EP3327182A1 - Method for woollen carding and relative plant - Google Patents

Method for woollen carding and relative plant Download PDF

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EP3327182A1
EP3327182A1 EP17203653.5A EP17203653A EP3327182A1 EP 3327182 A1 EP3327182 A1 EP 3327182A1 EP 17203653 A EP17203653 A EP 17203653A EP 3327182 A1 EP3327182 A1 EP 3327182A1
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Lucio NOCENTINI
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01G—PRELIMINARY TREATMENT OF FIBRES, e.g. FOR SPINNING
    • D01G15/00—Carding machines or accessories; Card clothing; Burr-crushing or removing arrangements associated with carding or other preliminary-treatment machines
    • D01G15/02—Carding machines
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  • This invention relates to a method for carding.
  • the invention relates to a method for woollen carding, designed for the carding of textile fibres of various kinds.
  • the invention also relates to a plant for carding textile fibres.
  • the woollen carding is an operation required for preparation of the yarn and essentially comprises disentangling the textile fibres and making them parallel so as to allow an easy spinning.
  • the textile fibres which can be used are natural, artificial or synthetic fibres. Moreover, these fibres can be used pure or mixed with each other.
  • the natural fibres include wool, from which, for historical reasons, this type of carding derives the relative name.
  • Woollen carding constitutes a fundamental operation of the carded spinning cycle, by which, after suitable treatments, including, for example, a washing, the twists of fibre open and untangle, eliminating any impurities contained in them.
  • the textile fibre is made to pass through a series of rotating cylinders provided with needles or teeth, where it is separated and freed from the impurities present and its fibres are all oriented in the same direction.
  • a carding plant normally comprises a plurality of machines (known as "cards") positioned in series and grouped together in so-called 'assortments'.
  • the card consists of two large rotary cylinders (drum and comb) equipped with metal teeth of suitable fineness and number, adjusted with respect to each other to a few hundredths of a millimetre (from 40 to 15 mm progressively), auxiliary carding elements (workers and twisters) and several other auxiliary elements (flywheel, over-flywheel, under-flywheel, inlets, rouletabosse ).
  • the fibres pass through these two mobile surfaces equipped with needles, to be disentangled and oriented, until they reduce, in successive passes, into a web of parallel fibres which is transformed into a carded tape (flat) and then into a sliver (cylindrical) in the last part of the so-called "divider" machine.
  • streaked yarn that is to say, a yarn with irregular enlargements, in the shape of a torpedo, which form due to a technical defect on the yarn. If these enlargements are deliberately created at programmed intervals, streaked yarns are obtained for knitwear and fabrics, such as, for example, the sought-after "shantung".
  • the aim of this invention is to provide a method and a plant for woollen carding which overcomes the above-mentioned drawbacks and which is at the same time practical to implement.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide a carding method and plant which guarantees a high level of safety for the operator.
  • Another aim of this invention is to provide a carding plant which is effective and compact.
  • the numeral 1 denotes in its entirety a woollen carding plant made in accordance with the invention.
  • the carding plant 1 is designed to be integrated in a line for spinning wool, of the substantially known type and not illustrated.
  • the carding plant 1 comprises a conveyor belt 2 and a carding station 3.
  • the conveyor belt 2 extends longitudinally along a first predetermined rectilinear direction D1 and feeds a web 4 of textile fibres to the carding station 3, along the first direction D1.
  • the web 4 of textile fibres is fed by the belt 2 in the direction of the arrow D1 shown in Figure 2 .
  • the carding station 3 is of the so-called "dividing" type, that is, designed to form, at the outlet from the plant, a plurality of slivers, not illustrated, from which are made, in known manner, the same number of yarns. More specifically, the web 4 of fibres is transformed in the "divider” into strips (flat carded web) and then, in the last part, into sliver (cylindrical).
  • the web 4 is made with a first type of textile fibres, that is to say, with textile fibres of predetermined and defined characteristics, such as the composition, colour and consistency.
  • the textile fibres constituting the web 4 are advantageously natural, artificial or synthetic fibres, and can be, without distinction, either pure or mixed together.
  • the natural fibres include, by way of example, wool.
  • a gap 5 with a predetermined shape is advantageously made on the web 4.
  • the shape and the extent of the gap 5 depend on the operational choices made and may vary as a function of the yarn to be obtained.
  • the carding station 3 comprises a first working cylinder 6 and a carding drum 7 having axes of rotation parallel with one another and with a second direction D2 transversal to the above-mentioned first predetermined direction D1.
  • the direction D2 lies on the same plane on which the predetermined direction D1 lies.
  • the carding station 3 also comprises a cylinder 8 for introducing inside the station 3 textile fibres supported and fed by the conveyor belt 2.
  • the plant 1 Upstream of the above-mentioned introducing cylinder 3 in the direction of the arrow D1 of Figure 2 , the plant 1 comprises a unit 9 for feeding tapes of fibres, of which only one is illustrated in the drawing and labelled 10, made with respective types of fibres different from each other and from the first type which characterises the web 4 fed from the conveyor belt 2.
  • tape is used to mean, for the purposes of this invention, a tape of textile fibres having a consistency comparable to that of the web 4.
  • the tape 10 comprises artificial, natural or synthetic fibres, which can be, without distinction, pure or mixed together, which are compatible with the fibres which constitute the web 4 or other tapes 10 for the purpose of obtaining a yarn.
  • the plant 1 has a structure 11 for supporting the feed unit 9, the structure 11 extending above the conveyor belt 2 and being shaped like a bridge.
  • a track 12 extends along the supporting structure 11 according to the above-mentioned second transversal direction D2.
  • the above-mentioned feed unit 9 is slidably engaged on the track 12.
  • the unit 9 comprises a motor element 13 designed to move, with a substantially known method and not further described, the unit 9 along the above-mentioned track 12 according to the direction D2.
  • the unit 9 for feeding the tape 10 comprises, arranged side by side, three means 14 for dispensing the tape 10.
  • Each dispensing means 14 comprises a central body 15 and, above the latter, a conveyor funnel 16.
  • the conveyor funnel 16 receives the tape 10 coming from a storage element, not illustrated, and conveys it inside the central body 15.
  • Means, not illustrated, designed for forward movement of the tape are housed inside the central body 15.
  • the above-mentioned and not illustrated forward movement means advantageously comprise two counter-rotating rollers of which at least one is motor driven and between which the tape 10 is engaged.
  • the tape 10 coming from above, from the above-mentioned and not illustrated storage elements, and engaged in the respective dispensing means 14, is fed in a regulated manner towards the convenor belt 2 by the above-mentioned and not illustrated forward movement means.
  • the unit 9 also comprises, for each dispensing means 14, respective means for cutting the tape 10, not shown in the accompanying drawings, located downstream of the above-mentioned forward movement means, in the feed direction of tape, as indicated in Figure 2 .
  • the above-mentioned and not illustrated cutting means comprise a blade designed to engage, following an appropriate command, with the tape 10 for cutting suitable pieces.
  • the plant 1 also comprises a computerised control unit, schematically illustrated in Figure 2 with a block 17.
  • the computerised unit 17 is operatively connected to the unit 9 for feeding the tape 10 and configured for controlling the movement along the track 12.
  • the computerised command and control unit 17, as well as controlling the above-mentioned movement along the track 12, is configured for adjusting, in combination, the dispensing of the tape 10 by the above-mentioned dispensing means 14, according to a predetermined pattern.
  • the predetermined pattern is advantageously recorded in a suitable memory cell of the computerised unit 17.
  • a gap 5 is made on the web 4 by removing a predetermined quantity of fibres of the web 4.
  • the gap 5 is defined by removing a portion of the web 4.
  • the shape and the extent of the gap 5 depend, as already mentioned above, on operational decisions taken as a function of the result to be obtained on the yarn.
  • the gap 5 is made alternatively either manually or automatically, with suitable means, not illustrated, configured for the cutting and the removal of certain portions of web 4.
  • the feed unit 9, through the relative dispensing means 14, deposits the tape 10 on the conveyor belt 2 for filling the gap 5.
  • the tape 10 at the outfeed of the dispensing means 14 is placed, by gravity, that is to say, due to the force of gravity, on the underlying conveyor belt 2, inside the gap 5.
  • the feed unit 9 is moved along the track 12 by activating the motor element 13.
  • the computerised command and control unit 17 synchronises the movement of the feed unit 9 along the second direction D2 with the action of feeding the gap caused by the suitable means, not illustrated, located inside the central body 15 of the dispensing means 14.
  • the movement of the unit 9, and therefore the dispensing unit 14, along the direction D2 ensures that the tape 10 is positioned extended to occupy a corresponding space of the gap 5.
  • the computerised command and control unit 17 activates the above-mentioned and not illustrated means for cutting the tape 10 positioned on the dispensing means 14, for cutting the tape 10.
  • the tape 10 is cut to the size suitable for matching, at least approximately, one relative end with the corresponding limit of the gap 5.
  • the tape 10 is advantageously wound in reels and during the consumption by the above-mentioned and not illustrated feed means, a controlled unrolling of the reels occurs.
  • the computerised unit 17 controls, using both a single tape 10 and different tapes 10 (that is, tapes 10 consisting of fibres of a different type), the filling of the gap 5.
  • the totality of the web 4 of fibres of the first type and the tape(s) 10 of fibres of a different type are fed by the conveyor belt 2 to the introducing cylinder 8, the first element of the carding station 3.
  • the carding operations are executed on the totality of web 4 and tapes 10 inside the station 3, operations which will result in, at the outlet from the station 3, the division of the above-mentioned totality into a plurality of slivers, not illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
  • the tape 10 is also placed directly on the web 4 and not necessarily at a relative gap 5.
  • the density of the tape 10 must be suitably selected, also according to the result to be obtained, considering that upon entering the carding station 3 its thickness will be added to that of the web 4.
  • a first advantage connected to the invention is due to the possibility of making slivers, and therefore yarns, with a wide range of chromatic effects starting from a same web, with the simple addition of tapes of the desired colour or colours.
  • the presence of a plurality of dispensing means 14 positioned on the feed unit 9 also makes it possible to have as many different tapes 10, in such a way as to be able to even easily mix together the effects of the individual tapes 10.
  • the invention allows for the provision of an equivalent variability in terms of material used, as the tapes 10 used can be made of different types of fibres, and in terms of consistency of appearance or to touch.
  • Another advantage linked to the invention is due to the fact that the introduction of the tapes occurs in the proximity of the last carding steps, that is, immediately upstream of the "divider", in such a way as to render more effective the effect of non-uniformity caused by the different fibres introduced with the tapes. If, in effect, these fibres of a different type were introduced upstream, repeated carding operations would contribute to a certain dispersion of the fibres, thereby softening the desired effects of non-uniformity.
  • Yet another advantage linked to the invention consists in the high degree of safety for the operators since the operation of the unit for feeding the tapes is substantially automatic and does not require a continuous intervention by the operators.
  • the invention is also extremely versatile since, advantageously, the operation of the unit for feeding the tapes is controlled in a computerised manner, thereby allowing a high level and articulated operation.
  • the shape and amplitude of the gap 5 or in any case the shape and amplitude of the zone on which the tapes 10 are placed also affects the end quality of the yarn which will consequently feel the effect of the manner (quantity, frequency) in which the fibres of different types are present in the sliver from which the yarn is formed.

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US3005239A (en) * 1959-09-15 1961-10-24 Lees & Sons Co James Interrupted card clothing
US3815179A (en) * 1971-10-20 1974-06-11 Fieldcrest Mills Inc Method and apparatus for making space-dyed yarns
JPS54120741A (en) * 1978-03-06 1979-09-19 Fujii Keori Kk Spun wool yarn producing apparatus
JPS6426724A (en) * 1987-07-17 1989-01-30 Gujiyou Boseki Kk Production of special woolen yarn for resisted fabric and knit by air jet system and production system therefor
JPH0434034A (ja) * 1990-05-26 1992-02-05 Makoto Suzuki 異繊維材料を混在したウェブ及びそのウェブを用いた飾り糸の製造方法と装置

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US3005239A (en) * 1959-09-15 1961-10-24 Lees & Sons Co James Interrupted card clothing
US3815179A (en) * 1971-10-20 1974-06-11 Fieldcrest Mills Inc Method and apparatus for making space-dyed yarns
JPS54120741A (en) * 1978-03-06 1979-09-19 Fujii Keori Kk Spun wool yarn producing apparatus
JPS6426724A (en) * 1987-07-17 1989-01-30 Gujiyou Boseki Kk Production of special woolen yarn for resisted fabric and knit by air jet system and production system therefor
JPH0434034A (ja) * 1990-05-26 1992-02-05 Makoto Suzuki 異繊維材料を混在したウェブ及びそのウェブを用いた飾り糸の製造方法と装置

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WO2021156635A1 (en) * 2020-02-07 2021-08-12 Moorbrook Textiles Limited Feeding method of a carding machine in order to obtain a blended yarn, yarn and fabric obtain with it

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