JPH06287843A - Creel dust collector for knitting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a creel dust collector for a knitting machine capable of surely blowing away fly wastes and simply performing the exchange of yarn packages at the same time. CONSTITUTION:This dust collector for a knitting machine is composed of a housing 4 surrounding the peripheries of creels (2a) and (2b), devices 6 and 11 for blowing away arranged in the upper part in the housing 4 and a dust collecting machine 8 arranged in the lower part in the housing 4. At least surfaces in which yarn packages are installed or removed from the creels (2a) and (2b) of the housing 4 are constructed from flexible curtains (5a) and (5b).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a creel dust collector for a knitting machine. More specifically, it relates to a dust collecting device for a knitting machine creel that detachably holds a plurality of yarn packages as a supply source of yarns to be supplied to the knitting machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional circular knitting machine, a plurality of yarn packages used for knitting are arranged concentrically above the machine base of the circular knitting machine. In order to improve the productivity of the knitting machine, the number of yarns supplied to the knitting machine is increased, which tends to increase the number of required yarn packages. On the other hand, with the progress of large-sized yarn packages, it is becoming difficult to place a heavy yarn package above the machine base. Therefore, a creel such as a creel for a warper of a weaving factory is used as a yarn package supply means of a circular knitting machine.

In a creel in which a plurality of yarn packages are mounted, fly cotton floating in the air is accumulated on the creel or the yarn package in the creel, and if left alone, it is unwound from the yarn package and directed to the knitting machine. The cotton wool adheres to the running yarns and is knitted into the knitted fabric, resulting in a knitted fabric defect. Therefore, various fly dust removing devices are used for the creel. For example, a method of disposing a fan on the ceiling or using a traveler ring fan is known. However, these methods have problems that the removal of the cotton wool is insufficient and that the yarn running toward the knitting machine is shaken. On the other hand, a method has been proposed in which a housing surrounding the creel with a plate-shaped panel is provided, in which air is blown from above to the creel and the yarn package, and the blown dust is removed by a dust collector arranged below. . In this method, since the housing is formed of a plate-shaped panel, it is necessary to remove the panel on the front surface of the thread package during the replacement operation of the full thread package when the thread package on the creel is consumed and becomes an empty bobbin. Become. Therefore, there is a problem that an extra manpower is required for the replacement work of the yarn package during the knitting work.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the problems of the conventionally known creel dust collectors for knitting machines, and can reliably blow off the cotton wool from the creel and the yarn package on the creel. An object of the present invention is to provide a creel dust collecting device for a knitting machine, which enables easy exchange of a yarn package.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A creel dust collector for a knitting machine according to the present invention comprises a housing surrounding the creel, a blower device disposed above the housing, and a dust collector disposed below the housing. And a surface of the housing on which the thread package is attached and detached from at least the creel is formed of a flexible curtain. Sheet materials of various materials can be used as the flexible curtain, but a transparent film sheet is more preferable. This flexible curtain may be made of a single film sheet or may be a film sheet divided into several pieces. In either case, it is preferable to wind the flexible curtain up and keep it up in that state so that the detachable surface of the yarn package can be exposed. The other surface of the housing may be formed of any material such as wood or other plate or film, and if necessary, assemble the frame of the housing with a metal angle material and attach the wood or other plate or film to the frame. Good. It should be noted that the housing is provided with as many yarn outlets as there are yarn packages.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings showing a preferred example of the creel dust collecting apparatus for a knitting machine of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a creel dust collecting device for a knitting machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. In the creel dust collector 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of yarn packages 3
The creel on which is attached is 2 as shown by 2a and 2b.
The set is arranged in the housing 4. A flexible curtain is used for the thread package attaching / detaching surfaces 5a, 5b of the housing 4. A rail 7 is arranged above the housing 4, and the fan 6 moves laterally along the rail 7 in the directions of black arrows x ₁ and x ₂ . On the other hand, below the housing 4, a dust collector 8 incorporating a fan is arranged.

When the knitting machine is operating, the fan 6 and the dust collector 8 are operated. The blown-off airflow y ₁ from the left-right moving fan 6 flows downward in the direction of the arrow y ₂ while blowing off the blown air on the creels 2a, 2b and the yarn package 3, and reaches the dust collector 8, where At this time, the cotton dust in the air is removed, and only clean air flows in the knitting machine chamber in the direction of arrow y ₃ . When the thread package 3 in the housing is empty, it needs to be replaced with a new full thread package. At that time, the flexible curtains 5a and 5b may be rolled up to expose the attaching / detaching surface of the yarn package 3.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing another example of the creel dust collector for a knitting machine of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side view thereof. The creel dust collecting apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is different from the creel dust collecting apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 only in that a cross flow fan 11 is used as an upper fan, and other configurations are the same. is there. The use of the cross flow fan 10 is preferable because it allows a dust blowing air flow to flow in the entire width direction of the housing 4 and the rail 7 to be omitted.

[0009]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION In the creel dust collector for a knitting machine of the present invention, since the blown cotton is blown off and removed in the housing that surrounds the entire creel, it is possible to prevent the cotton dust from adhering to the knitting machine. Since the detachable surface of the yarn package in the creel is formed by the flexible curtain, the worker can approach the creel only by the operation of hoisting the flexible curtain, and thus the yarn package The exchange can be easily performed in a short time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a creel dust collector for a knitting machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the dust collector shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing another example of the creel dust collector for a knitting machine of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the dust collector shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 10 ... Creel dust collector for knitting machine 2a, 2b ... Creel 3 ... Thread package 4 ... Housing 5a, 5b ... Flexible curtain 6 ... Fan 7 ... Rail 8 ... Dust collector 9 ... Floor 11 ... Axial fan

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A dust collecting device for a knitting machine for a knitting machine, which detachably holds a plurality of yarn packages as a supply source of yarns to be supplied to the knitting machine, the dust collecting device surrounding the creel. A housing that surrounds the housing, a blowing device that is arranged above the housing, and a dust collector that is arranged below the housing, and the surface for attaching and detaching the yarn package from at least the creel of the housing is composed of a flexible curtain. A creel dust collector for a knitting machine, which is characterized in that