JPH04138005U - Traversa - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To enable smooth insertion of various types of packages into a creel. [Structure] A traverser TR consists of a traveling device that moves along a creel row and a transfer device 52 that receives a package P transported by a ceiling conveyor OC and inserts it into an empty peg of a creel C. This makes it possible to supply any desired package to each peg of the creel.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention is for inserting the package with the yarn end into the creel. Regarding the traverser.

0002

[Conventional technology]

A knitting machine uses a large number of package units produced at a spinning factory and placed on a board. , unpacking the package unit when supplying it to knitting factories and weaving factories equipped with looms, etc. Then, the unnecessary board materials are stacked up and sent back to the spinning factory. Also, these parameters After threading the yarn end preparation device, the creel is placed on a movable stand. The system is installed in a car and the cart is moved to insert the package using a creel insertion device.

0003

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

In the above conventional device, the package that has undergone yarn end preparation is inserted into the creel. To do this, insert a row of packages, one lot at a time, into each row of the creel. In recent years, due to the production of a wide variety of knitted products, different types of knitted fabrics have been created in one row of creel. This makes it impossible to insert new types of packages, which hinders multi-product manufacturing. It had become.

0004 Therefore, the present invention allows a variety of packages to be smoothly inserted into the creel. The purpose is to

[0005]

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention eliminates the drawbacks of the above conventional ones by moving along the creel row. Receives packages transported by the traveling device and overhead conveyor, and fills the empty creel with empty pegs. It consists of a traverser that is inserted into the This allows any package to be supplied to each peg of the reel.

[0006]

[Effect]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, packages can be transported one by one using an overhead conveyor. The package is transported by a signal from a product type discrimination device that determines the type of package. The package insertion device clicks any package being conveyed on the ceiling conveyor. Insert it into the empty peg of the reel. You can also move the slide table upwards and touch the ceiling. Transfer the package supported by the hanger of the conveyor onto the slide table, and The package is slide-telegraphed by a signal from a detection device that detects an empty peg in the creel. Lower the cable to the empty peg position, and then lower the slide table around the spindle at that position. Rotate the reel and insert the package on the slide table into the peg of each reel.

[0007]

【Example】

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Processing of packaging board material of this invention Unpacking the packaging unit with the management device and inserting the package into the creel The overall configuration of the series of systems is shown in Figures 1 and 2. The package unit Pu is processed by the package unpacking device BO. board The package P on the material T is transported to the yarn end preparation device YE by the overhead transport device OH. be done. The package P with the thread end pulled out is placed on the hanger 50 of the ceiling conveyor OC. They are supported one by one and circulated through the conveyor path. The desired product is selected using the product type discriminator 60. When the seed package P is circulated, the traverser TR is activated and the hanger 50 Receive package P from the store and insert it into the pegs of creel C installed on both sides of knitting machine N. do.

[0008] In the above package supply system, the package unpacking device BO performs the following operations. It performs a similar operation. That is, as shown in FIG. The package unit Pu being processed is conveyed to a reciprocating conveyor 2. Reciprocating motion The package unit Pu on the conveyor 2 is placed on the top plate Tv at position A in the figure. However, it is attracted to the suction pad 4 of the descending board lifting platform 3 and lifted upward. It will be done. The board lifting platform 3 is a ceiling running platform that is movable on rails 5 installed at the top. The plate material T is suspended from the rowing device 6 and lifted by the plate material conveyance lifting platform 3 v is placed on top of the adjacent board stacking device TL by the traveling of the ceiling traveling device 5. The plate material lifting table 3 is lowered at that position.

[0009] As shown in FIG. 4, the plate stacking device TL is supported by columns 7, 7 erected on both sides. It is equipped with a plate reversing device 8. The plate reversing device 8 provides suction to the rotating shaft 9. It consists of a support plate 11 to which a plurality of pads 10 are fixed, and usually a suction pad 10 is stopped with the suction surface facing upward. Ceiling above this suction pad 10 The plate material Tv transported by the traveling device 6 is lowered and supported by suction, and then the motor 12 is The rotating shaft 9 is driven to rotate 180 degrees, and the suction pad 10 is released. As a result, the plate material Tv is placed on the unloading conveyor 13 which is stopped in an inverted state. be done. Thereafter, the rotating shaft 9 is rotated 180 degrees to return to its original state. Board lifting platform 3 After lifting, the overhead traveling device 5 returns to the reciprocating conveyor 2 for the next similar operation. stand by to do the work.

0010 When the topmost board, the plywood board Tv, is removed as described above, the package The image unit Pu moves forward from position A of the reciprocating conveyor 2 in FIG. sent to the location. In this B position, the package P is 3 as shown in FIG. When placed in rows, they are advanced one pitch at a time by the distance between each row. package When the package unit Pu is first moved to position B, the front row of packages P is It stops at a location directly below the package lifting table 15 located above it. Pap The cage lifting platform 15 is mounted on a rail 16 arranged in a closed loop in a circulating manner at the upper part. It is suspended vertically and vertically from an overhead traveling conveyance device 17 that travels on the ceiling. Therefore, the When the package lifting table 15 is lowered, the gripping tool 1 fixed to the package lifting table 15 is lowered. 8, the package P in the front row is first grasped, and then the package lifting platform 15 is held. The ceiling traveling conveyance device 17 is moved upward, and the conveyor of the yarn end preparation device YE is moved upward. The package P is transported and inserted into the tray 32 at the unloading position 31 of 30.

[0011] Next, the package unit Pu at position B on the reciprocating conveyor 2 At this position, the package lifting platform 15 is lowered in the same way as above. The next row of packages P is gripped and conveyed to the yarn end preparation device YE. similarly When all the packages P on the top tier have been transported, the package unit Pu moves forward. By retreating the double-acting conveyor 2, it returns to the position A in FIG. In this position, the plate again The material lifting platform 3 descends, supports the next material T by suction, ascends, and is moved by the ceiling traveling device 6. The board is transported to the upper part of the board stacking device TL, and the board is stacked by the same operation as above. The device TL first places the following on the plate material T that has been inverted and placed on the carry-out conveyor 20. The plate materials T are reversed and stacked.

0012 By transporting the packages and stacking the plates, the package unit Pu As shown in FIG. 2, when all of the plywood plates Tv, One stacked unit consisting of an upper plate Tu, a middle partition plate Tm, a lower plate Tb, and a plywood plate Tv. The board units Tu are transported to the conveyor 21 and placed in the bar. The band is hung by the band hanging device 22, the label is pasted by the label pasting device 23, and the string is It is conveyed to the storage conveyor 24. Meanwhile, the next package unit from standby conveyor 1 The knitwear is transferred to the reciprocating conveyor 2.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 5, a predetermined number of empty trays 32 are lined up on the circulation conveyor 30. When it stops at the upper part of the unloading position 31 in the state, the package lifting platform 15 is lowered. The package P is inserted into the waiting empty tray 32, and the grip of the gripper 33 is released. After that, the package elevating table 15 is raised and the overhead traveling conveyance device 17 is caused to travel.

[0014] The package P inserted into the tray 32 on the circulation conveyor 30 is After being conveyed to the letting-out device 35 and having the yarn ends and tail yarns taken out one by one, it is transferred to the circulation system. It is sent to the transfer device 36 by the conveyor 30. As shown in FIG. 6, the transfer device 36 is a U-shaped arm 39 that rotates around an axis 37 and has a pneumatic pad 38 inside. and a lifter 43 comprising a cylinder 40 and an operating rod 42 having a mounting plate 41. Consisting of

[0015] As shown in FIG. The U-shaped arm 39 is rotated 90 degrees around the shaft 37 to remove the package P. Transfer to horizontal position. Then, the lifter 43 introduces high pressure air into the cylinder 40. to raise the operating rod 42 and lower the air pressure from the inner pad 38 of the U-shaped arm 39. While releasing the package P, place the package P horizontally on the mounting tray 41. Transfer in a state. At the top of this transfer device 36, there is a circulating ceiling conveyor OC. The hanger 50 is located there, and by raising the mounting plate 41, it can be removed. Lift up the package P on top of the hanger 50 and support it on the support arm 51 of the hanger 50. hold

[0016] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the ceiling conveyor OC circulates along the creel row C. The package P is inserted into the creel C. ceiling con In the bare OC, various packages P are supported and circulated by a hanger 50. Ru. The traverser TR having the transfer device 52 has an upper guide rail 53 and a lower guide rail. It is made movable along the creel row C while being guided by the idle rail 54. The transfer device 52 includes a base portion 56 that is pivotally connected to the rotation support shaft 55 and a base portion 56 that extends from the base portion 56. It consists of an arm 57 and a slide table 58 provided at its end.

[0017] At the top of the traverser TR, there is a product type identification written on the hanger 50 to determine the product type. A separate device 60 is provided to determine the type of package P circulating in the upper part of the creel C. They are supposed to be separated. On the other hand, the traverser TR runs along the creel row C. Then, the empty peg 61 of the creel is detected, and the next When the package of that type is circulated, the rotating spindle The transfer machine 52 supported by the hanger 55 is operated to rise, and the The supported package P is transferred onto the slide table 58.

[0018] Receiving the package is performed by moving the transfer machine 52 up and down, and empty packages are Insertion into the cage 61 is performed by vertically moving and rotating the transfer device 52 and by sliding the slide table 58. This is done by riding. The vertical movement of the transfer device 52 is carried out by a rotary support shaft 55 with a male thread. A rotary support that stops the rotation of the transfer device 52 by the female thread of the transfer device 52 that is screwed together with the This is done by rotating the shaft 55. Here, separate the slide mechanism and swing mechanism. As a mechanism, the transfer device 52 is slid along a slide axis parallel to the rotation support shaft 55. You can also let After transferring the package P to the slide table 58, the rotation support shaft 5 5 is reversely rotated, and the transfer machine 52 is lowered. At this time, the peg sensor 63 detects The transfer machine 52 is lowered to the position of the peg that has been taken out, and when it has descended to the predetermined position, the transfer The prevention of the mounting machine 52 from being dragged around is canceled.

[0019] Due to the rotation, the transfer machine 52 and the slide table 58 rotate together with the rotation support shaft 55. , the slide table 58 slides in the direction of the package, and the center of the package P is The hole is inserted into the insertion peg 61 of the creel C. After insertion, slide table 58 The transfer machine is moved backward, the anti-rotation device is activated, and the rotation of the rotation support shaft 55 causes the transfer machine to 52 is returned to its original position and the anti-rotation mechanism is released, the transfer device 52 returns to the standby position. rise to In the same way, insert the package of the specified type into the specified insertion peg. Ru. When the package P is inserted into one row of insertion pegs 62 on the creel, the creel Move the traverser TR by one row and install the same package in the next row of creel. Perform the screw insertion work.

[0020] Another embodiment of the traverser TR, which is a package insertion device, is shown in FIG. This outfit In this case, a transfer device 52 that is rotatable and movable up and down and a support shaft 6 are mounted on a rotation support shaft 55. An intermediate creel 67 that is rotatable around 5 and equipped with a transfer pusher 66 is provided. Transfer The loading machine 52 includes a base portion 56, an arm 57 extending from the base portion 56, and a It consists of a table 58 provided. Intermediate insertion bags 6 arranged in a row on intermediate creel 67 8 in the direction of rotation of the transfer machine 52, and bring the package P close to the intermediate insertion peg 68. and insert it. Next, the transfer pusher 66 provided on the intermediate creel 67 The package P inserted into the tag 68 is pushed out to the creel C.

[0021] As shown in FIG. A pair of fluid pressure cylinders 70 move the fork 72 forward and backward via a piston 71. By moving forward and backward, the package P of the intermediate insertion peg 68 can be pushed out. Wear.

[0022] When all the predetermined packages P have been inserted into one row of intermediate insertion pegs 68, the intermediate The insertion peg of the same creel as described above is located opposite the creel 67. The intermediate insertion peg 68 is rotated and the transfer pusher 66 is operated to remove the package. is transferred from the intermediate insertion peg 68 to the insertion peg of the creel. Such an intermediate By providing the reel 67, it is possible to securely insert the package into the creel, making it easier to transfer the package. The pusher 66 allows packages to be inserted into one row of pegs all at once. This will speed up the transfer.

[0023]

[Effect of the idea]

Since the present invention is constructed and operates as described above, the package after the yarn end extraction process is They are transported one by one using a ceiling transport device, and any one of them is inserted into a creel. This simplifies the package feeding device and makes it compatible with knitting machines that produce a wide variety of products. . A slide table transfers the package from the ceiling conveyor to the creel. Since it is inserted into an empty peg, it has a simple structure and can be used with knitting machines that produce a wide variety of products.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a series of systems for unpacking a package unit and inserting the package into a creel, which is equipped with a package packaging board processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of a series of systems for unpacking a package unit and inserting the package into a creel, which is equipped with the package packaging board processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a package packing plate processing device and a package unpacking device, which are equipped with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a processing device for packaging board material, which is equipped with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a tail end pulling device and a package feeding device to a creel, which are equipped with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the package transfer device according to the embodiment of the present invention before operation;

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the state of the package transfer device according to the embodiment of the present invention after operation;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a creel insertion device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another example of the creel insertion device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a transfer pusher of a creel insertion device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a plate unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

BO package unpacking device OH ceiling traveling conveyance device YE Yarn end preparation device OC ceiling conveyor TL plate stacking device TR Traversa C Creel 1 Standby conveyor 2 Reciprocating conveyor 3 Board lifting platform 4 Suction pad 5 rail 6 Ceiling traveling device 8 Plate reversing device 13 Unloading conveyor 15 Package lifting platform 16 Rail 17 Ceiling transport device 30 Conveyor 31 Unloading position 32 Tray 35 Tail thread, thread end pulling device 36 Transfer equipment 43 Lifter 50 hanger 52 Transfer machine 55 Rotation support shaft 58 Slide table 52 Peg sensor 60 Type discriminator 65 Support shaft 66 Transfer pusher 67 Intermediate creel 68 Intermediate insertion bag Pu package unit Tu plate unit

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A traverser comprising a traveling device that moves along a creel row and a transfer device that receives a package transported by an overhead conveyor and inserts it into an empty peg of a creel.