EP3288339B1 - Rouleau de chauffage par induction - Google Patents

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EP3288339B1
EP3288339B1 EP17185897.0A EP17185897A EP3288339B1 EP 3288339 B1 EP3288339 B1 EP 3288339B1 EP 17185897 A EP17185897 A EP 17185897A EP 3288339 B1 EP3288339 B1 EP 3288339B1
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Ryo Morinaga
Kinzo Hashimoto
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  • the present invention relates to an induction heating roller used for heating yarns.
  • An induction heating roller configured to heat a roller surface by induction heating using a coil has been known as described in JP 7-218130 A and JP 4903327 B ), for example.
  • the induction heating roller of JP 7-218130 A is arranged such that a thin film layer which is a magnetic body is formed on an inner circumferential surface of a roller main body which is a non-magnetic body and is a high thermal conductor.
  • the thin film layer on the inner side of the roller main body is heated by induction heating, with the result that the roller surface is heated due to the heat conduction from the thin film layer to the roller surface.
  • a conductor is provided on an inner circumferential surface of a roller main body which is made of carbon steel.
  • the conductor on the inner side of the roller main body is heated by induction heating, with the result that the roller surface is heated due to the heat conduction from the conductor to the roller surface.
  • the roller main body does not directly generate heat by induction heating but a member on the inner side of the roller main body generates heat.
  • a part far from the roller surface (outer circumferential surface of the roller main body) which is the target of heating generates heat, and hence the roller surface is not efficiently heated.
  • the induction heating roller heat generation by induction heating is not evenly done in the axial direction, and hence the temperatures of the roller surface are uneven in the axial direction.
  • the degree of heating of yarns may be different between parts of the roller surface in contact with the yarns, with the result that the quality of the yarns may be unstable.
  • a jacket chamber in which a gas-liquid two-phase heating medium is sealed is provided in the roller main body. As this jacket chamber functions as a heat pipe, the temperatures of the roller surface are uniformized to some degree in the axial direction.
  • an object of an induction heating roller of the present invention is to achieve both uniformization of temperature distribution on a roller surface in an axial direction and effective heating of the roller surface.
  • an induction heating roller includes: a coil; a roller main body having an outer cylindrical part which is cylindrical in shape and is provided on an outer side in a radiation direction of the coil; and a heat leveling member provided on the outer side in the radial direction of the coil and on an inner side in the radial direction of the outer cylindrical part and being in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part, heat conductivity of the heat leveling member being higher than heat conductivity of the outer cylindrical part in an axial direction, and electric resistivity of the heat leveling member being higher than electric resistivity of the outer cylindrical part in a circumferential direction.
  • the heat leveling member is provided to be in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part of the roller main body, and the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member in the axial direction is arranged to be higher than that of the outer cylindrical part.
  • the temperature distribution of the heat leveling member in the axial direction tends to be even, and hence the temperature distribution in the axial direction is uniformized in the outer cylindrical part which is in contact with the heat leveling member.
  • the electric resistivity of the heat leveling member in the circumferential direction is arranged to be higher than that of the outer cylindrical part, an eddy current on account of the electromagnetic induction flows more in the outer cylindrical part than in the heat leveling member, with the result that the induction heating in the outer cylindrical part is facilitated. Therefore the part close to the roller surface (i.e., the outer circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part) as compared to the heat leveling member is heated more, and hence the roller surface is efficiently heated. Furthermore, because no heat pipe is required thanks to the heat leveling member, the thickness of the outer cylindrical part of the roller main body is reduced.
  • the heat capacity of the outer cylindrical part is reduced and temperature increase in the entirety of the outer cylindrical part is facilitated, and hence the roller surface which is the outer circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part is efficiently heated.
  • the roller surface which is the outer circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part is efficiently heated.
  • relative permeability of the heat leveling member is lower than relative permeability of the outer cylindrical part.
  • the heat leveling member is provided to be in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part of the roller main body, and the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member in the axial direction is arranged to be higher than that of the outer cylindrical part.
  • the temperature distribution of the heat leveling member in the axial direction tends to be even, and hence the temperature distribution in the axial direction is uniformized in the outer cylindrical part which is in contact with the heat leveling member.
  • the relative permeability of the heat leveling member is lower than that of the outer cylindrical part, a magnetic flux flows more in the outer cylindrical part than in the heat leveling member, with the result that the induction heating in the outer cylindrical part is facilitated.
  • the part close to the roller surface i.e., the outer circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part
  • the heat leveling member because no heat pipe is required thanks to the heat leveling member, the thickness of the outer cylindrical part of the roller main body is reduced.
  • the heat capacity of the outer cylindrical part is reduced and temperature increase in the entirety of the outer cylindrical part is facilitated, and hence the roller surface which is the outer circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part is efficiently heated.
  • the heat leveling member is a cylindrical member having an outer diameter which is identical with an inner diameter of the outer cylindrical part.
  • the cylindrical member is divided into a plurality of pieces in the circumferential direction.
  • the heat levelling member is easily formed as compared to cases where the member is a single cylindrical member. Furthermore, the mounting can be easily done.
  • the heat leveling member is made of a material including a fiber material.
  • the thermal conductivity is high in the direction in which the fibers are oriented
  • the thermal conductivity and the electric resistivity of the heat leveling member are adjustable with a high degree of freedom, by changing the length and orientation of the fibers.
  • the fiber material is carbon fibers.
  • the carbon fibers are light and have high thermal conductivity.
  • the heat leveling member is made of a material including carbon fibers, the temperature distribution of the roller surface is effectively uniformized and the weight of the entire induction heating roller is reduced.
  • the carbon fibers are oriented in the axial direction.
  • the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member is high in the axial direction, with the result that the temperature distribution of the heat leveling member tends to be further uniformized in the axial direction and the temperature distribution of the roller surface is further uniformized in the axial direction.
  • the electric resistance of the heat leveling member is high in the circumferential direction. As a result, an eddy current due to the electromagnetic induction flows more in the outer cylindrical part than in the heat leveling member. The induction heating in the outer cylindrical part is therefore further facilitated, and the roller surface is more efficiently heated.
  • the carbon fibers are randomly oriented.
  • the carbon fibers are pitch-based carbon fibers.
  • pitch-based carbon fibers utilizing petroleum pitch and PAN-based carbon fibers utilizing acrylic fibers are known.
  • the thermal conductivity of the pitch-based carbon fibers is higher than that of the PAN-based carbon fibers.
  • the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member is further increased when the pitch-based carbon fibers are employed, and hence the temperature distribution of the roller surface is further effectively uniformized.
  • the heat leveling member is made of a carbon-fiber reinforced carbon composite material which is a composite material of carbon fibers and graphite.
  • the carbon-fiber reinforced carbon composite material has high thermal conductivity among composite materials including carbon fibers, and has high heat resistance. On this account, when the heat leveling member is made of the carbon-fiber reinforced carbon composite material, the temperature distribution of the roller surface is further effectively uniformized and heat resistance is imparted to the induction heating roller.
  • the heat leveling member is made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic which is a composite material of carbon fibers and resin.
  • the carbon-fiber reinforced plastic is lower in heat resistance than the carbon-fiber reinforced carbon composite material but is cheaper. On this account, when the induction heating roller is not required to have high heat resistance, cost reduction is achieved when the heat leveling member is made of the carbon-fiber reinforced plastic.
  • heat capacity of the heat leveling member is smaller than heat capacity of the outer cylindrical part.
  • the induction heating roller is configured for heating yarns.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a spun yarn take-up machine including an induction heating roller of the present embodiment.
  • a spun yarn take-up machine 1 is configured to draw plural (6 in this case) yarns spun out from a spinning apparatus 2 by a spun yarn drawing apparatus 3 and wind the yarns by a yarn winding apparatus 4. It is noted that the descriptions below rely on the directions indicated in the figures.
  • the spinning apparatus 2 is configured to generate the yarns Y by continuously spinning out a molten fibrous material such as polyester. To the yarns Y spun out from the spinning apparatus 2, oil is applied at an oil guide 10, and the yarns Y are then sent to the spun yarn drawing apparatus 3 via a guide roller 11.
  • the spun yarn drawing apparatus 3 is an apparatus for drawing the yarns Y and is provided below the spinning apparatus 2.
  • the spun yarn drawing apparatus 3 includes plural (five in this case) godet rollers 21 to 25 housed inside a thermal insulation box 12.
  • Each of the godet rollers 21 to 25 is an induction heating roller which is rotationally driven by a motor and is induction-heated by a coil.
  • On each roller plural yarns Y are wound.
  • an inlet 12a is formed to introduce the yarns Y into the thermal insulation box 12.
  • an outlet 12b is formed to allow the yarns Y to go out from the thermal insulation box 12.
  • the yarns Y are wound onto the lower godet roller 21 first and then on the remaining rollers 22 to 25 in order, each at a winding angle of less than 360 degrees.
  • the lower three godet rollers 21 to 23 are preheating rollers for preliminarily heating the yarns Y before drawing them.
  • the roller surface temperature of each of these rollers is arranged to be equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature of the yarns Y (e.g., set at about 90 to 100 degrees centigrade).
  • the upper two godet rollers 24 and 25 are conditioning rollers for thermally setting the drawn yarns Y.
  • the roller surface temperature of each of these rollers is arranged to be higher than the roller surface temperatures of the lower three godet rollers 21 to 23 (e.g., set at about 150 to 200 degrees centigrade).
  • the yarn feeding speeds of the upper two godet rollers 24 and 25 are higher than the yarn feeding speeds of the lower three godet rollers 21 to 23.
  • the yarns Y introduced into the thermal insulation box 12 through the inlet 12a are, to begin with, preliminarily heated to a drawable temperature while being transferred by the godet rollers 21 to 23.
  • the preliminarily-heated yarns Y are drawn on account of a difference in yarn feeding speed between the godet roller 23 and the godet roller 24.
  • the yarns Y are then further heated while being transferred by the godet rollers 24 and 25, with the result that the drawn state is thermally set.
  • the yarns Y having been drawn in this way go out from the thermal insulation box 12 through the outlet 12b.
  • the yarns Y drawn by the spun yarn drawing apparatus 3 are sent to the yarn winding apparatus 4 via a guide roller 13.
  • the yarn winding apparatus 4 is an apparatus for winding the yarns Y and is provided below the spun yarn drawing apparatus 3.
  • the yarn winding apparatus 4 includes members such as a bobbin holder 14 and a contact roller 15.
  • the bobbin holder 14 is cylindrical in shape and is long in the front-back direction.
  • the bobbin holder 14 is rotationally driven by an unillustrated motor.
  • bobbins B are attached along the axial direction to be side by side. By rotating the bobbin holder 14, the yarn winding apparatus 4 simultaneously winds the yarns Y onto the bobbins B, so as to produce packages P.
  • the contact roller 15 makes contact with the surfaces of the packages P to adjust the shape of each package P by applying a predetermined contact pressure to each package P.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross section of the induction heating roller of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 shows only parts of an output shaft 51 and a housing 52.
  • the induction heating roller 30 shown in FIG. 2 is employed in all of the godet rollers 21 to 25 shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the induction heating roller 30 includes a cylindrical roller main body 31 which extends along the axial direction (front-back direction) and a coil 32 provided inside the roller main body 31.
  • the induction heating roller 30 heats the outer circumferential surface 31a (hereinafter, roller surface 31a) of the roller main body 31 by using induction heating by the coil 32, so as to heat the yarns Y wound on the roller surface 31a.
  • the roller main body 31 includes a cylindrical outer cylindrical part 33 provided on the outer side in the radial direction of the coil 32, a cylindrical shaft center part 34 provided on the inner side in the radial direction of the coil 32, and a disc-shaped end face part 35 which connects a front end portion of the outer cylindrical part 33 with a front end portion of the shaft center part 34.
  • the roller main body 31 is open on the rear end side.
  • the outer cylindrical part 33, the shaft center part 34, and the end face part 35 are integrally formed.
  • a cylindrical heat leveling member 36 is provided on the inner side in the radial direction of the outer cylindrical part 33 of the roller main body 31 and on the outer side in the radial direction of the coil 32.
  • the outer diameter of the heat leveling member 36 is arranged to be identical with the inner diameter of the outer cylindrical part 33. (In a strict sense, the outer diameter of the heat leveling member 36 is slightly shorter than the inner diameter of the outer cylindrical part 33 in order to allow the heat leveling member 36 to be inserted into the outer cylindrical part 33.) With this arrangement, when the heat leveling member 36 is housed in the roller main body 31, the outer circumferential surface of the heat leveling member 36 is substantially entirely in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part 33. As shown in FIG.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is provided to correspond to a range in the axial direction, which includes the wound region R.
  • the heat leveling member 36 can be inserted into the outer cylindrical part 33 through the opening on the rear end side of the roller main body 31.
  • the length in the axial direction of the heat leveling member 36 is substantially identical with the length of the outer cylindrical part 33, and the front end portion of the heat leveling member 36 is in contact with the end face part 35 of the roller main body 31.
  • Rear end portions of the outer cylindrical part 33 and the heat leveling member 36 are both fixed to an annular fixed component 37.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is fixed to the roller main body 31 in this way.
  • a shaft inserting hole 34a is formed to extend along the axial direction.
  • an output shaft 51 of the motor 50 is fixed by unillustrated fixing means, so that the induction heating roller 30 and the output shaft 51 are rotatable together.
  • the coil 32 is arranged so that a wire is wound onto the outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical bobbin member 39.
  • the bobbin member 39 is not completely cylindrical.
  • the bobbin member 39 is C-shaped in cross section and is discontinued at a part in the circumferential direction. On this account, an eddy current is unlikely to flow along the circumferential direction in the bobbin member 39, and this restrains heat generation from the bobbin member 39.
  • the bobbin member 39 is attached to a housing 52 of the motor 50.
  • An annular recess 52a is formed in the housing 52.
  • the above-mentioned fixed component 37 is provided inside the recess 52a so as not to be in contact with the bottom and side surfaces of the recess 52a.
  • the output shaft 51 of the motor 50 is rotatably supported by the housing 52 via an unillustrated bearing. As the motor 50 is driven, the induction heating roller 30 rotates together with the output shaft 51.
  • the roller main body 31 of the present embodiment is a magnetic body and is made of carbon steel which is conductor.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is made of C/C composite (carbon-fiber reinforced carbon composite material) which is a composite material of carbon fibers and graphite.
  • C/C composite carbon-fiber reinforced carbon composite material
  • As the carbon fibers pitch-based carbon fibers with high thermal conductivity are used.
  • This C/C composite is arranged such that long carbon fibers are oriented in the axial direction so that the carbon fibers are continuous in the axial direction. To put it differently, in the C/C composite, the carbon fibers may not be continuous in the circumferential direction and in the thickness direction.
  • FIG. 3 shows physical properties of the roller main body 31 and the heat leveling member 36 of the present embodiment. The physical properties shown in FIG. 3 are properties at room temperatures. (The same applies to FIG. 5 .)
  • the C/C composite constituting the heat leveling member 36 is arranged such that the carbon fibers are oriented in the axial direction as described above, transmission of heat and electricity is facilitated in the axial direction (i.e., the thermal conductivity is high and the electric resistivity is low). In the meanwhile, heat and electricity are not easily transmitted in the circumferential direction because the fibers may not be continuous in that direction (i.e., the thermal conductivity is low and the electric resistivity is high).
  • the heat leveling member 36 functions as an anisotropic material, and the physical properties in different directions are adjustable with a high degree of freedom.
  • Induction heating utilizes Joule heat generated by an eddy current which flows in the circumferential direction due to the electromagnetic induction effect.
  • the electric resistivity of the heat leveling member 36 in the circumferential direction is higher than that of the roller main body 31 (outer cylindrical part 33) (see FIG. 3 ).
  • the eddy current runs more in the outer cylindrical part 33 than in the heat leveling member 36, and hence Joule heat is generated more in the outer cylindrical part 33 than in the heat leveling member 36. Because of the skin effect, the eddy current is mainly generated at or around the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part 33.
  • the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member 36 in the axial direction is higher than that of the roller main body 31 (outer cylindrical part 33) (see FIG. 3 ).
  • the temperature distribution of the heat leveling member 36 in the axial direction tends to be even, and hence the temperature distribution in the axial direction is uniformized in the outer cylindrical part 33 which is in contact with the heat leveling member 36.
  • a specific value of the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member 36 in the axial direction is, for example, preferably equal to or higher than 200W/(m ⁇ K).
  • the heat capacity of the heat leveling member 36 is arranged to be smaller than the heat capacity of the outer cylindrical part 33 in order to rapidly uniformize the temperature distribution of the heat leveling member 36.
  • the amount of heat generated at the outer cylindrical part 33 which is close to the roller surface 31a is preferably smaller than the amount of heat generated by the outer cylindrical part 33.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is provided to be in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part 33 of the roller main body 31, and the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member 36 in the axial direction is arranged to be higher than that of the outer cylindrical part 33.
  • the temperature distribution of the heat leveling member 36 in the axial direction tends to be even, and hence the temperature distribution in the axial direction is uniformized in the outer cylindrical part 33 which is in contact with the heat leveling member 36.
  • the electric resistivity of the heat leveling member 36 in the circumferential direction is arranged to be higher than that of the outer cylindrical part 33, an eddy current on account of the electromagnetic induction flows more in the outer cylindrical part 33 than in the heat leveling member 36, with the result that the induction heating in the outer cylindrical part 33 is facilitated. Therefore the part close to the roller surface 31a as compared to the heat leveling member 36 is heated more, and hence the roller surface 31a is efficiently heated. Furthermore, because no heat pipe is required thanks to the heat leveling member 36, the thickness of the outer cylindrical part 33 of the roller main body 31 is reduced.
  • the induction heating roller 30 of the present embodiment makes it possible to achieve both uniformization of temperature distribution on the roller surface 31a in the axial direction and effective heating of the roller surface 31a.
  • FIG. 4 is a graph showing the temperature transition of a roller surface, in which the induction heating roller 30 of the present embodiment is compared with a known induction heating roller utilizing a heat pipe, as disclosed in JP 4903327 B .
  • the heater output is identical between these cases, and the temperature transition until the temperature becomes substantially constant is shown.
  • the speed of temperature increase is higher in the induction heating roller 30 of the present embodiment than in the known induction heating roller, and the time until the temperature becomes constant is shorter in the induction heating roller 30 than in the known induction heating roller.
  • the induction heating roller 30 of the present embodiment makes it possible to efficiently heat the roller surface 31a.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is a cylindrical member having the outer diameter which is identical with the inner diameter of the outer cylindrical part 33. On this account, the entire circumstance of the heat leveling member 36 is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical part 33, and hence the temperature distribution of the roller surface 31a is effectively uniformized in the circumferential direction, too.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is made of a material including fibers. Because the thermal conductivity is high in the direction in which the fibers are oriented, the thermal conductivity and the electric resistivity of the heat leveling member 36 are adjustable with a high degree of freedom, by changing the length and orientation of the fibers.
  • the fibers are carbon fibers.
  • the carbon fibers are light and have high thermal conductivity.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is made of a material including carbon fibers, the temperature distribution of the roller surface 31a is effectively uniformized and the weight of the entire induction heating roller 30 is reduced.
  • the carbon fibers are oriented in the axial direction.
  • the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member 36 is high in the axial direction, with the result that the temperature distribution of the heat leveling member 36 tends to be further uniformized in the axial direction and the temperature distribution of the roller surface 31a is further uniformized in the axial direction.
  • the electric resistance of the heat leveling member 36 is high in the circumferential direction. As a result, an eddy current due to the electromagnetic induction flows more in the outer cylindrical part 33 than in the heat leveling member 36. The induction heating in the outer cylindrical part 33 is therefore further facilitated, and the roller surface 31a is more efficiently heated.
  • the carbon fibers are pitch-based carbon fibers.
  • the carbon fibers pitch-based carbon fibers utilizing petroleum pitch and PAN-based carbon fibers utilizing acrylic fibers are known.
  • the thermal conductivity of the pitch-based carbon fibers is higher than that of the PAN-based carbon fibers.
  • the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member 36 is further increased when the pitch-based carbon fibers are employed, and hence the temperature distribution of the roller surface 31a is further effectively uniformized.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is made of C/C composite (carbon-fiber reinforced carbon composite material) which is a composite material of carbon fibers and graphite.
  • the C/C composite has high thermal conductivity among composite materials including carbon fibers, and has high heat resistance.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is made of the C/C composite, the temperature distribution of the roller surface 31a is further effectively uniformized and heat resistance is imparted to the induction heating roller 30.
  • the heat capacity of the heat leveling member 36 is smaller than the heat capacity of the outer cylindrical part 33.
  • the temperature distribution of the outer cylindrical part 33 is further rapidly uniformized, and hence the temperature distribution of the roller surface 31a is further rapidly uniformized.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is made of the C/C composite, it may be made of, instead of the C/C composite, CFRP (carbon-fiber reinforced plastic) which is a composite material of carbon fibers and resin (e.g., epoxy resin).
  • CFRP carbon-fiber reinforced plastic
  • the CFRP is lower in heat resistance than the C/C composite but is cheaper.
  • cost reduction is achieved by, for example, employing the C/C composite as the heat leveling member 36 only in the godet rollers 24 and 25 which are conditioning rollers set at relatively high temperatures, and employing the CFRP as the heat leveling member 36 in the godet rollers 21 to 23 which are preheating rollers set at relatively low temperatures.
  • the carbon fibers forming the heat leveling member 36 may be PAN-based carbon fibers utilizing acrylic fibers, instead of the pitch-based carbon fibers. Furthermore, as long as the physical properties are sufficient, the carbon fibers may not be oriented in the axial direction but be oriented in the circumferential direction or in a helix direction. Furthermore, short carbon fibers may be randomly oriented. Even when the random orientation is employed, as shown in FIG. 3 , the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member 36 is higher than that of the outer cylindrical part 33, and the electric resistivity of the heat leveling member 36 is higher than that of the outer cylindrical part 33. It is therefore possible to achieve both uniformization of temperature distribution on the roller surface 31a in the axial direction and effective heating of the roller surface 31a.
  • carbon fibers are advantageous over long carbon fibers in costs.
  • carbon fibers may be used alone, instead of a composite material such as C/C composite and CFRP.
  • the fibers may be different from the carbon fibers.
  • the heat leveling member 36 may be formed of a metal material such as aluminum and copper, for example.
  • the thermal conductivity of the heat leveling member 36 in the axial direction is higher than that of the outer cylindrical part 33 (see FIG. 5 )
  • the temperature distribution of the heat leveling member 36 in the axial direction tends to be uniform, and hence the temperature distribution in the axial direction is uniformized in the outer cylindrical part 33 which is in contact with the heat leveling member 36.
  • the relative permeability of the heat leveling member 36 is lower than that of the outer cylindrical part 33, a magnetic flux flows more in the outer cylindrical part 33 than in the heat leveling member 36, with the result that the induction heating in the outer cylindrical part 33 is facilitated.
  • roller main body 31 (outer cylindrical part 33) is made of carbon steel, the roller main body 31 may not be made of carbon steel.
  • the material may be aluminum or copper, for example.
  • the heat leveling member 36 is a cylindrical member, it may not be formed to be cylindrical.
  • the heat leveling member 36 may be formed by providing, in the circumferential direction, narrow pieces which are formed by dividing a cylindrical member in the circumferential direction. With this, the heat levelling member is easily formed as compared to cases where the member is a single cylindrical member. Furthermore, the heat levelling member is easily mounted.
  • a plurality of yarns Y are wound onto a single induction heating roller 30. Because the temperature distribution of the roller surface 31a is uniformized in the axial direction, the unevenness of quality of the yarns Y is advantageously restrained.
  • the present invention can be applied to an induction heating roller on which a single yarn is wound.

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  1. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) comprenant :
    une bobine (32) ;
    un corps principal de rouleau (31) présentant une partie cylindrique externe (33) qui est de forme cylindrique et est fournie sur un côté externe dans une direction de rayonnement de la bobine (32) ; et
    un élément de nivellement thermique (36) fourni sur le côté externe dans la direction radiale de la bobine (32) et sur un côté interne dans la direction radiale de la partie cylindrique externe (33) et étant en contact avec une surface circonférentielle interne de la partie cylindrique externe (33),
    la conductivité thermique de l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) étant supérieure à la conductivité thermique de la partie cylindrique externe (33) dans une direction axiale, la résistivité électrique de l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) étant supérieure à la résistivité électrique de la partie cylindrique externe (33) dans une direction circonférentielle, et
    la perméabilité relative de l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) étant inférieure à la perméabilité relative de la partie cylindrique externe (33), caractérisé en ce que
    un courant de Foucault circule dans la partie cylindrique externe (33) dans la direction circonférentielle.
  2. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) est un élément cylindrique (36) présentant un diamètre externe qui est identique à un diamètre interne de la partie cylindrique externe (33).
  3. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) selon la revendication 2, dans lequel l'élément cylindrique (36) est divisé en une pluralité de pièces dans la direction circonférentielle.
  4. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) comprenant :
    une bobine (32) ;
    un corps principal de rouleau (31) présentant une partie cylindrique externe (33) qui est de forme cylindrique et est fournie sur un côté externe dans une direction de rayonnement de la bobine (32) ; et
    un élément de nivellement thermique (36) fourni sur le côté externe dans la direction radiale de la bobine (32) et sur un côté interne dans la direction radiale de la partie cylindrique externe (33) et étant en contact avec une surface circonférentielle interne de la partie cylindrique externe (33),
    la conductivité thermique de l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) étant supérieure à la conductivité thermique de la partie cylindrique externe (33) dans une direction axiale, et la résistivité électrique de l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) étant supérieure à la résistivité électrique de la partie cylindrique externe (33) dans une direction circonférentielle,
    dans lequel l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) est fait d'un matériau incluant un matériau fibreux, caractérisé en ce que
    un courant de Foucault circule dans la partie cylindrique externe (33) dans la direction circonférentielle.
  5. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le matériau fibreux est des fibres de carbone.
  6. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel les fibres de carbone sont orientées dans la direction axiale.
  7. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel les fibres de carbone sont orientées aléatoirement.
  8. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, dans lequel les fibres de carbone sont des fibres de carbone à base de brai.
  9. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 8, dans lequel l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) est fait d'un matériau composite de carbone renforcé par des fibres de carbone qui est un matériau composite de fibres de carbone et de graphite.
  10. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 8, dans lequel l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) est fait de plastique renforcé par des fibres de carbone qui est un matériau composite de fibres de carbone et de résine.
  11. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel la capacité thermique de l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) est inférieure à la capacité thermique de la partie cylindrique externe (33).
  12. Rouleau de chauffage par induction (30) configuré pour chauffer des fils comprenant :
    une bobine (32) ;
    un corps principal de rouleau (31) présentant une partie cylindrique externe (33) qui est de forme cylindrique et est fournie sur un côté externe dans une direction de rayonnement de la bobine (32) ; et
    un élément de nivellement thermique (36) fourni sur le côté externe dans la direction radiale de la bobine (32) et sur un côté interne dans la direction radiale de la partie cylindrique externe (33) et étant en contact avec une surface circonférentielle interne de la partie cylindrique externe (33),
    la conductivité thermique de l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) étant supérieure à la conductivité thermique de la partie cylindrique externe (33) dans une direction axiale, et la résistivité électrique de l'élément de nivellement thermique (36) étant supérieure à la résistivité électrique de la partie cylindrique externe (33) dans une direction circonférentielle, et
    un courant de Foucault circule dans la partie cylindrique externe (33) dans la direction circonférentielle.
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