EP2733244B1 - Procédé d'affichage de condition d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser - Google Patents

Procédé d'affichage de condition d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser Download PDF

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EP2733244B1
EP2733244B1 EP14000498.7A EP14000498A EP2733244B1 EP 2733244 B1 EP2733244 B1 EP 2733244B1 EP 14000498 A EP14000498 A EP 14000498A EP 2733244 B1 EP2733244 B1 EP 2733244B1
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Kenji Sakurada
Koki Yamazaki
Hideyuki Kontani
Michiyo Takano
Natsuki Sakae
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    • 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
    • D03D47/28—Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms wherein the weft itself is projected into the shed
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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
    • D03D47/28—Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms wherein the weft itself is projected into the shed
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    • D03D47/3066—Control or handling of the weft at or after arrival
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    • D03J—AUXILIARY WEAVING APPARATUS; WEAVERS' TOOLS; SHUTTLES
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  • the present invention relates to a display method which is used in a display device provided in a loom to graphically display statistics regarding a weft insertion condition along a time axis and which facilitates a determination of the cause of an abnormality when the abnormality occurs in the statistics.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-9233 discloses an invention titled "WEFT-INSERTION-CONDITION DISPLAY UNIT FOR LOOM". According to this invention, statistics regarding a weft insertion condition are graphically displayed along the time axis in time series. According to the technique described in Patent Document 1, a graphical display is shown such that time-series variation in the statistics of weft arrival angles during weft insertion in each predetermined sampling period can be visually recognized. Therefore, it can be determined whether or not an abnormality, such as dispersion, has occurred in the weft arrival angles in each sampling period on the basis of the variation in the statistics.
  • an abnormality such as dispersion
  • occurrence status of weft insertion failures may also be displayed along the same time axis as the time axis along which the statistics are displayed, so that causes of an abnormality in the weft insertion operation can be determined.
  • the display regarding the occurrence status of weft insertion failures merely shows whether or not a weft insertion failure has occurred in each sampling period and the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred in each sampling period.
  • the cause of the abnormality is preferably determined as soon as possible. If, for example, the cause of the abnormality is a root cause, such as an abnormality in a weft yarn or a yarn supplier being used or an abnormality in a weft insertion device, the cause must be eliminated to prevent repetition of the abnormality. Therefore, if there is an abnormality in the statistics as described above, it is preferable that the cause of the abnormality can be easily determined.
  • the cause of the abnormality is a root cause, as described above.
  • the abnormality in the statistics occurs temporarily instead of continuously, it is conceivable that various causes are to blame and it is difficult to determine the exact cause.
  • the cause of the abnormality is the abnormality in the yarn supplier or the weft insertion device. Therefore, also in this case, it is necessary to determine the cause.
  • Patent Document 1 merely shows whether or not a weft insertion failure has occurred, and therefore the cause of the abnormality in the statistics cannot be determined from the display contents. As a result, it takes a long time to determine the cause.
  • EP 1 600 538 A2 discloses a weft-insertion-condition display method in a loom according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a display method which is used in a display device having a display function of graphically displaying statistics regarding a weft insertion condition in a loom along a time axis and which facilitates a determination of the cause of an abnormality when the abnormality occurs in the statistics.
  • a weft-insertion-condition display method is used in a loom which includes a display device and in which a weft arrival time is detected each time a weft insertion operation is performed.
  • the display device calculates statistics regarding the weft arrival times for each of predetermined sampling periods on the basis of the detected weft arrival times, stores the statistics that are sequentially calculated during a weaving operation in time series, and graphically displays the stored statistics in time series along a time axis.
  • the weft-insertion-condition display method includes the step of displaying information regarding a cause of variation in a travelling motion of a weft yarn on the same screen as a display screen on which the statistics are displayed, the information being at least one of information regarding a reset operation for resetting the weft-insertion operational condition to an initial value after the weft-insertion operational condition is changed in the loom that performs a weft insertion control operation for changing a weft-insertion operational condition in accordance with weft arrival angles, information regarding a change in a weft insertion pattern, information regarding a change in a warp shedding pattern, information regarding a change in a weft density, and information regarding a change in rotational speed of the loom.
  • the above-mentioned "cause of variation in a travelling motion of a weft yarn” is a cause of variation in a travelling motion (travelling speed, travelling status, etc.) of a weft yarn in a shed of warp yarns, that is, a cause of variation in the weft arrival times, which is affected by the travelling motion of the weft yarn.
  • the information regarding the "cause of variation in a travelling motion of a weft yarn” is displayed along the time axis together with the graphical display of the statistics regarding the weft arrival times at the weft arrival side on the same screen.
  • the above-described information includes: (1) information regarding a replacement of a yarn supplier; (2) information regarding resetting of a weft-insertion operational condition (in particular, a weft insertion start time); and (3) information which is other than (1) or (2) and which relates to a change in a weaving condition which may cause the variation in the travelling motion of the weft yarn (for example, a change in a weft insertion pattern, a warp shedding pattern, a weft density, or a rotational speed of the loom).
  • many looms have an automatic control function for maintaining the arrival angle of the inserted weft yarn constant by changing the weft-insertion operational condition in accordance with the actually detected weft arrival angles.
  • the weft arrival angle varies as the weaving operation progresses and the winding diameter of the yarn supplier varies (decreases). Therefore, in the case where the weft-insertion operational condition is constant, the arrival angle gradually changes as the weaving operation progresses even when there are no particular changes in the weft insertion device or in other components. Therefore, in the looms having the above-described automatic control function, the weft-insertion operational condition is gradually changed as the weaving operation progresses and the winding diameter decreases.
  • the reset operation is performed to return the weft-insertion operational condition, which has been changed in accordance with the reduction in the winding diameter of the yarn supplier as described above, to the initial value.
  • the above-described information regarding resetting of the weft-insertion operational condition is information showing that the reset operation has been performed in accordance with the automatic control function for the weft insertion operation.
  • the weft-insertion operational condition includes, for example, a weft insertion start time and/or a stopper-pin retracting time at which a stopper pin is retracted in a measuring-and-storing device.
  • the weft insertion start time includes an ejection start time of a main nozzle used in the weft insertion operation, and also includes an ejection start time of an auxiliary main nozzle in the case where the loom includes the auxiliary main nozzle.
  • the weft-insertion operational condition also includes an ejection pressure and an ejection stop time of the main nozzle (and those of the auxiliary main nozzle) and an ejection pressure, an ejection start time, and an ejection stop time of sub-nozzles (each group of sub-nozzles) used in the weft insertion operation.
  • an activating time of the weft yarn brake is also included in the weft-insertion operational condition.
  • the reset operation of the weft-insertion operational condition is performed when the yarn supplier is replaced by a new yarn supplier. Therefore, the information regarding resetting of the weft-insertion operational condition described in above item (2) can also be considered as being included in the information regarding the replacement of the yarn supplier described in (1).
  • weft insertion pattern order of weft insertion
  • the relationship between weft yarns and weft insertion systems which each include a main nozzle and a measuring-and-storing device, may be changed as necessary in the operation of weaving a single cloth.
  • the weft insertion pattern is changed accordingly.
  • a sorting device from which a weft yarn of color C1 is supplied and a main nozzle used for inserting the weft yarn of color C1 may be switched from storing device No. 1 and main nozzle No. 1 to storing device No. 2 and main nozzle No. 2, respectively.
  • the main nozzles No. 1 and No. 2 are disposed at different positions, and therefore the position at which each weft yarn travels along a weft yarn guide groove in a reed changes. Therefore, the change in the weft insertion pattern also affects the travelling motion of the weft yarn.
  • the change in the weaving mode is basically performed automatically in accordance with the weaving pattern set in advance, as in the case of changing pile weave to ground weave in a towel loom.
  • the weaving mode set in advance, as in the case of changing pile weave to ground weave in a towel loom.
  • an operator will manually change the weaving mode in the weaving operation, although the manual changes is not performed very often.
  • information regarding the change is included in the above-described information regarding a change in a weaving condition.
  • the above-described state in which the information regarding the cause of variation in the travelling motion of the weft yarn and the statistics are "displayed on the same screen” includes the state in which a display screen which shows the information regarding the cause of variation in the travelling motion of the weft yarn (hereinafter also referred to as "variation cause information”) is placed on a display screen which shows the graphical display of the statistics regarding the weft arrival angles at the weft arrival side (hereinafter also referred to as "statistics display”).
  • the above-mentioned state also includes the state in which the display screen for the statistics display and the display screen for the variation cause information are shown next to each other on a screen of the display device.
  • the above-mentioned state also includes a display mode in which the statistics display and the display of the variation cause information are displayed together.
  • the information regarding the cause of variation in the travelling motion of the weft yarn is displayed on the same screen as a screen on which the statistics regarding the weft arrival times are graphically displayed in time series along the time axis. Therefore, in the case where there is an abnormality in the statistics shown on the display screen, it can be easily determined whether or not the abnormality has been caused by the cause of which the information is displayed on the same screen.
  • the cause of the abnormality is preferably determined as soon as possible. However, it takes a long time and it is cumbersome to check all the probable causes one by one.
  • the operator can easily check on the screen of the display device whether or not a change which affects the travelling motion of the weft yarn, such as a replacement of the yarn supplier, resetting of a weft-insertion operational condition, or a change in a weaving condition, has been made at the time point at which the abnormality in the statistics has occurred. Therefore, the operator can determine whether or not the abnormality in the statistics has occurred due to the above-mentioned change, and the cause of the abnormality can be easily determined in a short time.
  • the travelling motion of the weft yarn tends to vary when the yarn supplier is replaced by a new yarn supplier or when the weft-insertion operational condition (weft insertion start time) is changed.
  • the cause of variation and the graphical display of the statistics regarding the arrival times can be compared with each other in time series along the time axis. Therefore, the relationship between them can be visually recognized and the causal relation can be easily determined.
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating the main section of an air jet loom as an example of a fluid jet loom to which the present invention is applied.
  • the air jet loom shown in Fig. 1 includes, for example, a two-color weft insertion device 1.
  • weft yarns 4 of colors C1 and C2 are pulled out from respective yarn suppliers 3 which are supported by holders 2, and are guided to the insides of, for example, rotatable yarn guides 6 included in drum-type measuring-and-storing devices 5.
  • the operations of the measuring-and-storing devices 5 (rotating operations of the rotatable yarn guides 6 and the reciprocal operations of the stopper pins 8) and the operations of weft-insertion main nozzle units 10, which will be described below, are performed in order of selection of the weft yarns 4 under the control of a weft insertion controller 31 included in a control device 20.
  • Package sensors 39 are disposed near the yarn suppliers 3. Each package sensor 39 generates a detection signal S4 when the remaining amount of the weft yarn 4 supplied by the corresponding yarn supplier 3 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount.
  • each main nozzle unit 10 may be of a two-nozzle type in which an auxiliary main nozzle 10a and a primary main nozzle 10b are arranged in series along the direction of the weft yarn 4.
  • the main nozzle unit 10 corresponding to the selected weft yarn 4 starts to eject compressed air 12 toward a shed 14 of warp yarns 13.
  • the ejection of the compressed air 12 is continued for a set ejection period, so that the predetermined length of weft yarn 4 is inserted into the shed 14. Due to this weft insertion operation, the weft yarn 4 travels along a weft traveling path in the shed 14.
  • the compressed air 12 is supplied to a common pressure regulating valve 27 from a compressed air source 26, and the pressure of the compressed air 12 is adjusted to a pressure suitable for the weft insertion operation by the pressure regulating valve 27.
  • the compressed air 12 is supplied to the auxiliary main nozzle 10a and the primary main nozzle 10b of each main nozzle unit 10 through respective electromagnetic on-off valves 28.
  • the electromagnetic on-off valves 28 are operated in order of selection of the weft yarns 4 under the control of the weft insertion controller 31.
  • the weft insertion device 1 shown in Fig. 1 is a two-color weft insertion device. If, for example, multi-color weft insertion for two or more colors is to be performed, the yarn suppliers 3, the measuring-and-storing devices 5, and the main nozzle units 10 are provided for respective colors and the weft yarns are inserted in order of weft selection. In the case where single-color weft insertion is to be performed, a single measuring-and-storing device 5 and a single main nozzle unit 10 are, of course, provided.
  • a plurality of groups of sub-nozzles 11 are caused to eject compressed air 15 toward the weft traveling path in the traveling direction of the weft yarn 4.
  • the sub-nozzles 11 perform simultaneous ejection of the compressed air 15 or relay ejection thereof in synchronization with the travelling speed of the weft yarn 4.
  • the compressed air 15 is supplied to a pressure regulating valve 29 from the compressed air source 26, and the pressure of the compressed air 15 is adjusted to a suitable pressure by the pressure regulating valve 29.
  • the compressed air 15 is supplied to the sub-nozzles 11 of each group through electromagnetic on-off valves 30 provided for respective groups.
  • the electromagnetic on-off valves 30 provided for the respective groups perform simultaneous ejection or relay ejection toward the corresponding groups of sub-nozzles 11 in the weft insertion operation under the control of the weft insertion controller 31.
  • the weft yarn 4 is accelerated in the weft insertion direction.
  • the weft yarn 4 is normally inserted by the ejection operation performed by the corresponding main nozzle unit 10 and the groups of sub-nozzles 11, a beating up motion is performed in which the weft yarn 4 is beaten up against a cloth fell 18 of a woven cloth 17 by a reed 16. Thus, the weft yarn 4 is woven into the woven cloth 17. Then, the weft yarn 4 is cut by a yarn cutter 19 at a weft insertion side, and is separated from the weft yarn 4 in the primary main nozzle 10b.
  • a first weft feeler 21, a sensor 24 of the first weft feeler 21, a second weft feeler 22, and a sensor 25 of the second weft feeler 22 are used for determining whether or not the weft insertion operation is normally performed.
  • the sensor 24 of the first weft feeler 21 is positioned such that the sensor 24 faces the weft traveling path in a region near the edge of the woven cloth 17 at a weft arrival side and such that the weft yarn 4 reaches the sensor 24 if the weft yarn 4 is normally inserted.
  • the sensor 24 can detect the leading end of the weft yarn 4 if the weft yarn 4 is normally inserted.
  • the detection is performed by comparing a level of a detection signal generated by the sensor 24 in a normal arrival time period (predetermined detection time period) of the weft yarn 4 with a reference signal level.
  • the sensor 24 of the first weft feeler 21 can detect a weft insertion failure (short pick, bent pick, etc.) in which the leading end of the inserted weft yarn 4 does not reach the position of the sensor 24.
  • the detection period is generally set in terms of rotational angle of a main shaft 33.
  • the sensor 24 When the sensor 24 detects an arrival of the weft yarn 4 within the above-described detection period, the sensor 24 generates a corresponding output signal. At this time, the first weft feeler 21 generates a yarn signal S1 indicating that a normal weft insertion has been performed on the basis of the output signal from the sensor 24, and transmits the yarn signal S1 to a main controller 36 and a statistic calculator 40 in the control device 20.
  • the main controller 36 continues the operation of the loom (weaving operation) under the condition that the yarn signal S1, which indicates that a normal weft insertion has been performed, is being obtained.
  • the statistic calculator 40 and an arithmetic unit 54 form a statistic calculation unit 38. As described in detail below, to display a weft insertion condition, statistics regarding arrival times (arrival angles) of the weft yarn 4 are calculated on the basis of the yarn signal S1 in each of predetermined sampling periods.
  • the first weft feeler 21 determines that an abnormality has occurred in the weft insertion operation and outputs a weft stop signal S2.
  • the weft stop signal S2 is transmitted to the main controller 36 and the arithmetic unit 54.
  • the main controller 36 If the main controller 36 receives the weft stop signal S2, the main controller 36 immediately performs stop control and stops the loom at a predetermined angle. In this case, the loom is stopped due to an abnormality in the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4, and the cause of stoppage of the loom corresponds to "weft stop" in Figs. 3 and 4 , which will be described below.
  • the arithmetic unit 54 accumulates the number of times the loom is stopped due to the abnormality detected by the first weft feeler 21 in the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4.
  • the sensor 25 of the second weft feeler 22 faces the weft traveling path at a position farther from the edge of the woven cloth 17 at the weft arrival side than the sensor 24 in the weft insertion direction. More specifically, the sensor 25 is positioned such that the weft yarn 4 does not reach the sensor 25 if the weft yarn 4 is normally inserted.
  • the sensor 25 is provided to detect a weft insertion failure such as breakage of the weft yarn 4 and long pick. The detection is performed by comparing a level of a detection signal generated by the sensor 25 at an abnormal arrival time (arrival angle) of the weft yarn 4 in a detection period with a reference signal level.
  • the detection period is generally set in terms of rotational angle of a main shaft 33.
  • the second weft feeler 22 determines that an abnormality has occurred in the weft insertion operation and outputs a weft stop signal S3.
  • the weft stop signal S3 is transmitted to the main controller 36 and the arithmetic unit 54.
  • the main controller 36 If the main controller 36 receives the weft stop signal S3, the main controller 36 immediately stops the loom at a predetermined angle, similar to the case in which the weft stop signal S2 is received. Also in this case, the loom is stopped due to an abnormality in the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4, and the cause of stoppage of the loom corresponds to "weft stop" in Figs. 3 and 4 , which will be described below.
  • the arithmetic unit 54 accumulates the number of times the loom is stopped due to the abnormality detected by the second weft feeler 22 in the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4.
  • the arithmetic unit 54 of the statistic calculation unit 38 individually accumulates the number of stoppages due to the abnormality detected by the first weft feeler 21 in the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4 and the number of stoppages due to the abnormality detected by the second weft feeler 22 in the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4. In addition, the arithmetic unit 54 calculates the sum of the individually accumulated numbers of stoppages as necessary.
  • Breakage of the warp yarns 13 is detected by a dropper device 50, and an abnormality, such as breakage, of selvage yarns 51 used for forming leno structures at the edges of the woven cloth is detected by selvage devices 52 disposed at either side of the woven cloth.
  • the dropper device 50 includes the same number of droppers as the number of warp yarns 13. Each warp yarn 13 is inserted through the corresponding dropper and retains the dropper at a predetermined height such that the dropper hangs therefrom.
  • the selvage devices 52 form the leno structures for restraining the ends of the inserted weft yarn 4 by twisting the selvage yarns 51 each time the weft yarn 4 is inserted.
  • the dropper at a yarn breakage position falls and an electric closed circuit is formed between that dropper and an electrode (not shown).
  • the dropper device 50 determines that one of the droppers has fallen and generates a warp stop signal S10.
  • the warp stop signal S10 is transmitted to the main controller 36 and the arithmetic unit 54.
  • a selvage yarn sensor (not shown) provided in the corresponding selvage device 52 detects the breakage of the selvage yarn 51 and generates a warp stop signal S11.
  • the warp stop signal S11 is transmitted to the main controller 36 and the arithmetic unit 54.
  • the main controller 36 When the main controller 36 receives the warp stop signal S10 or the warp stop signal S11, the main controller 36 immediately stops the loom at a predetermined angle, similar to the case in which the abnormality regarding the weft yarn 4 occurs. In this case, the loom is stopped due to an abnormality regarding the warp yarns 13 or the selvage yarns 51, and the cause of stoppage of the loom corresponds to "warp stop" in Figs. 3 and 4 , which will be described below.
  • the arithmetic unit 54 individually accumulates the number of times the loom is stopped in response to the warp stop signal S10 and the number of times the loom is stopped in response to the warp stop signal S11. In addition, the arithmetic unit 54 calculates the sum of the individually accumulated numbers of stoppages.
  • the control device 20 controls the loom in synchronization with the rotation of the main shaft 33 of the loom, displays the weft insertion condition, and performs other necessary control operations.
  • the control device 20 includes the weft insertion controller 31, the main controller 36, the statistic calculation unit 38, a setting-and-display unit 41, and a weft-selection-signal generator 42.
  • An encoder 34 is connected to the main shaft 33 to detect the rotational angle of the main shaft 33. In the weaving operation, the encoder 34 generates a signal representing a rotational angle ⁇ of the main shaft 33, and outputs the signal to the weft insertion controller 31, the main controller 36, the weft-selection-signal generator 42, and the statistic calculator 40.
  • the main controller 36 controls the main operation of the loom or the operation of stopping the loom on the basis of the signal representing the rotational angle ⁇ of the main shaft 33.
  • the weft-selection-signal generator 42 determines the amount of rotation of the main shaft 33 from the rotational angle ⁇ and generates a weft selection signal S8 on the basis of the order of weft selection set in advance.
  • the weft-selection-signal generator 42 transmits the weft selection signal S8 to the weft insertion controller 31, the statistic calculator 40, and the arithmetic unit 54.
  • the weft insertion controller 31 selects the weft yarn 4 corresponding to the weft selection signal S8 and performs the weft insertion operation of the selected weft yarn 4 in synchronization with the rotation of the main shaft 33.
  • the weft insertion operation is performed by controlling the operations of the corresponding measuring-and-storing device 5 and the corresponding main nozzle unit 10 in the weft insertion device 1 and the operation of the sub-nozzles 11 in accordance with the rotational angle ⁇ suitable for the selected weft yarn 4.
  • the statistic calculator 40 calculates statistics regarding the arrival times of the weft yarns 4 in each sampling period on the basis of the arrival times detected each time the weft yarns 4 are inserted. For this purpose, the statistic calculator 40 counts the number of picks (the number of times the weft insertion operation is performed) each time the rotational angle ⁇ reaches a reference rotational angle (0°) on the basis of the signal representing the rotational angle ⁇ . In addition, the statistic calculator 40 detects the arrival angles of the weft yarns 4, that is, the rotational angles ⁇ at the time when the weft yarns 4 arrive, on the basis of the rotational angles ⁇ at which the yarn signal S1 is input in each sampling period which includes a predetermined number of samples (predetermined number of picks). Then, the statistic calculator 40 calculates the statistics of the weft arrival times for each sampling period. The statistics of the weft arrival times are calculated individually for each of the types of yarns in accordance with the weft selection signal S8.
  • the thus-calculated statistics include an average of the weft arrival times at the weft arrival side (average of the rotational angles ⁇ at which the weft yarns 4 arrive) and one or more of a minimum value (rotational angle ⁇ corresponding to the earliest weft arrival time), a maximum value (rotational angle ⁇ corresponding to the latest weft arrival time), and a standard deviation of the weft arrival times. As described above, theses statistics are calculated for each of the types of yarns.
  • the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value indicates the range of dispersion of the weft arrival times, and the maximum and minimum values indicate the actual values defining the range of dispersion in each sampling period. Since the maximum and minimum values are actual values, they are more useful in making adjustments for the loom than the standard deviation because the range of dispersion can be recognized.
  • the maximum and minimum values When the maximum and minimum values are determined, ranges of variations in the maximum and minimum values can be recognized. This is advantageous in making adjustments for the loom, for example, in changing the pressures of the weft insertion nozzles (the main nozzle units 10 and the sub-nozzles 11).
  • the standard deviation is a numerical measure of dispersion, and corresponds to the degree of dispersion, in other words, the peak height of the binomial distribution.
  • the average is calculated as the average of weft arrival angles for a predetermined number of picks, for example 1,000 picks, included in each sampling period. A rough tendency of variation in the weft arrival angle can be recognized from the average of the weft arrival angles.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 functions as a display device for displaying the statistics and information regarding the causes of variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarns 4.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 includes, for example, a touch-panel setting input unit 37 for setting the sampling number for each sampling period. In the process of calculating the statistics, the sampling number for each sampling period can be set by selecting one of a plurality of sampling numbers displayed on a setting screen of the setting-and-display unit 41.
  • an operator selects a suitable sampling number from the sampling numbers displayed on the setting screen of the setting-and-display unit 41.
  • the sampling number is the number of actually measured weft arrival times based on which the statistics regarding the weft arrival times are calculated for each sampling period.
  • the statistic calculator 40 calculates the statistics for each sampling period based on the actually measured weft arrival times for 1,000 picks.
  • a storage capacity for storing the statistics is large enough to store at least the number of statistics corresponding to a single package of yarn supplier 3.
  • the statistic calculator 40 receives the weft selection signal S8 from the weft-selection-signal generator 42 to calculate the statistics on the basis of data obtained individually for each color of weft yarn.
  • the statistic calculator 40 calculates the average of the weft arrival times and one or more of the maximum value of the weft arrival times, the minimum value of the weft arrival times, and the standard deviation of the weft arrival times for each color of weft yarn. Then, the statistic calculator 40 outputs a display data signal S9 for causing the setting-and-display unit 41 to display the calculated statistics.
  • the arithmetic unit 54 receives the weft-selection signal S8 to calculate the number of stoppages of the loom for each color of weft yarn.
  • the arithmetic unit 54 also receives the weft stop signals S2 and S3 and the warp stop signals S10 and S11.
  • the arithmetic unit 54 accumulates the number of stoppages of the loom for each cause of stoppage in each sampling period, and generates a display data signal S12 in accordance with the result of the accumulation for each color of weft yarn.
  • the display data signal S12 is transmitted to the setting-and-display unit 41 to display the numbers of stoppages as a display of the occurrence status of loom stoppages.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 is provided to present a graphical display of the statistics regarding the weft insertion operation and a display of variation cause information, that is, information regarding the causes of variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarns 4.
  • the statistic calculation unit 38 receives a command necessary for showing the graphical display from the setting-and-display unit 41, and outputs the display data signals S9 and S12 to the setting-and-display unit 41.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 is capable of performing two-way communication with the weft insertion controller 31, the main controller 36, and the weft-selection-signal generator 42 to exchange data for setting conditions of statistic calculation, data of statistics display and variation cause information regarding the weft insertion operation, and data for setting and changing the weaving conditions.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 is also capable of performing two-way communication with the statistic calculator 40 and the arithmetic unit 54 to exchange data regarding the graphical display of the statistics and other information.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 receives the display data signals S9 and S12 at the end of each sampling period. On the basis of the data represented by the display data signal S9, the setting-and-display unit 41 stores the statistics which have been successively calculated by the statistic calculator 40 during the weaving operation in time series. Then, the setting-and-display unit 41 graphically displays the stored statistics in time series along the time axis on the display screen. In addition, on the basis of the data represented by the display data signal S12, the setting-and-display unit 41 displays the occurrence status of loom stoppages, that is, the numbers of stoppages, in each sampling period in a visually recognizable manner on the same time axis as the time axis on which the statistics are graphically displayed.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates an example of the inner structure of the setting-and-display unit 41.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 includes a storage unit 46, a touch-panel screen display unit 47, a port 48, and a processor 49.
  • the port 48 receives the display data signal S9 used for displaying the statistics and the display data signal S12 used for displaying the numbers of stoppages, and transmits and receives signals and data to and from the external devices including the statistic calculator 40 and the arithmetic unit 54 and the internal devices including the screen display unit 47 and the processor 49.
  • the storage unit 46 is rewritable, and stores the data regarding the statistics represented by the display data signal S9 and the data regarding the numbers of stoppages represented by the display data signal S12 in association with the sampling numbers.
  • the storage unit 46 stores a program for controlling the touch-panel screen display unit 47, a program for graphically displaying the statistics and the number of stoppages, and other necessary software.
  • the screen display unit 47 serves as a display device. On the basis of the display data signal S9, the screen display unit 47 graphically displays the statistics in time series along the time axis on the display screen. In addition, on the basis of the display data signal S12, the screen display unit 47 displays the numbers of stoppages of the loom in each sampling period in a visually recognizable manner on the same time axis as the time axis for graphically displaying the statistics. A portion of the display screen of the screen display unit 47 functions as the touch-panel-type setting input unit 37, and the operator can input display requests, various commands, data regarding the sampling number, etc. by touching the display screen. The data regarding the sampling number is transmitted to the statistic calculator 40 and the arithmetic unit 54 through the port 48.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 has a first display function and a second display function. According to the first display function, the setting-and-display unit 41 displays the statistics regarding the arrival times of the weft yarns 4 and the variation cause information, that is, information regarding the causes of variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarns 4, on the same screen.
  • the variation cause information is displayed in a "operational information" section, as described in detail below with reference to Figs. 3 and 4 .
  • the occurrence status of loom stoppages caused by the abnormality regarding the weft yarns 4 and the occurrence status of loom stoppages caused by the abnormality regarding the warp yarns 13 are individually displayed, as described below.
  • the second display function a section of the display that corresponds to a time period designated on the time axis is magnified and the occurrence status of loom stoppages within the designated time period is displayed for each cause of loom stoppages.
  • a list of input history can be shown on the same screen as the magnified display as the information regarding changes in the settings of the weaving conditions made in the designated time period.
  • the processor 49 includes a central processing unit (CPU), that is, a microprocessor, and controls the input/output operation of the port 48 in accordance with predetermined software stored in the storage unit 46.
  • the processor 49 also controls the screen display unit 47 and reads the statistics and the numbers of stoppages of the loom from the storage unit 46 in response to the requests for the screen display input from the setting-and-display unit 41.
  • the processor 49 causes the screen display unit 47 to show the graphical display of the statistics and the numbers of stoppages of the loom.
  • the statistic calculation unit 38 and the setting-and-display unit 41 calculate the statistics, accumulate the numbers of stoppages, store the thus-obtained statistics and the numbers of stoppages, and graphically displays the stored statistics and numbers of stoppages in time series along the time axis on the display screen.
  • These functions may also be provided using a control computer included in the main controller 36 or a dedicated computer, such as a microcomputer, by causing the computer to execute corresponding software processes.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 blocks having the respective functions are separately provided.
  • the functions may be provided as a single block by using a computer.
  • the function of the control device 20 may also be provided as a program by using a computer.
  • the functional block of the control device 20 may be replaced by input/output means, storage means, calculating (controlling) means, and displaying means of a computer.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate an example of a display screen 61 for the statistics shown by the screen display unit 47.
  • the display screen 61 shown in Fig. 3 displays the statistics, the numbers of stoppages, and the variation cause information in each sampling period of the weaving process on a single screen.
  • the graphical display of the statistics regarding the arrival times one of the weft yarns 4 in time series along the time axis (hereinafter referred to simply as "display regarding statistics”) is shown as a graph having a horizontal axis (X axis) and a vertical axis (Y axis).
  • the unit of the horizontal axis of the graph is a single sampling period.
  • the numbers on the scale of the horizontal axis are the numbers of picks, which are proportional to the elapse of time in the weaving operation. Therefore, the horizontal axis can be regarded as the time axis.
  • the sampling number (number of picks) corresponding to each sampling period can be set by touching one of selection buttons 43 for selecting "32", "100", and "1000" in a display frame 57 which functions as the setting input unit 37.
  • a selection button 43 corresponding to "1000” is shaded. This means that the sampling number corresponding to each sampling period is set to 1,000 picks.
  • the graph shows the weaving period in the past going back from "0" to "-100" by 100 sampling periods along the horizontal axis, and the total number of picks included in the displayed period can be calculated as 100,000 picks.
  • the displayed period can be shifted along the time axis as necessary by touching scroll buttons 44 having rectangular marks indicating the left and right directions.
  • the graph on the display screen 61 has two vertical axes (Y axes) at the left and right sides.
  • the vertical axis at the left side shows the arrival time of one of the weft yarns 4 in terms of rotational angle ⁇ (°).
  • the vertical axis at the right side shows the standard deviation.
  • line A graphically displays the average of the weft arrival times (weft arrival angles) in each sampling period including 1,000 picks along the time axis using the angles (°) on the scale of the vertical axis at the left side as references.
  • the discontinuous bars B graphically display lines obtained by vertically connecting the maximum and minimum weft arrival times (weft arrival angles) in each sampling period including 1,000 picks along the time axis using the angles (°) on the scale of the vertical axis at the left side as references.
  • line C shows the standard deviation of the weft arrival times (weft arriving angles) along the time axis using the values on the scale of the vertical axis at the right side as references.
  • Yarn supplier marks 45 shown at the top of the display screen 61 indicate yarn types, that is, colors C1 and C2 of the weft yarns 4, and the yarn type of the weft yarn 4 for which the display is currently shown.
  • the yarn supplier mark 45 denoted by "1" is shaded.
  • a display corresponding to the color C1 is shown on the screen.
  • one of the types (colors) of weft yarns 4 can be selected by touching the corresponding yarn supplier mark 45 on the display screen 61, and accordingly the display can be switched to the graph of weft arrival times for the selected yarn type.
  • the screen display unit 47 may be capable of showing a color display in which the lines and bars (A, B, and C) in the graph, the horizontal axis and the vertical axes at the left and right sides, etc. are displayed in different colors or in which the display color is changed for each yarn type. In such a case, visibility can be improved.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 graphically displays the occurrence status of loom stoppages in a section above the graphical display regarding the statistics in accordance with the first display function.
  • the information regarding "weft stops”, which are stoppages of the loom due to the abnormality regarding the selected weft yarn 4 and the information regarding "warp stops”, which are stoppages of the loom due to abnormality (breakage) of the warp yarns 13 or the selvage yarns 51 are graphically displayed individually on the horizontal axis.
  • the variation cause information which is the information regarding the causes of variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarn 4, is displayed in the "operational information" section.
  • the number of stoppages of the loom is displayed for each cause as the stoppage information such that it can be visually checked whether the number of stoppages is once or plural times, in other words, such that the number of stoppages can be visually recognized.
  • the sum of the number of "weft stops” and the number of "warp stops” is not displayed in the example of the display screen, it may also be displayed in a suitable display mode as necessary.
  • the display may also be such that only the sum of the numbers is displayed.
  • the number of stoppages due to weft insertion failures in the weft insertion operation can be displayed for each of the colors (types) of weft yarns in accordance with the selection of the color.
  • the number of stoppages can be checked for each of the yarn types individually.
  • each of the displays of "weft stop” and "warp stop” is shown along an auxiliary axis which is parallel to the time axis (X axis) for the graphical display of the statistics and which has a scale corresponding to the scale on the time axis.
  • the number of stoppages that have occurred in each sampling period (1,000 picks) is displayed for each sampling period.
  • the intervals between the points on the scale of time (pick) on the auxiliary axis are the same as the intervals between the points labeled -10, -20, -30, ..., on the scale of time (pick) on the time axis.
  • the numbers of stoppages are displayed on the same time axis as the time axis for displaying the statistics. If, for example, a space for displaying the information of loom stoppages can be provided along the time axis (X axis) for the graphical display, the numbers of stoppages may also be directly displayed in the space along the time axis (X axis) instead of using the auxiliary axis parallel to the time axis (X axis).
  • the display of "weft stop” shows the sum (total number) of the number of times the weft stop signal S2 is output from the first weft feeler 21 and the number of times the weft stop signal S3 is output from the second weft feeler 22.
  • the "weft stop” is a stoppage of the loom caused by a weft failure.
  • the “weft stop” may also include a stoppage of the loom caused by breakage of a weft yarn to be supplied.
  • a yarn breakage sensor (not shown) is disposed on each of the paths of the weft yarns 4 between the yarn suppliers 3 and the measuring-and-storing devices 5, and the number of times a signal is output from each yarn breakage sensor is accumulated together with the numbers of times the signals are output from the first weft feeler 21 and the second weft feeler 22.
  • the display of "warp stop” shows the sum (total number) of the number of times the warp stop signal S10 is output from the dropper device 50 and the number of times the warp stop signal S11 is output from the selvage devices 52.
  • the stoppage caused by a breakage of the warp yarns (ground warp yarns) 13 is also called a dropper stop.
  • the stoppage caused by a breakage of the selvage yarns (leno yarns) 51 is also called a leno breakage stop. In a loom having catch cords, stoppages caused by a breakage of the catch cords are also included in the "warp stop".
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 displays the occurrence status of loom stoppages in accordance with the first display function such that the number of stoppages can be visually recognized. Accordingly, if there is an abnormality in the statistics, it can be easily determined whether or not the abnormality is due to the stoppages of the loom. Further, the occurrence status of loom stoppages (number of stoppages) caused by the abnormality regarding the selected weft yarn 4 and the occurrence status of loom stoppages (number of stoppages) caused by the abnormality regarding the warp yarns 13 are individually displayed. Therefore, the operator can accurately determine whether or not the abnormality in the statistics is due to the stoppages of the loom by taking into account the fact that the influence of a stoppage of the loom on the statistics differs depending on the cause of the stoppage.
  • the numbers of stoppages of the loom in each sampling period are graphically shown in the form of bars.
  • the number of stoppages can be visually recognized as the number of line images in each bar, in other words, the thickness of each bar. More specifically, in the case where the line-shaped graphical images are used as shown in Fig. 3 , if the loom is stopped twice or more, the number of line images corresponding to the number of stoppages are displayed next to each other along the horizontal axis (X axis) without intervals therebetween, so that a bar is formed.
  • the case in which the loom is stopped twice or more can be visually distinguished from the case in which the loom is stopped once since a bar with a larger thickness is displayed.
  • the above-mentioned line images, each of which corresponds to a single stoppage, may also be disposed next to each other with intervals therebetween in the case where the loom is stopped twice or more. In such a case, the number of stoppages can be recognized as the number of line images.
  • the display area provided for each sampling period (1,000 picks) includes three dots along the X axis direction (direction of the time axis), and a graphical image having a single dot in the direction of the horizontal axis (X axis) and 17 dots in the direction of the vertical axis (Y axis) is used as the display (line image) corresponding to a single stoppage. Therefore, in the example shown in Figs. 3 and 4 , the maximum number of stoppages that can be displayed in the display area is three.
  • the number of stoppages that can be displayed is limited to three. This is because a situation where the loom is stopped three times or more due to the same cause (weft stop or warp stop) in a single sampling period, which includes 1,000 picks at a maximum, is originally abnormal and hardly occurs in an actual weaving operation. Therefore, the above-mentioned limitation does not cause any serious problem in practical application.
  • block-shaped graphical images having the same width as the width of a display area corresponding to a single sampling period can be stacked in the Y-axis direction so that the number of stoppages can be recognized as the height of a bar-shaped image.
  • the number of stoppages may be displayed in the form of a numerical character. In such a case, a large number of stoppages can be displayed without reducing the display range along the time axis.
  • the display of the number of stoppages may also be such that there is no limit to the number of stoppages that can be displayed as in the above-described case, and a large number of stoppages can be displayed. In such a case, the actual number of stoppages of the loom can be directly displayed.
  • the display mode of the number of stoppages in a visually recognizable manner includes both the display mode in which the maximum number of stoppages that can be displayed is limited and the display mode in which there is no limit to the number of stoppages that can be displayed.
  • a display section labeled "operational information” is provided between the display section for the graph of the statistics and the display section of "warp stop”, and the above-described variation cause information, that is, information regarding the causes of variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarns 4, is displayed on this display section.
  • the display section labeled "operational information” is provided along the auxiliary time axis which is parallel to the time axis (horizontal axis), and symbols “P", “R”, and “W”, which indicate the variation cause information, are shown on the auxiliary time axis. Meanings of the symbols can be checked by opening a small window which displays an operational-information legend screen 35 as shown in Fig. 4 by touching a legend button 32 shown in Fig. 3 .
  • "P" packet sensor
  • "R" weft control reset
  • “R” shows the information regarding a reset operation performed to return weft-insertion operational conditions (for example, weft-insertion start time) to initial values after the weft-insertion operational conditions are changed in accordance with the arrival angles of each weft yarn 4 in a weft insertion control operation.
  • weft-insertion operational conditions for example, weft-insertion start time
  • W pattern change
  • weft insertion control operation will now be described in detail.
  • many looms have an automatic control function for maintaining the arrival time of each weft yarn 4 constant by controlling the weft-insertion operational conditions, such as the weft insertion start time (time at which the stopper pins 8 are removed and/or the ejection start time of the main nozzle units 10) in accordance with the detected arrival angles of the weft yarns 4.
  • the arrival time of each weft yarn 4 varies as the weaving operation progresses and the winding diameter of the corresponding yarn supplier 3 decreases. Therefore, in a loom having the above-mentioned automatic control function, the weft-insertion operational conditions are controlled in accordance with a reduction in the winding diameter of each yarn supplier 3.
  • weft control reset When the weaving operation progresses and the remaining amount of the weft yarn 4 on one of the yarn suppliers 3 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount, or when the weft yarn 4 on one of the yarn suppliers 3 is completely consumed, that yarn supplier 3 is replaced by a new yarn supplier 3.
  • the above-described weft-insertion operational conditions which have been changed by the automatic control function, are returned to the initial values. This is the reset operation of the weft insertion control (weft control reset).
  • the detection signal S4 from each package sensor 39 is input to the main controller 36, and the main controller 36 performs a loom stop control operation when the detection signal S4 is input. Then, the corresponding yarn supplier 3 is manually replaced with a new yarn supplier 3 by the operator, or is automatically replaced with a new yarn supplier 3. Then, the main controller 36 reactivates the loom and restarts the weaving operation. In the loom in which the yarn supplier 3 is manually replaced by the operator, the reset operation for resetting the weft insertion start time, which has been changed by the above-described automatic control function, to the initial value is performed when the operator operates a reset button.
  • the detection signal S4 is input to the weft insertion controller 31, and the reset operation is performed in the weft insertion controller 31.
  • the reset operation for resetting the weft insertion start time is performed when the detection signal S4 is generated by one of the package sensors 39. Therefore, it can be considered that the detection signal S4 is included in the variation cause information, that is, the information regarding the causes of variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarn 4.
  • the detection signal S4 is input not only to the main controller 36 and the weft insertion controller 31 but also to the setting-and-display unit 41 as the variation cause information.
  • two or more yarn suppliers 3 to be successively used may be provided in a so-called pick-tailed state in which the head and tail ends of the respective weft yarns 4 on the yarn suppliers 3 are tied into a knot so that the weft yarns 4 can be continuously supplied.
  • a pick-tail sensor (joint sensor) 39a is placed between the adjacent yarn suppliers 3 in the pick-tailed state and is used in place of the package sensor 39.
  • the detection signal obtained by the pick-tail sensor 39a is supplied to the main controller 36, etc., instead of the detection signal S4 from the package sensors 39 as the signal indicating the replacement of the corresponding yarn supplier 3.
  • the variation cause information is not limited to those shown in Figs. 3 and 4 , and symbols indicating other information regarding changes in the weaving conditions, such as the weft insertion pattern, the weft density, the rotational speed of the loom, etc., may also be displayed.
  • the symbols displayed as the variation cause information are not limited to the alphabets as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 , and may also be other kinds of symbols or character strings which can be recognized.
  • the symbols of the variation cause information may also be displayed on a magnified display screen 62 shown in Figs. 5 and 6 , which will be described below.
  • the statistics display and the display of the variation cause information are both shown on the same display screen 61.
  • the statistics display may be shown on the display screen 61 and the display of the variation cause information may be shown on the operational-information legend screen 35 shown in an additional window that is displayed on the display screen 61. Also in this case, it can be said that the statistics display and the display of the variation cause information are shown on the same screen.
  • Figs. 5 to 7 show examples of the magnified display screen 62 corresponding to a specific range in the display screen 61.
  • the magnified display screen 62 is displayed by the second display function provided by the setting-and-display unit 41.
  • the setting-and-display unit 41 executes the second display function.
  • a magnified display of the statistics of the arrival times and the number of stoppages for the designated time period is shown in the magnified display screen 62, as shown in Figs. 5 to 7 .
  • the variation cause information that is, the information regarding the causes of variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarn 4 is not displayed on the magnified display screen 62.
  • the variation cause information may also be displayed on the magnified display screen 62.
  • the magnified display screen 62 is shown so as to replace the previous display screen 61.
  • the magnified display screen 62 may also be shown so as to overlap the previous display screen 61 instead of replacing the previous display screen 61, or be shown next to the previous display screen 61 in a split screen.
  • the number of stoppages which represents the occurrence status of loom stoppages, is displayed for each cause of stoppage, that is, for each kind of detector (sensor) which detects the cause of stoppage.
  • the time period for which the magnified displayed is shown in Figs.
  • FIG. 5 to 7 is simply an example, and more detailed display can be obtained if the time period to be shown is reduced and intervals between the points on the scale along the X-axis direction are increased.
  • the magnified display screen 62 shown in Fig. 5 can be closed by touching a close button 55 in the lower right section. Accordingly, the display screen 61 shown in Fig. 3 reappears.
  • the screen display unit 47 is of a touch panel type, and serves also as the setting input unit 37. Therefore, the operator can set the time period for which the magnified display is to be shown by touching the display screen 61 at a certain position. In this case, the portion of the display screen 61 touched by the operator functions as the setting input unit 37. More specifically, when the operator touches the screen at a middle section of the time period on the time axis for which the magnified display is to be shown, a time point corresponding to the position at which the screen is touched is designated. Then, the magnified display is shown for a time period including predetermined periods before and after the designated time point.
  • the time period for which the magnified display is to be shown be set by designating a middle point of the time period as a reference time point.
  • the time period for which the magnified display is to be shown may also be set by designating a start point or an end point of the time period as a reference time point.
  • the time period instead of setting the time period for which the magnified display is to be shown on the basis of a single designated time point and a predetermined period, the time period may be set by designating two time points as the start point and the end point.
  • time points (the middle point, the start point, and the end point) on the basis of which the time period is set be designated by touching the touch-panel display screen, and the time points may also be designated (set) by inputting numerical values, such as pick numbers.
  • the above-described designating operation for setting the time period serves also as an operation for showing the magnified display.
  • the magnified display is automatically shown when the period setting operation is performed.
  • the period setting operation and the magnified-display showing operation may also be performed individually.
  • the operator may be allowed to arbitrarily set the magnification ratio.
  • the time period for which the magnified display is to be shown may be set on the basis of the time point arbitrarily set by the operator. More specifically, the time period is not limited to the time period that can be arbitrarily set by the operator. Instead, a specific time period, for example, a predetermined period before the current time point can be set on the basis of a set value (time point in the past or number of picks to go back from the current time point) in the setting-and-display unit 41 in advance. In this case, when the magnified-display showing operation is performed without performing the period setting operation, the magnified display for the set time period is shown. Thus, the magnified-display showing operation serves also as the period setting operation.
  • a legend button 53 labeled "legend” in an upper right section of the magnified display screen 62 is touched by the operator, a small window for showing the legend is displayed on the same screen, as shown in Fig. 6 . Then, a legend screen 58 on which required information is shown is displayed in the small window. More specifically, the legend screen 58 includes a display frame 59 for the number of stoppages which shows the relationship between display patterns with which the numbers of stoppages are displayed in different ways and the causes of stoppages.
  • the causes of stoppages are indicated by the names (H1 feeler, H2 feeler, dropper, and leno) of detectors (sensors) used for detecting the causes of stoppages.
  • the H1 feeler corresponds to the first weft feeler 21 and the sensor 24, and stoppages of the loom caused in response to the detection result obtained by the H1 feeler are also called H1 stops.
  • the H2 feeler corresponds to the second weft feeler 22 and the sensor 25, and stoppages of the loom caused in response to the detection result obtained by the H2 feeler are also called H2 stops.
  • the legend screen 58 also includes a display frame 60 for the arrival angle showing the relationships between the kinds of lines and bars used in the graphical display of the statistics regarding the arrival angles and the data including the maximum and minimum values, the average, and the standard deviation.
  • the legend screen 58 can be closed by touching a close button 56 in the lower right section.
  • the magnified display for the time period designated on the time axis can be shown and the occurrence status of stoppages of the loom can be displayed for each of the causes of stoppages individually. Therefore, the operator can easily visually check whether or not there is an abnormality in the statistics and determine the cause of the abnormality in consideration of the causes of stoppages. Therefore, accurate determination can be performed.
  • the operator can easily determine that the abnormality in the statistics is due to stoppages of the loom after checking the display contents, it can be determined that the abnormality does not largely affect the future weaving operation and the abnormality can be ignored.
  • the cause of the abnormality is not stoppages of the loom.
  • it can be assumed that the abnormality is due to an abnormality in the weft yarns 4 or the device.
  • Fig. 7 shows an example in which the information regarding changes in the set values of the weaving conditions (in particular, the weft-insertion operational conditions) is displayed as the above-described "input history".
  • the operator touches an input history button 63 in an upper right section of the magnified display screen 62 shown in Fig. 5 a small window for showing the input history is displayed on the same screen, as shown in Fig. 7 .
  • the "input history" regarding changes in the set values of the weaving conditions is displayed on an input-history display screen 64 shown in the small window (weft-insertion operational conditions are shown as an example in Fig. 7 ).
  • the display screen 64 information regarding changes in the set values of the weft-insertion operational conditions made by the operator in the time period for which the magnified display is shown is displayed in order of age such that the oldest information is at the bottom.
  • the processes of showing the magnified display and designating the time period are not essential, and are performed as necessary.
  • a time period for which the magnified display for the weft yarn 4 of color C1 is shown in Fig. 7 corresponds to a time period between the current time point and 11 sampling periods before the current time point, that is, a time period in which 11,000 picks of the weft yarn 4 of color C1 are inserted.
  • the above-mentioned time period corresponds to a weaving time period of the loom in which 44,000 picks of weft yarns 4 are inserted.
  • the information of changes in the settings of the weft-insertion operational conditions included in the displayed input history is the information showing changes in the set values of the weft-insertion operational conditions made in a weaving time period of the loom in which 11,000 picks of the weft yarn 4 of color C1 are inserted.
  • the input-history display screen 64 is displayed in a window different from the display screen 62 which shows the statistics, and is placed on the magnified display screen 62.
  • an additional window is opened on the magnified display screen 62 shown in Fig. 5 , and the input history is shown on the display screen 64 in the additional window as the information of changes in the settings of the weft-insertion operational conditions.
  • the display screen 64 may also be displayed next to the magnified display screen 62 on the same screen.
  • a time period may be designated on the display screen 61 shown in Fig. 3 or 4 , and the input history in the designated time period may be displayed on the same screen as the display screen 61.
  • a button 23 is used to scroll the screen which is being displayed, and is operated to scroll the screen downward.
  • a close button 65 is used to close the window of the input-history display screen 64 and display only the previous display screen 62 again.
  • "C1" and “C2" correspond to color 1 and color 2, respectively, and show the type of the weft yarn 4 for which the setting value is changed among the plurality of types of weft yarns 4 inserted by the multi-color weft insertion device 1.
  • "C3", "C4", ... are also displayed.
  • "ON” and “OFF” show the ejection start time and the ejection end time, respectively, for the nozzles (the main nozzle units 10 and the sub-nozzles 11) used in the weft insertion operation.
  • "ON” shows the time at which the stopper pin 8 corresponding to the selected weft yarn 4 is moved away from the drum 7 to set the weft yarn 4 in the releasable state and "OFF” shows the time at which the stopper pin 8 is moved toward the drum 7 to retain the weft yarn 4.
  • [-2], [-6], etc., at the rightmost position show the times at which the changes in the settings have been made. More specifically, [-2] shows that the corresponding change has been made two sampling periods before the current time.
  • the information of changes in the weft-insertion operational conditions shown in Fig. 7 includes not only the devices for which the set values have been changed and the changes in the set values but also the information (time information) regarding the periods in which the changes have been made or the times at which the changes have been made.
  • "SUB 1 C1 ON 65 ⁇ 70 [-2]" means that the ejection start time for the first group of sub-nozzles 11 in the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4 of color 1 has been changed from 65° to 70° in terms of crank angle in a sampling period that is two sampling periods before the current time in the statistics regarding color 1.
  • the information of changes in the settings of the weft-insertion operational conditions for different types of weft yarns 4 is shown together instead of showing the information regarding each type of weft yarn 4 individually.
  • all of the information regarding the changes in the set values of the weft-insertion operational conditions made in the above-described period is displayed as the history.
  • the input history to be displayed is not limited to the information of changes in the set values of the weft-insertion operational conditions for the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4 for which the statistics are being displayed, and may also include the information of changes in the weft-insertion operational conditions for the weft insertion operation of other types of weft yarns 4.
  • the input history to be displayed may also include the information of changes in the settings of the weaving conditions other than the conditions regarding the weft insertion operation (weft-insertion operational conditions).
  • the operator desires to check only the information of changes in the weft-insertion operational conditions for the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4 of color C1.
  • the information of changes in the settings of the weaving conditions which is to be displayed as the input history may be limited to the information corresponding to the weft insertion operation of the weft yarn 4 for which the statistics are being displayed.
  • the display of information of changes in the set values of the weaving conditions for the weft insertion operation of other types of weft yarns 4 may be prohibited.
  • specific weaving conditions for example, the ejection times of the main nozzle units 10 and the sub-nozzles 11
  • the input history including only the information of changes in the set values of the designated weaving conditions may be displayed.
  • the operator can check the status and location of the abnormality from the abnormal graph characteristics (line A which shows the average value, discontinuous bars B which each connect the maximum and minimum values to each other, and line C which shows the standard deviation) on the time axis in the display screen 61.
  • the operator can check the variation cause information, that is, the information regarding the causes of variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarn 4 by referring to the section of the operational information on the same screen, that is, by checking the absence or presence of the symbols "P" (package sensor), "R” (weft control reset), and "W” (pattern change). Then, the operator compares the absence or presence of the above-mentioned symbols with the status and location of the abnormality on the time axis.
  • variation cause information that is, the information regarding the causes of variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarn 4
  • the travelling motion of the weft yarns 4 tends to vary when the respective yarn suppliers 3 are replaced by new yarn suppliers or when the weft-insertion operational conditions (for example, weft insertion start time) are changed.
  • the causes of the variations in the travelling motion of the weft yarns 4 and the graphical display of the statistics regarding the arrival times can be compared with each other in time series on the time axis. Therefore, the relationship between them can be visually recognized and the causal relation can be easily determined in a short time.
  • the operator can designate a time period on the display screen 61 and display the magnified display screen 62 corresponding to certain sampling periods as shown in Fig. 5 . Then, the time point at which the abnormality has occurred can be checked on the magnified display screen 62.
  • the operator can also touch the legend button 53 or the input history button 63 as necessary to display the legend screen 58 or the input-history display screen 64 and check the loom stoppage information (weft stop and warp stop) or the information of input history (changes in weft-insertion operational conditions) on the respective screens.
  • the operator can assume that there has been a problem in the operation of changing the set values (in the newly set values) from the above-described information.
  • the operator can assume from the information of input history that, instead of the causes shown by the above-described variation cause information, the changes in the set values of the weaving conditions (weft-insertion operational conditions) made by the operator are most likely the cause of the abnormality. Therefore, the operator can check the input-history display screen 64 as necessary and determine the cause of the abnormality.
  • the loom stoppage information (weft stop and warp stop) is displayed in addition to the statistics regarding the arrival times (arrival angles) of the weft yarn 4 and the variation cause information.
  • the input history (weft-insertion operational conditions) can also be visually checked as necessary. Therefore, the cause of the abnormality in the statistics can be comprehensively determined on the basis of the variation cause information, the loom stoppage information, and the input history in time series.
  • the display mode of the input history described in the above-described embodiment may also be modified as follows.
  • the time period for which the magnified display is to be shown is set, and the input history corresponding to the set time period is shown.
  • an arbitrarily time point may be designated on the time axis and a set number of changes in the settings may be displayed as the input history in order from the change made at a time point closest to the designated time point.
  • the changes in the settings to be displayed may be limited to those made before the designated time point.
  • a set number of changes made at times before and after the designated time point may be displayed as the input history.
  • the time period is designated using the current time point as the origin.
  • an arbitrarily time period in the past can be designated and the input history for the designated time period can be displayed.
  • the process of designating the time period or the specific time point can be omitted.
  • a predetermined time period before the current time point or a predetermined number of changes made before the current time point may be displayed as the input history in response to an operation of a history display button.
  • the input history only the information regarding changes in the set values of the weaving conditions in the weft insertion operation are shown as the input history.
  • information regarding changes in the settings of the weft insertion pattern, the warp shedding pattern, the weft density, the rotational speed of the loom, etc. may also be displayed on the input-history display screen 64.
  • the information which is included in the information regarding changes in the weaving conditions and which relates to the changes in the settings made by the operator can be displayed as the input history.
  • the information of changes in the settings to be displayed as the input history for the designated time period includes the information (time information) regarding the time points at which the changes in the settings have been made or the sampling periods in which the changes in the settings have been made.
  • the time information may be omitted.
  • the information regarding the newly set values may be omitted, and only the information showing the weaving conditions which have been changed and the times at which the weaving conditions have been changed may be displayed. In such a case, the detailed information (set values, detailed times, operators who have made the changes, etc.) may be displayed on another display screen.
  • the present invention is not limited to air jet looms, and may also be applied to water jet looms.
  • the present invention is not limited to fluid jet looms, and may also be applied to other shuttleless looms, such as rapier looms.

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  1. Procédé d'affichage de condition d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser qui comporte un dispositif d'affichage (41) et dans lequel un moment d'arrivée de la trame est détecté chaque fois qu'une opération d'insertion de trame est réalisée, le dispositif d'affichage (41) calculant des statistiques concernant les moments d'arrivée de trame pour chacune des périodes d'échantillonnage prédéterminées, en fonction des moments d'arrivée de trame détectés, stockant les statistiques calculées consécutivement au cours d'une opération de tissage en série chronologique, et affichant graphiquement les statistiques stockées en série chronologique le long d'un axe de temps, et affichant des informations concernant la raison de la variation dans une direction de déplacement d'un fil de trame sur le même écran qu'un écran d'affichage (61) sur lequel les statistiques sont affichées,
    dans lequel le procédé d'affichage de condition d'insertion de trame est caractérisé en ce que :
    les informations sont au moins un type d'information parmi : des informations concernant une opération de réinitialisation (R) visant à réinitialiser la condition opérationnelle d'insertion de trame à une valeur initiale après que la condition opérationnelle d'insertion de trame a été changée dans le métier à tisser réalisant une opération de contrôle d'insertion de trame pour changer une condition opérationnelle d'insertion de trame selon les angles d'arrivée de la trame, des informations concernant un changement du schéma d'insertion de trame, des informations concernant un changement du schéma de formation de la foule de chaîne (W), des informations concernant un changement de densité de trame, et des informations concernant un changement de vitesse de rotation du métier à tisser.
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