JP2011137250A - Apron band for spinning - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apron band for spinning, capable of producing a uniform and high-quality fiber bundle by shortening a free gauge, and hardly causing damage and fray of a reinforcing yarn. <P>SOLUTION: The apron band (10) for the spinning is an endless band composed of a rubber-shaped elastomer, and contains a single rubber-shaped elastomer layer (11), a reinforcing fabric (12) embedded in the vicinity of the surface of the internal circumference of the rubber-shaped elastomer layer, and a yarn-shaped core (13) helically embedded in the circumference direction neighboring to the inside of the reinforcing fabric. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

In the spinning industry, the present invention relates to an apron band of a draft device for drafting a fiber bundle in processes such as gil, bovina, drawing, roving, and fine spinning.

As shown in FIG. 4, the draft device includes a back top roller 41 and a back bottom roller 42, a top apron band 43 and a bottom apron band 44, and a front top roller 45 and a front bottom roller 46. Yes.

The back top roller 41 is a driven roller including a bearing therein. The back bottom roller 42 is a drive roller connected to a drive source.

A rubber top apron band 43 covers the middle top roller 47 and the ten server 49. Similarly, the rubber bottom apron band 44 covers the middle bottom roller 48 and the ten server 50.

The front top roller 45 is a rubber driven roller similar to the back top roller 41. The front bottom roller 46 is a drive roller connected to a drive source.

These roller pair and apron pair rotate in the traveling direction of the fiber bundle 51. The fiber bundle 51 passing between each roller and the apron is drafted by these gripping forces, and is drawn into a thin fiber bundle having an intended thickness.

Conventionally, as this kind of apron band, what is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-32725 (Patent Document 1) is known. FIG. 5 shows the configuration. The apron band 100 is obtained by sandwiching and joining a reinforcing yarn 103 between two rubber layers (upper layer 101 and lower layer 102). Reinforcing yarns 103 are spirally embedded in the circumferential direction, slightly above the cross section of the upper and lower rubber layers, that is, near the outer peripheral surface.

This type of apron band is generally a band having a total thickness of about 1 mm.

As other apron bands, those disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 49-22230 (Patent Document 2) are known. FIG. 6 shows the configuration. The reinforcing yarn 113 is bonded to the inner peripheral surface in a state of being embedded in half in the circumferential direction.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-32725 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-22230

Depending on the performance of the draft device, the quality of the finally produced fiber bundle is determined. There are various factors that affect the quality of the fiber bundles in the draft device. Among these, the distance between the tips of the apron bands 43 and 44 and the nip points of the front rollers 45 and 46 has a great influence. Here, the distance between the above is called a free gauge FG. The fiber bundle sent out from the apron band is a free gauge until it is gripped at the front roller nip point, and a floating state is generated in which the fiber bundle is not temporarily gripped. As a result, draft unevenness occurs, causing unevenness in the quality of the fiber bundle.

Generally, the quality of the fiber bundle is improved by making the free gauge as short as possible.

However, according to the apron band described in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the rubber layer is composed of two upper and lower layers, so that the thickness of the apron band must be larger than a certain level. For this reason, in order to avoid contact with the front rollers 45 and 46 during drafting, the free gauge FG must be made relatively large.

Further, when the apron band 100 is bent by the tenserver, the center of bending becomes the reinforcing yarn 103. Since the rubber layer is relatively thicker in the lower layer 101 than in the upper layer 102, the lower layer interferes with the bending and cannot be bent at an acute angle. As a result, the bending radius must be large. This is also a factor that the free gauge FG cannot be shortened.

Further, according to the apron band described in Patent Document 2, as shown in FIG. 6, the reinforcing yarn 113 is exposed on the inner peripheral surface of the apron band. Even when a highly wear-resistant yarn is used as the reinforcing yarn 113, there is a problem that the reinforcing yarn is damaged or frayed during drafting.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apron band for spinning that can produce a uniform and high-quality fiber bundle by shortening the free gauge and that does not cause damage or fraying of the reinforcing yarn. There is.

In order to achieve the above object, an apron band for spinning according to the present invention is an endless band made of a rubber-like elastic body, and includes a single rubber-like elastic body layer and an inner peripheral surface of the rubber-like elastic body layer. It consists of a reinforcing cloth buried in the vicinity and a thread-like core body helically buried in the circumferential direction in the vicinity of the inside of the reinforcing cloth.

Preferably, the rubbery elastic layer is acrylonitrile butadiene rubber or a blend of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber and polyvinyl chloride.

Preferably, the reinforcing fabric is a knitted fabric or a woven fabric.

More preferably, the reinforcing fabric is a nylon knitted fabric.

Moreover, it is preferable that the said thread-like core body is a thread | yarn with a diameter of 0.1-0.5 mm which consists of a natural fiber or a synthetic fiber.

Preferably, the filamentous core is made of cotton yarn.

Moreover, it is preferable that the filamentous cores are arranged in the width direction at a pitch of 0.3 to 1.0 mm.

The apron band preferably has a thickness of 0.3 to 0.7 mm.

Since the spinning apron band according to the present invention comprises a single rubber-like elastic layer, the thickness of the apron band can be reduced.

And since the filamentous core used as the fulcrum of bending is arrange | positioned near the surface of an inner periphery, it can be bent at an acute angle and a bending radius can be made smaller. As a result, the free gauge can be shortened, draft unevenness can be suppressed, and a uniform and high-quality fiber bundle can be manufactured.

In addition, since the reinforcing cloth is embedded on the inner peripheral surface, by forming a composite layer of the reinforcing cloth and rubber, the wear resistance of the inner peripheral surface of the apron band can be improved and the reinforcing yarn can be protected. it can. As a result, damage and fraying of the reinforcing yarn can be prevented.

It is sectional drawing of the apron band for spinning which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of the draft apparatus using the apron band for spinning by this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of the draft apparatus using the conventional apron band. It is the figure which showed the outline of the draft apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the conventional apron band. It is sectional drawing which shows the conventional apron band.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a spinning apron band 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention cut in the width direction.

Referring to FIG. 1, an apron band 10 according to the present invention is endless and includes a single rubber-like elastic layer 11. A reinforcing cloth 12 is embedded in the vicinity of the inner peripheral surface of the rubber-like elastic layer 11. Furthermore, the thread-like core body 13 is embedded spirally in the circumferential direction in contact with the inside of the reinforcing cloth 12.

Further, the thread-like core body 13 may be slightly separated from the reinforcing cloth 12.

The rubber-like elastic layer 11 is impregnated up to the inner peripheral surface of the reinforcing cloth 12. Thereby, a composite layer of the reinforcing cloth 12 and the rubber-like elastic body layer 11 is formed on the inner peripheral surface. As a result, the apron band 10 can be provided with an appropriate strength and an appropriate friction coefficient.

In addition, as long as the reinforcing cloth 12 and the rubber-like elastic body layer 11 are firmly bonded, the reinforcing cloth 12 may be exposed on the surface.

As described above, the apron band 10 according to this embodiment can arrange the thread-like core body 13 near the inner surface. As a result, the apron band can be bent at an acute angle, and as a result, the free gauge can be reduced.

Further, since the thread-like core body 13 is protected by the reinforcing cloth 12, the thread-like core body 13 can be prevented from being damaged or frayed.

Next, the constituent material of the apron band 10 will be described.

As the rubber-like elastic composition constituting the apron band, ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer (EPDM), acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), polyurethane, butyl rubber, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or the like can be used. Among these, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) or a blend of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is preferable.

The reinforcing cloth 12 is preferably a knitted cloth or a woven cloth. In particular, it is preferable to use a seamless knitted fabric made of nylon. Such a knitted fabric is easily stretched and can impart appropriate stretchability to the apron band. The thickness of the reinforcing cloth is preferably 0.3 mm or less.

The thread-like core 13 can be made of natural fibers such as cotton, hemp, and silk, or synthetic fibers such as nylon and tetron. Among these, it is preferable to use cotton yarn. Such yarn can prevent circumferential elongation.

Here, the diameter of the filamentous core 13 is preferably 0.1 to 0.5 mm.

The filamentous cores 13 are preferably arranged in the width direction at a pitch of 0.3 to 1.0 mm. More preferably, the pitch of the thread-like core 13 is 0.3 to 0.6 mm. By tightly winding the yarn, the inner diameter of the apron is stabilized. On the other hand, when the thread-like core 13 is wound too densely, it becomes difficult to impregnate the rubber-like elastic body up to the reinforcing cloth.

Moreover, it is preferable that the thickness of the apron band 10 is 0.3-0.7 mm. More preferably, the apron thickness is 0.3 to 0.5 mm. If the apron band is too thin, depending on the thickness of the thread-like core body, the thread-like core body may be exposed on the surface or uneven on the surface, which is not preferable. If the apron band is too thick, it is difficult to reduce the bending radius.

Next, a method for manufacturing an apron band according to the present invention will be described.

First, a cylindrical cored bar made of stainless steel was prepared. A nylon seamless knitted fabric (reinforcing fabric) was put on the outer peripheral surface of the cored bar. On top of this, a cotton thread (filamentous core) having a diameter of 0.2 mm was spirally wound at a pitch of 0.37 mm.

Next, a rubber paste prepared by dissolving acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) in a solvent made of MEK was applied as a co-glue from above the filamentous core.

Subsequently, after drying this, the rubber tube which extrude-molded NBR previously shape | molded on this was covered.

Then, a wrapping film was wound and tightened from above, and placed in a vulcanizing can and vulcanized to obtain an apron band tube material. This material was impregnated with NBR up to the inner peripheral surface of the reinforcing cloth.

The surface of the vulcanized material was polished with a polishing machine, and then the core metal was extracted.

Next, this material was cut to a width of 31.8 mm to obtain an apron band belt material having a thickness of 0.4 mm. The belt material was subjected to chemical treatment, washed and dried to obtain an apron band having a rubber hardness of 55 °.

Next, the bending of the apron band according to the present invention during operation of the actual machine and the tenser portion of the conventional product shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of a draft apparatus using an apron band according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of a draft apparatus using a conventional apron band.

As shown in FIG. 2, the apron band 10 of the present invention is bent by a tenserver 49 using the thread-like core body 13 as a fulcrum for bending. As shown in FIG. 3, the conventional apron band 100 is also bent by the tenserver 49 with the thread-like core body 103 as a fulcrum for bending.

In the case of the apron band 10 of the present invention, the apron band 10 can be bent at an acute angle and the bending radius can be made smaller because the apron band 10 is thin and the filamentous core 13 is arranged on the inner peripheral surface side. it can. And it can be brought close to the front roller 45. As a result, the free gauge FG1 can be shortened, the occurrence of draft unevenness can be suppressed, and a uniform and high-quality fiber bundle can be manufactured.

In the case of the conventional apron band 100, since it consists of two rubber layers (upper layer 101, lower layer 102), the thickness is large, and the rubber lower layer 102 becomes obstructive during bending and cannot be bent at an acute angle. As a result, the bending radius becomes large and the free gauge FG2 must be made large in order to avoid contact with the front roller 45.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to the thing of embodiment shown in figure. Various modifications and variations can be made to the illustrated embodiment within the same range or equivalent range as the present invention.

According to the spinning apron band of the present invention, since the free gauge can be shortened, the occurrence of draft unevenness is suppressed, and a uniform and high-quality fiber bundle can be produced.

10 Apron band, 11 Rubber elastic layer, 12 Reinforcement cloth, 13 Threaded core.

Claims (8)

  An endless band (10) made of a rubber-like elastic body, comprising a single rubber-like elastic body layer (11) and a reinforcing cloth (12) embedded in the vicinity of the inner peripheral surface of the rubber-like elastic body layer A spinning apron band comprising a filamentary core (13) spirally embedded in the circumferential direction close to the inside of the reinforcing cloth.   2. The spinning apron band according to claim 1, wherein the rubber-like elastic body layer is acrylonitrile butadiene rubber or a blend of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber and polyvinyl chloride.   The spinning apron band according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reinforcing fabric is a knitted fabric or a woven fabric.   4. The spinning apron band according to claim 3, wherein the reinforcing fabric is made of a nylon knitted fabric.   The spinning apron according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the filamentary core is a yarn having a diameter of 0.1 to 0.5 mm made of natural fiber or synthetic fiber. band.   The spinning apron band according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the filamentous core is made of cotton yarn.   The spinning apron band according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the filamentous cores are arranged in the width direction at a pitch of 0.3 to 1.0 mm.   The apron band for spinning according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the apron band has a thickness of 0.3 to 0.7 mm.

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