JP2016204133A - Textile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a textile machine which enables improvement of the visibility of a portion needing operator's work.SOLUTION: A textile machine (an automatic winder) comprises a plurality of winder units 2. Each of the winder units 2 includes a unit frame 6, and an LED lamp 71 is attached to the unit frame 6. The LED lamp 71 illuminates a yarn storage device 5 in order to improve the workability of operator's work when, for example, a trouble occurs in the yarn storage device 5 or the like and the operator's work is needed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a textile machine. In detail, it is related with the structure for improving the workability | operativity of an operator in a textile machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a textile machine such as an automatic winder and a spinning machine, various configurations have been proposed for notifying an operator of the occurrence of the trouble and the location where the trouble occurs when the trouble occurs. Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic winder having such a configuration.

  The automatic winder of Patent Document 1 includes a plurality of winding units arranged side by side, and a constant length device that stores the lengths of yarns wound by the plurality of winding units. Green lamps are respectively attached to the front side of the winding unit. A warning lamp is attached to the upper part of the fixed length device. When a malfunction occurs in any of the winding units, the automatic winder turns on the warning lamp and turns on the green lamp of the corresponding winding unit. Thereby, the operator can grasp | ascertain generation | occurrence | production of a malfunction and the generation | occurrence | production location immediately.

JP-A-2-243475

  Here, in a textile machine such as an automatic winder, a number of yarn processing devices that perform processing related to yarn are provided. Therefore, in the vicinity of the yarn path, there is a portion with poor visibility behind the yarn processing device or the like. Further, in the textile machine, when a malfunction such as a yarn entanglement occurs, the operator needs to manually resolve the malfunction. For this reason, when a problem occurs in a shaded part of another yarn processing device or the like, it becomes difficult to identify the problem and to solve the problem.

  However, in Patent Document 1, the warning lamp indicates whether or not a failure has occurred, and is not configured to illuminate a place where an operator's work is required. Further, the green lamp is arranged on the front side of the winding unit so that it can be easily confirmed by an operator who has a problem, and does not illuminate a place where the operator's work is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a textile machine with improved visibility of a place where an operator's work is required.

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, there is provided a textile machine including a lighting unit that illuminates a place where an operator's work is required to illuminate the place from the outside.

  This makes it possible to improve the visibility by illuminating a place where the operator's work is required with the illumination unit, and thus, for example, workability such as work for confirming a problem or work for solving the problem can be improved.

  In the textile machine, it is preferable that the illumination unit is provided so that the illumination light is directed to a place where an operator's work is required or the illumination light is guided to the place.

  As a result, it is possible to accurately illuminate a place where the operator's work is necessary, and thus the workability of the operator can be further improved.

  In the textile machine, it is preferable that the illumination unit is arranged so that illumination light is irradiated from the side where the operator stops when working to the place where the work is necessary.

  Thereby, since the part which can be seen from the operator is particularly bright among the places where the work is required, the workability of the operator can be further improved.

  In the textile machine, it is preferable that the illuminating unit illuminates the part in order to brighten a part that requires an operator's work due to occurrence of a problem.

  Thereby, the workability | operativity, such as the operation | work which confirms a malfunction or the work which eliminates a malfunction, can be improved by illuminating the location where a malfunction occurred.

  The textile machine preferably has the following configuration. That is, this textile machine includes a defect detection unit that detects the occurrence of a defect. The illumination unit starts lighting when the failure detection unit detects a failure.

  Thereby, it is possible to notify the operator that a problem has occurred. Moreover, since the lighting time can be shortened compared with the structure which always lights an illumination part, the lifetime of an illumination part can be improved.

  In the textile machine, it is preferable that the lighting unit can change a lighting color and change the lighting color according to the detection content of the defect detection unit.

  As a result, not only the occurrence of a defect but also the state of the defect can be notified to the operator.

  In the textile machine, the textile machine preferably includes a plurality of units, and the illumination unit is provided for each unit.

  This eliminates the need to move the illumination unit from one unit to another. In addition, a plurality of units can simultaneously illuminate the corresponding part.

  The textile machine preferably has the following configuration. That is, each of the units includes a unit frame that is disposed at a boundary with an adjacent unit and supports a plurality of yarn processing devices that perform processing related to yarn. The illumination unit illuminates between the adjacent unit frames.

  As a result, the space surrounded by the two adjacent unit frames becomes dark behind the unit frame and the yarn processing device, and thus the workability of the operator can be improved by illuminating the portions.

  In the textile machine, it is preferable that the illumination unit illuminates a lower part of the winding unit.

  Thereby, since the package is generally large, the space below it is likely to be shaded, so that the operator's workability can be improved by illuminating the part.

  The textile machine preferably has the following configuration. That is, the textile machine includes a plurality of units. The unit includes a winding unit and a unit frame. The winding unit winds a yarn to form a package. The unit frame is disposed at a boundary between adjacent units, and supports a plurality of yarn processing devices that perform processing related to yarn. The illuminating unit illuminates between the adjacent unit frames below the winding unit.

  As a result, the space surrounded by the unit frame and located below the winding part (package) becomes very dark, so that the operator's workability can be greatly improved by illuminating the part.

  The textile machine preferably has the following configuration. That is, this textile machine includes a winding unit and a yarn storage device. The winding unit winds a yarn to form a package. The yarn storage device temporarily stores the yarn taken up by the winding unit. The illumination unit illuminates a portion of the yarn storage device where the yarn is stored.

  Thereby, since the yarn is stored in the yarn storage device, the yarn is easily entangled. Therefore, for example, the operator's workability can be greatly improved by illuminating the portion.

  The textile machine preferably has the following configuration. That is, the yarn accumulating device includes a yarn accumulating roller that rotates and winds the yarn around the outer peripheral surface to store the yarn. The illumination unit illuminates the surface of the yarn accumulating roller.

  Thereby, the operator can work without damaging the surface of the yarn accumulating roller by improving the visibility by illuminating the surface of the yarn accumulating roller. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of yarn storage failure due to the surface of the yarn storage roller being damaged.

  In the textile machine, it is preferable that the rotation axis of the yarn accumulating roller is inclined with respect to the vertical direction, and the illumination unit illuminates a lower surface of the yarn accumulating roller.

  Thus, the lower side of the yarn storage roller is behind the yarn storage roller itself, and by illuminating that portion, for example, workability such as an operation of peeling off the yarn attached to the yarn storage roller can be improved.

  The textile machine preferably has the following configuration. That is, this textile machine includes a yarn supplying unit and a drawing unit. The yarn supplying section supplies yarn. The drawing portion is disposed in the vicinity of a portion of the yarn accumulating roller that winds the yarn on the yarn supplying portion side, and sucks and pulls out the yarn taken up by the yarn accumulating roller. The illumination unit illuminates the vicinity of the drawer unit.

  When the drawing portion cannot catch the yarn on the upstream side of the yarn accumulating roller, the operator needs to manually process the yarn end existing in the vicinity of the drawing portion (near the end on the upstream side of the yarn accumulating roller). is there. Therefore, the operation performed by the operator can be smoothed by illuminating the portion.

  In the textile machine, it is preferable that the lighting color of the illumination unit is white.

  As a result, it is possible to brightly illuminate a place where the operator's work is required.

  In the textile machine, the illumination unit is preferably an LED.

  Thereby, since LED has little calorific value and power consumption is small, running cost can be suppressed. Moreover, the lifetime of the illumination unit can be extended.

The typical front view of the automatic winder which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The typical side view of the winder unit during winding of a thread | yarn. FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a winder unit showing a state in which a yarn blown up by a lower yarn blowing unit is captured by a yarn trap and a yarn blown off by an upper yarn drawing unit is captured by an upper yarn capturing unit. The typical side view of the winder unit which shows the state in which the lower thread and the upper thread were guided to the yarn joining device. The flowchart which shows the process performed when performing a yarn splicing. The typical side view of the spinning unit with which the spinning machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is provided.

  Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an automatic winder 1 according to the first embodiment.

  An automatic winder (textile machine) 1 shown in FIG. 1 mainly includes a plurality of winder units (units) 2 arranged side by side, a machine control device 3, a doffing device 4, and a blower box (not shown). Prepare.

  The winder unit 2 mainly includes a yarn supplying unit 7, a yarn accumulating device 5, and a winding unit 8. The winder unit 2 unwinds the yarn 20 of the yarn supplying bobbin 21 supplied to the yarn supplying unit 7, temporarily stores the unwound yarn 20 in the yarn storage device 5, and then winds the winding unit 8. The package 30 is formed by being wound around the take-up bobbin 22. Further, the winder unit 2 includes a unit frame 6 provided on one side (right side) in the left-right direction when viewed from the front. The unit frame 6 is arranged at the boundary with the adjacent winder unit 2 (in other words, arranged so as to separate the adjacent winding unit 8 and the like). The unit frame 6 supports a plurality of yarn processing devices (devices that perform processing related to the yarn 20) included in the winder unit 2, and a unit control unit 25 is disposed therein.

  The machine base control device 3 is configured as a microcomputer and includes a display 65 and an input key 66. The machine base control device 3 is configured to be communicable with each winder unit 2. The operator of the automatic winder 1 can centrally manage the plurality of winder units 2 by operating the input keys 66 or the like.

  The doffing device 4 travels to the position of the winder unit 2 when the package 30 becomes full in the winder unit 2 (a state in which a predetermined amount of yarn 20 is wound), and the package 30 is full. And an empty take-up bobbin 22 is set. The operation of the doffing device 4 is controlled by the machine control device 3.

  Next, the configuration of the winder unit 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the winder unit 2.

  As described above, the winder unit 2 includes the yarn supplying unit 7, the yarn accumulating device 5, and the winding unit 8. Further, in the following description, “upstream side” and “downstream side” refer to an upstream side and a downstream side when viewed in the traveling direction of the yarn 20 during normal winding.

  The yarn supplying section 7 can hold a yarn supplying bobbin 21 for supplying the yarn 20 in a substantially upright state, and can unwind and supply the yarn 20 from the yarn supplying bobbin 21. The yarn supplying section 7 is disposed on the front side of the winder unit 2 by discharging the empty yarn supplying bobbin 21 when all the yarns 20 are unwound from the set yarn supplying bobbin 21. The new yarn feeding bobbin 21 can be supplied from the magazine device 26. In FIG. 1, the illustration of the magazine device 26 is omitted for easy understanding of the yarn path from the yarn feeding unit 7 to the winding unit 8.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the yarn storage device 5 is disposed between the yarn supply unit 7 and the winding unit 8 and temporarily stores the yarn 20 supplied from the yarn supply unit 7. 8 is configured so as to be supplied to 8. The yarn storage device 5 includes a yarn storage roller 32 and a roller drive motor 33. The yarn storage roller 32 stores the yarn 20 by winding the yarn 20. The yarn accumulating roller 32 is arranged so that the (rotating) axial direction is inclined with respect to the vertical direction. The roller drive motor 33 drives the yarn storage roller 32 to rotate.

  The roller drive motor 33 can rotate the yarn accumulating roller 32 in a direction in which the yarn 20 from the yarn supplying unit 7 is wound, and can also rotate in the opposite direction. In the following description, regarding the rotation of the yarn accumulating roller 32, rotation in the direction of winding the yarn 20 from the yarn supplying unit 7 is referred to as normal rotation, and rotation in the opposite direction is referred to as reverse rotation.

  Further, an LED lamp (illumination unit) 71 is disposed in the vicinity of the yarn accumulating roller 32. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the LED lamp 71 is attached to the unit frame 6. The LED lamp 71 is arranged so as to illuminate the yarn storage device 5 (particularly the yarn storage roller 32) from the outside (the lens surface faces the yarn storage device 5). Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the LED lamp 71 is disposed below the yarn accumulating roller 32 in a side view (FIG. 2), and is an upstream end portion of the yarn accumulating roller 32 and in the vertical direction. It is configured to illuminate the lower side of the yarn accumulating roller 32. The LED lamp 71 may be arranged arbitrarily, and may be arranged so as to overlap the yarn accumulating roller 32 in a side view.

  In the present embodiment, the yarn accumulating roller 32 is illuminated from the left-right direction, but may be illuminated from the front-rear direction. For example, the LED lamp 71 can be attached to a member or the like arranged in front of the yarn accumulating roller 32, and illumination light can be irradiated rearward (toward the yarn accumulating roller 32). Since the front side of the yarn storage roller 32 is a side where the operator stops when working, the portion visible to the operator becomes particularly bright when the yarn storage roller 32 is illuminated from this direction. It can be improved further.

  The LED lamp 71 includes a plurality of light emitting elements, and can be lit at least in white, blue, and red. Whether or not the LED lamp 71 is lit and the lighting color are controlled by the unit controller 25. The LED lamp 71 may be lit only in a single color (for example, only white). Further, the LED lamp 71 may illuminate a wide area with a diffusion lens.

  The winding unit 8 includes a cradle 23 configured to be capable of mounting the winding bobbin 22, and a traverse drum 24 that traverses the yarn 20 and drives the winding bobbin 22.

  The traverse drum 24 is disposed opposite to the take-up bobbin 22, and the take-up bobbin 22 is driven to rotate by rotating the traverse drum 24 with an electric motor (not shown). As a result, the yarn 20 stored in the yarn storage device 5 can be unwound and pulled out and wound up on the winding bobbin 22. A traverse groove (not shown) is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the traverse drum 24, and the yarn 20 is traversed with a predetermined width by the traverse groove. With the above configuration, the yarn 30 can be wound around the winding bobbin 22 while being traversed to form a package 30 having a predetermined length and a predetermined shape.

  The winder unit 2 includes a plurality of yarn processing devices on the yarn path from the yarn supplying unit 7 to the winding unit 8 via the yarn accumulating device 5. Specifically, in the yarn path, the unwinding assisting device 10, the lower yarn blowing portion 11, the tension applying portion 12, and the upper portion are arranged in order from the yarn supplying portion 7 side to the yarn accumulating device 5 side. A yarn catching unit 13, a yarn joining device 14, a yarn trap 15, a cutter 16, a yarn monitoring device (defect detection unit) 17, and an upper yarn drawing unit (drawing unit) 48 are arranged. At least one of these yarn processing devices is supported by the unit frame 6 via a connecting member (not shown).

  The unwinding assisting device 10 brings the movable member 40 into contact with the balloon formed on the upper portion of the yarn supplying bobbin 21 by swinging the yarn 20 to be unwound from the yarn supplying bobbin 21 so that the size of the balloon is appropriately set. By controlling this, the unwinding of the yarn 20 is assisted.

  The lower thread blow-up unit 11 is an air soccer device arranged immediately downstream of the unwinding assisting device 10 and can blow up the lower thread on the yarn feeding bobbin 21 side to the yarn joining device 14 side by compressed air. It is configured as follows. With this configuration, when the yarn 20 is split between the yarn supplying bobbin 21 and the yarn accumulating device 5, the yarn 20 on the yarn supplying bobbin 21 side is blown up by the lower yarn blowing unit 11, and the yarn 20 is The yarn trap 15 can be guided.

  The tension applying unit 12 applies a predetermined tension to the traveling yarn 20. The tension applying unit 12 of the present embodiment is configured as a gate type in which movable comb teeth are arranged with respect to fixed comb teeth, and the yarn 20 travels in a state where the comb teeth are in contact with the yarn 20 (comb A predetermined resistance is applied by running the thread 20 between the teeth). The movable comb teeth are configured to be movable by, for example, a solenoid so that the meshing state between the comb teeth can be adjusted, whereby the tension applied to the yarn 20 can be adjusted. However, the configuration of the tension applying unit 12 is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a disk-type tension applying device.

  The upper thread catcher 13 is disposed immediately upstream of the yarn joining device 14. The upper thread catcher 13 is connected to a negative pressure source (not shown), and generates a suction air flow at the time of yarn joining to suck the thread 20 (upper thread) on the yarn storage device 5 side (package 30 side). Can be captured.

  The yarn joining device 14 is used when the yarn monitoring device 17 detects a yarn defect and cuts the yarn 20 with the cutter 16, when the yarn 20 being unwound from the yarn feeding bobbin 21 is broken, or when the yarn is fed. When the yarn 20 between the yarn supplying bobbin 21 and the yarn accumulating device 5 is divided, such as when the bobbin 21 is replaced, the yarn 20 on the yarn supplying bobbin 21 side and the yarn accumulating device 5 are separated. The side yarn 20 is spliced. As the yarn joining device 14, a device using a fluid such as compressed air or a mechanical device can be used.

  The yarn trap 15 is disposed upstream of the cutter 16 and immediately downstream of the yarn joining device 14. The yarn trap 15 is configured as a cylindrical member connected to a negative pressure source (not shown), and is provided close to the yarn path. With this configuration, when the yarn 20 is split between the yarn feeding bobbin 21 and the yarn storage device 5, the yarn 20 on the yarn feeding bobbin 21 side blown up by the lower yarn blowing unit 11 is transferred to the yarn trap 15. Can be aspirated and captured.

  The yarn monitoring device 17 is configured to detect yarn defects such as slabs and foreign matter contamination by monitoring the thickness of the yarn 20 and the like. When the yarn monitoring device 17 detects a yarn defect, the yarn monitoring device 17 transmits a yarn defect detection signal to a unit control unit 25 (described later) that controls the winder unit 2. A cutter 16 for immediately cutting the yarn 20 in accordance with the yarn defect detection signal is disposed in the vicinity of the yarn monitoring device 17. The tension applying unit 12 is not limited to the above-described arrangement, and may be arranged between the yarn trap 15 and the cutter 16.

  The upper thread drawing portion 48 is an air soccer device disposed immediately upstream of the yarn accumulating device 5 so that the upper yarn on the yarn accumulating device 5 side can be blown down to the yarn joining device 14 side by compressed air. It is configured. More specifically, the upper thread drawing portion 48 is formed with an outlet for the thread 20, and a thread guide member 60, which is a curved cylindrical member, is provided so as to be close to the outlet. Yes. Openings are formed at both ends of the yarn guide member 60 in the longitudinal direction. The yarn guide member 60 is disposed such that an opening on one end thereof is opposed to the air outlet of the upper yarn drawing portion 48 and an opening on the other end is opposed to the upper yarn catching portion 13. In addition, a guide path that connects openings at both ends so as to bypass the yarn joining device 14 and the like is formed inside the yarn guide member 60.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the control performed by the unit controller 25 when performing yarn splicing will be described.

  When the yarn 20 is split between the yarn supplying bobbin 21 and the yarn accumulating device 5 and the piecing is performed, the unit control unit 25 first uses the lower yarn blowing unit 11 to perform the yarn on the yarn supplying bobbin 21 side. 20 is blown up (S101 in FIG. 5). The yarn 20 blown up is sucked and captured by the yarn trap 15 (see FIG. 3). Thereby, the yarn 20 on the yarn feeding bobbin 21 side can be guided to the yarn joining device 14.

  Further, the yarn end of the yarn 20 on the yarn storage device 5 side formed by yarn breakage or yarn cutting is wound around the yarn storage roller 32. Therefore, the unit controller 25 reversely rotates the yarn accumulating roller 32 while generating a suction flow in the upper yarn drawing portion 48 (S102). Thereby, the yarn end of the yarn 20 located on the surface of the yarn accumulating roller 32 is sucked and captured by the upper yarn drawing portion 48.

  The upper thread drawing portion 48 blows off the thread 20 that has been sucked and captured toward the thread guide member 60 (S103). The yarn 20 is fed along the yarn guide member 60 and is sucked and caught by the upper yarn catching portion 13 (see FIG. 3). A slit (not shown) is formed in the yarn guide member 60 along the longitudinal direction, and the upper yarn catching section 13 continues to suck the yarn 20 so that the yarn 20 can be taken out from the slit. Thereby, the yarn 20 on the yarn storage device 5 side can be guided to the yarn joining device 14 (see FIG. 4).

  At this time, the yarn 20 is located in the detection area of the yarn monitoring device 17. The unit controller 25 determines whether the yarn monitoring device 17 has detected the presence of the yarn 20 (S104). When the yarn joining device 14 detects the presence of the yarn 20, the unit control unit 25 determines that the yarn 20 (upper yarn) has been successfully pulled out. In this case, the unit controller 25 operates the yarn joining device 14 to perform yarn joining between the yarn 20 (lower yarn) on the yarn feeding bobbin 21 side and the yarn 20 (upper yarn) on the yarn storage device 5 side (S105). ). When the splicing is completed, the unit control unit 25 resumes the winding of the yarn 20 around the yarn accumulating device 5 by rotating the yarn accumulating device 5 forward (S106).

  On the other hand, when the yarn monitoring device 17 does not detect the presence of the yarn 20, the unit control unit 25 determines that the withdrawal of the yarn 20 (upper yarn) has failed. For example, when the yarn end portion of the yarn 20 is entangled with the yarn layer stored in the yarn storage roller 32, the drawing of the yarn 20 may fail. In this case, it is necessary for the operator to manually remove the yarn 20 from the yarn storage roller 32 or to remove the entanglement of the yarn 20 (operation by the operator is required).

  However, the light from the ceiling lighting provided in a factory or the like where the automatic winder 1 is installed does not reach the lower part of the upstream side of the yarn accumulating roller 32 (hereinafter referred to as “work location”). More specifically, since the work location is located below the winding unit 8 and the package 30 is particularly large, the work location tends to be shaded. Further, since the axial direction of the yarn accumulating roller 32 is inclined with respect to the vertical direction, the lower side tends to be shaded compared to the upper side. Furthermore, unit frames 6 are arranged on the left and right of the work location, and various yarn processing devices and attachment members for attaching the yarn processing devices to the unit frame 6 are arranged on the unit frame 6. . Therefore, from this point of view, the work location tends to be shaded. As described above, since the visibility of the work location is poor, it is difficult for the operator to manually search for the yarn end portion of the yarn 20 from the yarn storage roller 32 or to perform a process for facilitating the extraction.

  Considering this, when the yarn monitoring device 17 does not detect the presence of the yarn 20, the unit controller 25 turns on the LED lamp 71 (S107). Thereby, since a work location can be brightened, the workability | operativity of the operation | work by an operator can be improved. Alternatively, since the operator does not need to hold the illumination by hand, workability can be improved in this respect. In the present embodiment, the LED lamp 71 is lit in white with emphasis on brightness.

  In the above description, when the yarn monitoring device 17 does not detect the presence of the yarn 20, the LED lamp 71 is turned on. Instead of this configuration, even when the yarn monitoring device 17 does not detect the presence of the yarn 20, the LED lamp 71 is turned on when the upper yarn cannot be pulled out by further pulling out the upper yarn one or more times. Also good.

  As described above, the automatic winder 1 according to the present embodiment includes the LED lamp 71 that illuminates the part from the outside in order to brighten the part that requires the operator's work due to the occurrence of a problem. Moreover, in the automatic winder 1 of this embodiment, the LED lamp 71 is provided so that illumination light may be directed to a place where an operator's work is required.

  This makes it possible to improve the visibility by illuminating the place where the operator's work is required with the LED lamp 71, so that it is possible to improve the workability such as the work for checking the trouble or the work for solving the trouble.

  The automatic winder 1 according to this embodiment includes a yarn monitoring device 17 that detects the occurrence of a problem. The LED lamp 71 starts to be lit when the yarn monitoring device 17 detects a malfunction.

  Thereby, it is possible to notify the operator that a problem has occurred. Moreover, since the lighting time can be shortened as compared with the configuration in which the LED lamp 71 is always lit, the life of the LED lamp 71 can be increased.

  The automatic winder 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of winder units 2. The winder unit 2 includes a winding unit 8 and a unit frame 6. The winding unit 8 winds the yarn 20 to form the package 30. The unit frame 6 is disposed at the boundary between the adjacent winder units 2 and supports a plurality of yarn processing devices that perform processing related to the yarn 20. The LED lamp 71 illuminates between the adjacent unit frames 6 below the winding unit 8.

  As a result, the space surrounded by the unit frame 6 and positioned below the winding unit 8 (package 30) becomes very dark, so that the operator's workability can be greatly improved by illuminating the part.

  The automatic winder 1 according to this embodiment includes a yarn storage device 5. The yarn storage device 5 temporarily stores the yarn 20 wound by the winding unit 8. The LED lamp 71 illuminates a portion of the yarn storage device 5 where the yarn 20 is stored.

  Thereby, since the yarn 20 is easily entangled because the yarn 20 is stored in the yarn storage device 5, the workability of the operator can be significantly improved by illuminating the portion.

  Further, in the automatic winder 1 of the present embodiment, the yarn storage device 5 includes a yarn storage roller 32 that rotates and winds the yarn 20 around the outer peripheral surface to store the yarn 20. The LED lamp 71 illuminates the surface of the yarn accumulating roller 32.

  Thereby, by illuminating the surface of the yarn accumulating roller 32 and improving the visibility, the operator performs an operation of removing the yarn 20 attached to the yarn accumulating roller 32 without damaging the surface of the yarn accumulating roller 32. Can do. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the storage failure of the yarn 20 due to the surface of the yarn storage roller 32 being damaged.

  In the automatic winder 1 of the present embodiment, the rotation axis of the yarn accumulating roller 32 is inclined with respect to the vertical direction, and the LED lamp 71 illuminates the lower surface of the yarn accumulating roller 32.

  Thereby, since the lower side of the yarn storage roller 32 is behind the yarn storage roller 32 itself, the workability such as the work of peeling the yarn 20 attached to the yarn storage roller 32 is improved by illuminating the portion. Can do.

  The automatic winder 1 according to this embodiment includes a yarn supplying unit 7 for supplying the yarn 20 and an upper yarn drawing unit 48. The upper yarn drawing portion 48 is disposed in the vicinity of a portion of the yarn accumulating roller 32 that winds the yarn 20 on the yarn supplying portion 7 side, and sucks and draws out the yarn 20 taken up by the yarn accumulating roller 32. The LED lamp 71 illuminates the vicinity of the upper thread drawing portion 48.

  When the upper thread drawing portion 48 cannot catch the yarn 20 on the upstream side of the yarn accumulating roller 32, the operator has a yarn existing near the upper yarn drawing portion 48 (near the upstream end of the yarn accumulating roller 32). 20 has to be peeled off from the yarn accumulating roller 32 manually. Therefore, the operation performed by the operator can be smoothed by illuminating the portion.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a spinning unit (unit) 81 provided in a spinning machine (textile machine) 80 according to the second embodiment.

  The spinning machine 80 is configured by arranging a plurality of spinning units 81 shown in FIG. Each spinning unit 81 of the spinning unit 81 includes a plurality of devices (yarn processing devices) that perform processing related to the spun yarn 85. Specifically, the fine spinning unit 81 includes a draft device 83, an air spinning device 84, a yarn accumulating device 86, and a winding device 89, which are arranged in order from upstream to downstream.

  The draft device 83 is provided near the upper end of the casing 87 of the spinning machine 80. The draft device 83 drafts the sliver 82 supplied from a sliver case (not shown) until it reaches a predetermined thickness. The sliver 82 drafted by the draft device 83 is supplied to the pneumatic spinning device 84. The pneumatic spinning device 84 twists the sliver 82 using the swirling airflow to generate the spun yarn 85.

  The yarn storage device 86 winds the spun yarn 85 around the outer peripheral surface and stores the spun yarn 85. The yarn accumulating device 86 is supported by a casing 87, and an LED lamp 88 is attached to the casing 87. The LED lamp 88 is configured to light up when a problem occurs in the yarn storage device 86.

  The winding device 89 includes a cradle 91, a winding drum 92, and a traverse device 93. The cradle 91 holds the package 90. The winding drum 92 rotates while being in contact with the package 90, thereby rotating the package 90 and winding the spun yarn 85. The traverse device 93 traverses the spun yarn 85 wound around the package 90.

  The spinning machine 80 includes a yarn splicing carriage 94 for performing yarn splicing. The yarn splicing carriage 94 travels to the corresponding spinning unit 81 when the spun yarn 85 is in a divided state. The yarn joining cart 94 includes an upper yarn catching device 95, a lower yarn catching device 96, and a yarn joining device 97.

  The upper yarn catching device 95 catches the spun yarn 85 (upper yarn) on the pneumatic spinning device 84 side and guides it to the yarn joining device 97. The lower yarn catching device 96 catches the spun yarn 85 (lower yarn) on the package 90 side and guides it to the yarn joining device 97. The yarn joining device 97 performs yarn joining between the guided upper yarn and lower yarn.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the above configuration can be modified as follows, for example.

  The timing for lighting the illumination unit is arbitrary and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the illumination unit may be constantly turned on, the operator may be able to turn on / off the light with a switch or the like, or may be turned on when a predetermined situation is detected. Examples of the predetermined situation include a case where it is detected that the operator has approached the unit or the illumination unit, or a case where the operator has started work.

  The method of detecting a defect is arbitrary and can be changed as appropriate. In the first embodiment, the yarn monitoring device 17 that monitors the quality of the yarn 20 also serves as a failure detection. However, a dedicated failure detection unit that detects the failure may be provided. For example, a sensor provided inside the yarn guide member 60 and capable of detecting the yarn 20 can be used as the defect detection unit. Further, there are various types of malfunctions. For example, the unit controller 25 does not have the yarn feeding bobbin 21 in the magazine device 26, the tension applied by the tension applying unit 12 is higher than a specified value, and the yarn breakage frequently occurs. For example, communication with the yarn processing device is disabled.

  The lighting color of the illumination unit is arbitrary and is not limited to white. The lighting color may be switchable. In this case, the lighting color can be switched according to the state of failure or the location where the failure occurs. For example, red can be used as the lighting color when the urgency of the malfunction is high, and blue can be used as the lighting color when the urgency of the malfunction is low. Further, the lighting color may be changed according to the passage of time since the occurrence of the malfunction. Furthermore, you may make it light by a different lighting color using a some illumination part.

  The kind of illumination part is arbitrary and is not restricted to LED. For example, an organic EL, an incandescent bulb, or a fluorescent lamp can be used instead of the LED.

  The illumination unit may be provided in addition to the unit frame 6. For example, it may be provided in the device to be illuminated (the yarn storage device 5 in the first embodiment). Further, the illumination light may be guided to a corresponding place by reflecting the illumination light with a mirror. Moreover, the structure which provides an illumination part in the movable member (Yarn splicing cart 94 etc. of 2nd Embodiment), for example, moves an illumination part to the location where the malfunction generate | occur | produced may be sufficient. Moreover, an illumination part may be provided in the member which can change the direction to illuminate, for example, you may change the direction of an illumination part so that the location where the malfunction occurred may be illuminated. Moreover, the structure which provides an illumination part in multiple places, for example, starts the lighting of the illumination part corresponding to the location where the malfunction generate | occur | produced may be sufficient.

  The textile machine provided with the illumination unit is arbitrary, and is not limited to a magazine type automatic winder and an air spinning machine. For example, a tray type automatic winder, a ring spinning machine, an open-end spinning machine, or a twisting machine may be used. Further, the present invention can be applied to a bobbin supply device or a bobbin preparation device provided in a tray type automatic winder. The present invention can also be applied to an automatic winder that does not include the yarn storage device 5 or an automatic winder that includes an arm-type traverse device.

  As long as the part where the operator's work is required is illuminated, the object illuminated by the illumination unit is arbitrary and is not limited to the vicinity of the yarn accumulating device 5. For example, in the automatic winder 1, the inside of a pipe (yarn guide member 60 or the like) that sucks the yarn 20, the inside of a duct that removes fluff, the unwinding assisting device 10, and the unit controller 25 is housed. , The yarn splicing device 14, the traverse drum 24, and the like. Further, in the spinning machine 80, a draft device 83, an air spinning device 84, a working carriage (such as a yarn joining carriage 94 and a doffing carriage not shown), a winding drum 92, and the like may be used. Moreover, in a tray type textile machine, the conveyor by which the said tray is conveyed may be sufficient.

1 Automatic winder (textile machine)
2 Winder unit (unit)
5 Yarn Reserving Device 6 Unit Frame 8 Winding Portion 32 Yarn Retaining Roller 48 Upper Yarn Pulling Portion (Drawing Portion)
71 LED lamp (illumination part)
80 Spinning machine (textile machine)
81 Spinning unit (unit)
88 LED lamp (illumination part)

Claims (16)

  A textile machine comprising an illuminating unit that illuminates a part requiring operator's work from outside in order to brighten the part. The textile machine according to claim 1,
The textile machine according to claim 1, wherein the illumination unit is provided so that the illumination light is directed to a place where an operator's work is required or the illumination light is guided to the place. A textile machine according to claim 2,
The textile machine is characterized in that the illumination unit is arranged so that illumination light is irradiated toward a place where the work is required from a side where the operator stops when working. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The textile machine according to claim 1, wherein the lighting unit illuminates a place where an operator's work is required due to the occurrence of a malfunction. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Provided with a defect detection unit that detects the occurrence of defects,
The lighting unit starts lighting when the defect detection unit detects a defect. A textile machine according to claim 5,
The lighting unit can change a lighting color, and changes the lighting color according to the detection content of the defect detection unit. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
With multiple units,
A textile machine, wherein the lighting unit is provided for each unit. A textile machine according to claim 7,
Each of the units includes a unit frame that is disposed at a boundary with an adjacent unit and supports a plurality of yarn processing devices that perform processing related to yarn,
The textile machine characterized in that the illumination unit illuminates between the adjacent unit frames. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
A winding unit for winding a yarn to form a package;
The textile machine according to claim 1, wherein the illumination unit illuminates a lower part of the winding unit. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
With multiple units,
The unit is
A winding unit for winding a yarn to form a package;
A unit frame that is disposed at a boundary between adjacent units and supports a plurality of yarn processing devices that perform processing related to yarn;
With
The textile machine according to claim 1, wherein the illumination unit illuminates between the adjacent unit frames below the winding unit. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A winding unit for winding a yarn to form a package;
A yarn storage device that temporarily stores the yarn wound by the winding unit;
With
The illuminating unit illuminates a portion of the yarn accumulating device in which yarns are stored. A textile machine according to claim 11,
The yarn accumulating device includes a yarn accumulating roller that rotates to wind the yarn around the outer peripheral surface to store the yarn,
The illumination machine illuminates the surface of the yarn accumulating roller. A textile machine according to claim 12,
The rotation axis of the yarn accumulating roller is inclined with respect to the vertical direction,
The textile machine according to claim 1, wherein the illumination unit illuminates a lower surface of the yarn accumulating roller. A textile machine according to claim 12 or 13,
A yarn supplying section for supplying yarn;
A draw-out portion that is arranged in the vicinity of a portion of the yarn accumulating roller that winds up the yarn on the yarn supplying portion side, and draws out the yarn wound around the yarn accumulating roller;
With
The textile machine characterized in that the illumination unit illuminates the vicinity of the drawer unit. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
A textile machine, wherein a lighting color of the illumination unit is white. A textile machine according to any one of claims 1 to 15,
A textile machine, wherein the illumination unit is an LED.

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