JPH0582967U - Creel stand - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To prevent the scattering of cotton dust generated in the creel stand to the outside and to collect and remove it reasonably, to prevent the knitted fabric from being damaged and improve its quality. [Composition] A creel stand (1) capable of supporting a large number of bobbin cones (C) inside, with dustproof curtains (9, 10) openably and closably arranged on four sides of the creel stand (1), and an air circulation means is provided above the inside. 7 is provided, and an air discharge means 8 is provided below, so that the dust-containing air inside is positively discharged to the outside, and cotton dust is collected and removed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a creel stand installed adjacent to a knitting machine, a warper, or the like.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Generally, a creel stand capable of supporting a large number of wound cones is installed adjacent to a knitting machine such as a knitting machine. This creel stand has a rectangular parallelepiped frame structure, and the upper and four sides of the creel stand are open.When a bobbin wound with a cotton thread is placed inside the creel stand and is fed to the knitting machine, dust is not collected. It is generated and adheres to the cotton yarn, and is knitted into the knitted fabric, which causes a knitting defect.

Conventionally, a separator is provided in the lower part of the creel stand at an angle to the floor surface, a shielding member is provided on the front surface of the creel stand on the side of the knitting machine, and a ventilation hole is provided on the floor below the creel stand. There is known a cotton dust removing means in the knitting room, which is provided with a dust suction duct communicating with ventilation holes under the floor (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-380).

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, the conventional cotton dust removing means cannot completely collect and remove the floating cotton dust in the creel stand, as well as the cotton dust scattered outward from the creel stand, and the dust on the knitting machine near the creel stand. However, there is a problem in that it is not possible to completely prevent the yarn from falling and the cotton dust adhering to the yarn supplying yarn and being knitted into the knitting fabric.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to prevent dust and the like in the creel stand from being scattered to the outside from the creel stand. It is an object of the present invention to provide a creel stand for a knitting machine that can be positively collected downward and led out of the creel stand to be collected and removed.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical means. That is, according to the present invention, in a creel stand capable of supporting a large number of bobbin cones inside, a dustproof curtain is provided on four sides of the stand, and an air discharge means is provided at the bottom. It has a feature.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that air circulation means is provided inside the creel stand.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, cotton dust and the like generated in the creel stand does not scatter out of the creel stand due to the covering curtains on the four circumferences, and the dust-containing air in the creel stand is guided downward and installed in the lower part. It is discharged to the outside by the air discharge means, and cotton dust and the like are positively collected and removed by a dust collector or the like.

Then, the air circulating means provided inside the creel stand forcibly lowers the dust-containing air in the creel stand downward, and the air discharging means guides the dust-containing air to the outside to remove the dust and the like in the creel stand. It is prevented from scattering upward.

[0010]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 is a creel stand, which is a frame structure composed of a column 2, a vertical frame 3, a horizontal frame 4, and a plurality of horizontal cone support members 5 that are vertically movable in the front-rear direction and support a bobbin cone C. Further, a wind deflecting guide 6 and an air circulating means 7 are provided above the inside, an air discharging means 8 below the inside, and dust-proof curtains 9 and 10 that cover the four sides of the side.

In the creel stand 1, a large number of thread guide thin tubes 11 are arranged in the upper horizontal frame 4 in correspondence with the respective winding cones C, and above the creel stand 1 in the lateral direction. A fan 12 is provided downward so as to be movable over the entire width of the creel stand 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the wind direction changing guide 6 has a substantially umbrella shape when viewed from the side, and the flow of air in the creel stand 1 descends toward the front and rear sides. It is attached to the vertical frame 3 at the upper end by a suspension rod 13 so as to be located right above the circulation means 7. The front-rear width of the guide 6 is made as wide as possible so that the yarn guide thin tube 11 can be inserted into the front side and the rear side thereof, and the air in the creel stand 1 is efficiently guided downward. I'm starting to be frightened.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the air circulating means 7 is composed of a sirocco fan 14, and its length is substantially the same as the left and right width of the creel stand 1, and the lower side of the box-shaped casing 15 is provided. The air intake opening 16 is provided over the entire length, the cotton dust filter 17 is replaceably attached, and the air discharge opening 18 is provided over the casing 15 over the entire length. It is fixed on frame 3.

It should be noted that the cotton dust filter 17 can be replaced or the attached cotton dust can be removed when the amount of cotton dust attached reaches a predetermined amount. At the same time, the cotton dust adhering to the lower side can be configured to be suctioned and removed in a proper place. The air discharge opening 18 is located at the center of the guide 6.

As shown in FIG. 5, the air discharge means 8 comprises a sirocco fan 19, the length of which is substantially the same as that of the air circulation means 7, and an air suction opening 21 is provided above the box-shaped casing 20. A cotton dust filter 22 is replaceably attached to the opening 21, and an exhaust port 23 is provided on the front surface at one end and an exhaust pipe 24 is connected. The cotton dust filter 22 can be replaced or the attached cotton dust can be removed when the amount of cotton dust adhered exceeds a predetermined amount, but the cotton dust filter 22 is formed into an endless belt like the filter 17, as in the case of the filter 17. It can be configured to move around and to suck and remove the cotton dust attached to the upper side in a proper place.

The curtains 9 and 10 are preferably cloth or a film or sheet made of a transparent or semi-transparent synthetic resin that has been subjected to an antistatic treatment, and the curtain rails 25 and 26 fixed to the outer side of the upper end of the creel stand 1. The curtains 9 and 10 are suspended so that they can be opened and closed via a ring (not shown), and both ends in the width direction of each curtain 9 and 10 are free, but they should not be pulled into the creel stand 1 if necessary. It is possible to provide shape-retaining members at both ends, or to removably fix the adjacent ends to each other at appropriate places of the pillar 2 by a fastener or the like.

Further, weights or the like can be fixed at appropriate positions at the lower ends of the curtains 9 and 10 to maintain the suspended posture. By opening and closing the curtains 9 and 10, the thread winding cone C can be easily replaced, and the thread S can be inserted into the thread guide thin tube 11. In addition, the curtains 9 and 10 are made to sway in a wavy shape by the flow of air in the creel stand 1, so that the curtains 9 and 10 are struck by the columns 2 and the frames 3 and 4, etc., to remove the adhered cotton dust. be able to.

In the above-described embodiment, the dust-containing air in the creel stand 1 does not scatter outside the creel stand 1 due to the dust-proof curtains 9 and 10 and the wind direction changing guide 6, and a part thereof (particularly in the central portion). Air of the air) rises by the air circulation means 7 and is guided by the lower surface of the guide 6 to change its direction, descends near the curtains 9 and 10 and is guided to the air discharge means 8, and the air discharge means 8 It is sucked by 8 and discharged from the exhaust pipe 24 to the outside.

In this way, the suction force of the air discharging means 8 is not supplemented by the air circulating means 7, and cotton dust or the like floating in the upper part of the creel stand 1 is surely guided to the air discharging means 8. Then, a part or most of the floating cotton dust in the creel stand 1 is collected by the dust removing filters 17 and 22 provided in the air circulating means 7 and the air discharging means 8 and discharged to the outside by the exhaust pipe 24. The collected residual cotton dust is collected and removed by a separately installed dust collector (not shown).

Therefore, the cotton dust or the like generated in the creel stand 1 is delivered to the knitting machine or warper without adhering to the winding cone C or the yarn S, and the cotton dust is knitted in the knitting portion. Therefore, the occurrence of knitting defects can be prevented. In addition, a part or most of the floating cotton dust and the like in the creel stand 1 can be collected by the filters 17 and 22, and if a predetermined amount or more of cotton dust adheres to the filters 17 and 20, cleaning or filter replacement may be performed. The amount of dust and the like adhering to the inside of the air circulating means 7 and the air discharging means 8 is small, and the cleaning is easy and the maintenance is easy.

Further, since the lower end of each yarn guide thin tube 11 is located in the vicinity of each thread winding cone C and the air flow around the thin tube 11 is downward, cotton dust or the like enters the thin tube 11. It is also possible to prevent the yarn S from being exposed to the cotton dust, and to prevent the cotton dust from adhering to the yarn S. FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the above embodiment in that a plate 27 is provided so as to cover the groove 28 formed by installing the air discharging means 8. Prevents cotton dust from collecting on the bottom of the creel stand 1. The present embodiment has the same configuration as the above embodiment except that the plate 27 is provided, and therefore, the same reference numerals are given and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, for example, the yarn guide thin tube 11 and the filters 17, 22 can be omitted, and the air circulation means 7 can be omitted. Further, as the air circulating means, the air discharged to the outside by the air discharging means 8 and dust-removed can be blown into the creel stand 1 from its upper part to its lower part.

[0022]

[Effect of the device]

 According to the present invention, as described above, in a clear stand capable of supporting a large number of bobbin cones inside, a dustproof curtain is provided on the four sides of the stand, and air discharge means is provided at the bottom. Since it is characterized by the fact that cotton dust, etc. generated in the creel stand does not scatter to the outside, it is reasonably discharged together with the internal air and completely collected and removed. As a result, cotton dust or the like does not adhere to the yarn or the bobbin, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of defects in the knitted fabric by eliminating the knitting of cotton dust or the like in the knitting portion, and to improve the quality of the fabric. In addition, the curtain sways in a wavy shape to prevent the dust from adhering and to easily drop the dust even if it adheres.

Further, since the present invention is characterized in that the air circulating means is provided inside the creel stand, the floating cotton dust in the creel stand is positively guided to the air discharging means. Therefore, it is possible to reasonably and surely collect and remove the cotton dust and prevent the dust from adhering to the yarn.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the upper portion of FIG. 2, particularly the air circulation means.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of air circulation means.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the air discharging means.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Creel Stand 7 Air Circulation Means 8 Air Discharging Means 9 Dustproof Curtain 10 Dustproof Curtain C Spinning Cone

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A creel stand capable of supporting a large number of bobbin cones inside thereof, wherein dust-proof curtains are arranged on four sides of the stand, and air discharge means is provided at a lower portion. A creel stand. 2. The creel stand according to claim 1, wherein an air circulating means is provided inside the creel stand.