EP4540446A1 - A novel jacquard machine - Google Patents
A novel jacquard machineInfo
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- EP4540446A1 EP4540446A1 EP23932302.5A EP23932302A EP4540446A1 EP 4540446 A1 EP4540446 A1 EP 4540446A1 EP 23932302 A EP23932302 A EP 23932302A EP 4540446 A1 EP4540446 A1 EP 4540446A1
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- Prior art keywords
- pawl
- jacquard machine
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- roller
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D03—WEAVING
- D03C—SHEDDING MECHANISMS; PATTERN CARDS OR CHAINS; PUNCHING OF CARDS; DESIGNING PATTERNS
- D03C3/00—Jacquards
- D03C3/24—Features common to jacquards of different types
- D03C3/32—Jacquard driving mechanisms
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D03—WEAVING
- D03C—SHEDDING MECHANISMS; PATTERN CARDS OR CHAINS; PUNCHING OF CARDS; DESIGNING PATTERNS
- D03C3/00—Jacquards
- D03C3/20—Electrically-operated jacquards
- D03C3/205—Independently actuated lifting cords
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D03—WEAVING
- D03C—SHEDDING MECHANISMS; PATTERN CARDS OR CHAINS; PUNCHING OF CARDS; DESIGNING PATTERNS
- D03C3/00—Jacquards
- D03C3/24—Features common to jacquards of different types
- D03C3/26—General arrangements of jacquards, or disposition in relation to loom
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- the present invention relates to a novel jacquard machine with increased efficiency and optimization, which differs from the state of the art by means of a cam mechanism.
- Jacquard fabric is a covering surface formed by combining yams with various methods and is obtained from materials such as cotton, wool, silk and linen.
- the fabric is created by passing yams of different colors, which are perpendicular and parallel to each other, under and over each other.
- the jacquard machines are mounted on a scaffold with a height of 6 to 7 meters. Therefore, a large footprint is required for the use of the weaving loom.
- the harness cord reaches from the jacquard machine to the loom upon being distributed from one point. This causes the yams to reach the loom at an angle. It also requires the yams to be broken at two points. Wear (abrasion) occurs at these breaking points over time. In order to reduce these abrasions and make the yams last longer, the scaffolds are made high, and the breaking angle is enlarged to reduce abrasion. For this method, it is necessary to choose work areas with high ceilings. This in turn requires a laborious system in terms of use and installation.
- the present invention relates to a novel jacquard machine which meets the above-mentioned requirements, eliminates all disadvantages and introduces some additional advantages.
- the invention is inspired by the existing state of the art and aims to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages.
- the main objective of the invention is to obtain a novel jacquard machine with increased efficiency and optimization, which differs from the state of the art by means of a cam mechanism.
- the height of the machine is shortened with the parts changed in and added to the machine. Additionally, the number of half-moon grooved shafts is increased. Thus, it has become possible to add more rollers.
- Figure 1 shows the general view of the jacquard machine.
- Figure 2 shows the general view of the magnet assembly.
- Figure 3 shows the general view of the cam assembly.
- Figure 4 shows the general view of a roller spacer.
- Figure 5 shows the inner view of the machine.
- Figure 6 shows how the half-moon surface shape is used on the shaft and on the roller.
- the present invention relates to a jacquard machine.
- a housing (1) in the form of a main body, which holds thereon the components and elements that make up the jacquard machine.
- a housing frame (2) is configured to surround the said housing (1) in order to ensure that it stands as a whole.
- the housing frame (2) covers the machine parts protruding from the housing (1) and serves to increase the strength of the housing (1).
- a connecting shaft (3) between the housings (1). This ensures rigidity and calibration.
- a plurality of small toothed pulleys (4) are provided on the housing (1).
- the said small toothed pulleys (4) arranged in rows enable the movement of the timing belts (5) in the jacquard machine.
- the timing belt (5) enables motion transmission by being attached to the small toothed pulleys (4) and the large toothed pulley (6).
- the weaving process is performed.
- the bushing shaft (23) enables transmission of the rotational movement by means of the small toothed pulleys (4) mounted on one end on one side of the housing (1) on which the small toothed pulleys (4) are located.
- the present invention includes a motion transmission arm (27) that is connected to the large toothed pulley (6).
- the large toothed pulley (6) is mounted to the small toothed pulley (4) by means of a timing belt (5) and to the motion transmission arm (27) on another side. It transmits the motion received from the motion transmission arm (27) to the small toothed pulley by means of the timing belts (5).
- the large toothed pulley (6) provides high mobility even with small drives provided by the motion transmission arm (27) due to the high number of teeth it comprises compared to the other gears.
- small toothed pulley (4), fewer teeth pulley (4a), more teeth pulley (4b) and large toothed pulley (6) stated in the full specification do not have a relativity meaning and are only used to compare the pulleys among themselves.
- a connecting rod (7) is provided in the configuration of the jacquard machine of the present invention.
- the said connecting rod (7) is directly connected to the motion transmission arm (27) and it is the machine element which drives the motion transmission arm (27) by the motion it receives from the reader roller drive shaft (28).
- the motion transmission arm (27) is mounted to the large toothed pulley (6) at one end and to the connecting rod (7) at the other end and transmits the motion it receives from the connecting rod (7) to the large toothed pulley (6).
- the invention includes at least one cam shaft (8).
- the said cam shaft (8) is a shaft with conjugate cams (31) provided thereon and its main task is to transmit the rotational movement received from the weaving machine to the jacquard machine via the conjugate cam (31), reader roller (30), reader roller drive shaft (28), motion transmission arm (27), connecting rod (7) and timing belts (5).
- the motion is programmed and characterized, and this characterized motion is transmitted to the jacquard machine.
- the said conjugate cam (31) is a cam assembly working in pairs with each other and it is the machine part that characterizes the motion by its surface shape.
- the conjugate cams (31) are created by performing motion design and analysis. In the said analysis, firstly, the oscillating motion is calculated based on the geometry of the shed (37) of the weaving machine, and accordingly, the conjugate cam drive unit is designed in a way to produce a dwell motion. In this way, the shed (37) is opened and moves to the fully open position prior to the hook movement and the hook movement begins. Then, after the weft exchange takes place, the shed (37) starts to be closed. This way, the friction on the yams is prevented and by this means the yams are prevented from breaking. In addition, by means of different cam profiles it is made possible to weave any and all types of fabrics.
- a distance adjustment flange (32) is configured to adjust the distance between the conjugate cams (31) and to maintain rigidity. Maintaining the angle between the conjugate cams (31) and preventing any slipping is ensured by the centering pin (33).
- the invention includes at least one bearing (9).
- the bearing (9) is a machine element that minimizes the friction, heating and abrasion of the parts that perform rotational movement during these movements, thereby ensuring that they operate without any clearance.
- the invention includes at least one magnet body (10).
- the said magnet body (10) is the holder part of the magnet assembly carrying thereon the pawl (11), pawl spring (12), magnet (13), pawl motion transmitter (18) and module card (20). It houses all of the parts and ensures correct operation thereof.
- the magnets (13), which are located separately from each other and at different angles, are gathered in a single place. This way, the distance between the two half-moon grooved shafts required by the machine has been shortened and as a result, the height of the machine has been shortened. Thus, the height distance required by the machine has been further reduced, which is one of the most important advantages of the machine.
- the said pawl (11) mounted on the magnet body (10).
- the said pawl (11) is a magnet assembly machine part which, by contacting a series of rollers (16) arranged in groups of larger and smaller sizes on a half-moon grooved shaft (17), restricts or allows the rotational movement of the rollers (16) according to the attraction force of the magnet (13) or the repulsion force of the pawl spring (12).
- the pawl (11) in the state of the art was wearing out over the years, causing malfunctions and errors in the operation of the machine.
- the working system of the pawl (11) has been changed. With the novel double spring operating system, it is ensured that, after the wear that will occur over time, the spring drives the pawl (11) forward by the amount of wear. Thus, the pawl (11) is ensured to continue to operate without being affected by wear, thereby achieving a system that requires less maintenance and can operate for a longer period of time.
- the pawl spring (12) is used as a magnet assembly machine part useful to push the pawl (11) forward continuously and place it in the pawl slot (15) on the disk.
- Module cards (20) which are mounted to a certain number of magnets (13) are used to operate the magnets (13) to which they are mounted.
- the said module card (20) activates or deactivates the magnets (13) in accordance with the data received from the main card.
- the movement of the pawls (11) and rollers (16) is determined by the activation and deactivation of the magnets (13). In this sense, it is possible to operate the magnet assembly and therefore to operate and direct the rollers (16) according to the pattern.
- the magnet (13) which operates according to the command received from the module card (20), acts as an electromagnet by creating a magnetic field, and attracts the pawl (11) to itself thereby allowing the movement of the rollers (16) or it is not activated thereby allowing the pawl spring (12) to prevent the movement.
- patterns are formed on the fabric.
- At least one pawl slot (15) exactly matching the profile of the pawl (11) is configured on the rollers (16).
- the pawl slot (15) is used for the pawl (11) to lock the roller (16) and thus prevent movement thereof when the pawl (11) is pushed by the pawl spring (12) and inserted into the slot in the forward position.
- the machine part that transmits to the pawl (11) the movements that the pawl (11) is to perform with the help of the pawl spring (12) is the pawl motion transmitter (18). At the same time, as a result of the wear on the pawl (11), it drives the pawl (11) forward as much as the amount of wear with the help of the pawl spring (12).
- a magnet positioner (21) is configured to adjust the working position of the magnet assembly; which is comprised of the magnet body (10), pawl (11), pawl spring (12), pawl motion transmitter (18) and magnet (13); with the rollers (16).
- the magnet positioner (21) extends between the two housings (1) of the machine and the magnet assemblies are mounted thereon along this distance.
- the invention includes a cam box (34) in which the cam assembly comprising a cam shaft (8), bearing (9), bearing housing (26), reader roller drive shaft (28), reader roller pin (29), reader roller (30), double conjugate cam (31), distance adjustment flange (32) and centering pin (33) is mounted and operates.
- this box also serves as an oil reservoir. This way it prevents wear and strain on the cam assembly elements.
- a heddle (35) is a kind of wire used to control the movement of the warp yams in the weaving machine.
- the said heddle (35) is in the form of a flat metal strip or a cylindrical metal rod.
- the heddle (35) comprises a heddle eye (36) with a hole in the center thereof through which the warp yams pass. In this way, a shed (37) is formed.
- the shed (37) is in the form of a kind of path resembling the letter V in shape or a tunnel formed by the yams through which the weft yam passes.
- the heddles (35) are raised and lowered as a result of the circular movements of the roller (16) to the right and left.
- the triangular tunnel formed during this movement is called a shed (37). Weaving is realized by passing the weft yam through this tunnel.
- the other end of the bushing shaft (23) is connected to the half-moon grooved shaft (17) by means of clamps (25) and enables the movement of this shaft.
- the clamp (25) is used for mounting the half-moon grooved shaft (17) and the bushing shaft (23) to each other. While providing motion transmission, it also allows easy intervention during assembly or in case of a failure since it is easy to assemble and disassemble. In the configuration in the state of the art, the single shaft passing between the two bodies was a time-consuming part due to its shape during assembly and disassembly operations. By means of the present invention, each shaft can be easily assembled and disassembled.
- the bearing housing (26) is mounted on the cam box (34) and bearings (9) are mounted therein.
- the shafts (28) passing through the bearings (9) in the closed bearing housings (26b) do not come out of the housing.
- the shafts passing through the bearings (9) in the open bearing housings (26a) go out of the housing and are assembled with other machine parts.
- the rollers (16) used in the invention are of two types, namely small rollers (16a) and large rollers (16b).
- the said rollers (16) are positioned on a half-moon grooved shaft (17) and make an oscillating movement together with the half-moon grooved shaft (17).
- the rollers (16) are the machine parts that enable the formation of the shed (37) movement by winding or unwinding thereon the heddle cord (38) connected to the heddles (35) by making this movement.
- the roller is stopped by the pawl (11) by the structure provided thereon or continues its movement. In this way, the pattern is created.
- the half-moon grooved shaft (17) is a machine part, which is in the form of a semicircle with a smaller diameter on a semicircle with a larger diameter, and on which there are grooves at certain distances into which the roller spacers (19) are inserted. It is connected to the bushing shaft (23) by means of clamps (25) and transfers the motion it receives therefrom to the rollers (16) due to its shape.
- the roller spacer (19) is a machine part in the form of two separate semicircles with mounting tabs thereon mounted in the grooves located on the half-moon grooved shaft (17). By grouping a certain number of rollers (16), it ensures that the rollers (16) operate correctly during the oscillation movement without deviating and tilting sideways.
- the heddle cord (38) is wound and unwound on the rollers (16) during the oscillating movement of the rollers (16). This movement moves the heddles (35) upwards and downwards, thus forming the shed (37).
- the harness board (39) is used to collect the scattered heddle cords (38) and transfer them to the weaving machine in an orderly manner.
- the part of the roller (16) that forms a dwell point is defined as the dwell point (14).
- the mechanism is designed with a stepped structure to reduce the friction during the rotational movement.
- the yam control is further improved by completely embedding the yam.
- different diameters of rollers (16) are selected so that the large roller (16a) guides the small roller (16b).
- the magnet bodies (10) are also allowed to guide the large roller (16a) by allowing the large roller (16a) to enter into the magnet assembly.
- the slight amount of tilting to the right and left on the shaft is prevented, allowing the said jacquard machine to operate more stably.
- the invention includes at least one bushing (22).
- the bushing (22) which is mounted on both of the housings (1), is a machine part for bearing and motion transmission comprised of steel bearing housings, bearing (9) and bushing shaft (23) mounted in an aluminum housing.
- the bushing (22) carries out motion transmission thanks to the mounting of the bushing shaft (23) provided therein to the half-moon grooved shaft (17) with the help of the clamp (25).
- the bushing shaft (23) protrudes from both sides of the bushing (22).
- At least one tapered clamping lock (24) is mounted between the bushing shaft (23) and the small toothed pulley (4). Thanks to its conical structure, it allows the bushing shaft (23) and the small toothed pulley (4) to be clamped and assembled very firmly. Thus, the bushing shaft (23) and the small toothed pulley (4) are securely assembled.
- At least one reader roller drive shaft (28) is configured in the cam box (34).
- the reader roller drive shaft (28) carries thereon reader rollers (30) which read the profiles of the conjugate cams (31) on the cam shaft (8). It transmits the motion received from the conjugate cam (31) to the motion transmission arm (27).
- the wear on a single part is distributed and reduced as a result of the transmission of the movement, which is transmitted from a single shaft by means of a double connecting rod, with the help of a double reader roller drive shaft (28) and motion transmission arm (27).
- the life of the machine parts is extended.
- the reader roller pin (29) is used for the reader roller (30) to perform its rotational movement.
- the reader roller (30) performs its rotational movement on the reader roller pin (29). With its high strength structure, it is resistant to conditions such as crushing, breaking and abrasion. It is mounted to the reader roller (30) by means of the reader roller drive shaft (28).
- the reader roller (30) reads the profile of the conjugate cam (31) and transmits the movement to the reader roller drive shaft (28) by the reader roller pin (29) according to the profile shape. It has a high resistance against deformations such as crushing and abrasion.
- Small toothed pulleys (4) transmit the movement from the other end of the bushing shaft (23), to which it is connected, to the half-moon grooved shaft (17) with the help of clamps (25).
- the rollers (16) on the said half-moon grooved shaft (17) continuously perform a rotational movement of approximately half a turn to the right and left.
- the harness cords attached to the rollers (16) are continuously wound and unwound on the roller (16).
- the heddles (35) attached to these cords open and close the shed (37) as a result of this movement.
- a motion design is made that will enable the movement of the heddles (35) in the shed (37) up to a maximum of 14 cm, and with the data obtained, the motion transmission arm (27) and the connecting rod (7) are designed and the location of mounting thereof to the large toothed pulley (6) was determined.
- This cam assembly designed to work in pairs with each other, is the machine part that characterizes the movement in terms of profile shapes.
- the said part was created by performing motion design and analysis. Firstly, the oscillating motion was calculated based on the geometry of the shed (37) of the weaving machine, and accordingly, the conjugate cam (31) drive unit was designed so as to produce a dwell motion. In this way, during the weaving, the shed (37) is opened before the hook movement and moves to the fully open position and the hook movement starts. Then, after the weft exchange takes place, the shed (37) starts to be closed. This way, the friction on the yams is prevented and by this means the yams are prevented from breaking. In addition, by means of different cam profiles it is made possible to weave any and all types of fabrics. In addition, the arms that transmit the motion generated by the conjugate cam (31) are also designed in this way.
- the movement from the weaving machine is transmitted to the pulleys by the help of an eccentric shaft and a double connecting rod (7). In that case, all movement and force are transmitted through a single shaft.
- the rotational movement from the weaving machine is transmitted to two reader roller drive shafts (28) by means of a double conjugate cam (31). These two separate shafts share the loads and thus reduce the loads and stresses on a single part, thereby significantly increasing the service life of the parts.
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| TR202304025 | 2023-04-12 | ||
| PCT/TR2023/051825 WO2024215274A1 (en) | 2023-04-12 | 2023-12-29 | A novel jacquard machine |
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| EP4540446A1 true EP4540446A1 (en) | 2025-04-23 |
| EP4540446A4 EP4540446A4 (en) | 2025-08-13 |
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