JPH0229771B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a yarn unevenness information analysis device for a pneumatic spinning machine.

[Prior Art] Defects such as slabs attached to the yarn spun by a spinning machine are detected during spinning operation by a slab catcher attached to the spinning machine itself, and the defects are detected there. Although it is immediately cut and removed, defects such as fluctuations in yarn thickness are not detected during spinning operation, and some of the bobbins that have been wound are pulled out and wound on the bobbin. The yarn is evaluated for yarn unevenness by testing equipment such as an Ustamura tester and a spectrograph installed in separate locations, and thereby the yarn is inspected and defects in the spinning machine that spun the yarn are estimated. .

In the case of ring spinning machines and pneumatic spinning machines, the above-mentioned fluctuations in yarn thickness are caused by periodic fluctuations in yarn thickness caused by eccentricity or deformation of the rollers, defects in the drive system, etc. There are fluctuations and non-periodic unevenness caused by abrasion of the apron surface. Furthermore, in rotor-type open-end spinning machines, there are regular fluctuations mainly caused by fluctuations in the resistance to twisting of the loose fibers in the spinning rotor. Periodic fluctuations in thread thickness can result in defects such as moiré patterns when fabric is woven with the thread, and can significantly reduce the commercial value of the fabric. This can be a serious drawback depending on its aspect.

However, in order to detect such yarn unevenness, using the above-mentioned inspection method requires time and effort for manual sampling, and the inspection using test equipment such as the Ustamura tester and spectrograph takes a long time. Moreover, the accuracy is low, and since the spinning machine is in continuous operation before obtaining the final highly reliable analysis result, the spinning machine with the above-mentioned defects will have defects and unevenness during that time. A large amount of yarn with .

Furthermore, since the above-mentioned method is a labor-intensive work, the work itself is troublesome, and frequently performing the inspection on each of the many weights requires a large number of people and many inspection devices. It is almost impossible in practice to use this method, and this makes it all the more likely that yarns with the above-mentioned drawbacks will be overlooked.

In other words, it is necessary to detect yarns with the above-mentioned defective unevenness as soon as possible, and to detect defective parts in spinning machines, etc. that are the cause of the defects as soon as possible and accurately, and to promptly correct the defects.

By the way, as described above, the causes of yarn unevenness are different between ring spinning machines and open-end spinning machines. In the case of a ring spinning machine, the draft ratio is 60 times high, so even if yarn unevenness occurs, it is not a big problem.Also, since there is a limit to the amount of yarn that can be wound, it is difficult to wind it with the spinning machine winder. Since the yarn unevenness is sampled and evaluated after the diameter is increased, the types of yarn unevenness become miscellaneous and periodic unevenness does not appear conspicuously. Therefore, yarn unevenness does not pose much of a problem in ring spinning machines.

On the other hand, in the case of an open-end spinning machine, the defective location is limited to one location on the spinning rotor, so periodic unevenness becomes a major problem.

Therefore, in the past, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 53-117461 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 52-91936, approximations have been made mainly for open-end spinning machines by using raw yarn signals as they are. There is a method that detects periodic unevenness in yarn by performing analysis.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] In the conventional method that performs the approximate analysis described above, when there is certainly one defective point that causes yarn unevenness, such as in open-end spinning machines, only that defective point is simply emphasized. Therefore, it is suitable for efficiently detecting periodic yarn unevenness. However, there are major problems in applying this approximate analysis to pneumatic spinning machines. That is, unlike ring spinning machines, pneumatic spinning machines have a particularly high draft ratio of 100 to 180 times. Therefore, periodic unevenness is likely to occur, and since the yarn speed is extremely high, periodic unevenness is particularly problematic. Moreover, there is no limit to the amount of yarn that can be wound.
Since the winder process is omitted and a large amount of yarn is directly wound, periodic unevenness remains and cannot be ignored. On the other hand, unlike open-end spinning machines, there is not just one defect,
Because the draft device of a ring spinning machine can be used as is, there are multiple defects in the back roller, front roller, and drive system. For this reason, it is not possible to effectively detect a wide variety of periodic unevenness by performing approximate analysis.

In addition, in approximate analysis using raw yarn signals as they are, small yarn unevenness signals tend to be ignored and only large yarn unevenness signals are emphasized, and highly accurate detection cannot be expected.

[Object of the Invention] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems by applying spectrum analysis using fast Fourier transform, which has already been developed, for periodic unevenness and integral analysis for non-periodic unevenness. We provide a yarn unevenness analysis device for pneumatic spinning machines that eliminates this problem, analyzes yarn unevenness signals with high precision, and realizes a yarn unevenness monitoring system for multiple spindles that does not require any human intervention in the entire process. It is something to do.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention, which achieves the above object, comprises a yarn unevenness detector attached to a pneumatic spinning machine, an A/D converter that digitizes the yarn unevenness electrical signal from the yarn unevenness detector, and this A/D converter. a Fourier transformer that analyzes the spectrum of the signal digitized by the /D converter in real time; a vector synthesis means that digitally outputs the calculation results from the Fourier transformer as a power spectrum for each frequency component; It has a first display that displays a power spectrum for each frequency component, and an integrator that integrally analyzes the yarn unevenness electric signal digitized by the A/D converter in real time. It also includes a second display that displays the output from the integrator, and an alarm that is activated when the output from the vector synthesis means and the output from the integrator each exceed a predetermined value.

As a result, a wide range of frequency analysis can be performed without omission regardless of the number of defects, and various periodic irregularities can be effectively detected.
This prevents only a part of the thread unevenness signal from being emphasized.

[Example] Next, the present invention will be explained in detail based on examples.

In Fig. 1, 1 is a nozzle which uses an air jet to twist the sliver drafted by the back roller 2, apron 3 and front roller 4, and the yarn Y produced by passing through this nozzle 1 is transferred to the delivery roller 5 and then onto a winding bobbin (not shown), the pneumatic spinning machine is constructed. Immediately after the delivery roller 5, a light emitting diode 7 and a phototransistor as shown in detail in FIG. In this embodiment, an electric signal from the slab catcher 6 (FIG. 4) is provided.
is used as a signal for yarn unevenness analysis.

That is, this slab catcher 6 is a highly sensitive and highly responsive detector that detects the amount of light transmitted from the light emitting diode 7 using a phototransistor 8, and outputs the detected amount of light as an electrical displacement between terminals. 6, and when the slab passes and a displacement of an extremely large amount of electricity is detected, the signal causes a cutting device (not shown) to operate and cut the yarn Y at that point.
The electrical signal S from the slab catcher 6, that is, the thread unevenness detector 6, is digitized as follows, and then input to the calculator 10, which will be described later, for analysis. It is becoming more and more common.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the yarn unevenness electric signal S first passes through a low-pass filter 11 to prevent air cylinders, and is amplified by an amplifier 12 to a voltage level most suitable for A/D conversion. ,
The analog signal is converted into a digital signal by the A/D converter 13. This A/D converter 13 samples the input signal with an accurate signal generator (OSC) 14 that creates a data sampling time determined according to the frequency bandwidth to be analyzed and converts it into a digital signal.

Then, the signal converted into a digital signal as described above is input to the following calculator 10, and in this example, spectrum analysis and integral analysis are performed.

To begin with spectrum analysis, the signal from the A/D converter 13 is first weighted in the window 15 and then sent to the Fourier transformer 16 for calculation, and the calculated result is sent to the vector synthesis means 17. Therefore, the power spectrum of each frequency component is vector-synthesized and output as a power spectrum of each frequency component. The Fourier transformer 16 used here is not the time-consuming, complex, and expensive transformer of the past, but a later developed one that is relatively inexpensive and capable of performing a simplified fast Fourier transform.

The signal output as a power spectrum of each frequency component is processed by the output processing circuit 18 to be suitable for analysis, such as by cutting out signals related to a predetermined frequency, for example, a frequency of 50 Hz or more, and the processed signal is used for calculation. Exiting vessel 10, D/
The signal is input to the A converter 20, converted into an analog value, and displayed as a graph on the display 21 (FIG. 5). 22 is an alarm circuit which will be described later.

Using the spectrum graph displayed on the display 21, periodic unevenness in the yarn can be read as will be described later.

Regarding integral analysis, the yarn unevenness signal converted into a digital signal by the A/D converter 13 is input to the calculator 10 and sent to the integrator 23.
For a certain section (thread length to be measured) l,
Absolute value of displacement from average value E of amplitude (shaded area)
is integrated (Figure 6).

Then, the integrated value is sent to the output processing circuit 24, and if it is determined that it is greater than a certain value, for example by rounding off the fraction to make the digits consistent, it will issue a signal to the alarm circuit 25, etc. After being processed, the data is displayed as a digital value on the display 26 as it is.

Depending on the integral value displayed on the display 26, non-periodic unevenness in the yarn can be interpreted as described later.

Here, for example, a yarn Y having periodic irregularities as shown exaggeratedly in FIG. 2 is spun at a yarn speed of 152 m/min, which is detected by the yarn irregularity detector 6, When an electrical signal S is generated, the electrical signal is digitized as described above, subjected to real-time processing by the calculator 10, and immediately displayed as a spectrum (FIG. 5) and an integral value on the displays 21 and 26. By reading these displays as follows, it is possible to inspect the yarn and estimate the location of the defect in the spinning machine.

That is, the spectrum graph shown in Figure 5 shows peaks at frequencies of 28.6 Hz and 32.6 Hz, so the yarn speed is 152 m/min, the diameter of the front top roller (Dt = 28 mm), and the diameter of the front bottom roller ( DB = 25mm), the period by the front top roller λt = (152 x 100/60) ÷ (2.5 x π)
=32.3rps, front bottom roller period λB=
Since (152 x 100/60) ÷ (2.8 x π) = 28.8 rps has been calculated in advance, it can be seen that this yarn unevenness is caused by the front top roller and front bottom roller. .

If a peak appears in another fraction, it is due to another roller or a defect in the drive system, and this can also be estimated very accurately in the same manner as above.

From the integrated value displayed on the display 26, it is possible to read the amount of variation in the thickness of the thread over a certain interval l.For example, if the above example was measured for 1 minute, the sum of the variation over a length of 152 m can be obtained. For example, if the value is
If it is 250, the desired range of variation (for example, 50 to 200) is known in advance, so if 250 exceeds that range, the surface of apron 3 will be worn out, and this will cause a large draft. It is presumed that unevenness has occurred.

The evaluation of yarn unevenness from the display displayed on the displays 21 and 26 as described above may be performed by the operator, or may be performed by, for example, the output processing 18,
At step 24, if the amplitude of a certain component of the spectrum exceeds a certain level L, a stop signal for the spinning machine is issued and an alarm 22 is issued, which is displayed on the display 21, or if the integral value exceeds a certain value. In this case, the spinning machine stop signal and alarm 25 may be similarly generated and displayed on the display 26 for automation.

Further, it is also possible to incorporate another analysis process into the above-mentioned calculator and perform it in addition to Fourier analysis and integral analysis.

Defects in the spinning machine discovered as described above will be immediately corrected by replacing the rollers, etc., and the spinning machine will be promptly restored to good condition.

The analysis device of the present invention digitizes the analog yarn unevenness electric signal sent from the yarn unevenness detector as described above, and processes the digitized signal in real time using a calculator.
The time required for analysis is extremely short compared to the case where an analog thread unevenness signal is processed as it is, and the actual calculation time is in milliseconds, and the analysis processing time of thread unevenness information in this invention is the subject of measurement. The time required for a certain length of thread to pass through the thread unevenness detector, in other words, is approximately equal to the data collection time, and the analysis accuracy is also dramatically higher than that of analog processing.For example, with analog processing, the difference in diameter is This digitization process makes it possible to easily detect very similar frequencies such as periodic irregularities caused by a small number of top rollers and bottom rollers, and to quickly detect threads with defects. It is possible to grasp the nature of the defect with high accuracy, and therefore it is possible to accurately estimate the location of the defect in the spinning machine that causes the defect.

Further, the digitized yarn unevenness signal has the advantage that it is easy to process and has high accuracy when compared with a set level in output processing after being subjected to arithmetic processing.

In addition, in this invention, as described above, yarn unevenness can be analyzed in a very short time, so if a device such as that shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is used, even one calculator 10 can be used. This allows a very large number of spindles to be monitored for thread unevenness in sequence, and in this case, the time required to analyze thread unevenness each time is extremely short. Since thread unevenness is frequently monitored at time intervals, roller breakage, apron wear, etc. are unlikely to occur within such a short period of time. This can be adequately monitored.

That is, what is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is a system in which a yarn unevenness detector 6 attached to each spindle of a 60-spindle pneumatic spinning frame 30 and one calculator 10 are connected by a known multiplexer 31. The multiplexer 31 electrically connects the pneumatic spinning frame 30 and the calculator 10 for a set time interval for each spindle. For example, one measurement time for one spindle is 60 minutes. If the time is seconds, then the thread unevenness analysis for a given spindle will be performed once every hour.

32 is a yarn unevenness signal line, and 33 is a control signal line.

The above measurement time per measurement can be further shortened depending on the yarn speed and the yarn length to be measured.If the number of weights to be handled is small, the interval for the yarn unevenness analysis described above can be further shortened. is possible.

[Effects of the Invention] In summary, the present invention exhibits the following excellent effects.

(1) By configuring one device to include a Fourier transformer and an integrator, the structure can be simplified. Furthermore, periodic unevenness in the yarn can be detected by spectrum analysis of the yarn unevenness signal, and non-periodic unevenness can be detected by integral analysis, making it extremely easy to analyze yarn unevenness information.

(2) Unlike conventional approximation analysis, which ends up emphasizing only some frequencies, spectrum analysis over a wide range of frequencies is performed, making it possible to distinguish extremely close frequencies and to distinguish between a wide range of frequencies. Since it is possible to perform discrimination, periodic irregularities inherent in pneumatic spinning machines caused by defects in multiple areas such as back rollers, front rollers, or drive systems can be analyzed with high precision. Moreover, since the analysis results are output to the alarm and the display, it is possible to easily confirm the peak of the spectrum analysis results that appears at a frequency specific to the defective location.

(3) If a peak appears at a frequency other than the frequency specific to the defective location, the frequency and shape of the peak can be compared and verified at the same time as the results of integral analysis to estimate the defective location.

(4) The raw yarn unevenness electrical signal sent to the Fourier transformer is weighted in advance, so unlike conventional systems that process raw yarn unevenness signals as they are, even small-value electrical signals are ignored. This makes it possible to detect peaks over a wide range of frequencies and to analyze yarn unevenness information with extremely high accuracy.

(5) In particular, by connecting the thread unevenness detector attached to each spindle of a multi-spindle pneumatic spinning frame and one of the analyzers using a known multiplexer,
It is possible to realize a thread unevenness monitoring system for multiple spindles that does not require any human labor in the entire process.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the draft and nozzle device portion of a pneumatic spinning machine equipped with the analysis device of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a schematic circuit diagram showing the structure of the yarn unevenness detector.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the analysis device of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the electrical signal from the yarn unevenness detector, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the spectrum after analysis, and FIG. Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the principle of integral analysis, Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment in which the analysis device of the present invention is applied to a multi-spindle pneumatic spinning machine, and Fig. 8 is a part thereof. FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram showing details of the FIG. In the figure, 2 is a back crawler, 3 is an apron, 4 is a front roller, 5 is a delivery roller, 6 is a yarn unevenness detector, 13 is an A/D converter, 16 is a Fourier transformer, 21 and 26 are displays, 22, 25
2 is an alarm circuit, 23 is an integrator, and 30 is a pneumatic spinning machine.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a yarn unevenness information analysis device for an air-type spinning machine, which generates yarn by twisting the sliver drafted by the back crawler, apron, and front roller using an air jet, and then winding the yarn onto a yarn take-up bobbin via a delivery roller, A yarn unevenness detector attached to the spinning spinning machine, an A/D converter that digitizes the yarn unevenness electrical signal from the yarn unevenness detector, and a real-time digital signal digitized by the A/D converter. a Fourier transformer for analyzing each spectrum, a vector synthesizing means for digitally outputting the calculation results from the Fourier transformer as a power spectrum for each frequency component, and a first component for displaying the output power spectrum for each frequency component. a display, an integrator for integrating and analyzing the yarn unevenness electric signal digitized by the A/D converter in real time, a second display for displaying the output from the integrator, and an output from the vector synthesizing means. and an alarm that operates when the output from the integrator exceeds a predetermined value.