JPH01213466A - Power-metering system in dyeing solution preparation machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the present system so designed that a shelf on a rotary shelf in which storage containers packed with desired powder are stored is brought to a specified unloading position, thereby obtaining a desired powder in a short time. CONSTITUTION:A shelf 66 on a rotary shelf 62 in which storage containers 86 packed with desired powder are stored is automatically brought to a specified unloading position by a controlling means 46. Whether an unloaded storage container 86 is relevant or not is checked by a confirmation means 86 and a comparing means 22 along with confirmation, by a metering means 55 and the comparing means 22, of the metered value for the powder based on the instruction by an instruction means 18 for the required amount of said powder.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a powder measuring device in a dye liquor blending machine.

[Prior Art] The dye liquid supplied to a dyeing machine such as a continuous pad dyeing machine is prepared using dyes of various colors, dyeing aids, and water as raw materials.

As the dye, sometimes a liquid dye is used, and sometimes a powder dye is used. As for dyeing aids such as surfactants and finishing pastes, liquid urea, starch paste, sakushitool, sodium alginate, etc., and powdered heavy sodium chloride, soda ash, etc. are used.

The liquids prepared in each dedicated tank, ie, liquid dye, liquid auxiliary agent, and water, are prepared using a dispenser having a cylinder and a piston, which is controlled by a microcomputer, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 5G-12386, for example. A predetermined amount can be automatically fed to the liquid preparation tank.

However, for powder dyes and powder auxiliaries, it has been difficult to automate the handling of powders, so in the past, workers had to determine the type of powder needed and the required amount of each powder from dyeing instructions. After reading and finding the required storage container from a fixed shelf that has a large number of shelves storing storage containers containing powder, there was no choice but to manually weigh it with a balance according to the weighing instructions.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional measurement of powder dyes and powder auxiliaries described above, there is a problem in that it takes a long time to find the designated powder. In addition, if a powder other than the specified one is taken out from the shelf and the powder is measured without noticing, or if the actual measurement value does not match the required amount and the measurement is finished and the powder is not added to the liquid preparation tank. Sometimes I ended up putting in . If dyeing is carried out without obtaining the desired dye solution due to these human errors, it becomes necessary to dye the previously dyed fabric again, resulting in a decrease in the efficiency of the dyeing process.

An object of the present invention is to provide a powder measuring device for a dye liquor mixer that solves the above problems by automating the measuring of powder necessary for dyeing.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the configuration shown in FIG. 1.

Reference numeral 62 denotes a rotating shelf equipped with a plurality of shelves 66 each storing a storage container 86 containing powder;
is a control means that drives this rotary shelf (32) to rotate the shelf 66 storing the storage container 86 of the powder to be measured to a predetermined take-out position.

Reference numeral 68 denotes confirmation means for outputting a confirmation signal specifying the type of powder stored in the storage container 86 that has been taken out. Code 1B
and 55 are an indicating means for displaying the required amount of powder, and a measuring means for outputting a measuring signal representing a measured value of powder, respectively. Reference numeral 22 indicates an alarm when the type of powder specified by the confirmation signal does not match the type of powder to be measured, or when the measured value of the powder indicated by the measurement signal does not match the required amount. It is a means of comparison.

When the rotating shelf 62 consists of multiple shelves 66, a display 84 can be provided at each stage to display the stage in which the storage container 86 of the powder to be measured is stored, or a display device 84 can be provided as a confirmation means 68. A photoelectric switch 70, 72 can be provided at each level of the shelf 66 in position.

In any of the above cases, an indication 88 indicating the type of contained powder is attached to the storage container 86, and the confirmation means 68 outputs a confirmation signal based on the reading result of this indication 88. good.

[Function] When the type of powder to be measured is given to the control means 4G and the comparison means 22, the control means 46 drives the rotary shelf 62 to store the powder in the storage container 86 to be measured. The shelf 66 storing the is rotated to a predetermined take-out position. When the operator takes out the storage container 86 from the shelf 66 at the take-out position, the confirmation means 68 detects the type of powder contained in the taken-out storage container 86 and sends a confirmation signal specifying this to the comparison means 22. Output.

On the other hand, when the required amount of powder is given to the indicating means 18 and the comparing means 22, the indicating means I8 displays this and instructs the operator about the required amount of powder.

When the operator weighs the powder according to this instruction, the measuring means 55 sends a weighing signal representing the measured value of the powder to the comparing means 2.
Output for 2.

At this time, the comparison means 22 determines whether the type of powder specified by the confirmation signal output from the confirmation means 68 does not match the type of powder to be measured, or if the type of powder specified by the confirmation signal output from the confirmation means 68 does not match the type of powder to be measured, or if the An alarm will be issued if the measured value of powder does not match its required amount.

When the carousel 62 is composed of multiple shelves 66, the indicator 84 provided at each stage is the one that stores the storage container 86 for the powder to be weighed.
Indicates the location of the person to the worker.

Confirmation means 6 when the rotating shelf 62 consists of multiple shelves 68
8, photoelectric switches 70 and 72 provided at the height of each stage of the shelf 66 at the take-out position detect the stage of the take-out shelf of the storage container 86 in response to light interruption between the light emitter and the light receiver; A confirmation signal is output to the comparison means 22.

Furthermore, if a display 88 indicating the type of powder contained is attached to the storage container 86, the confirmation means 68 can output a confirmation signal based on the reading result of the display 88.

[Example] Hereinafter, a powder measuring device for a dye liquor mixer according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, although powder dyes are described below, metering of powder auxiliaries can also be carried out.

2 to 4 are diagrams showing a powder measuring device of a dye liquor blending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An auxiliary storage device 52, a barcode reader 54, a balance 5B, a CRT display 58, and a keyboard 59 are connected to the computer 50. The auxiliary storage device 52 has a dyeing instruction file and a dye file. The dyeing instruction file has a dyeing instruction in which the number of powder dye to be used and its required amount are stored for each dye solution to be mixed. The dye file contains the dye number for each powder dye, and the rotating shelf 6, which will be explained later.
2 storage shelf number and inventory amount are stored. In addition, barcode
The drive label 54, the balance 5B, and the CRT display 58 function as a confirmation means 68, a measuring means 55, and an instruction means 18, respectively, as will be explained below.

Reference numeral 62 is a rotating shelf for storing powder dye,
A large number of shelves 66 are connected in an annular manner by a belt B4. As shown in FIG. 3, the shelf 66 consists of, for example, six stages.
A light emitting diode 84 is provided on the upper edge of each shelf. A storage container 86 shown in FIG. 4 containing powdered dye is stored on each shelf 66. The storage container 86 is, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped container with a lid, and a barcode label 88 indicating the number of the powder dye contained in the container is affixed to the top surface of the lid and the side surface of the container. Note that the light emitting diode 8
4, the control device 74 receives the shelf number from the computer 50, and lights up the storage stage of the storage container 86 for the powder dye to be weighed.

One end side of the rotating shelf 62 is a take-out position 63 for the storage container 8G, and a control device 74 controls the rotation of the rotating shelf 62 upon receiving the shelf number output from the computer 5o, and controls the rotation of the rotating shelf 62 to measure the powder dye to be measured. The shelf 66 storing the storage containers 86 is rotated to the take-out position 63. In front of the take-out position 63, a light emitting part 70 and a light receiving part of photoelectric switches are installed at the height of each stage of the shelf 6G as a confirmation means 68 for outputting a confirmation signal for specifying the type of powder stored in the storage container 86 taken out. A section 72 is provided.

The confirmation means 68 detects the shelf of the storage container 86 in accordance with the light interruption between the light projecting section 70 and the light receiving section 72 .

The barcode reader 54, the balance 5B, the CRT display 58, and the keyboard 59 are located at the take-out position 63 of the rotating shelf 62.
A belt conveyor 76 passes near this position. This belt conveyor 76 is, for example, P
A plastic dish-shaped transport container 7 containing weighed powder dye packaged with a water-soluble film 79 made of VA.
8 are sequentially transported toward the liquid preparation tank.

Next, the operation of the powder measuring device of the dye liquor blending machine described above will be explained.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing of the computer 5o.

In step 11, the dye file is referred to based on the dye number specified in the dyeing instruction, the shelf number of this dye is detected, and this shelf number is output to the control device 74, and it is displayed on the CRT display 58. to be displayed. Upon receiving the shelf number, the control device 74 rotates the rotating shelf 62, moves the shelf with the designated number to the take-out position 63, and lights only the light-emitting diode 84 of the designated shelf 66 to take out the powder dye. Encourage workers to When the operator takes out the storage container 86, the light emitted from the light projecting section 70 of the corresponding stage is temporarily blocked. At this time, a light cutoff signal is output from the light receiving section 72 to the control device 74.

The control device 74 that receives the light cutoff signal compares the stage indicated by the light cutoff signal with the stage determined by the shelf number, and outputs a correct signal if they match, and a false signal if they do not match. Output to computer 50. The computer 50 that received the human power of the erroneous signal is operated from step 12 to step 13.
After proceeding to step 11 and displaying an error message on the CRT display 58 to warn the operator, the process returns to step 11.

Computer 50 does not proceed to step 14 unless it receives a positive signal from controller 74.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the storage container 86 from being taken out from a shelf other than the relevant shelf.

The worker who took out the storage container 8G uses the barcode reader 5.
Barcode label 88 attached to this container using 4
Perform the read operation. The computer 50 that receives the barcode in step 14 compares this barcode with the dye number in step 15. If the two do not match, the process proceeds to step 16, where an error is displayed on the CRT display 58, and then the process returns to step 14. Under normal conditions, the correspondence between the dye number and the shelf number stored in the dye file is maintained, so the computer 50 proceeds to step 17 without displaying an error message. However, a mistake may occur in which a container other than the predetermined storage container 86 containing a predetermined powder dye is stored on a certain shelf. However, even if such a mistake has occurred, the computer 50 will not proceed to step 17 unless the barcode of the storage container 86 taken out matches the dye number.
can detect this mistake.

In step 17, the required amount of powder dye specified in the dyeing instruction is displayed on the CRT display 58. The worker is
Based on this display, the powdered dye is scooped out little by little from the storage container 86 taken out and weighed. This measurement is performed using a balance 5B connected to the computer 50, and the measured values of the powder dye are sequentially input into the computer 50 in step 18. In step 19, the computer 50 successively compares the measured value of the powder dye with the required amount,
The measurement display is performed sequentially in step 20 until the two match. The process ends only when the two match. However, if the measured value falls within a certain range that includes the required amount, a match can be determined. When the measured value of the powder dye matches the required amount, this measured value is used to update the inventory amount of the powder dye stored in the dye file in the auxiliary storage device 52, thereby automating the inventory management. becomes easier.

In the above explanation, a barcode label 88 indicating the number of the contained powder dye was attached to the storage container 86 and was read by the barcode reader 54. Instead of a combination, for example, a magnetic stripe and its reader may be used, or an indication of the type of powder contained therein may be attached to the storage container 86, and this indication may be read to input the type of powder into the computer 5o. Any combination can be used.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, in the present invention, the shelf 66 of the rotary shelf 62 storing the storage container 86 containing the desired powder is automatically rotated to a predetermined take-out position by the control means 46. Therefore, the desired powder can be obtained in a short time.

Further, the checking means 68 and the comparing means 12 inspect whether the taken-out storage container 86 is suitable or not, and the measuring means 55 checks the measured value of the powder based on the instruction from the indicating means 18 regarding the required amount of powder. Since this is confirmed by the comparing means 22, it is possible to prevent mistakes in taking out the products from the storage shelves and mistakes in making mistakes, and it is possible to improve the working efficiency of the dyeing process.

When the rotary shelf 62 is composed of multiple shelves 66, by providing each stage with an indicator 84 that displays the stage in which the storage container 86 of the powder to be measured is stored, it is possible to display the shelf 66 at the same take-out position. You can specify a specific stage.

In addition, when the rotating shelf 62 consists of a plurality of shelves 66, by providing photoelectric switches 70, 72 at the height of each stage of the shelf 66 at the take-out position as the confirmation means 68, it is possible to By simply taking out the storage container 86, it is possible to detect from which shelf among the shelves 86 at the same removal position the storage container 88 has been taken out.

If a display 88 indicating the type of powder contained in the storage container 86 is attached to the storage container 86 and the confirmation means 68 outputs a confirmation signal based on the reading result of this display 88, it is possible to determine the type of powder contained in the storage container 86 taken out. The type can be identified with a simple reading operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.
A configuration diagram of a powder measuring device of a dye liquor blending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the rotary shelf and photoelectric switch shown in the previous figure, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the computer processing of FIG. 2. Explanation of symbols 18...Instruction means, 22...Comparison means, 46...
Control means, 55... Measuring means, G8... Confirmation means,
62... Rotary shelf, 66... Shelf, 70... Light emitting part of photoelectric switch, 72... Light receiving part of photoelectric switch, 84
...Light emitting diode, 86...Storage container, 88...
・Barcode label. 1 other person ÷ figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rotating shelf (62) equipped with a plurality of shelves (66) each storing a storage container (86) containing powder, and a device for driving this rotating shelf (62) for weighing. a control means (46) for rotating a shelf (86) storing storage containers (86) for powder to a predetermined take-out position;
6), a confirmation means (68) that outputs a confirmation signal for specifying the type of contained powder; and an instruction means (68) that displays the required amount of powder;
18), a measuring means (55) for outputting a measuring signal representing a measured value of powder, and a measuring means (55) for outputting a measuring signal representing a measured value of powder; A powder measuring device for a dye liquor mixer, comprising a comparing means (22) that issues an alarm when the measured value of the powder represented by the signal does not match the required amount. 2. A claim in which the rotating shelf (62) consists of a plurality of shelves (66), and each stage is provided with an indicator (84) that displays the stage in which the storage container (86) for the powder to be measured is stored. Item 1. A powder measuring device for a dye liquor blending machine according to item 1. 3. The rotating shelf (62) consists of a plurality of shelves (66), and the confirmation means (68) consists of photoelectric switches (70, 72) provided at the height of each stage of the shelf (66) at the take-out position. A powder measuring device for a dye liquor blending machine according to claim 1. 4. Display of the type of stored powder (88) is the storage container (86)
4. A powder measuring device for a dye liquor mixer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the confirmation means (68) outputs a confirmation signal based on the reading result of the display (88).