JP2006143395A - Fiber machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently perform yarn defect eliminating work and yarn splicing work by use of a yarn splicing carriage without waste of yarn in accordance with situations with yarn defects. <P>SOLUTION: This fiber machine is provided with a plurality of yarn processing units 2, and the yarn splicing carriage 3, capable of traveling in the direction where they are arranged. The yarn processing unit 2 is provided with a yarn clearer 52 for detecting a yarn defect and determining kinds of them. The yarn splicing carriage 3 is composed to be capable of obtaining information of the yarn processing unit 2 if it has a yarn defect or not, the kind of the yarn defect, and diameter of a take-up package 45. The yarn splicing carriage 3 performs leading to the yarn processing unit 2 having the yarn defect. At this time, time for a suction mouth 46 to approach the take-up package 45 to start suction till guiding yarn to a yarn splicing device 43, and speed of a reverse roller 55 to rotate the take-up package 45 in an unreeling direction are varied in accordance with the kind of the detected yarn defect and the diameter of the take-up package 45 when the yarn defect was found. Elimination of the yarn defect and yarn splicing are then performed by the yarn splicing device 43. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a textile machine comprising a yarn defect detector.

Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic winder (as a textile machine) provided with a plurality of winding units arranged side by side. In this automatic winder, each winding unit is equipped with a yarn clearer as a yarn defect detection means, and this yarn clearer can output a plurality of types of yarn defect detection signals determined from the thickness and length of the yarn defect. It has become. And according to the length of the detected defect, the yarn defect removal length in the yarn defect removal process can be changed.
JP-A-10-310330 (paragraph numbers 0010 and 0014)

  However, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-40532, the one that can travel along a plurality of arranged yarn processing units and performs a yarn joining operation in response to a yarn joining request of the yarn processing unit, As in the configuration of Patent Document 1, none of the yarn defect removal processing can be changed according to the length of the detected defect.

Means and effects for solving the problems

  The problems to be solved by the present invention are as described above. Next, means for solving the problems and the effects thereof will be described.

  ◆ According to an aspect of the present invention, a textile machine configured as follows is provided. A plurality of yarn processing units provided side by side; and a yarn splicing carriage that is provided so as to be able to travel along a direction in which the yarn processing units are arranged, and that performs a yarn joining operation in response to a yarn joining request of the yarn processing unit . The yarn processing unit includes a winding unit that winds the yarn into a winding package, a yarn defect detector that detects a defect of the yarn traveling toward the winding unit, and can determine the type of the yarn defect. And a cutting means for cutting the continuous state of the yarn based on the detection of the yarn defect by the yarn defect detector. The yarn splicing carriage removes the yarn defect from the lead-out means that feeds out the yarn end on the winding portion side from the winding package after the continuous state of the yarn is cut by the dividing means. And a yarn splicing device for performing a yarn splicing operation. This yarn splicing carriage acquires information on the presence or absence of yarn defects for each yarn processing unit and the yarn processing status at the time of yarn defect occurrence, and also removes the yarn defects and yarns for the yarn processing unit in which the yarn defect occurs. When performing the splicing operation, the outlet means is controlled based on the acquired information on the yarn processing status when the yarn defect occurs.

  As a result, since the yarn splicing cart can control the outlet means based on the information on the yarn processing status when the recognized yarn flaw occurs, the removal of the yarn flaw by the yarn splicing cart and the yarn splicing work waste the yarn. It can be done in a short time without doing. Furthermore, since information on the presence or absence of yarn defects in each yarn processing unit and the yarn processing status at the time of occurrence of yarn defects can be collectively managed on the yarn joining carriage side in association with the identification information of each yarn processing unit, It is also possible to easily remove the yarn defect and determine whether to perform the yarn joining operation (determination of the operation target unit) for the yarn processing unit.

  The above-described textile machine is preferably configured as follows. The lead-out means includes catch guide means for approaching the surface of the winding package to catch the yarn end and guide it to the yarn joining device. For the control of the spout means, switching is performed to switch the catching guide means from an approaching state to the winding package surface to an operation for guiding to the yarn splicing device based on information on the yarn processing status when the yarn defect occurs. Includes controlling time.

  As a result, the entire yarn defect can be reliably captured by the capture guide means and removed by the thread defect removal means. In addition, in the case of short defects, the time required for removing the yarn defects can be shortened by capturing in a short time.

  The above-described textile machine is preferably configured as follows. The yarn splicing carriage is provided with detection means for detecting the yarn captured by the capture guide means. The switching time of the catching and guiding means is controlled based on the yarn detection by the detecting means.

  This controls the time from when the yarn catching is confirmed by the detecting means (that is, after the success of the spout is confirmed) until the yarn joining operation is started, so that the entire yarn defect can be guided more reliably. Means can be captured. Therefore, for example, when the entire long defect is not completely delivered, the process proceeds to the yarn joining operation, and only a part of the long defect can be removed by the yarn defect removing means, and the remaining part of the yarn defect is wound around the winding package. It can be prevented from being taken.

  The above-described textile machine is preferably configured as follows. The yarn splicing carriage is configured to be able to acquire information on the diameter of the winding package as information on the yarn processing status when a yarn defect occurs for each yarn processing unit. Further, the lead-out means includes reverse rotation means for rotating the winding package in the yarn unwinding direction. The control of the outlet means includes control of the speed of the reversing means based on the diameter information of the winding package.

  Thereby, since the rotation speed by the reverse rotation means is changed according to the diameter of the winding package, the success rate of the extraction can be improved and the time for the extraction operation can be shortened.

  In the textile machine, the reversing speed of the reversing means is increased when the yarn end is captured from the winding package in accordance with the increase in the diameter of the winding package when the yarn defect occurs. It is preferable to control.

  Thereby, when the diameter of the winding package is small, it is possible to prevent the yarn end to be unwound from being swung at a high speed and failing to be caught by the outlet means by being reversed at a low speed. Moreover, when the diameter of the winding package is large, it is possible to reduce the time for the lead-out operation by reversing at a high speed.

  The above-described textile machine is preferably configured as follows. Each of the yarn processing units includes a storage unit, and when the yarn defect detector detects a yarn defect, the storage unit stores information on the presence or absence of the yarn defect and the yarn processing status when the yarn defect occurs, The stored information is output to the yarn splicing cart side. When the yarn joining cart completes the removal of yarn defects and the yarn joining operation for the yarn processing unit in which the yarn defects have occurred, the information stored in the storage unit of the yarn processing unit is reset. Note that “information is reset” means that information indicating that there is a yarn defect and information regarding the yarn processing status when the yarn defect occurs are deleted.

  As a result, when the yarn joining operation and the yarn defect removing operation are not successful on the yarn joining carriage side, the operation is not completed and the winding operation is completed by controlling the yarn processing unit side so that the information is continuously output. Can be recognized that cannot be resumed.

  The above-described textile machine is preferably configured as follows. The yarn splicing cart includes display means. The display means is configured to be able to display the type of the yarn defect of the yarn processing unit when the yarn splicing carriage is located in the yarn processing unit in which the yarn defect has occurred.

  Thus, by looking at the display means of the yarn splicing carriage, the operator can easily grasp the type of yarn defect occurring in the yarn processing unit.

  Next, embodiments of the invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an overall configuration of a spinning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the same. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the spinning apparatus.

  FIG. 1 shows a spinning device 1 as a textile machine having a large number of spinning units (yarn processing units) 2 arranged side by side. The spinning device 1 is equipped with a yarn splicing carriage 3, a blower box 4, and a prime mover box 5 that are provided so as to be able to run in the direction in which the spinning units 2 are arranged. A main body control device 61 that controls the entire spinning device 1 is provided in the motor box 5.

  As shown in FIG. 1, each spinning unit 2 includes a draft device 7, a spinning unit 9, a yarn feeding device 11, a cutter device (cutting means) 51, a yarn clearer (yarn defect detector) 52, a winding device. And a take-up portion 12 as a main component.

  The draft device 7 is provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the casing 6 of the spinning device 1, and the fiber bundle 8 sent from the draft device 7 is spun by the spinning unit 9. The spun yarn 10 discharged from the spinning unit 9 is sent by the yarn feeding device 11, passes through the cutter device 51 and the yarn clearer 52, and then wound by the winding unit 12 to form a winding package 45.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, each spinning unit 2 is provided with a unit controller 32, and the unit controller 32 controls each part such as the draft device 7 and the spinning unit 9. The unit controller 32 is configured as a known microcomputer, and includes a CPU, a timer circuit, a RAM (storage unit) 33, etc. (not shown). The unit controller 32 of each spinning unit 2 is connected to the main body control device 61 through a signal line, and is controlled by the main body control device 61.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the draft device 7 is for drawing the sliver 13 into a fiber bundle 8, and includes a middle roller 17 and a front roller 18 on which a back roller 14, a third roller 15, and an apron belt 16 are mounted. These four rollers are used.

  The yarn feeding device 11 includes a delivery roller 39 supported by the casing 6 of the spinning device 1 body, and a nip roller 40 provided in contact with the delivery roller 39. With this configuration, the spun yarn 10 discharged from the spinning unit 9 is sandwiched between the delivery roller 39 and the nip roller 40 and the delivery roller 39 is driven, so that the spun yarn 10 is sent to the winding unit 12 side. .

  The winding unit 12 includes a cradle arm 71 pivotally supported around a support shaft 70, and the cradle arm 71 can rotatably support a bobbin around which the spun yarn 10 is wound. . The winding unit 12 includes a winding drum 72 that can come into contact with the peripheral surface of a winding package 45 formed by winding the bobbin and the spun yarn 10 on the bobbin. When the winding drum 72 is driven by an electric motor (not shown), the winding package 45 in contact therewith is rotated to wind the spun yarn 10.

  Further, the cradle arm 71 is provided with an urging spring 73 to apply an urging force to the cradle arm 71 in a direction to separate the peripheral surface of the winding package 45 from the winding drum 72. On the other hand, a suction arm 74 projects from the base of the cradle arm 71, and a suction plate 75 made of an iron plate is fixed to the tip of the suction arm 74. An electromagnet 76 is installed so as to be close to the attracting plate 75, and this electromagnet 76 is switched ON / OFF by a control signal from the unit controller 32.

  With the above configuration, the unit controller 32 normally turns on the electromagnet 76 to attract the attracting plate 75 and causes the winding package 45 to contact the rotating drum 72 to rotate. On the other hand, when a yarn defect occurs and spinning and winding are stopped, the electromagnet 76 is turned off to release the suction of the suction plate 75, and the winding package 45 is separated from the winding drum 72 by the biasing spring 73. . Thereby, the rotation of the winding package 45 is stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a cutter device 51 and a yarn clearer 52 are provided on the front side of the casing 6 of the spinning device 1 and at a position slightly below the yarn feeding device 11. The spun yarn 10 spun by the spinning unit 9 passes through the cutter device 51 and the yarn clearer 52 before being wound by the winding unit 12. The yarn clearer 52 monitors the thickness of the spun yarn 10 that travels, and when a yarn defect of the spun yarn 10 is detected, the control unit 53 (FIG. 3) transmits a yarn defect detection signal to the unit controller 32. It has become.

  The yarn clearer 52 detects the thickness of the thread passing by an optical method or a capacitance method, and the control unit 53 of the yarn clearer 52 determines the yarn according to the detected thickness and length. It is possible to distinguish and discriminate the above-mentioned defects into a plurality of types. For example, if a thickness more than double the normal thickness continues for several centimeters or more, it is detected as an S defect (short defect), and if the thickness is slightly thicker than the normal thickness or thinner than several meters, Are detected as T defects or L defects (long defects), and so on. Among the information on the yarn processing status at the time of occurrence of the yarn defect, the information on the type of yarn defect (detection process) information (information on short defect or long defect) is the yarn defect detection detected by the control unit 53 of the yarn clearer 52. Included in the signal.

  Upon receiving this yarn defect detection signal, the unit controller 32 immediately activates the cutter device 51 to cut the spun yarn 10 on the upstream side of the yarn clearer 52, stops the draft device 7 once, and sends it to the yarn joining cart 3. Self-propelled to the front of the spinning unit 2. Thereafter, the draft device 7 and the like are driven again, and the yarn joining cart 3 is made to remove the yarn joining and the yarn defect so as to resume spinning and winding. Details of this control will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the yarn joining cart 3 is provided so as to run on a rail 41 provided in the casing 6 of the spinning device 1 main body. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the yarn splicing cart 3 is provided with a yarn splicing device (for example, a splicer) 43 and the bogie 3 so as to be able to be lifted and lowered, and is discharged from the spinning section 9 while turning around an axis. A suction pipe 44 that captures and guides the yarn end to the yarn joining device 43 while being sucked in, and is provided on the carriage 3 so as to be able to be lifted and lowered, and is supported rotatably on the winding unit 12 while turning around an axis. A suction mouth (capturing guide means) 46 that approaches the winding package 45, sucks and captures the yarn end, and guides the yarn end to the yarn joining device 43;

  As shown in FIG. 2, a mouse turning motor 57 is provided for turning the suction mouse 46. A suction tube 50 is connected to the swivel base of the suction mouse 46, and excess yarn ends and the like that are cut during the yarn joining operation of the yarn joining device 43 are discarded via the suction mouse 46 and the suction tube 50. It has become so. The suction tube 50 is provided with a suction detection sensor (detection means) 54. When the suction detection sensor 54 detects the spun yarn 10 inside the suction tube 50, a yarn end detection signal is transmitted to the carriage controller 48. It is supposed to be.

  Further, a reverse rotation roller (reverse rotation means) 55 is provided below the suction mouth 46, and the reverse rotation roller 55 advances to the winding portion 12 side as necessary to come into contact with the winding package 45, and a reverse rotation motor 56 is provided. The take-up package 45 can be reversed by driving of.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the yarn splicing cart 3 includes a cart control device 48, and the cart control device 48 is configured in a known microcomputer type including a CPU (not shown), a RAM 49, and the like. This cart control device 48 performs the running of the yarn splicing cart 3 and controls the above-described parts in response to a request from the unit controller 32 of the spinning unit 2, and performs yarn splicing work and yarn defect removal on the spinning unit 2. Do work.

  In addition, an LED display unit 47 including a 7-segment LED is provided on the front side of the yarn joining cart 3. The display of the LED display unit 47 is controlled by the cart control device 48 (details will be described later).

  The operation of the spinning device 1 having the above configuration will be described. First, the control of the unit controller 32 of each spinning unit 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. First, in S101, it is checked whether a yarn defect detection signal from the yarn clearer 52 has been received. When the yarn defect detection signal is received, the unit controller 32 acquires the type of the yarn defect included in the yarn defect detection signal, and the time from the start of winding to the reception of the yarn defect detection signal. The diameter of the winding package 45 is calculated from the time and the spinning speed of the spinning unit 9, and these pieces of information are stored in the RAM 33 as information on the yarn processing status when the yarn defect occurs (S102).

  As a result, as shown on the right side of S102 in FIG. 4, the RAM 33 stores information on whether the generated yarn defect is a long defect or a short defect, the diameter of the winding package 45, and whether or not there is a yarn joining request. The When a yarn defect occurs, the storage content of the RAM 33 related to the yarn joining request becomes “yarn joining requested”. The right side of S102 in FIG. 4 shows an example of the contents stored in the RAM 33 when the yarn clearer 52 detects a long defect at the beginning of winding.

  In the present embodiment, the diameter of the winding package 45 is divided into eight stages from the initial winding state to the full winding, and which stage corresponds to a numerical value of “1” to “8”. It has become. That is, “1” is stored at the beginning of winding, and “8” is stored when the winding is almost full.

  Further, almost simultaneously with the storage processing in the RAM 33 in S102, the unit controller 32 cuts the yarn with the cutter device 51 to form an end portion of the yarn, and also controls the electromagnet 76 to be OFF to attract the suction plate 75. Is released, and the winding drum 72 and the winding package 45 are controlled to be separated by the urging spring 73. As a result, the downstream spun yarn 10 (including the yarn defect detected by the yarn clearer 52) cut by the cutter device 51 is wound around the winding package 45 that rotates by inertia. If the yarn defect detection signal has not been received, the processing of S102 and the yarn cutting processing are not performed.

  Next, it is checked whether a yarn defect removal success signal (a signal indicating that the yarn defect has been successfully removed and will be described in detail later) has been received from the yarn joining cart 3 side (S103). When the yarn defect removal success signal is received, the unit controller 32 resets the information on the yarn defect type and the diameter of the winding package 45 stored in the RAM 33 to indicate that there is no yarn defect and no yarn joining request. Is stored in the RAM 33 (S104). Note that the stored contents of the RAM 33 after reset are shown on the right side of S104 in FIG. If the yarn defect removal success signal has not been received, the process of S104 is not performed.

  Then, the unit controller 32 transmits the yarn defect information stored in the RAM 33 to the main body control device 61 (S105). In S105, even if there is no yarn defect and the contents of the RAM 33 are “no yarn defect” and “no yarn joining request”, the fact is transmitted. In addition, the signal to be transmitted includes information of a number assigned in advance to the spinning unit 2 (identification information of the spinning unit 2).

  The main body control device 61 that has received the information on the yarn defect transfers the information to the cart control device 48 of the yarn splicing cart 3. After this transmission process, the process returns to S101 and the above process is repeated.

  Next, the control of the carriage control device 48 on the yarn joining carriage 3 side will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control performed by the bogie control device for the yarn joining cart, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents stored in the RAM of the bogie control device, and FIG. FIG.

  First, the cart controller 48 transmits information on the presence or absence of yarn defects transmitted from each spinning unit 2, information on the yarn processing status when the yarn defects occur (information on the type of yarn defects detected and the diameter of the winding package 45), And the information on the presence or absence of the yarn joining request is received and acquired, and the contents of the RAM 49 are rewritten accordingly (S201). In the RAM 49, as shown in FIG. 6, in association with the number of each spinning unit 2, the presence / absence of yarn defects, information on the yarn processing status when yarn defects occur (the presence / absence of yarn defects and the diameter of the winding package 45), and The presence / absence of a yarn joining request can be stored.

  By repeating the processing of S201 (reception of yarn defect presence / absence, information on the yarn processing status at the time of yarn defect occurrence, and information on presence / absence of yarn splicing request → write to RAM 49), the RAM 49 always has the spinning unit. Information on the yarn processing status at the time of the latest yarn defect occurrence and information on the presence / absence of a yarn joining request for each of the two are stored. Accordingly, referring to the storage contents of the RAM 49 on the side of the carriage control device 48, which number of spinning unit 2 is currently generating a yarn defect and a yarn joining request is generated, and the yarn detected when the yarn defect is generated Information on the type of defect and the degree of the diameter of the winding package 45 can be recognized.

  Next, the carriage control device 48 reads the information in the RAM 49 and checks whether any of the spinning units 2 has generated a yarn joining request (S202 in FIG. 5). If no spinning unit 2 has generated a yarn splicing request, the process returns to S201.

  When a yarn splicing request has occurred in one or more spinning units 2, the carriage control device 48 determines which spinning unit 2 should be subjected to yarn defect removal and yarn splicing work (work target unit). (S203). As a method for determining the work target unit, when only one spinning unit 2 has a yarn defect, the spinning unit 2 may be set as the work target unit. Further, when there are a plurality of spinning units 2 in which a yarn defect has occurred, it is conceivable that the spinning unit 2 closest to the current position of the yarn splicing carriage 3 is set as a work target unit. Since the information on the presence or absence of the yarn splicing request for all the spinning units 2 is stored in the RAM 49 of the cart control device 48 as shown in FIG. 6, the above determination process can be easily performed by the cart control device 48. it can.

  When the work target unit is determined, the carriage control device 48 performs the process of S204. Specifically, the type of yarn defect and the diameter of the winding package 45 for the work target unit 2 are read and acquired from the storage contents of the RAM 49, and based on this information, the suction mouse 46 at the time of mouthing captures the yarn end. The main body controller 61 is inquired about the time required for the rotation and the speed of the reverse rotation roller 55. Here, in this embodiment, the time required for capturing the yarn end is an operation of performing suction capture after the suction mouse 46 approaches the winding package 45 and guiding the captured yarn end to the yarn joining device 43. Until the switching time to switch to.

  Here, in the RAM 62 of the main body control device 61, the switching time by the suction mouse 46 and the speed of the reverse roller 55 (hereinafter referred to as “reverse speed”), which are suitable for dispensing, indicate the types of yarn defects. It is stored in advance in relation to the diameter of the winding package 45.

  For example, when the diameter of the winding package 45 is small, if the reverse rotation roller 55 is brought into contact with the winding package 45 having a short circumference and rotated at a high speed, the reverse rotation of the winding package 45 becomes too fast and is unraveled. Since the yarn end is vibrated vigorously, it becomes difficult to suck and capture by the suction mouse 46, resulting in frequent misfeeding. On the other hand, when the diameter of the winding package 45 is large, if the reverse rotation roller 55 is contacted and rotated at a low speed, it takes time to make one rotation because the circumference of the winding package 45 is long. The work efficiency of voicing falls. From this point of view, the RAM 62 defines the relationship between the speed of the reverse rotation roller 55 and the diameter of the winding package 45 so as to increase as the diameter of the winding package 45 increases.

  If the yarn defect is a long defect, the yarn defect exists over a long region (for example, several meters) from the yarn end. Therefore, it is necessary to unwind and remove the spun yarn 10 from the winding package 45 by a long distance. is there. On the other hand, in the case of short defects, the length of the spun yarn 10 to be removed from the winding package 45 may be short, and if the spun yarn 10 is unwound and removed for a long time, the yarn is wasted. From this point of view, the RAM 62 defines the relationship between the switching time and the type of yarn defect so that the time required for the suction mouse 46 to capture is long when it is a long defect, and is short when it is a short defect. Since the unwinding speed of the spun yarn 10 from the winding package 45 increases as the speed of the reverse roller 55 increases, the switching time is set in consideration of the speed of the reverse roller 55.

  In response to the inquiry signal, the main body controller 61 returns the switching time and the reverse rotation speed to the carriage controller 48 of the yarn splicing carriage 3 based on the information stored in the RAM 62 as described above. In this way, the cart control device 48 can acquire a suitable switching time and reverse rotation speed at the time of extraction for the work target unit 2. The above is the process of S204.

  Next, the cart control device 48 causes the yarn splicing cart 3 to travel to the work target unit 2 determined in the process of S203 and stops it in front of the target unit (S205). Subsequently, the cart control device 48 drives the mouse turning motor 57 to lower and rotate the suction mouse 46 to approach the surface of the take-up package 45 to apply a suction flow, and to apply the reverse rotation roller 55 to the take-up package 45. And is rotated at the reverse rotation speed (S206). Although not shown in the flow of FIG. 5, at this time, the carriage control device 48 transmits a spinning start signal to the work target unit 2 to resume spinning by the spinning unit 9 and raises and lowers the suction pipe 44. The yarn 10 newly spun from the spinning unit 9 is sucked and captured (see FIG. 7).

  As a result of the control in S206, as shown in FIG. 7, the winding package 45 is rotated in the opposite direction (unwinding direction) to that during winding, and the yarn is unwound and sucked into the suction mouth 46. Going to be. Due to the reverse rotation of the winding package 45 and the suction flow of the suction mouth 46, the unwound spun yarn 10 advances inside the suction mouth 46 and the suction tube 50, and the suction detection sensor 54 eventually detects the spun yarn 10. .

  As shown in the flow of FIG. 5, in the cart control device 48, the suction detection sensor 54 starts after the suction of the peripheral surface of the winding package 45 by the suction mouse 46 (reverse rotation of the winding package 45 by the reverse rotation roller 55). It is determined whether or not the yarn end detection signal is received within a predetermined time (S207). If the yarn end detection signal is not received within a predetermined time, for example, the yarn end of the spun yarn 10 may be buried in the yarn layer of the take-up package 45 and cannot be spouted. The joining operation is stopped (S208), an abnormal signal is transmitted to the main body control device 61, and the process returns to the processing of S201 to wait for a yarn defect to occur in another spinning unit 2.

  When the yarn end detection signal is received within the predetermined time, the cart control device 48 continues the suction in the approaching state by the suction mouse 46 only for the switching time acquired in the process of S204, and the winding package 45 Are reversed (S209). As a result, the spun yarn 10 is unwound from the winding package 45 by a length corresponding to the type of yarn defect, and the spun yarn 10 is sucked and captured inside the suction mouth 46 by a sufficient length including the yarn defect portion. It can be made the state.

  When the switching time is reached, the carriage control device 48 lowers and rotates the suction pipe 44 and raises and lowers the suction mouth 46 to guide the yarn sucked and captured by both 44 and 46 to the yarn joining device 43. In this way, the yarn joining by the yarn joining device 43 is performed (S210).

  Since the yarn is sufficiently unwound and drawn out from the winding package 45 including the yarn defect portion, the yarn joining operation by the yarn joining device 43 is performed, so that the yarn defect remains in the yarn after the yarn joining. It is not wound around the winding package 45. Excess yarn (including the yarn defect portion) is cut by a cutting means (cutter) (not shown) of the yarn splicing device 43 and sucked and discarded from the suction mouth 46 via the suction tube 50. That is, the yarn joining device 43 also serves as a yarn defect removing means. Thus, a series of yarn splicing operations is completed, and spinning and winding are resumed.

  When the yarn splicing operation by the yarn splicing device 43 is completed, the carriage control device 48 transmits a yarn defect removal success signal to the unit controller 32 of the work target unit 2 via the main body control device 61 (S211). Next, the carriage control device 48 returns to the first step S201 and waits for any yarn defect to occur in any spinning unit 2.

  In the unit controller 32 of the work target unit 2 that has received the yarn defect removal success signal, the information on the yarn defect in the RAM 33 is reset by the process of S104 in FIG. No yarn splicing request ”. Then, the reset contents of the RAM 33 are transmitted to the yarn joining cart 3 via the main body control device 61 in the process of S105. Therefore, the contents of the RAM 49 of the carriage control device 48 are also rewritten to “no yarn defect” and “no yarn joining request” for the work target unit 2 by the processing of S201 (FIG. 5). This yarn defect removal success signal corresponds to the reset signal in the present invention.

  As described above, in the spinning device 1 of the present embodiment, the yarn splicing carriage 3 acquires information on the presence or absence of yarn defects and the yarn processing status when the yarn defects occur for each spinning unit 2 and stores them in the RAM 49. At the same time, when removing the yarn defect and performing the yarn splicing operation on the spinning unit 2 in which the yarn defect has occurred, the suction mouth 46 and the reverse roller 55 are set based on the acquired information on the yarn processing status when the yarn defect occurs. It is configured to control.

  Here, in the conventional configuration (for example, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-40532), the yarn processing unit side determines that the yarn splicing cart exceeds the allowable range for removing the yarn defect, and the yarn processing unit The operation was stopped and the operation was handled by the operator. However, in this embodiment, the yarn splicing carriage 3 can control the suction mouth 46 and the reverse rotation roller 55 according to the information related to the yarn processing status when the recognized yarn defect occurs. Therefore, the removal of yarn defects and the yarn joining operation by the yarn joining cart 3 can be performed in a short time without wasting the spun yarn 10. Furthermore, since information on the presence or absence of yarn defects in each spinning unit 2 and the yarn processing status at the time of occurrence of yarn defects can be collectively managed on the yarn joining carriage 3 side, the yarn defects can be removed for any spinning unit 2 out of a plurality. In addition, it is possible to easily determine whether to perform the yarn joining operation (the process of S203 in FIG. 5).

  In the present embodiment, the suction mouth 46 is configured to approach the surface of the winding package 45 to capture the yarn end and guide it to the yarn joining device 43. At the time of delivery, the trolley controller 48 determines the time (switching time) required for the suction mouse 46 to capture, information on the yarn processing status when the yarn defect occurs (specifically, whether the yarn defect is a long defect or a short defect). It is controlled to be different depending on.

  Therefore, by controlling the switching time of the suction mouse 46 to be long for long defects and short for short defects, the entire yarn defect can be reliably sucked and captured by the suction mouse 46. Further, in the case of short defects, the time required for extraction can be shortened by performing a short-term suction capture.

  Further, the yarn splicing cart 3 is provided with a suction detection sensor 54 for detecting the spun yarn 10 sucked by the suction mouth 46. The carriage control device 48 varies the time from when the suction detection sensor 54 detects the spun yarn 10 until the yarn joining operation is performed by the yarn joining device 43 depending on whether the yarn defect is a long defect or a short defect. (S209 in FIG. 5).

  That is, since the suction detection sensor 54 detects the unwound yarn 10 (that is, after the success of the mouthing is confirmed), the switching time at which the suction mouse 46 guides the yarn to the yarn joining device 43 is controlled. In the stage before the yarn joining operation, the entire yarn defect can be surely captured and sucked by the suction mouse 46. Therefore, for example, when the entire long defect is not completely captured and sucked, it is guided to the yarn splicing device 43 to be spliced, and a part of the long defect is wound around the winding package 45 to deteriorate the quality. Can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the yarn joining cart 3 includes a reverse rotation roller 55 that rotates the winding package 45 in the yarn unwinding direction. Further, the yarn splicing cart 3 can acquire information on the diameter of the winding package 45 at the time of yarn defect occurrence for each spinning unit 2 and store it in the RAM 49 (FIG. 6). Then, the speed of the reverse rotation roller 55 brought into contact with the winding package 45 is controlled so as to vary according to the diameter of the winding package 45 at the time of extraction.

  Accordingly, by varying the speed of the reverse rotation roller 55 according to the diameter of the winding package 45, the yarn end to be unwound when the diameter of the winding package 45 is small is swung around at high speed and sucked by the suction mouth 46. It is possible to prevent the catching from failing to make a mouth-out mistake, and when the diameter of the winding package 45 is large, the suction suction of the yarn with the suction mouse 46 can be prevented from taking time. That is, the success rate of the extraction can be improved and the time for the extraction operation can be shortened.

  In this embodiment, when the diameter of the winding package 45 is large when the yarn defect occurs, the reverse rotation speed of the reverse rotation roller 55 is increased when the winding package 45 is reversely rotated (at least the first several rotations) by the reverse rotation roller 55. Is controlled to do.

  Therefore, since the reverse rotation roller 55 rotates at a low speed when the diameter of the winding package 45 is small at the initial stage of the yarn unwinding, and at a low speed when the diameter is large, the suction mouth (missing mistake) by the suction mouse 46 is reduced. It can also reduce the time required for the extraction work.

  In the present embodiment, each spinning unit 2 includes a RAM 33, and when the yarn clearer 52 detects a yarn defect, the RAM 33 stores information on the presence / absence of the yarn defect and the type of the defect (FIG. 4 (S102), the information is output to the yarn splicing cart 3 side (S105). When the yarn splicing carriage 3 completes the removal of the yarn defects and the yarn splicing operation for the spinning unit (working unit) 2 in which the yarn defects have occurred, the information stored in the RAM 33 of the spinning unit 2 is erased. It is configured to be reset to “no yarn defect” and “no yarn joining request” (S104).

  Accordingly, when the yarn joining operation and the yarn defect removing operation are not successful on the yarn joining carriage 3 side (when processing from S207 to S208 in FIG. 5 is performed), the information (yarn) is obtained from the spinning unit 2 side. (S105 in FIG. 4), the main body control device 61 or the yarn splicing cart 3 recognizes that the above work is not completed and winding cannot be resumed. can do.

  Next, the control of the LED display unit 47 of the yarn joining cart 3 will be described with reference to FIG. In the flow of FIG. 8, the carriage control device 48 includes position recognition means (not shown) provided on the yarn splicing carriage 3 (for example, a dog sensor that reads a dog provided on each spinning unit 2, a barcode reader that reads a barcode, and a carriage) Based on the output signal of a rotary encoder provided on the wheel 3), the position at which the yarn splicing carriage 3 is currently located (in front of which spinning unit 2) is acquired (S301). Based on the contents stored in the RAM 49, it is checked whether or not a yarn defect has occurred in the spinning unit 2 in which the yarn splicing carriage 3 is currently located (S302).

  If a yarn defect has occurred, the type of yarn defect (long defect or short defect) is displayed on the 7-segment LED display 47 (S303). There are various display modes. For example, in the case of a long defect, “L” is displayed on the LED display unit 47, and in the case of a short defect, “S” is displayed. And it returns to the process of the first S301.

  On the other hand, if no yarn defect has occurred, the number of the spinning unit 2 is displayed on the LED display 47 (S304). For example, when the yarn splicing cart 3 is traveling in the position of the spinning unit 2 of # 3 (# 3), “3” is displayed on the LED display unit 47. In this case also, the process returns to the first step S301.

  By performing this control, for example, when the storage contents of the RAM 49 are as shown in FIG. 6 and the yarn splicing carriage 3 travels in front of the spinning units 2 from No. 1 to No. 6, the indication on the LED display unit 47 is For example, “1” → “2” → “3” → “L” → “5” → “6”. The operator who saw it had a yarn defect in the No. 4 spinning unit 2, and that no other yarn defects had occurred and that the yarn defect in the No. 4 spinning unit 2 was It is possible to easily know two points, that it is a long defect. In addition, when the yarn splicing carriage 3 is stopped at the seventh spinning unit 2 in which the yarn defect has occurred and the yarn splicing operation is performed, the display on the LED display section 47 becomes “S”. Can easily know that the yarn splicing cart 3 has now removed the short defects of the yarn.

  As described above, in the spinning device 1 of the present embodiment, the yarn splicing cart 3 includes the LED display unit 47, and the yarn splicing cart 3 faces the spinning unit 2 in which a yarn defect has occurred. Sometimes, the type of the yarn defect is displayed on the LED display unit 47.

  Therefore, the operator can easily grasp the type of yarn defect occurring in the spinning unit 2 by looking at the LED display portion 47 of the yarn joining cart 3.

  Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be further modified as follows.

  (1) The configuration of the present invention can be applied to a textile machine other than the spinning device 1 as long as it has a yarn splicing carriage.

  (2) The types of yarn defects stored in the RAM 33 on the spinning unit 2 side and the RAM 49 on the yarn splicing carriage 3 side are not limited to storing two types of long defects and short defects. For example, S defects, L It is also possible to store the distinction between the defect and the T defect and control the suction mouth 46 and the reverse rotation roller 55 based on this.

  (3) The diameter of the winding package 45 is obtained by calculation based on the spun yarn length in the spinning unit 9. For example, a rotation sensor is provided in the winding unit 12 to rotate the winding package 45. The diameter may be calculated and obtained by counting. Further, the diameter of the winding package 45 is not limited to being classified into 8 levels, and can be set to 4 levels or 16 levels, for example.

  (4) The method of cutting the continuous state of the yarn is not limited to cutting the yarn with the cutter device 51. For example, the yarn is torn with a clamp device, or spinning of the spinning unit 9 is stopped to form an end portion of the yarn. You can also

  (5) The installation position of the suction detection sensor 54 is not limited to the suction tube 50, and can be installed in the suction mouse 46, for example.

  (6) The LED display unit 47 is not limited to the 7-segment LED, and for example, it may be a simple LED or display the type of yarn defect on the liquid crystal display.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The front view which showed the whole structure of the spinning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Similarly vertical side view. The block diagram of a spinning apparatus. The flowchart which shows the control performed by the unit controller of a spinning unit. The flowchart which shows the control performed with the cart control apparatus of a yarn splicing cart. The figure which shows the example of the memory content of RAM of a trolley | bogie control apparatus. The figure which shows a mode that the thread | yarn of a winding package is unwound and squeezed out. The figure which shows control of the LED display part of a yarn splicing cart.

Explanation of symbols

1 Spinning equipment (textile machinery)
2 Spinning unit (yarn processing unit)
3 Yarn splicing cart 10 Spun yarn 32 Unit controller 43 Yarn splicing device (yarn defect removing means)
45 Winding package (yarn winding layer)
46 Suction mouse (capture and guide means, part of extraction means)
47 LED display (display)
48 Dolly control device 51 Cutter device (cutting means)
52 Yarn Clearer (Thread Defect Detector)
55 Reversing roller (reversing means, part of outlet means)

Claims (7)

A plurality of yarn processing units provided side by side;
A yarn joining cart that is provided so as to be able to travel along the direction in which the yarn processing units are arranged, and that performs a yarn joining operation in response to a yarn joining request of the yarn processing unit;
With
The yarn processing unit includes:
A winding unit for winding the yarn into a winding package;
A yarn defect detector capable of detecting the defect of the yarn traveling toward the winding unit and distinguishing the type of the yarn defect;
A cutting means for cutting the continuous state of the yarn based on the detection of the yarn defect by the yarn defect detector,
The yarn joining cart is
Outlet means for extracting the yarn end on the winding part side from the winding package after cutting the continuous state of the yarn by the dividing means;
A yarn defect removing means for removing the yarn defect from the thread that has been laid out;
A yarn joining device that performs the yarn joining operation,
This yarn splicing carriage acquires information on the presence or absence of yarn defects for each yarn processing unit and the yarn processing status at the time of yarn defect occurrence, and also removes the yarn defects and yarns for the yarn processing unit in which the yarn defect occurs. When performing a splicing operation, the textile machine is characterized in that the outlet means is controlled based on the acquired information on the yarn processing status at the time of yarn defect occurrence. The textile machine according to claim 1,
The outlet means includes a catching guide means for catching a yarn end by approaching the surface of the winding package and guiding the yarn end to the yarn joining device,
For the control of the spout means, switching is performed to switch the catching guide means from an approaching state to the winding package surface to an operation for guiding to the yarn splicing device based on information on the yarn processing status when the yarn defect occurs. A textile machine characterized in that it includes controlling the time of day. A textile machine according to claim 2,
The yarn joining cart is provided with a detecting means for detecting the yarn captured by the capturing guide means,
The textile machine is characterized in that the switching time of the catching and guiding means is controlled based on the detection of the yarn by the detecting means. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The yarn splicing carriage is configured to be able to acquire information on the diameter of the winding package as information on the yarn processing status at the time of yarn defect occurrence for each yarn processing unit,
Further, the outlet means includes a reverse means for rotating the winding package in a yarn unwinding direction,
The textile machine according to claim 1, wherein the control of the lead-out means includes control of the speed of the reversing means based on information on the diameter of the winding package. A textile machine according to claim 4,
According to the increase in the diameter of the winding package at the time of occurrence of the yarn defect, it is controlled to increase the reverse rotation speed of the reverse rotation means at the time of capturing the yarn end from the winding package, Textile machinery. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Each of the yarn processing units includes a storage unit, and when the yarn defect detector detects a yarn defect, the storage unit stores information on the presence or absence of the yarn defect and the yarn processing status when the yarn defect occurs, Configured to output the stored information to the yarn splicing cart side;
When the yarn joining cart completes the removal of yarn defects and the yarn joining operation for the yarn processing unit in which the yarn defects have occurred, the information stored in the storage unit of the yarn processing unit is reset. Do, textile machine. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The yarn splicing cart includes display means,
The display means is configured to display the type of the yarn defect of the yarn processing unit when the yarn splicing carriage is located in the yarn processing unit in which the yarn defect is generated. Do, textile machine.

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