JP2599911B2 - Lubricating device for rotary comb machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a lubricating device for a rotary comb machine that uniformly opens a fiber material into tufts optimal for spinnability.

[Prior Art] First, in order to better understand the present invention, the applicant's registered patent
No. 903311 (Japanese Patent Publication No. 52-30611) describes a rotary comb machine.

In FIG. 2, this comb machine scrapes claw 3A, 3B, 3C of rotary combers 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D which rotate the fiber material lifted by the latio conveyor 1 at high speed.
The desired fiber opening is performed by a 3D scraping operation.

The right of FIG. 3 showing the cross section taken along the line XX of FIG. 2 is called right, the left is called left, and the front and rear direction is perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 3, and viewed from the arrow Y in FIG. 3 and FIG. In FIG. 4, circular rotary comber insertion holes A are provided in left and right machine frames 3 and 4.
The open ends of the disc-shaped adjusting plates 6 and 7 having one open end face are in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the insertion hole A. The central portions of the lower ends of the adjusting plates 6 and 7 are pivotally supported by machine frames 4 and 5 by swinging shafts 6A and 7A, and tightening arms 6B and 6C project upward from front and rear portions of the upper end of the adjusting plate 6, respectively. Similarly, the adjusting panel 7 is also provided with a tightening arm 7B, 7C protruding therefrom. At the center of the upper ends of the adjusting plates 6 and 7, fan-shaped flacks 8 and 9 around the swing shafts 6A and 7B are fixed.

An adjusting shaft 12 is provided at the center of the upper end of the machine frames 4 and 5 via bearings 10 and 11, and pinions 13 and 14 that mesh with the fan-shaped racks 8 and 9 are fixed to the adjusting shaft 12. Adjustment handle 15
Is fixed.

The tightening arms 6B and 7B, 6C and 7C are provided with tightening shafts 16 and 17 for connecting the both, and the right ends of the tightening shafts 16 and 17 are provided with tightening handles 18 and 19 which are screwed together, and the nut at the left end. 20 are fixed. In the portion where the tightening shafts 16 and 17 penetrate the machine frames 4 and 5, a long arc-shaped groove 2 around the swing shafts 6A and 7A is provided.
1, 21 are formed, and the adjusting plates 6, 7 and the tightening shafts 16, 17 are integrally swingable back and forth around the swing shafts 6A, 7A, and the adjusting handle 15 is rotated to adjust the adjusting plate. Positioning in the front-rear direction 6 and 7, tightening the tightening handles 18 and 19 to fix the position, and adjusting the gap between the scraper of the comber and the lattice conveyor 1, that is, the gauge, to adjust the opening degree. It has become.

At the center of the adjusting plates 6 and 7, the main shaft is mounted via bearings 22 and 23.
24 are supported. A pulley 25 for driving is fixed to the right end of the main shaft 24, and disk-shaped end plates 26 and 27 for mounting a rotary comber are fixed inside, and these end plates 26 and 27 are fixed.
The packings 28 and 29 are interposed between the outer peripheral surface of the control panel 6 and the inner peripheral surfaces of the open ends of the adjusting plates 6 and 7.

Rotary combers parallel to the spindle 24 are provided on the end plates 26 and 27.
The respective comber shafts 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D of 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D are rotatably supported via bearings 31, 31 at equal intervals on a concentric circle with the main shaft 24. Driven gears 32A, 32B, 32C, and 32D are fixed to the left ends of these comber shafts as shown in FIG. 5, and the driven gears are intermediate gears 34A, 34B having the same number of teeth supported on the end plate 26. , 34C, and 34D, and is meshed with a drive gear 33 having the same number of teeth fixed to the main shaft 24 via a counterclockwise gear 35A, 35B, 35C, 35D as shown in FIG.
The counterbalance gears are meshed with a counterbalance gear 36 rotatably supported on the main shaft 24. Then, the combers 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D are attached to the end plates 26 and 27 in the same phase as shown in FIG. 4, and rotate in the same direction with the clockwise rotation of the main shaft 24 to sequentially move the lattice conveyor 1. At the time of closest approach, the tips of the scraping claws 3A to 3D open the fiber material closest to the fiber material.

By the way, in this comb machine, the lubrication between the gears and the lubrication between the gears and the support shaft are controlled by the adjusting plates 6 and 7 and the end plate 2.
Lubricating oil is sealed in the space B formed by 6, 27, and the lubricating oil of the gear is scraped up. However, it is particularly difficult to ensure the oil tightness of the packings 28 and 29, and there is a problem that the leaked lubricating oil is transmitted to the comber and stains the fiber material.

It is generally known to use an oil seal or packing for sealing a rotating shaft. However, according to the known art, the main shaft, the comber shaft, and the lubricating oil leak, and it is impossible to make the structure oil-tight.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a rotary comb that can sufficiently lubricate a driving portion between a main shaft and a comber shaft, that does not leak lubricating oil, and that prevents contamination of a fiber material. Machine lubrication device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, in a lubricating apparatus for a rotary comb machine for uniformly opening a fiber material in a tuft-like manner, a lubricating device pivotally supported by a frame of the rotary comb machine to adjust the degree of fiber opening. An end plate housing (40) for slidingly contacting with a rotary comber (2A to 2D) is provided on the inner surface of the open end of the disk-shaped adjusting plate (6) having an open end surface, and the end plate housing (40) has a disk-shaped end. Panel (4
1) and a cylindrical portion (42) extending in the axial direction from the outer edge of the end plate portion (41), and a radially inward parallel to the end plate portion (41) from the outer edge of the cylindrical portion (42). The main shaft (24A) is keyed to the bulge (41a) formed on the end plate (41), and the opening of the bulge (41a) is fixed. Between the inner peripheral surface of the end plate portion (43) and the outer peripheral surface of the boss portion (6a) supporting the main shaft (24A). Seal (53)
The comber shaft (30B) rotatably supported by the end plate (41) and rotated by the main shaft (24B) via the intermediate gears (34A to 34D) is provided with an oil seal (53). It is provided densely.

[Explanation of Operation and Effect] Therefore, the end plate housing is closed by the end plate at one end side of the main shaft, and the portion where the boss portion supporting the main shaft penetrates is sealed with an oil seal, and the portion where the comber shaft penetrates is also oil seal. Since it is sealed, lubricating oil of the drive system in the end plate housing including the intermediate gear does not leak to the outside, and lubricating oil does not leak to the comber side to contaminate the fiber material.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, portions corresponding to FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 shows the driving side of the comber (the part corresponding to the left side in FIG. 3), the boss 6a of the adjusting plate 6 extends inward, and a driving gear 33 is formed on the outer periphery of the inner end thereof. The main shaft 24A is rotatably supported in the inner hole via the bearings 22 and 49, and oil tightness is achieved by an oil seal 50.

An end plate housing 40 which is a member to which a comber is attached,
A disk-shaped end plate portion 41 corresponding to an end plate (reference numerals 26 and 27 in FIG. 3) of a conventional comb machine, a cylindrical portion 42 extending outward in the axial direction from an outer edge of the end plate portion 41, and a cylindrical shape. And an end plate portion 43 extending radially inward from an edge of the portion 42.The end plate portion 41 and the tubular portion 42 are integrally formed, and the tubular portion 42 and the end plate portion 43 are formed of a gasket. It is bolted through 55.

A packing 28 is provided between the outer peripheral surface of the end plate housing 40 and the inner peripheral surface of the open end of the adjustment plate 6.
The main shaft 24A is keyed to the inward bulging portion 41a, and the opening of the bulging portion 41a is oil-tightly closed by an end plate 48 bolted to the main shaft 24A. Inner peripheral surface and boss part 6a
An oil seal 51 is provided between the oil seal 51 and the outer peripheral surface.

On the other hand, the comber shaft 30B has a collar 4 closely fitted to the end plate 41.
4 is rotatably supported via a bearing 52, and an oil seal 5
3 is oil-tight. The intermediate gear 34B has an end plate 41
And a support shaft 47 supported by a support plate 48 fixed to the end plate portion 41 by a detent bolt 45, and rotatably supported via bearings 54, 54. The driven side (corresponding to the right side in FIG. 3) of the comber is configured substantially similar to FIG. 1 with respect to the end plate housing.

During operation, the intermediate gear 34A or
34D, the driven gears 32A to 32B rotate to scoop up the lubricating oil, and the lubricated oil is meshed with the driving gear 33 and the intermediate gears 34A to 34D, the intermediate gears 34A to 34D and the driven gears 32A to 32D. Meshing parts, bearings 52, 54 and 49
And oil seals 50, 51, 53, end plates
End plate housing from space B by 48 and gasket 55
Leakage outside 40 is reliably prevented. As a result, contamination of the fiber material due to oil leakage is prevented. In addition, the main shaft is
Since the intermediate part is provided on the 24A and the driven side (not shown), the weight and cost are reduced accordingly.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention has the following excellent effects.

(I) Since the comber shaft is provided in the end plate housing, the drive system for the main shaft and the comber shaft can be housed in the end plate housing, and lubrication can be performed smoothly.

(Ii) By sealing the penetrating portions of the main shaft and the comber shaft, it is possible to prevent the leakage of the lubricating oil in the end plate housing and prevent the fiber material from being stained.

(Iii) The structure is relatively simple, easy to disassemble and assemble,
Maintenance inspection is easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a comber driving side showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a conventional comb machine, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG.
The figure is a gear train diagram on the driving side, and FIG. 6 is a gear train diagram on the driven side. 4, 5 ... machine frame, 6, 7 ... adjustment panel, 32A, 32B, 32C, 3
2D: driven gear, 33: drive gear, 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D
…… Intermediate gear, 35A, 35B, 35C, 35D …… Balanced small gear, 36
… Balanced large gear, 40… End plate housing, 41… End plate portion, 42… Cylindrical portion, 43… End plate portion

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A lubricating apparatus for a rotary comb machine for uniformly opening fiber material in a tuft-like shape. A disk-shaped adjusting plate pivotally supported by a frame of the rotary comb machine to adjust the degree of fiber opening. An end plate housing (40) for slidingly contacting a rotary comber (2A to 2D) with the inner surface of the open end of the
The end plate housing (40) has a disk-shaped end plate (41) and a cylindrical portion (4) extending in the axial direction from the outer edge of the end plate (41).
2) and an end plate portion (43) extending radially inward from the outer edge of the cylindrical portion (42) in parallel with the end plate portion (41). The main shaft (2
4A) is keyed, the opening of the bulge (41a) is oil-tightly closed by a fixed end plate (48), and the inner peripheral surface of the end plate (43) and the spindle An oil seal (53) is provided between the boss portion (6a) supporting the (24A) and the outer peripheral surface, and the intermediate gears (34A to 34D) rotatably supported on the end plate (41). A lubricating device for a rotary comb machine, wherein a comber shaft (30B) rotated by a main shaft (24B) via an oil seal (53) is provided in an oil-tight manner.