JPH05163623A - Apparatus for inserting and installing traveler - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an apparatus for inserting and installing a traveler, capable of readily and rapidly carrying out supply of the traveler and suitable for automation. CONSTITUTION:In an apparatus for inserting and installing a traveler 7 having a guide member 36 for guiding the travelers 7 one by one to the side of one end so as to insert and install the new traveler 7 in a ring 5 of a ring spinning frame, a rod material 41 in which the many travelers 7 are inserted are detachably installed on the other side of the guide member 36.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a traveler inserting device for use in a traveler exchanging machine or the like for automatically exchanging a traveler inserted in a ring of a ring spinning machine, and more particularly to a device for easily replenishing a traveler. ..

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, a ring spinning machine using a traveler will be described with reference to FIG. The ring spinning machine 101 has a twisting mechanism 102 and a drafting mechanism 103. The draft mechanism 103 includes a back roller 104 and an apron 105.
Middle roller 106 having front and front roller 1
07 upper and lower roller pairs are arranged in order from top to bottom, the upper roller of each roller pair is supported by a cradle arm so as to be openable and closable, and the lower roller of each roller pair is driven. The large-diameter sliver S or roving yarn S becomes a yarn through the draft mechanism 103. This yarn becomes a spun yarn through a twisting mechanism 102 described below. The twisting mechanism 102 includes a spindle shaft 1 into which the bobbin 2 is inserted, a ring rail 4 that is vertically movable and traversable along the longitudinal direction of the bobbin 2, and a ring 5 fixed to the ring rail 4. A traveler 7, which is attached to the flange 6 of the ring 5 and is free to travel in the circumferential direction,
The balloon control ring 9 and the snell wire 8 are arranged from bottom to top. The spindle shaft 1 is a belt 3 common to a plurality of weights and normally rotates at a high speed of about 1 to 20,000 RPM. The yarn Y is wound around the bobbin 2 via the snell wire 8, the balloon control ring 9 and the traveler 7. When the bobbin 2 rotates, the traveler 7 is pulled by the yarn, runs on the flange 6 of the ring 5, and imparts twist to the yarn. There is a difference in rotation speed between the bobbin 2 and the traveler 7 by an amount corresponding to the length of the yarn sent from above, and the bobbin 2 is wound by this length. That is, the ring 5 and the traveler 7 are a friction resistance body for producing a difference in rotation speed, and at the same time, a traveling direction changing mechanism for performing a twisting action and a winding action.

The traveler 7 is a small metal fitting having a total length of 5 mm and a width of less than 1 mm, which is usually C-shaped or clamp-shaped, and is attached to the flange 6 of the ring 5.
Since this traveler 7 rotates at high speed on the flange 6 at around 10,000 to 20,000 RPM, it is worn. Therefore, it is necessary to replace the traveler 7 with an old one every 1-2 weeks.

Therefore, a traveler insertion device as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is used. 9 is a perspective view of the whole, and FIG. 10 is a side view of a main part. In FIG. 9, the traveler insertion device 23 includes a guide member 36 in which a large number of the travelers 7 are fitted, a cutout member 37, and a leaf spring 38.
It consists of The guide member 36 guides each traveler to one end side so as to insert a new traveler into the ring of the ring spinning machine. The movement of the cutting member 37 in the direction causes the guide member 36 to move.
Hold down one of the Traveler 7 and send it to the tip.
As shown in FIG. 10, the tip 36a of the guide member 36 is bent, and the traveler is held in a vertical C-shape. Then, when the entire traveler insertion device 23 retracts in the direction, the traveler 7 is attached to the ring flange 6.
At the same time, the leaf spring 38 shown in FIG. 9 causes the free traveler 7 to be blown away to the back side in the thickness direction of the paper. Then, the traveler 7 attached to the spiral rubber 39 and stored therein is successively transferred to the guide member 36 to supply the traveler.

[0005]

When the traveler inserting device as shown in FIG. 9 is used as a single tool, it has a compact structure including the spiral rubber 39 for accommodating the traveler 7. However, if a tool is used to manually replace all the travelers of the ring spinning machine having a large number of weights, even a skilled person requires a considerable amount of time. Therefore,
There is a need for a traveler exchange that can automate this traveler exchange. However, when the traveler insertion device as shown in FIG. 9 is installed in the traveler exchange, it is necessary to easily replenish the traveler 7, but the traveler insertion device shown in FIG. There was a problem that it was not suitable for.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a traveler insertion device suitable for automation, in which the traveler can be replenished easily and quickly. Is.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A traveler inserting apparatus according to the present invention is a traveler having a guide member for guiding each traveler to one end side in order to insert a new traveler into a ring of a ring spinning machine. In the insertion / attachment device, a rod having a large number of travelers inserted therein is detachably attached to the other end of the guide member.

[0008]

The rod having a large number of travelers inserted therein is detachable from the guide member, and the traveler can be replenished only by replacing the rod with a cassette type.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a traveler insertion device of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a square hole 36b is provided on the other end side of the guide member 36, and a bar member 41 provided with a square protrusion 41a is fitted into the square hole 36b, whereby the bar member 4 is inserted.
1 is removable. An end member 41b is attached to the end of the rod 41 to prevent the traveler 7 from coming off. Then, the plurality of travelers 7 inserted into the rod 41 supply the traveler 7 to the guide member 36. The bar 41 has a traveler exchanger of the number of travelers 7 required to perform the traveler exchange of one machine.
Is inserted, the bar 41 is replaced for each machine stand, and the traveler 7 is replenished. This replacement for replenishment can be easily performed with the detachable rod 41.

The structure of the tip portion of the rod 41 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure (a) is a bottom view and the figure (b) is a front view. A square protrusion 41a is provided at the tip of the rod 41, and a rib 41c extends on the lower surface thereof. The ribs 41c ensure that the traveler 7 is vertically aligned.
Further, leaf springs 41d, 41d are attached to the tip side of the rib 41c in an inverted V shape. This leaf spring 41d, 4
The traveler 7 is prevented from coming off by 1d. Therefore, when carrying the rod 41 with the traveler 7 inserted, the traveler 7 does not come off from the rod 41.

Next, the structure of the other end of the guide member 36 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure (a) is a bottom view and the figure (b).
Is a front view. A square hole 36b is provided on the other end side of the guide 36, and a rib 36c extends to the lower surface of the guide hole 36, and a U-shaped guide 36d is projectingly provided at the end of the rib 36c. As shown in FIG. 4, the square hole 3 of the guide member 36
When the square protrusion 41a of the rod 41 is inserted into 6b, the guide 36d of the guide member 36 collapses the leaf springs 41d and 41d. As a result, the traveler 7 has the leaf springs 41d, 41d.
It is supplied to the guide member 36 without hitting.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the connecting portion 43 of the parts feeder 42 to the removable rod member 41 has the same structure as the other end side of the guide member, and the empty rod member 41 is connected. When inserted into the portion 43, the traveler 7 can be supplied from the parts feeder 42 to the bar 41. In this way, when the rod 41 is reciprocated between the parts feeder 42 and the guide member of the traveler insertion device, a predetermined number of travelers 7 are simply and quickly replenished to the traveler insertion device.

Next, a traveler exchange in which the above-mentioned traveler exchange apparatus is used will be described with reference to FIG. In the traveler exchange, an operating portion 11 is supported by a traveling bogie (not shown) via a leaf spring.
Is composed of a first operating portion 11a, a second operating portion 11b and a third operating portion 11c. A positioning plate 16 having a semi-circular portion fitted into the ring 5, a thread shifting lever 21, a traveler removing device 22, a traveler inserting / attaching device 23 of the present invention, and a recovery box 15 are provided in the first operating portion 11a. It is provided. A yarn holding device 17 is provided on the second operating section 11b. In addition, the bobbin 2 is attached to the third operation unit 11c.
A roller 18 that can be brought into contact with and a lever 19 that operates the knee brake 1a that stops the rotation of each spindle shaft 1 and slips is provided below. Here, the lever 19 stops the rotation of the spindle shaft 1 and enables the traveler exchange. Further, the roller 18 is for rotating the bobbin 2 in the stopped state and moving the traveler 7 on the ring 5 to bring it into a predetermined position.

Next, a traveler exchange procedure by the above-mentioned traveler exchange will be described. In FIG. 6, first,
The wheels 50 of the first operating portion 11a rotate and come to a predetermined position with respect to the ring 5. Then, the positioning plate 16 advances and fits into the ring 5, and the entire operation portion 11 is positioned. Next, the yarn holding device 17 of the second operating portion 11b advances into the yarn path between the snell wire 8 and the front roller 107,
The hook portion 61 hooks the yarn Y and rotates to store and hold a predetermined amount of yarn. Next, the lever 19 of the third operating portion 11c is raised to actuate the knee brake 1a to stop the rotation of the spindle shaft 1. The belt 3 slips with respect to the spindle shaft 1 on which the brake is applied, and the spindle shafts of the other weights rotate at high speed. Next, the traveler removing device 22 advances to a predetermined position of the ring 5. Next,
When the roller 18 of the third operating portion 11c rotates, the yarn Y stored in the yarn holding device 17 is unwound, the yarn is wound, and the traveler 7 moves along the ring 5 and is located on the ring 5. The traveling of the traveler 7 is stopped by the detaching device 22. Next, the yarn pulling lever 21 further feeds the yarn stored in the yarn holding device 17, and the yarn Y
From the top to ring 5.

As shown in FIG. 7, the thread shifting lever 21
Is composed of a pair of levers 33 and 34, and hook portions 33a and 34a are formed at the tips thereof. With respect to the yarn Y1 above the traveler 7, the hook portion 34a of the lever 34 moves from the top to the bottom while moving to the position C on the outer periphery of the ring 5. For the yarn Y2 below the traveler 7, the hooking portion 33a of the lever 33 once lowers and hooks the yarn Y2, and moves to the position A on the inner circumference of the ring 5. As a result, the yarn Y is held at a position along the ring 5 that does not hinder the removal and insertion of the traveler 7. Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the traveler 7 held by the guide member 36 is
Moves to a predetermined position with respect to the flange 6 of the ring, and the whole moves backward in the direction. While the inner end of the traveler 7 is hooked on the flange 6, the outer end of the traveler 7 is stretched and inserted into the flange 6. After the traveler has been attached by the traveler attaching device, the yarn pulling lever 21 shown in FIG. Then, the hook member 61
Carry the yarn Y between the front rollers 107 and perform yarn splicing. Simultaneously with this yarn splicing, lever 1
9 releases the knee brake 1a, the spindle shaft 1 rotates, and normal operation is restored.

Although the above-mentioned traveler exchanging machine is of a type capable of exchanging travelers while the ring spinning frame is in operation, the traveler exchanging device of the present invention may also be incorporated into a type capable of exchanging travelers while the ring spinning frame is stopped. Wearing device can be applied.

[0018]

According to the traveler inserting apparatus of the present invention, a bar member in which a large number of travelers are inserted is detachably attached to the other end side of a guide member for guiding each traveler to one end side. The traveler can be replenished simply by exchanging the rod member in the cassette type with respect to the guide member, so that the traveler can be replenished easily and quickly, and the traveler insertion device suitable for automation can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a traveler insertion device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of a tip portion of a bar.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the other end of the guide member.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a mounted state of a guide member and a bar.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which a traveler is supplied to a bar.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a main part of the traveler exchange.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state where the traveler is attached to the ring.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the ring spinning machine.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a traveler insertion device.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a main part of a conventional traveler insertion device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 ring 7 traveler 23 traveler insertion device 36 guide member 36b square hole (detachable mounting structure) 41 bar 41a square protrusion (detachable mounting structure)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A traveler inserting device having a guide member for guiding each traveler to one end side in order to insert a new traveler into a ring of a ring spinning machine, in a other end side of the guide member. A traveler inserting device, wherein a bar member having a large number of travelers inserted therein is detachably attached.