EP3498902B1 - Procédé de diagnostic d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser à jet d'air - Google Patents

Procédé de diagnostic d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser à jet d'air Download PDF

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EP3498902B1
EP3498902B1 EP18210644.3A EP18210644A EP3498902B1 EP 3498902 B1 EP3498902 B1 EP 3498902B1 EP 18210644 A EP18210644 A EP 18210644A EP 3498902 B1 EP3498902 B1 EP 3498902B1
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Ryuji Arai
Natsuki Kakiuchi
Fujio Suzuki
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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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    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
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  • the present disclosure relates to a method for diagnosing weft insertion in an air-jet loom.
  • Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. JP H04 - 257 347 A discloses a weft insertion control apparatus that includes a weft insertion diagnosis device.
  • the weft insertion diagnosis device determines whether weft insertion of a weft yarn is normal or abnormal.
  • the weft insertion diagnosis device includes a weft unwinding detector (balloon sensor), which detects unwinding of the weft yarn from a weft measuring and storing device, a weft arrival detector (end sensor), which detects the arrival of the leading end of the weft yarn, and weft yarn flight detectors (weft passage sensors), which are arranged at equal intervals within a weaving width.
  • a weft unwinding detector balloon sensor
  • end sensor which detects the arrival of the leading end of the weft yarn
  • weft yarn flight detectors weft passage sensors
  • the weft yarn slackens, and an end arrival failure may possibly occur, in which the leading end of the weft yarn does not arrive at the detection position of the weft arrival detector.
  • the injection pressure and the injection timing of the sub-nozzles are appropriate, if the warp yarn tension is reduced and the condition of the shed deteriorates, the weft yarn injected from the main nozzle may hit a warp yarn at the entrance of the shed.
  • an entrance looped weft failure may possibly occur, in which a loop of the weft yarn is formed at a position past the entrance of the shed and in the vicinity of the entrance.
  • the weft insertion control apparatus of Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. JP H04 - 257 347 A identifies the end arrival failure and the entrance looped weft failure based on flight detection information detected by the weft yarn flight detectors.
  • a center looped weft failure or an end looped weft failure may occur besides the entrance looped weft failure.
  • the center looped weft failure is a weft insertion failure in which a loop of a weft yarn is formed when the weft yarn hits a warp yarn at a position in the vicinity of the center of the weaving width in the weft yarn flight path.
  • the end looped weft failure is a weft insertion failure in which a loop of the weft yarn is formed when the weft yarn hits a warp yarn at a position in the weft yarn flight path farther than the center of the weaving width from the main nozzle.
  • Document EP 0 229 432 A2 discloses a faulty picking diagnosing system for a fluid jet loom equipped with a fluid jet picking device.
  • the faulty picking diagnosing system is capable of diagnosing a faulty picking cycle while the loom is in operation, to specify the causative parts of the faulty picking cycle among the functional parts of the loom, through the detection of actual weft yarn unwinding times when coils of the weft yarn stored on the measuring and storing drum of the loom are unwound, respectively, and actual weft yarn arrival times when the free end of the picked weft yarn arrives at predetermined detecting positions, respectively, and comparing the detected data with the corresponding target values.
  • the air jet loom includes a main nozzle and a sub-nozzle, which insert a weft yarn in a weft yarn flight path, a balloon sensor, which detects unwinding of the weft yarn from a weft measuring and storing device, an end sensor located on an opposite end of the weft yarn flight path from the main nozzle and outside of a weaving width, and an in-weaving width sensor located at a position in the weft yarn flight path farther from the main nozzle than a center of the weaving width and within the weaving width.
  • a weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor is compared with a previously set threshold value of the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor to estimate the location of a looped weft failure that is a weft insertion failure that has occurred.
  • a method for diagnosing weft insertion in an air-jet loom will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 7 .
  • a direction in which a weft yarn is inserted in a shed and conveyed will be referred to as a weft insertion direction.
  • a weft insertion device 10 includes a weft insertion nozzle 11, a yarn supply package 12, a weft measuring and storing device 13, a reed 14, sub-nozzles 15, and a controller 16.
  • the controller 16 is connected to a display 16a, which has a display function and an input function.
  • the yarn supply package 12 is located upstream of the weft insertion nozzle 11.
  • a weft yarn Y is drawn out from the yarn supply package 12 by rotation of a winding arm (not shown) of the weft measuring and storing device 13 and is wound around a storage drum 17.
  • the weft measuring and storing device 13 includes a weft stopper pin 18 and a balloon sensor 19, which detects unwinding of the weft yarn Y from the weft measuring and storing device 13.
  • the weft stopper pin 18 and the balloon sensor 19 are located on the circumference of the storage drum 17.
  • the weft stopper pin 18 is electrically connected to the controller 16.
  • the weft stopper pin 18 unwinds the weft yarn Y stored on the storage drum 17 at a loom rotational angle previously set in the controller 16.
  • the timing at which the weft yarn Y is unwound by the weft stopper pin 18 is referred to as a weft insertion start timing.
  • the balloon sensor 19 is electrically connected to the controller 16.
  • the balloon sensor 19 detects the weft yarn Y unwound from the storage drum 17 during the weft insertion and transmits weft unwinding signals to the controller 16.
  • the controller 16 Upon reception of the weft unwinding signals by a predetermined number of times (four times in the present embodiment), the controller 16 operates the weft stopper pin 18.
  • the weft stopper pin 18 stops the weft yarn Y unwound from the storage drum 17 and ends the weft insertion.
  • the timing at which the weft stopper pin 18 is operated to stop the weft yarn Y is set in accordance with the number of coils required to store a length of the weft yarn Y corresponding to the weaving width TL on the storage drum 17.
  • the controller 16 Upon receipt of the weft unwinding signals four times from the balloon sensor 19, the controller 16 transmits an operation signal to the weft stopper pin 18 to stop the weft yarn Y.
  • the weft insertion device 10 inserts the weft yarn Y having a length corresponding to four coils of the weft yarn stored on the storage drum 17.
  • a weft detection signal of the balloon sensor 19 corresponds to an unwinding signal of the weft yarn Y from the storage drum 17.
  • the controller 16 recognizes the weft detection signal of the balloon sensor 19 as a weft unwinding timing based on a loom rotational angle signal from an encoder 20.
  • the weft insertion nozzle 11 includes a tandem nozzle 21, which draws out the weft yarn Y on the storage drum 17, and a main nozzle 22, which performs weft insertion of the weft yarn Y into a weft yarn flight path 14a of the reed 14.
  • a brake 23 is provided upstream of the tandem nozzle 21. The brake 23 brakes the flying weft yarn Y before the weft insertion is finished.
  • the main nozzle 22, the sub-nozzles 15, and the reed 14 are located on a sley (not shown) and swing to-and-fro of the air-jet loom.
  • the tandem nozzle 21, the brake 23, the weft measuring and storing device 13, and the yarn supply package 12 are fixed on, for example, a bracket (not shown) mounted on a frame (not shown) of the air-jet loom or the floor (not shown).
  • An end sensor 24 and a double end sensor 25 are located downstream of the weft yarn flight path 14a.
  • the end sensor 24 and the double end sensor 25 are located downstream of the weaving width TL.
  • the end sensor 24 and the double end sensor 25 are located on the opposite end of the weft yarn flight path 14a from the main nozzle 22 and are located outside of the weaving width TL.
  • the double end sensor 25 is located at a position farther than the end sensor 24 from the main nozzle 22.
  • the end sensor 24 is located at a position where the leading end of the weft yarn Y having a length corresponding to four coils of the weft yarn stored on the storage drum 17 arrives when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • the double end sensor 25 does not detect the weft yarn Y.
  • the end sensor 24 and the double end sensor 25 are electrically connected to the controller 16.
  • the weft detection signal of the end sensor 24 corresponds to an arrival signal of the weft yarn Y.
  • the controller 16 recognizes the weft detection signal of the end sensor 24 as a weft leading end arrival timing TW at which the leading end of the inserted weft yarn Y arrives at the detection position of the end sensor 24 based on the loom rotational angle signal from the encoder 20.
  • a in-weaving width sensor 45 is located within the weaving width TL upstream of the end sensor 24.
  • the in-weaving width sensor 45 is located at a position in the weft yarn flight path 14a farther than the center of the weaving width TL from the main nozzle 22.
  • the in-weaving width sensor 45 is located at a position where the leading end of the weft yarn Y having a length corresponding to three coils of the weft yarn stored on the storage drum 17 arrives when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • the in-weaving width sensor 45 is electrically connected to the controller 16.
  • the controller 16 recognizes the weft detection signal of the in-weaving width sensor 45 as a weft intermediate position arrival timing IS at which the leading end of the inserted weft yarn Y arrives at the detection position of the in-weaving width sensor 45 based on the loom rotational angle signal from the encoder 20. That is, the weft intermediate position arrival timing IS corresponds to a weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45.
  • the in-weaving width sensor 45 includes a light emitting optical fiber and a light receiving optical fiber. During operation of the air-jet loom, light is emitted from the light emitting optical fiber of the in-weaving width sensor 45 toward the weft yarn flight path 14a, and the light reflected by the reed 14 and the weft yarn Y is received by the light receiving optical fiber. The light received by the light receiving optical fiber is input to a filler amplifier (not shown). The filler amplifier receives the input light with a receiver, which is a photodiode in this embodiment, and converts the light to an electrical signal. The filler amplifier amplifies the converted electrical signal and then outputs the signal to the controller 16.
  • the main nozzle 22 is connected to a main valve 22v through a pipe 22a.
  • the main valve 22v is connected to a main air tank 26 through a pipe 22b.
  • the tandem nozzle 21 is connected to a tandem valve 21v through a pipe 21a.
  • the tandem valve 21v is connected to the main air tank 26 through a pipe 21b.
  • the main valve 22v and the tandem valve 21v are connected to the common main air tank 26.
  • the main air tank 26 is connected to a common air compressor 31 installed in a textile factory via a main pressure gage 27, a main regulator 28, a source pressure gage 29, and a filter 30.
  • the compressed air supplied from the air compressor 31 is adjusted to a predetermined pressure by the main regulator 28 and stored in the main air tank 26.
  • the main pressure gage 27 constantly detects the pressure of the compressed air supplied to the main air tank 26.
  • the sub-nozzles 15 are divided into six groups. Each group includes four sub-nozzles 15.
  • the weft insertion device 10 includes six sub-valves 32 each corresponding to one of the groups.
  • the sub-nozzles 15 of each group are connected to the associated sub-valve 32 via pipes 33.
  • the sub-valves 32 are connected to a common sub-air tank 34.
  • the sub-air tank 34 is connected to a sub-regulator 36 via a sub-pressure gage 35.
  • the sub-regulator 36 is connected to a pipe 28a, which connects the main pressure gage 27 to the main regulator 28, via a pipe 36a.
  • the compressed air supplied from the air compressor 31 is adjusted to a predetermined pressure by the sub-regulator 36 and is stored in the sub-air tank 34.
  • the sub-pressure gage 35 constantly detects the pressure of the compressed air supplied from the sub-air tank 34.
  • the main valve 22v, the tandem valve 21v, the sub-valves 32, the source pressure gage 29, the main pressure gage 27, the sub-pressure gage 35, and the brake 23 are electrically connected to the controller 16.
  • the controller 16 previously sets the timing and the period of time for operating the main valve 22v, the tandem valve 21v, the sub-valves 32, and the brake 23.
  • the controller 16 also receives detection signals from the source pressure gage 29, the main pressure gage 27, and the sub-pressure gage 35.
  • the controller 16 outputs an operation command signal to the main valve 22v and the tandem valve 21v at a point in time earlier than the weft insertion start timing, at which the weft stopper pin 18 is operated.
  • the main nozzle 22 and the tandem nozzle 21 inject compressed air.
  • the controller 16 outputs an operation command signal to the brake 23 at a point in time earlier than the weft leading end arrival point in time TW at which the weft stopper pin 18 operates to stop the weft yarn Y on the storage drum 17.
  • the brake 23 brakes the weft yarn Y flying at a high-speed and decreases the flight speed of the weft yarn Y. This reduces the impact on the weft yarn Y caused at the weft leading end arrival timing TW.
  • the controller 16 stores various fabric conditions and weaving conditions.
  • the fabric conditions include, for example, the types of the weft yarn such as the material and the counts of the thread used for the weft yarn Y, the weft yarn density, the types of the warp yarn such as the material and the counts of the thread used for the warp yarn, the warp yarn density, the weaving width, and the fabric structure.
  • the weaving conditions include, for example, the rotational speed of the loom, the pressure of the compressed air in the main air tank 26 and the sub-air tank 34, the opening degree of the main valve 22v and the tandem valve 21v, the weft insertion start timing, and a target weft leading end arrival timing.
  • the weft yarn Y may slacken. This may possibly cause an end arrival failure in which the leading end of the weft yarn Y does not arrive at the detection position of the end sensor 24.
  • an entrance looped weft failure may occur as the weft insertion failure.
  • the entrance looped weft failure is a weft insertion failure in which a loop of the weft yarn Y is formed in the vicinity of the entrance of the shed.
  • the injection pressure and the injection timing of the sub-nozzles 15 are appropriate, if the warp yarn tension is reduced and the condition of the shed deteriorates, the weft yarn Y injected from the main nozzle 22 hits a warp yarn at the entrance of the shed.
  • the weft yarn Y arrives only at a position in the vicinity of the center of the weaving width TL.
  • neither the in-weaving width sensor 45 nor the end sensor 24 detects the weft yarn Y.
  • a looped weft failure other than the entrance looped weft failure may occur as the weft insertion failure.
  • Other looped weft failures include, for example, a center looped weft failure shown in Fig. 3C and an end looped weft failure, which is the weft insertion failure shown in Fig. 3D .
  • the center looped weft failure is a weft insertion failure in which a loop of the weft yarn Y is formed when the weft yarn Y hits a warp yarn in the vicinity of the center of the weaving width TL in the weft yarn flight path 14a.
  • the end looped weft failure is a weft insertion failure in which a loop of the weft yarn Y is formed when the weft yarn Y hits a warp yarn at a position in the weft yarn flight path 14a farther than the center of the weaving width TL from the main nozzle 22.
  • the end sensor 24 does not detect the weft yarn Y as in the case of the entrance looped weft failure.
  • a loop is mostly formed after the leading end of the weft yarn Y arrives at the detection position of the in-weaving width sensor 45.
  • the in-weaving width sensor 45 detects the weft yarn Y that causes the center looped weft failure or the end looped weft failure.
  • Fig. 4 shows data such as the number of pulses of the end sensor 24 when an entrance looped weft failure, a center looped weft failure, an end looped weft failure, or an end arrival failure occurs, the machine angle at the weft leading end arrival timing TW, the machine angle at the weft intermediate position arrival timing IS, and the count of the unwinding detected by the balloon sensor 19.
  • the controller 16 stores these data.
  • the display 16a shows the data stored in the controller 16 in a list.
  • the count of unwinding detected by the balloon sensor 19 is four, which is the count of detected unwinding when the weft yarn Y is inserted normally. In this case, neither the end sensor 24 nor the in-weaving width sensor 45 detects the weft yarn Y.
  • the count of unwinding detected by the balloon sensor 19 is four, which is the count of detected unwinding when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • the weft yarn Y is not detected by the end sensor 24, but is detected by the in-weaving width sensor 45.
  • the center looped weft failure is the weft insertion failure in which a loop of the weft yarn Y is formed when the weft yarn Y hits a warp yarn in the vicinity of the center of the weaving width TL in the weft yarn flight path 14a.
  • the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is far later than that when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • the count of unwinding detected by the balloon sensor 19 is four, which is the count of detected unwinding when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • the weft yarn Y is not detected by the end sensor 24, but is detected by the in-weaving width sensor 45.
  • the end looped weft failure is the weft insertion failure in which a loop of the weft yarn Y is formed when the weft yarn Y hits a warp yarn at a position in the weft yarn flight path 14a farther than the center of the weaving width TL from the main nozzle 22.
  • the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is substantially the same as that when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • the count of unwinding detected by the balloon sensor 19 is four, which is the count of detected unwinding when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • the number of pulses of the end sensor 24 may be zero or a numerical value that is less than the number of pulses of the end sensor 24 when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally (for example, 15).
  • the slackening of the weft yarn Y mostly occurs only at the leading end of the weft yarn Y.
  • the in-weaving width sensor 45 detects the weft yarn Y.
  • the leading end of the weft yarn Y arrives at the detection position of the in-weaving width sensor 45 with the leading end of the weft yarn Y being slackened.
  • the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is slightly later than that when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • Fig. 5 shows the relationship between the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 with respect to the center looped weft failure and the end arrival failure.
  • the controller 16 obtains a minimum value ISmin and a maximum value ISmax of the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 within a range of a predetermined number of picks (for example, every 30 picks) when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • the controller 16 stores a value obtained by adding a predetermined value (for example, 10 degrees) to the maximum value ISmax as a first threshold value ISx1.
  • the controller 16 compares the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 with the first threshold value ISx1. If the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is later than the first threshold value ISx1, the controller 16 determines that the weft insertion failure that has occurred is the center looped weft failure. Thus, the first threshold value ISx1 is used to determine that the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred is the center looped weft failure. In this manner, the controller 16 presumes that the looped weft failure other than the entrance looped weft failure is the center looped weft failure.
  • the controller 16 calculates the mean value of the machine angles at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 within the range of the predetermined number of picks when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally and stores the mean value as a second threshold value ISx2.
  • the controller 16 compares the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 with the second threshold value ISx2.
  • the controller 16 determines that the weft insertion failure that has occurred is the end looped weft failure.
  • the second threshold value ISx2 is used to determine that the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred is the end looped weft failure.
  • the controller 16 presumes that the location of the looped weft failure corresponds to the location of the end looped weft failure.
  • the controller 16 compares the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 with the previously set first threshold value ISx1 and the second threshold value ISx2 of the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 to estimate the location where the looped weft failure has occurred.
  • the controller 16 determines that the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred is the end arrival failure or the end looped weft failure. At this time, the type of the weft insertion failure that is actually occurring is more likely to be an end arrival failure than an end looped weft failure.
  • the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 in the case of an end looped weft failure is substantially the same as that when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally
  • the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 in the case of an end arrival failure is slightly later than that when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally.
  • the controller 16 controls the display 16a to show the type of the weft insertion failure on the display 16a.
  • the display 16a shows, as the type of the weft insertion failure, "End arrival failure occurred due to change in condition of injection pressure or injection timing of sub-nozzles or change in flight condition of weft yarn.”
  • the display 16a also shows, as an adjustment method corresponding to the end arrival failure, "Recommendation to adjust injection pressure of sub-nozzles.”
  • the controller 16 controls the display 16a to show the type of the weft insertion failure on the display 16a.
  • the display 16a shows, as the type of the weft insertion failure, "Entrance looped weft failure occurred due to change in warp yarn condition.”
  • the display 16a also shows, as an adjustment method corresponding to the entrance looped weft failure, "Recommendation to check warp yarn tension, to check shed condition, and to adjust weft insertion start timing.”
  • the controller 16 controls the display 16a to show the type of the weft insertion failure on the display 16a.
  • the display 16a shows, as the type of the weft insertion failure, "Center looped weft failure occurred due to change in warp yarn condition, or some kind of trouble.”
  • the display 16a also shows, as an adjustment method corresponding to the center looped weft failure, "Recommendation to check warp yarn tension, to check shed condition, and to check whether sub-nozzle tube has fallen off in vicinity of center of weaving width in weft yarn flight path.”
  • the controller 16 controls the display 16a to show the type of the weft insertion failure on the display 16a.
  • the display 16a shows, as the type of the weft insertion failure, "End looped weft failure occurred due to change in warp yarn condition, or some kind of trouble.”
  • the display 16a also shows, as an adjustment method corresponding to the end looped weft failure, "Recommendation to check warp yarn tension, to check shed condition, and to check whether sub-nozzle tube has fallen off in vicinity of end of weft yarn flight path farther than center of weaving width from main nozzle.”
  • step S10 the controller 16 first determines whether the count of unwinding detected by the balloon sensor 19 is normal. If the count of unwinding detected by the balloon sensor 19 is abnormal, the controller 16 proceeds to step S11 and determines the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred to be a short pick or a long pick.
  • the short pick refers to a case in which the weft insertion is terminated with the weft yarn Y having a length corresponding to three coils of the weft yarn around the storage drum 17 is inserted or a case in which the weft insertion is terminated with the weft yarn Y having a length corresponding to two coils of the weft yarn around the storage drum 17 is inserted.
  • the long pick refers to a case in which the weft insertion is terminated with the weft yarn Y having a length corresponding to five coils of the weft yarn around the storage drum 17 is inserted.
  • step S12 the controller 16 determines whether the in-weaving width sensor 45 detected the weft yarn Y. If the in-weaving width sensor 45 did not detect the weft yarn Y, the controller 16 proceeds to step S13 and determines that the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred is the entrance looped weft failure. If the in-weaving width sensor 45 detected the weft yarn Y, the controller 16 proceeds to step S14.
  • step S14 the controller 16 compares the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 with the first threshold value ISx1 to determine whether the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is later than the first threshold value ISx1. If the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is later than the first threshold value ISx1, the controller 16 proceeds to step S15 and determines that the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred is the center looped weft failure. If the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is not later than the first threshold value ISx1, the controller 16 proceeds to step S16.
  • step S16 the controller 16 determines whether the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is earlier than the second threshold value ISx2. If the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is earlier than the second threshold value ISx2, the controller 16 proceeds to step S17 and determines that the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred is the end looped weft failure. If the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 is not earlier than the second threshold value ISx2, the controller 16 proceeds to step S18 and determines that the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred is the end arrival failure or the end looped weft failure.
  • the weft insertion diagnosis device determines the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred by the method for diagnosing weft insertion as described above.
  • the first threshold value ISx1 may be set based on multiples of a standard deviation IS ⁇ of the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45. For example, when the standard deviation IS ⁇ is 3, 6IS ⁇ equals 18 degrees. Furthermore, when the mean value of the machine angles at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45 within the range of the predetermined number of picks when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally is 188 degrees, a value obtained by adding 18 degrees to 188 degrees, which is 206 degrees, may be the first threshold value ISx1.
  • step S18 if it is determined that the type of the weft insertion failure that has occurred is either the end arrival failure or the end looped weft failure, the controller 16 may control the display 16a to indicate, for example, "Probability that end arrival failure has occurred is 70%" and "Probability that end looped weft failure has occurred is 30%.”
  • the controller 16 may calculate the moving average within the range of the predetermined number of picks (for example, 30 picks) when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally to obtain the minimum value ISmin and the maximum value ISmax of the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45.
  • the controller 16 may calculate the moving average within the range of the predetermined number of picks when the weft insertion of the weft yarn Y is performed normally to calculate the mean value of the machine angle at the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor 45.
  • the controller 16 does not need to store the second threshold value ISx2, that is, the controller 16 may store only the first threshold value ISx1. Thus, the controller 16 does not necessarily have to determine the type of the weft insertion failure to be the end looped weft failure using the second threshold value ISx2.
  • the controller 16 does not need to store the first threshold value ISx1, that is, the controller 16 may store only the second threshold value ISx2. Thus, the controller 16 does not necessarily have to determine the type of the weft insertion failure to be the center looped weft failure using the first threshold value ISx1.
  • the display 16a may indicate a warning, or an alarm lamp may be turned on.
  • the controller 16 may indicate the type of the weft insertion failure by symbols or colors. Alternatively, the controller 16 may inform the operator of the type of the weft insertion failure by a sound.
  • the display 16a does not necessarily have to indicate the data of the weft insertion failure stored in the controller 16 in a list.
  • a device that indicates the data of the weft insertion failure stored in the controller 16 in a list may be provided separately from the display 16a.
  • the display 16a does not necessarily have to indicate the adjustment method corresponding to the type of the weft insertion failure.
  • a device that indicates the adjustment method may be provided separately from the display 16a.
  • the controller 16 does not necessarily have to have the function of storing the data of the weft insertion failure.
  • a controller compares a weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor with a previously set threshold value of the weft detection timing of the in-weaving width sensor to estimate the location of a weft loop failure that is a weft insertion failure that has occurred.

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  1. Procédé de diagnostic d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser à jet d'air, dans lequel
    le métier à tisser à jet d'air inclut
    une buse principale (22) et une buse secondaire (15), qui insèrent un fil de trame (Y) dans une trajectoire de vol de fil de trame (14a),
    un capteur à ballonnet (19), qui détecte un déroulement du fil de trame (Y) à partir d'un dispositif de mesure et de stockage de trame (13),
    un capteur final (24) situé sur une fin opposée de la trajectoire de vol de fil de trame (14a) par rapport à la buse principale (22) et à l'extérieur d'une largeur de tissage (TL), et
    un capteur de largeur dans le tissage (45) situé à une position dans la trajectoire de vol de fil de trame (14a) plus éloignée de la buse principale (22) qu'un centre de la largeur de tissage (TL) et à l'intérieur de la largeur de tissage (TL),
    caractérisé en ce que
    si un comptage de déroulement détecté par le capteur à ballonnet (19) est normal, et le fil de trame (Y) est détecté par le capteur de largeur dans le tissage (45) mais pas par le capteur final (24), un instant de détection de trame du capteur de largeur dans le tissage (45) est comparé avec une valeur seuil précédemment définie (ISx1, ISx2) de l'instant de détection de trame du capteur de largeur dans le tissage (45) pour estimer l'emplacement d'un défaut de trame bouclée qui est un défaut d'insertion de trame qui s'est produit.
  2. Procédé de diagnostic d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser à jet d'air selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que
    la valeur seuil inclut une première valeur seuil (ISx1) utilisée pour déterminer un type du défaut d'insertion de trame qui s'est produit comme étant un défaut de trame bouclée central qui est le défaut de trame bouclée autre qu'un défaut de trame bouclée d'entrée, et
    si l'instant de détection de trame du capteur de largeur dans le tissage (45) est postérieur à la première valeur seuil (ISx1), le type de défaut d'insertion de trame qui s'est produit est déterminé comme étant le défaut de trame bouclée central.
  3. Procédé de diagnostic d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser à jet d'air selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la première valeur seuil (ISx1) est une valeur obtenue par l'ajout d'une valeur prédéterminée à une valeur maximale de l'instant de détection de trame du capteur de largeur dans le tissage (45) dans les limites d'une plage d'un nombre prédéterminé de duites lorsque l'insertion de trame du fil de trame (Y) est réalisée normalement.
  4. Procédé de diagnostic d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser à jet d'air selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que
    la valeur seuil inclut une seconde valeur seuil (ISx2) utilisée pour déterminer le type du défaut d'insertion de trame qui s'est produit comme étant un défaut de trame bouclée final qui est le défaut de trame bouclée autre que le défaut de trame bouclée d'entrée, et
    si l'instant de détection de trame du capteur de largeur dans le tissage (45) est antérieur à la seconde valeur seuil (ISx2), le type de défaut d'insertion de trame qui s'est produit est déterminé comme étant le défaut de trame bouclée final.
  5. Procédé de diagnostic d'insertion de trame dans un métier à tisser à jet d'air selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la seconde valeur seuil (ISx2) est une valeur moyenne de l'instant de détection de trame du capteur de largeur dans le tissage dans les limites d'une plage d'un nombre prédéterminé de duites lorsque l'insertion de trame du fil de trame (Y) est réalisée normalement.
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