
  • the RAM temporarily stores data when the program is executed.
  • the input/output interface inputs and outputs the data from and to the outside.
  • the main control section 96 and the unit control section 21 perform the following processes based on the sensor outputs of the first yarn detecting sensor 34 and second yarn detecting sensor 37.
  • the first yarn detecting sensor 34 detects whether the spun yarn 16 exists in the predetermined yarn detecting position on the outer peripheral surface in the central portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 of the slack eliminating roller 30 (that is, whether the predetermined amount of spun yarn 16 is wound from the upstream end portion to the central portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40).
  • the unit control section 21 decreases the winding speed of the winding device 12 to always maintain a state in which at least the predetermined amount of spun yarn 16 is wound around the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the second yarn detecting sensor 37 detects whether the spun yarn 16 exists in the circular step portion 40a provided in the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 of the slack eliminating roller 30 (that is, whether the excessively wound state in which the spun yarn 16 is densely wound from the upstream end portion to the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 is generated) .
  • the unit control section 21 stops the spinning unit 2 to prevent the generation of the defective yarn caused by the increased yarn tension. That is, the unit control section 21 stops drafting of the sliver 14 by the draft device 6, the spinning by the spinning device 7, and the package winding by the winding device 12 in such a spinning unit 2.
  • the main control section 96 may stop the winding device 12 after the spun yarn 16 on the surface of the yarn accumulating roller 30 is wound by the winding device 12. In this case, the spun yarn 16 that was wound around the slack eliminating roller 30 is completely wound by the winding device 12 when the spinning unit 2 is stopped. Accordingly, the operator can eliminate the work to remove the spun yarn 16 remaining on the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the winding device 12 may be stopped under a state in which the spun yarn 16 is remaining on the surface of the slack eliminating roller 30 (before the spun yarn 16 is wound by the winding device 12). In this case, the spun yarn 16 is remaining on the slack eliminating roller 30 when the spinning unit 2 is stopped. Accordingly, the operator can easily determine that the spinning unit 2 has stopped due to the excessively wound state of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • a package brake may be provided in each winding device 12 in order to forcibly stop the rotation of the package 17.
  • the fine spinning machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a line shaft that collectively drives the packages 17 of all the spinning units 2.
  • the package 17 of such spinning unit 2 is separated from the line shaft to stop the driving of the line shaft.
  • inertia rotation of the package 17 is promptly stopped by the package brake. Accordingly, the spinning unit 2 can be stopped under a state in which the spun yarn 16 is remaining on the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the operator performs checking or maintenance in order to solve the cause of the excessively wound state of the slack eliminating roller 30.
  • the operator changes the setting of a feeding speed of the fiber bundle 15 of the draft device 6, changes the setting of the package winding speed of the winding device 12, or exchanges the defective bobbin.
  • the probability that the spun yarn 16 is wound up to the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 is small during the normal package winding. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 7 , the circular step portion 40a may be omitted, and the second yarn detecting sensor 37 may detect the spun yarn 16 wound around the downstream end portion of the yarn accumulating portion 40 (that is, detect the state immediately before the spun yarn 16 starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion 41).
  • the second yarn detecting sensor 37 may detect the spun yarn 16 that is wound around the upstream taper portion 41 beyond the yarn accumulating portion 40. In this case, the second yarn detecting sensor 37 can reliably detect the state in which the spun yarn 16 starts to be wound around the upstream taper portion 41 that is directly linked to the increase in the upstream yarn tension.
  • the spinning unit 2 is stopped in response to the detection of the excessively wound state of the slack eliminating roller 30 with the second yarn detecting sensor 37.
  • another response may be performed.
  • the rotating speed of the winding device 12 can independently be controlled in each of the plurality of spinning units 2
  • the excessively wound state may be resolved by increasing the winding speed of the winding device 12 of the spinning unit 2 in which the excessively wound state of the slack eliminating roller 30 is detected.
  • the reflection type photosensors are used as the yarn detecting sensors 34 and 37 that detect the spun yarn 16 on the surface of the slack eliminating roller 30 by way of example.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, and various sensors having detection systems may be used as the yarn detecting sensors 34 and 37.

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  1. Machine de bobinage de fil (1) comprenant :
    un dispositif de bobinage (12) adapté pour bobiner un fil en mouvement (16),
    un dispositif d'accumulation de fil (8) adapté pour accumuler temporairement le fil (16) devant être bobiné par le dispositif de bobinage (12), et
    un dispositif de filage pneumatique (7) adapté pour filer le fil,
    dans lequel le dispositif d'accumulation de fil (8) comprend :
    un rouleau d'accumulation de fil rotatif (30) autour duquel le fil peut être bobiné comprenant une partie d'accumulation de fil (40) avec un diamètre diminuant progressivement vers une extrémité aval en tant que plage de bobinage normale autour de laquelle le fil est bobiné pendant un état de bobinage normal et au niveau de l'extrémité amont et aval de la partie d'accumulation respectivement une partie conique amont et aval (41, 42), ayant un diamètre augmentant vers l'extrémité du rouleau autour duquel le fil est bobiné uniquement lorsque la plage de bobinage normale est pleine, dans laquelle la partie conique amont (41) est continue à la partie d'extrémité amont de la partie d'accumulation de fil (40), la partie conique aval (42) est continue à la partie d'extrémité aval de la partie d'accumulation de fil (40), et le parcours de fil depuis l'amont du rouleau d'accumulation de fil (30) est amené vers la partie conique amont (41),
    un capteur de détection de bobinage excessif (37) adapté pour détecter un état de bobinage excessif dans lequel le fil est bobiné au-delà de la plage de bobinage normale du rouleau d'accumulation de fil (30), et un capteur de détection de fil supplémentaire (34) adapté pour détecter si le fil est bobiné à la position prédéterminée dans la partie d'accumulation de fil (40).
  2. Machine de bobinage de fil (1) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le capteur de détection de bobinage excessif (37) est agencé pour détecter le fil bobiné au-delà de la partie d'accumulation de fil (40) et jusqu'à la partie conique amont (41).
  3. Machine de bobinage de fil (1) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le rouleau d'accumulation de fil (30) est doté d'un moteur (36).
  4. Machine de bobinage de fil (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, comprenant en outre un dispositif de commande (21) adapté pour commander le dispositif de bobinage (12) et le dispositif d'accumulation de fil (8),
    dans laquelle lors de la réception d'un signal de détection de fil en provenance du capteur de détection de bobinage excessif (37), le dispositif de commande (21) commande au dispositif de bobinage (12) de bobiner le fil bobiné autour du rouleau d'accumulation de fil (30), puis commande d'arrêter le dispositif de bobinage (12).
  5. Machine de bobinage de fil (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, comprenant en outre un dispositif de commande (21) adapté pour commander le dispositif de bobinage (12) et le dispositif d'accumulation de fil (8),
    dans laquelle lors de la réception d'un signal de détection de fil en provenance du capteur de détection de bobinage excessif (37), le dispositif de commande (21) commande au dispositif de bobinage (12) de s'arrêter dans un état dans lequel le fil reste sur le rouleau d'accumulation de fil (30).
  6. Procédé d'exploitation d'une machine de bobinage de fil (1), la machine de bobinage de fil (1) comprenant un dispositif de bobinage (12) adapté pour bobiner un fil en mouvement (16), un dispositif d'accumulation de fil (8) adapté pour accumuler temporairement le fil devant être bobiné par le dispositif de bobinage (12), et un dispositif de filage pneumatique (7) adapté pour filer le fil,
    dans lequel le dispositif d'accumulation de fil (8) comprend :
    un rouleau d'accumulation de fil rotatif (30) autour duquel le fil peut être bobiné comprenant une partie d'accumulation de fil (40) avec un diamètre diminuant progressivement vers une extrémité aval en tant que plage de bobinage normale autour de laquelle le fil est bobiné pendant un état de bobinage normal et au niveau de l'extrémité amont et aval de la partie d'accumulation respectivement une partie conique amont et aval (41, 42), ayant un diamètre augmentant vers l'extrémité du rouleau autour duquel le fil est bobiné uniquement lorsque la plage de bobinage est pleine, dans lequel
    la partie conique amont (41) est continue à la partie d'extrémité amont de la partie d'accumulation de fil (40), et la partie conique aval (42) est continue à la partie d'extrémité aval de la partie d'accumulation de fil (40),
    le procédé comprenant :
    le bobinage du fil en mouvement depuis l'amont du rouleau d'accumulation de fil (30) jusqu'à la partie conique amont (41) ;
    la détection consistant à savoir si le fil est bobiné en la position prédéterminée dans la partie d'accumulation de fil (40) en utilisant un capteur de détection de fil supplémentaire (34) ; et
    la détection d'un état de bobinage excessif dans lequel le fil est bobiné au-delà de la plage de bobinage normale du rouleau d'accumulation de fil (30) en utilisant un capteur de détection de bobinage excessif (37).
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le capteur de détection de bobinage excessif (37) détecte le fil bobiné au-delà de la partie d'accumulation de fil (40) et jusqu'à la partie conique amont (41).
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 6 ou 7, comprenant en outre un dispositif de commande (21) adapté pour commander le dispositif de bobinage (12) et le dispositif d'accumulation de fil (8),
    dans lequel lors de la réception d'un signal de détection de fil en provenance du capteur de détection de bobinage excessif (37), le dispositif de commande (21) commande au dispositif de bobinage (12) de bobiner le fil bobiné autour du rouleau d'accumulation de fil (30), puis commande d'arrêter le dispositif de bobinage (12).
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 6 ou 7, comprenant en outre un dispositif de commande (21) adapté pour commander le dispositif de bobinage (12) et le dispositif d'accumulation de fil (8),
    dans lequel lors de la réception d'un signal de détection de fil en provenance du capteur de détection de bobinage excessif (37), le dispositif de commande (21) commande au dispositif de bobinage (12) de s'arrêter dans un état dans lequel le fil reste sur le rouleau d'accumulation de fil (30).
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