JP2020100503A - Composite system with at least two supply assemblies and at least one winding machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a composite system that allows designing for assemblies of various types of makers without complication.SOLUTION: The composite system includes: at least two supply assemblies 2; at least one winding machine 3; transport means 8; a carry-in module 4 for transporting a cup 5 from the supply assemblies 2; a shipping module 6 for transporting an empty pipe 7 to the supply assemblies 2; a base module 9 for receiving or discharging the cup 5 and the empty pipe 7; a driving module 13 that can be embedded into the base modules 9; a middle module 10 for connecting the base modules 9 to each other; and a connection module 11 for guiding the cup 5 to the winding machine 3 or further guiding the empty pipe 7 from the winding machine 3. The modules can be combined with each other so that the cup 5 can be transported from the supply assemblies 2 to the at least one winding machine 3 and the empty pipe 7 can be transported from the at least one winding machine 3 to the supply assemblies 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention is a combined system comprising at least two supply assemblies for preparing a cup for subsequent further processing and at least one with a number of winding units in which the cup is rewound into a winding package. And a composite system including a winder.

On a ring spinning machine, cups with a relatively small yarn volume are produced. These cups are rewound into large volume twill packages on the winder. The ring spinning machine and the winding machine can be operated in a so-called combined system.

For example, it is known that the ring spinning machine and the winding machine are connected to one another via an automated transport system. The transport system required for this purpose in particular consists of a conveyor belt guided along a guide track, on which a transport tray with a vertically arranged receiving mandrel circulates. A cup is inserted into the transfer tray during feeding during supply, and an empty tube remains inserted into the transfer tray during return. At the intersection, transfer means such as a switching device or a transfer disc are arranged, and these transfer means are drive-controlled as necessary by using a controller. That is, the transport system transports the cup from the ring spinning machine to the winding machine and the empty tube from the winding machine to the ring spinning machine. In order to avoid downtime, the production capacities of the winder and ring spinning machine operated in the composite are coordinated with each other. The adjustment is usually carried out so that a ring spinning machine, which has a significantly larger number of working units than the winding machine and whose working process is significantly slower, does not have to wait for the winding machine. Since the production capacity of the winder is usually selected to be somewhat higher than the production capacity of the connected ring spinning machine, the winding machine will usually use the supplied cup to newly doff the ring spinning machine. By the way, before the new cup was offered, it had already finished rewinding. At this time, doffing means that the completed cup is pulled out together from the working unit of the ring spinning machine.

In another known embodiment, the cups produced in the ring spinning machine are conveyed to a winder, for example using a large-volume transport container, and these cups are individualized in the winder by a so-called flat circulation conveyor. Then, it is delivered to the transport tray of the transport system of the winder via the cup insertion device. In this case too, the production capacities of the textile machines which are combined with one another and operate at different speeds are adjusted to one another in order to avoid machine downtime. In this configuration as well, it is assumed that a ring spinning machine, which has a large number of working units different from the winding machine and the working process thereof is extremely slow, does not need to wait for the winding machine.

EP-A-0490879 discloses a transport system between a ring spinning machine and a winding machine. At this time, the transfer system transfers the cup and the empty tube inside the traveling track on the transfer tray. The multi-function machines may then be connected to each other via so-called 1:1 links, that is to say one ring spinning machine may be connected to one winding machine, or via “flexible links”. They may be connected to each other, and with flexible links the cups are brought from one ring spinning machine to different winding machines. According to EP-A-0 490 879, complicated control mechanisms and buffer stations are required to automate such transport systems, which are already expensive in their own right. The specification thus teaches that a route-independent transportable carriage conveys a carrier tray with cups or empty tubes between a ring spinning machine and a winder.

The invention is therefore a complex system, wherein at least two supply assemblies, which prepare the cups for subsequent further processing, at least one with a number of winding units in which the cups are rewound into a winding package. A transport system for transporting a winder, a cup or an empty tube placed on a transport tray, wherein the writing/reading device in the transport means has data regarding a cup/empty tube to be transported. A composite system having a carrier system arranged towards an information carrier containing a carrier and a control system configured to detect data of the information carrier and control the carrier means according to the data. ..

The proposed complex system consists of the following modules:
-A loading module for transporting cups from the feeding assembly,
-A unloading module for transporting empty tubes to the supply assembly,
-Base module for accepting or discharging cups and tubes
-Drive module that can be installed in the base module,
-An intermediate module for connecting the base modules together, and
-A connection module for further feeding the cup to the winder and pulling the empty tube out of the winder,
Wherein the modules can be combined with each other such that the cups can be transported from the supply assembly to the at least one winder and the empty tubes can be conveyed from the at least one winder to the supply assembly. It stands out by being.

Such a modular construction of the different components allows multiple feed assemblies to be connected to one or more winders in a combined system, if desired. The individual modules can then be standardized and manufactured and can be combined with one another depending on the configuration of the complex system.

The carry-in module and the carry-out module are arranged side by side so as to be connected to the respective supply assemblies, so that the cups can be carried in from the supply assembly into the material circulation path. The loading or merging of the cups can then take place in a wide variety of ways, in which case, for example, a preferential traffic control device for the incoming material can be effective, or the cup can be fed, for example, in a switch or a carrier. It can also be transferred to the material circuit via a disc. Similarly, it is necessary to individualize and carry the empty tubes from the material circuit into their respective supply assemblies. For this purpose, it is also possible, as already mentioned, to use, for example, switches or transport disks or preferential traffic control devices. An import module and an export module are located in each of the supply assemblies.

One base module is arranged orthogonal to the carry-in module and the carry-out module so as to be connected to the carry-in module and the carry-out module. The base module receives the cup from the carry-in module and discharges the empty tube to the carry-out module. The base module then contains the possibility or structural space for additionally incorporating the drive module.

The drive module is a motor that drives a circulating endless conveyor belt, preferably a run belt, via gears.

The intermediate modules connecting the base modules to each other are arranged between the base modules. It may be formed in a wide variety of lengths, depending on the feed assembly used or the desired spacing between the feed assemblies. An intermediate module can then be arranged between two base modules or between one base module and another. The intermediate module has no intersections in which the cups/empty tubes are optionally individualized or integrated, i.e. further lead to different section sections. The intermediate module is a standardized component like the other modules, with the exception that the length of the intermediate module is shaped as required.

When so configured, the combined system can be configured for supply assemblies of a wide variety of manufacturers and/or with variable spacing of the supply assemblies without complication.

The connection module guides the cup to the winder and removes the empty tube from the winder.

Basically, at the intersections where the cups are loaded or fed to the winder and the empty tubes are unloaded from the winder to the respective feed assembly, according to the prior art Known transport means can be used, for example a switch or a transport disc. However, in the alternative, so-called preferential traffic regulation devices may also be effective, for example, for the cup to enter. The information carrier in the carrier means contains, for example, data regarding the origin, definition, condition, manufacturing characteristics, and the like of the cup or tube to be transported. This information is read, if necessary, for example at an intersection, detected in a control system and afterwards the switch or the carrier disc is actuated so that the cup or empty tube is further guided as required. Has become. Within the framework of the invention, it is also conceivable that, for example, a cup is basically under the influence of the preferential traffic regulation device as the material to enter, so that downtime is avoided. The empty tubes are individualized with a switch and fed to the respective feeding assembly.

In this way, the cup prepared by the supply assembly is carried into the material circulation path, conveyed to the destination, discharged from the material circulation path as an empty pipe, and conveyed again to the supply assembly. Transport is obtained. The controlled transport of the cups or material reservoirs provides the material flow traceability (Nachverfolgbarkeit) integrated and individualized as required. In a composite system constructed in this manner, a wide variety of storage materials can be supplied by the supply assembly and defined and further processed.

The use of standardized modules allows the construction of flexible, customer-specific composite systems, which further provide material savings, space savings, and cost savings.

Also within the framework of the invention, at least one winder is, as already mentioned, directly connected to the connection module, or between the connection module and the winder, for example according to the prior art. It is also conceivable that known so-called underfloor connections may be arranged. It is likewise conceivable that the carry-in module and the carry-out module are arranged between the connection module and the winding machine.

Preferably, the winder is arranged in series with the supply assembly.

In such an embodiment of the combined system, the supply assembly and the at least one winder are arranged in parallel with one another and are connected to one another via a module.

In particular, two supply assemblies are connected to one winder.

The two supply assemblies are then usually arranged in a row, i.e. next to one another. A loading module for transporting the cups from the feeding assembly and an unloading module for transporting the empty tubes to the feeding assembly can be arranged in connection with the respective feeding assemblies, each having one base module. However, it can be arranged orthogonally in front of the carry-out module and the carry-in module, in order to accept the cup or discharge the empty tube. A drive module can be integrated into one of the base modules and drives the endless conveyor belt. An intermediate module for connecting the base modules to each other is arranged between the base modules. Furthermore, a connection module is provided, which connection module can be connected to the base module and arranged parallel to the base module, depending on the connection module, the cup being a winder or the empty tube being a winder. Is further guided by. The winders may then be oriented in a side-by-side configuration such that they are located on opposite sides of the supply assembly, or at any point, including the middle configuration between both supply assemblies.

In another preferred configuration, four feeding assemblies are connected to one winder.

Depending on the production capacity of the winder or supply assembly, four supply assemblies may be connected to one winder to form a composite. As already mentioned, the configuration of the winder and the feeding assembly can be varied here as well. Due to the relatively long section lengths that result, it may be advantageous to arrange the two drive modules on two different base modules.

Alternatively, the winder is arranged in parallel with the supply assembly.

In an alternative configuration of the combined system, the supply assembly and the at least one winder may be arranged next to each other and connected with the modules to form a combined system.

Preferably, two feeding assemblies are connected to one winder.

If two supply assemblies with one winder are connected in parallel with one another in one combined system, both supply assemblies are placed next to each other and then the winder is arranged, or the winder is , May be arranged between both supply assemblies. Usually, in practice, the first mentioned variant is selected.

That is, the first and second supply assemblies are respectively arranged so that one loading module and one unloading module are connected to each other, and the loading module and the unloading module are further orthogonal to the loading module and the unloading module, respectively. , The base module is located. The drive module is incorporated in one of the base modules. One intermediate module is mounted between the base modules, which intermediate module connects both base modules to each other. Another intermediate module and a base module may be arranged connected to the base module of the second supply assembly, after which the winder is connected via the connection module and the cup is connected to the winder. It is carried in toward or the empty tube is carried out from the winder.

In particular, three supply assemblies are connected to one winder.

Depending on the production capacity of the winder or supply assembly, three supply assemblies may be connected to one winder to form a composite. As already mentioned, the configuration of the winder and the feeding assembly can be varied here as well. Due to the relatively long section lengths that result, it may be preferable to arrange the two drive modules on two different base modules.

Preferably, the supply assembly is a ring spinning machine.

In ring spinning machines, cups are produced in such a composite system, which are further conveyed directly to at least one winder. The unwound tube delivered is conveyed to a corresponding ring spinning machine and can be rewound again.

In an alternative configuration, the feed assembly is a flat circulating conveyor (Flachrundfoerderer).

Also within the framework of the invention, the supply assembly may be formed by a flat circulating conveyor that transfers the cups from the ring spinning machine to the combined system.

Other features and advantages of the invention are disclosed in the following description of the preferred embodiments of the invention and in the claims, with the aid of the drawings and figures showing the details important for the invention. Each individual feature may be implemented individually by itself, or multiple features may be implemented in any combination in preferred embodiments of the invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a combined system consisting of two supply assemblies and one winder. FIG. 3 shows a combined system consisting of four supply assemblies and one winder. FIG. 1 shows a combined system consisting of two supply assemblies and one winder. FIG. 3 shows a combined system consisting of three supply assemblies and one winder.

FIG. 1 shows a complex system 1 arranged in series, which couples two supply assemblies 2 to one winder 3.

Connected to each supply assembly 2 is a loading module 4 for further guiding the cup 5 from the supply assembly 2. At this time, as for the supply of the cup 5 to the material circulation path, basically, the cup 5 to be fed out on the way to the winding machine 3 can be suitably driven into the material circulation path through the priority passage adjusting device (Vorfahrtsregelung). To be controlled.

Similarly, in each supply assembly 2 an unloading module 6 is arranged connected to the supply assembly 2 for further guiding empty tubes 7 from the material circuit to the respective supply assembly 2. For this purpose, the carry-out module 6 has a conveying means 8 which in this embodiment is formed as a conveying disc.

A base module 9 is arranged so as to be connected to each of the carry-in module 4 and the carry-out module 6 and be orthogonal to the carry-in module 4 and the carry-out module 6. The base module 9 carries the cup 5 coming from the carry-in module 4 and carries the empty tube to the carry-out module 6.

Both base modules 9 are connected to each other by an intermediate module 10.

One winder 3 is arranged on the opposite side. This winding machine 3 is positioned between the two supply assemblies 2 in this embodiment. The winding machine 3 is connected via the connection module 11 to the material circulation path so that the cup 5 is conveyed from the base module 9 to the winding machine 3 via the connection module 11. The empty pipe 7 comes from the winder 3 and is conveyed to the base module 9 via the connection module 11 and is again conveyed into the material circulation path.

During the winding operation, a number of transport trays 12 circulate in the transport system in the transport direction T, these transport trays 12 being provided with a cup 5 to be dispensed or empty tubes already dispensed. It has 7. The transport of the transport tray 12 inside the transport system is carried out by friction coupling via a circulating endless conveyor belt, which is preferably a flat belt. The endless conveyor belt is driven via a drive module 13, which is then incorporated in the base module 9. The conveyor belt serves to convey the conveying tray 12 in a frictionally coupled manner. The guide contour serves to maintain the set transport path.

In the area of the carry-out module 6, the carrying tray 12 coming from the base module 9 is carried. If the empty tube 7 does not fit into the supply assembly 2, the carrier tray 12 runs further in the direction of the next supply assembly 2. If the empty tube 7 is fitted to the supply assembly, the empty tube 7 is transported to the supply assembly 2 by a transport means 8, here a transport disc. At this time, the transport means 8 is determined and drive-controllable, and controls the transport tray 12 provided with the empty tube 7 to transfer it from the base module 9 to the unloading module 6. That is, when the transfer tray 12 provided with the empty tube 7 is transferred in the direction of the carry-out module 6, the transfer means 8 is drive-controlled as needed using a controller via a step motor, and the transfer means 8 is moved. The empty pipe 7 is selected from the material circulation path and is conveyed to the supply assembly 2 via the discharge module 6. Instead of the transport disc, the transport means 8 may be formed by a switch.

FIG. 2 shows an alternative configuration of the complex system 1 connected in series. The four supply assemblies 2 arranged next to one another at this time are connected to one winding machine 3.

Each of the supply assemblies 2 is provided with a carry-in module 4 and a carry-out module 6. A base module 9 is connected orthogonally to the carry-in module 4 and the carry-out module 6. Each base module 9 is connected to the intermediate module 10 with each other. One drive module 13 is incorporated in each of the two base modules 9.

A winder 3 is connected to the material circuit on the side opposite to the supply assembly 2. As already described with reference to FIG. 1, the cup 5 comes from the feed assembly 2, is fed into the material circuit via the base module 9 and is transported in the transport direction T. To supply the winder 3, the cup 5 is conveyed to the winder 3 via the connection module 11.

The empty tube 7 comes from the winder 3 and is carried into the material circuit via the connection module 11 and thereby reaches into the guide contour of the base module 9. When the empty tube 7 is conveyed in the direction of the desired supply assembly 2 for a new winding, the conveying means 8, which is here embodied as a switch, has a corresponding empty tube 7 of the corresponding supply assembly 2. The drive is controlled by the control device so that it is conveyed in the direction. If the empty tube 7 is compatible with the other supply assembly 2, the empty tube 7 remains in the material circuit and is transported further.

In the combined system 1 shown in FIG. 3, two supply assemblies 2 are connected to one winder 3. At this time, the supply assembly 2 and the winder 3 are arranged in parallel with each other, and this arrangement is also referred to as parallel connection.

Here, too, one loading module 4 and one unloading module 6 are arranged in each supply assembly 2. One base module 9 is arranged to be connected to each of the carry-in module 4 and the carry-out module 6, and these base modules 9 are connected to each other by an intermediate module 10.

In the side-by-side configuration, one further intermediate module 10 and the base module 9 are arranged to form the connection to the winder 3, whereby the last base module 9 of the winder 3 is arranged. It is placed in front. As was the case with the other variants already described, a connection module 11 is provided which conveys the cup 5 to the winder 3. However, in this embodiment, the connection module 11 is not directly connected to the winder 3, but is connected to the winder 3 via a so-called underfloor connection 14. Such an underfloor connection 14 is known from the prior art and will not be described in detail here. However, basically, for reasons of maneuverability and maintenance work, the cups are further transported underground to the winder 3, so that the employee can reach the corresponding supply assembly 2 and/or winder 3 at a short distance. Can be reached

FIG. 4 shows another alternative configuration of the complex system 1 arranged in parallel. In this configuration, three supply assemblies 2 are connected to one winding machine 3 with two supply assemblies 2, a winding machine 3 and again one supply assembly 2 being positioned next to each other. There is.

The individual modules are already arranged as described for the other embodiments, so that the description is not repeated here. The embodiment of FIG. 4 differs from the other embodiments in that the winder 3 is connected to the intermediate module 10 via the carry-in module 4 and the carry-out module 6. That is, the cup 5 is conveyed to the winder 3 via the connection module 11 and the carry-out module 6. Similarly, the empty pipe 7 also comes from the winder 3 and is conveyed to the connection module 11 via the carry-in module 4.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Combined system 2 Supply assembly 3 Rewinder 4 Carry-in module 5 Cup 6 Carry-out module 7 Empty tube 8 Conveying means 9 Base module 10 Intermediate module 11 Connection module 12 Carrying tray 13 Drive module 14 Underfloor connection part

Claims (9)

A complex system (1),
At least two supply assemblies (2), which prepare the cup (5) for subsequent further processing,
At least one winder (3) with a number of winding units, in which the cup (5) is rewound into a winding package,
A transport system comprising a transport means (8) for transporting the cup (5) or the empty tube (7) arranged on a transport tray (12), wherein writing/writing is performed in the transport means (8). A transport system in which a reading device is arranged towards an information carrier containing data relating to the cup (5)/the empty tube (7) to be transported, and the data of the information carrier is detected and the transport is performed. A control system configured to control the means (8) according to said data,
In the complex system (1) having
The complex system (1) has the following modules:
A loading module (4) for transporting the cup (5) from the supply assembly (2),
A carry-out module (6) for transporting the empty pipe (7) to the supply assembly (2),
-A base module (9) for accepting or releasing the cup (5) and the empty tube (7),
-Drive module (13) that can be incorporated into the base module (9),
-An intermediate module (10) for connecting the base modules (9) together, and
A connection module (11) for further feeding the cup (5) to the winder (3) and leading the empty tube (7) out of the winder (3),
Has
In each said module, said cup (5) from said supply assembly (2) to said at least one winder (3) and said empty tube (7) from said at least one winder (3) to said at least one winder (3). Combined system (1), characterized in that they can be combined with one another such that they can be transported to a supply assembly (2). The winder (3) is arranged in series with the supply assembly (2),
The complex system (1) according to claim 1. Two supply assemblies (2) are connected to one winder (3),
The complex system (1) according to claim 2. Four supply assemblies (2) are connected to one winder (3),
The complex system (1) according to claim 2. The winder (3) is arranged in parallel to the supply assembly (2),
The complex system (1) according to claim 1. Two supply assemblies (2) are connected to one winder (3),
The complex system (1) according to claim 5. Three supply assemblies (2) are connected to one winder (3),
The complex system (1) according to claim 5. The supply assembly (2) is a ring spinning machine,
The complex system (1) according to claim 1. Said supply assembly (2) is a flat circulating conveyor,
The complex system (1) according to claim 1.