JPH08229264A - Bobbin thread winding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the danger of hooking bobbin thread by an operator by disposing a guiding means for guiding a bobbin thread end part inside a bobbin case and a bobbin driving means at the lower part of a sewing machine bed openable and closable to a sewing machine table. CONSTITUTION: This bobbin thread winding device is provided with a guiding mechanism G for guiding the bobbin thread from a thread tension imparting means F at the lower part of the sewing machine table inside the bobbin case 2 through an opening part, the bobbin thread end part guided inside the case 2 is coiled around a bobbin shaft and the bobbin thread is wound around a bobbin. The guiding mechanism G is positioned at a position (operating position) opposite to the opening part of the bobbin case 2 at the time of coiling the bobbin thread on the bobbin shaft, and on the other hand, is positioned at a retracting position at the time of hooking the thread, at the time of cutting the bobbin thread and at the time of winding the bobbin thread. Then, a thread tension imparting mechanism F is attached on an opposite surface part direction side of a bobbin driving mechanism E and the guiding mechanism G, and the bobbin driving mechanism E, the guiding means G and the thread tension imparting means F are disposed on the inner side of the position of the operator in this order.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for winding a bobbin on a bobbin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a sewing machine for sewing using an upper thread and a lower thread, particularly for an industrial sewing machine that performs high-speed sewing work, it is necessary to frequently replace a bobbin wound with a lower thread. is there. Generally, when the bobbin thread is consumed, the sewing machine operation is temporarily stopped, the bobbin case is removed from the hook, the bobbin thread is wound around the bobbin, and the bobbin on which this bobbin thread is newly wound is placed in the bobbin case. A series of operations for accommodating and mounting the bobbin case in the shuttle are performed manually.

[0003]

However, the manual operation of winding the bobbin around the bobbin and the replacement operation of the bobbin case are extremely inefficient and cause a decrease in productivity. Therefore, the present applicant has proposed a device for automatically winding a bobbin and replacing the bobbin in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-285932 filed earlier.
We are trying to solve the above problems.

The bobbin thread winding device described in the specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 6-285932 rotates a payout roller by driving, for example, a payout motor as a payout roller driving means, and the bobbin thread is supplied by the rotation of the payout roller. The bobbin thread is unwound from the source, and the unwound bobbin thread is guided to the bobbin case opening by the air of the air guiding means through the thread tension varying means for varying the tension of the bobbin thread. The guided lower thread is further fed by the feeding roller and is fed into the bobbin case by the air of the air guiding means. The bobbin driving means cooperates with the bobbin rotation and the air to feed the lower thread into the bobbin case. The bobbin thread can be automatically wound around the bobbin shaft by securely entwining the bobbin.

Therefore, the bobbin thread fed into the bobbin case is surely entangled with the bobbin shaft, so that the bobbin thread winding device described in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-188688 filed by the applicant of the present invention is compared with the bobbin thread winding device. The upper end of the bobbin case comes out of the bobbin case and entangles, making it impossible to form a good stitch.In some cases, the upper thread may break, or the bobbin thread may not be the winding shaft for rotating the bobbin. It is prevented that the device is wound around and the device must be stopped.

Further, the rotation of the feeding roller, which is winding the lower thread from the lower thread supply source and feeding the lower thread, is detected, and based on the change in the rotation of the feeding roller before and after the lower thread is entangled. The lower thread supply amount (feeding roller rotation amount) after that is determined as the actual lower thread winding amount, and when the lower thread is entangled with the bobbin shaft, the lower thread supply amount (feeding roller rotation amount) after that is determined. The bobbin rotation is stopped when the bobbin thread winding amount reaches the set bobbin thread winding amount.Therefore, the bobbin shaft that does not take into consideration the entanglement of the bobbin thread with the bobbin shaft or the rotation of the bobbin shaft is detected and It is possible to wind the set bobbin thread winding amount on the bobbin shaft with higher accuracy than the thread winding amount. That is, the feeding roller can detect the entanglement of the bobbin thread with the bobbin shaft and the bobbin thread winding amount.

In addition, in the device described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-285932, the bobbin changing device described in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-188688 is provided, and the bobbin winding device described above is provided. It is possible to automatically install the bobbin case containing the bobbin in which the bobbin thread is automatically wound by the turning device, and the bobbin case containing the bobbin with less residual thread from the hook. It can also be taken out automatically.

However, this Japanese Patent Application No. 6-28593
The device described in Japanese Patent No. 2 has the following problems. That is, a bobbin winding device, a bobbin changing device, etc. are provided at the bottom of the sewing machine bed (the bobbin thread supply source is fixed to the sewing machine table), and the thread tension varying means is provided for the bobbin thread from the bobbin thread supply source. Since the thread tension (thread resistance) is applied by the thread tension applying means constituted by the feeding roller (lower thread winding amount detecting means), when the sewing machine head is raised, the lower thread from the lower thread supply source When it is pulled out in the shape caught by the thread tension applying means, and then the sewing machine head is tilted back to the original position, looseness occurs in the lower thread between the lower thread supply source and the thread tension applying means, There is a fear that the loosened bobbin portion is entangled with some member and causes a problem, and the reliability of the device is lowered.

Further, although the arrangement of the thread tension applying means is not described in detail, since the thread tension applying means is exposed to the outside, if the thread tension applying means is arranged on the operator side, for example, There is also a fear that the lower thread may be hooked, which may cause some trouble and reduce the reliability of the apparatus.

Therefore, in the present invention, when the sewing machine head is raised, the bobbin thread from the bobbin thread supply source is not pulled out to the sewing machine head side, and a problem occurs due to the bobbin thread being pulled out. A first object of the present invention is to provide a bobbin winding device which is prevented and whose reliability is improved.

Further, the present invention provides a bobbin winding device in which the fear of an operator hooking the bobbin thread is reduced, the occurrence of problems caused by the bobbin thread hooking is prevented, and the reliability is improved. Is the second purpose.

[0012]

In order to achieve the first object, a bobbin winding device according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a thread tension applying means for applying a tension to a bobbin thread from a bobbin thread source. The bobbin case includes guide means for guiding the lower thread end portion from the thread tension applying means into the bobbin case through the bobbin case opening, and bobbin drive means for rotating the bobbin in the bobbin case. The bobbin thread end guided inside,
A bobbin thread winding device capable of winding a bobbin thread around a bobbin shaft by entwining the bobbin shaft by rotating a bobbin shaft rotated by the bobbin drive means, wherein the guide means and the bobbin drive means are The sewing machine is characterized in that it is arranged below the sewing machine bed that can be opened and closed with respect to the table, and that the bobbin thread supply source and the thread tension applying means are arranged on a fixing member of the sewing machine.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, in the bobbin thread winding device according to a second aspect, in addition to the first aspect, the thread tension applying means is provided by a bobbin driving means disposed below the sewing machine bed. It is characterized in that it is arranged on the operator side.

[0014]

According to the bobbin winding device of the first aspect,
Tension is applied to the lower thread from the lower thread supply source by the thread tension applying means, and the lower thread end portion from the thread tension applying means is guided by the guide means into the bobbin case through the bobbin case opening. The bobbin thread end portion guided in the bobbin case is entangled with the bobbin shaft by the rotation of the bobbin shaft rotated by the bobbin driving means, and the bobbin thread is wound around the bobbin shaft. The means is disposed below the sewing machine bed that can be opened and closed with respect to the sewing machine table, and the bobbin thread supply source and the thread tension applying means are provided on the fixing member of the sewing machine. Then, the lower thread downstream from the thread tension applying means is disengaged from the guide means that is caused together with the sewing machine head. Therefore, even if the head of the sewing machine is returned, the bobbin thread downstream from the thread tension applying means is not loosened and entangled with any member.

According to the bobbin thread winding device of the second aspect, since the thread tension applying means is arranged on the side opposite to the operator side with respect to the bobbin driving means arranged under the sewing machine bed, the thread tension applying means is exposed. The fear of the operator hooking the lower thread is reduced.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 23, the automatic bobbin thread feeder of this embodiment includes a bobbin thread winding device 162, a residual thread removing device 161, and a bobbin thread winding position C and residual thread removing device 162 of these bobbin thread winding devices 162. A bobbin exchanging device 160 capable of moving the bobbin case 2 to a bobbin case attaching / detaching position D of the bobbin case attaching / detaching position A of the hook 16 (bobbin case attaching / detaching position) 16 of the dummy shaft 6 is schematically shown. The automatic bobbin thread feeder (excluding the thread tension applying means F and the bobbin thread supply source 200; details will be described later) is provided below the sewing machine bed 101. First, the bobbin changing device 160 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 24 to 28.

In FIGS. 24 to 28, reference numeral 1 is a hook on which the bobbin case 2 is mounted, 1a is a hook shaft, and 3 is a stand on a main base attached to the main body of the sewing machine. Each of the base plates as a support body is shown, and a base end 4a of a carrier shaft 4 having an axis parallel to the shuttle shaft 1a is fixed to the base plate 3.
Is cantilevered by the base plate 3.

On the end 4b side (opposite to the base plate) of the transfer shaft 4, a transfer block 12 is formed in which the outer peripheral surface of the hollow cylinder is cut at two locations along the axial direction so that the cut surfaces face each other. (See FIG. 24) is rotatably and slidably supported on the transport shaft 4.

To each cut surface of the transport block 12, one plate-shaped portion of the transport plates 10, 10 bent into an L-shape is fixed, and the other of the L-shaped transport plates is formed. As shown in FIG. 24, the plate-shaped portions of the are opposed to each other with the axis interposed therebetween.

One end of each of the holding portions 11 and 11 bent toward the shuttle along the axial direction is fixed to each of the transport plates 10 and 10, and the other of the holding portions 11 and 11 is fixed. A bobbin case gripping means (not shown) capable of gripping or releasing the bobbin case is fixed to each end (end facing the shuttle). As the bobbin case gripping means, for example, an automatic bobbin thread feeder of Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-192476 or Japanese Patent Application No. 5-12196 previously filed by the present applicant.
The automatic bobbin thread automatic threading machine of Japanese Patent Application No. 5-116363 filed by the applicant of the present application, including a pair of electromagnet adsorption heads described in the automatic bobbin thread feeder of the sewing machine of No. 0 specification. Appropriate ones such as those using the lever claws described in the supply device can be adopted, and the point is that the bobbin case 2 may be an opposing member (for example, the shuttle 1) if necessary.
Anything that can be attached to and detached from is acceptable.

A rotary gear 13 is fixed to the outer periphery of the transfer block 12, and the rotary gear 13 has a long drive shape along the shuttle shaft 1a as shown in FIG. The gear 19 is meshed. The drive gear 19 has one end attached to the motor fixing plate 2 attached to the base plate 3.
1 is rotatably supported by a portion protruding toward the other end of the transport shaft, and the other end is directly connected to the output shaft of the rotary motor 20 fixed to the motor fixing plate 21.

Therefore, when the rotation motor 20 rotates, the transfer block 12 is moved through the drive gear 19 and the rotation gear 13.
Also, a rotating arm 70 as a rotating means composed of the transport plates 10, 10 and the holding portions 11, 11 is adapted to rotate. In the present embodiment, the rotating operation of the rotating arm 70 is performed when the rotating arm 70 is in the retracted position (see FIGS. 25 to 27). Further, the transport shaft 4 is cantilevered, but since it is guided by the drive gear 19, its supporting strength is sufficient.

A not-shown stop ring, for example, is fixed to the outer periphery of the transport block 12 on the fixed end side of the transport shaft 4 with respect to the rotary gear 13, and the rotary gear 13 and the stop on the outer periphery of the transport block 12 are fixed. A linear motion collar 14 is rotatably supported between the ring and the ring.

This linear motion collar 14 has a structure shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 6, one end of a rack 16 movably supported in parallel with the shuttle shaft 1a is fixed, and a pinion 17 is meshed with the other end of the rack 16. The pinion 17 is a moving motor 1 attached to the base plate 3.
It is fixed to 8 output shafts.

Therefore, when the moving motor 18 is driven, the linear motion collar 14, together with the rack 16 via the pinion 17,
The rotating arm 70 is configured to move along the axial direction of the transport shaft 4. That is, the rotating arm 70 can rotate with respect to the transport shaft 4 and can slide along the transport shaft 4.

A sensor fixing plate 33 is mounted on the open end side of the transport shaft 4, and a rotation sensor 31 including a light emitting element 31a and a light receiving element 31b is mounted on the sensor fixing plate 33. ing. As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the sensor plate 32 is fixed to the rotating arm 70, and when the rotating arm 70 rotates, the sensor plate 32 causes the light emitting element 31a and the light receiving element 31b to rotate. The positions of the rotation sensor 31, the sensor fixing plate 33, and the sensor plate 32 are adjusted so that the rotation sensor 31, the sensor fixing plate 33, and the sensor plate 32 can pass therethrough.

As shown in FIGS. 24 and 26, a linear motion sensor 41 having the same structure as the rotation sensor 31 is attached to the base plate 3. A sensor plate 15 is fixed to the rack 16 and the rotating arm 70 is attached.
The positions of the linear motion sensor 41 and the sensor plate 15 are adjusted so that the sensor plate 15 can pass between the light emitting element 41a and the light receiving element 41b of the linear motion sensor 41 when the linear motion is performed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 23, which is a position opposite to the rotation locus of the bobbin case gripping means on the base plate 3 and immediately below the shuttle 1, a dummy shaft 6 as a bobbin case holding means is provided. Is fixed. As shown in FIG. 28, the dummy shaft 6 has the same structure as the inner hook shaft 5, and can hold the bobbin case 2 by pushing the bobbin case 2 containing the bobbin. . The existing bobbin locking claw 2d of the bobbin case 2 that has been pushed in is configured to engage with the locking groove of the detent member 5aa projecting near the dummy shaft 6, as shown in FIG. Has been done. That is, the bobbin case 2 is positioned and held at a predetermined position.

By the way, the bobbin thread winding position C and the residual thread removing position B are, as shown in FIG. 23, a range V below the conveying shaft 4 and the sewing machine bed 1 from an upright plane along the coaxial line.
The range W on the side of the rotation fulcrum 103 when raising 01,
The bobbin case gripping means is arranged at a position opposite to the rotation locus of the holding means. The residual thread removing position B is arranged below the lower thread winding position C. The position of the residual thread removing position B in the transport axis direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 23) is the retracted position of the bobbin case gripping means, and the position of the lower thread winding position C in the transport axis direction is the bobbin case gripping means. Is at a position slightly advanced from the retracted position (position advanced toward the paper surface in FIG. 23).

At the residual yarn removing position B, a residual yarn removing device 161 is arranged. The residual yarn removing device 161 has, for example, a holding member capable of holding or releasing the tip end of the yarn wound on the bobbin, and is held by the holding member by rotating about one axis by, for example, driving a motor. A bobbin thread that can be automatically wound is used, but the point is that the bobbin case 2 is handed over to a state in which the bobbin case 2 is held by the bobbin case holding means or a means capable of holding the bobbin case. With the bobbin case 2 held by the bobbin case 2, the bobbin is rotated by the thread drawing operation of the drawing means for drawing the thread wound around the bobbin and drawn (dripping) from the bobbin case, and the thread wound around the bobbin is drawn out. As long as it is such a thing, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 5-203610 filed by the applicant earlier, Gantaira 6-4035
Appropriate ones can be adopted including the bobbin residual yarn removing device described in No. 1 specification.

The residual thread removing device is constructed as described above, and basically, the lower thread which is wound around the bobbin and hangs down from the bobbin case is pulled out. It is located in.

At the bobbin winding position C, the bobbin winding device 16 is provided.
2 are provided. As the lower thread winding device 162, for example, an apparatus that can automatically wind a lower thread on a bobbin by driving a motor or the like and then hook the bobbin case 2 and cut the lower thread is adopted. The bobbin winding device 162 will be described below.

The bobbin winding device 162 includes a bobbin drive mechanism (bobbin drive means) E and a guide mechanism (guide means).
G and a thread tension applying mechanism (thread tension applying means) F. The thread tension applying means F uses the thread winding 2 as a lower thread supply source.
00 to apply tension (resistance) to the bobbin thread 150 (including those that result in tension; see FIGS. 5 and 6), and the guide mechanism G uses the thread tension applying means F to The lower thread end of the bobbin is guided into the bobbin case 2 through the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 (FIGS. 3, 4, and 8).
The bobbin drive mechanism E rotates the bobbin 7 in the bobbin case 2 (see FIG. 7).

Next, the bobbin drive mechanism E will be described. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 50 indicates a winding shaft,
The winding shaft 50 is rotatably supported on a base (not shown). A clutch mechanism 50a capable of clutching a plurality of existing holes (see FIG. 17) formed in the bobbin 7 is fixed to one end of the winding shaft 50, and a pulley 50b is fixed to the other end. The base is a bobbin drive motor M
2 is also fixed. A pulley 52 is fixed to the output shaft of the bobbin drive motor M2, and a belt 51 is stretched between the pulley 52 and the pulley 50b.

That is, the bobbin case 2 which has reached the bobbin thread winding position C by the rotation of the rotating arm 70 is moved by the rotating arm 7.
And the bobbin drive motor M
When the winding shaft 50 rotates when the drive shaft 2 is driven, the clutch mechanism 50a and the bobbin 7 are connected. Note that the clutch mechanism is not limited to the structure that engages with the hole as described above, and may have another structure.

Next, the yarn tension applying means F will be described. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the yarn tension applying means F adjusts the lower thread tension by a lower thread tension adjusting mechanism F4 as a thread tension varying means for manually adjusting the lower thread tension and a solenoid thrust. A bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanism F3 as a thread tension varying means, and a roller 54 rotated by the supply of the bobbin thread 150 are provided, and by detecting the rotation of the roller 54, the bobbin shaft is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a and the bobbin shaft 7a. The lower thread tension adjusting mechanism F4 includes a detecting means F2 capable of detecting both the amount of lower thread wound around the lower thread 7a and a lower thread loosening mechanism F1 for loosening the lower thread 150. The lower thread tension adjusting mechanism F3, the detecting means F2, and the lower thread loosening mechanism F1 are arranged in this order from upstream to downstream of the lower thread supply path.

The lower thread tension adjusting mechanism F4 includes a tension spring 205 for pressing the lower thread 150 passing from the bobbin 200,
A screw 206 for adjusting the pressing force of the tension spring 205 by manual operation.

The lower thread tension adjusting mechanism F3 applies the tension spring 205 to the lower thread 150 passing from the lower thread tension adjusting mechanism F4.
It is equipped with a solenoid that produces a solenoid thrust that resists the pressing force of. The electric circuit for driving the solenoid has a structure in which a power source V is connected in series to the solenoid and a switch is interposed therebetween.

Therefore, when the switch is turned off, the solenoid thrust is not generated, the pressing force of the tension spring 205 is applied to the bobbin thread 150 to the maximum, and the bobbin thread tension is maximized. Further, when the switch is turned on, the above-mentioned solenoid thrust is maximally generated, and the tension spring 20 is applied to the lower thread 150.
The pressing force of 5 minus the solenoid thrust is applied,
The bobbin thread tension is minimum.

The detecting means F2 includes a roller shaft 55 which is rotatably supported by the substrate 655. This roller shaft 5
A roller 54 as a rotating body around which the bobbin thread 150 from the bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanism F3 is wound (wound one time) is fixed to an end portion on the opposite side of 5 of the roller shaft 55. A sensor slit (not shown) is fixed at a substantially central portion in the axial direction. The sensor slit has a disc shape, and a groove is provided in a part of the outer circumference. A photo sensor 60 is provided at a position facing the sensor slit, and the groove of the sensor slit can be detected. That is, the rotation of the roller 54 can be detected by the photo sensor 60.

Then, the detecting means F configured as described above
The second photo sensor 60 has an effective bobbin winding amount detecting means 61.
Is connected. This effective bobbin winding amount detection means 61
Is to detect the entanglement of the bobbin thread 150 with the bobbin shaft based on the output of the photo sensor 60 and to detect the effective bobbin thread winding amount wound around the bobbin shaft. Further, the effective bobbin winding amount detecting means 61 is connected to a judging means 61B. This determination means 61B is a bobbin thread wound on the bobbin actually set by the set bobbin thread winding amount from the means 61A which can input and set the bobbin thread winding amount connected to the outside and the effective bobbin winding amount detecting means 61. It functions to send a drive stop signal to the driver 61C of the bobbin drive motor M2 when the two bobbin thread amounts match.

The slack eliminating mechanism F1 is provided with a rotary shaft 62A rotatably supported by the substrate 655. At the end of the rotary shaft 62 on the side opposite to the surface, holes 62 are formed at both ends.
A central portion of a loosening lever 62 having a and 62b formed therein is fixed. The holes 62a and 62b
The lower thread 150 from the roller 54 is passed through the rotary shaft 62, and the rotary shaft 62 is twisted by the torsion coil spring 64.
It is in the state of being urged in the direction to remove the looseness.

The bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanism F4, the bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanism F3, the detecting means F2, and the bobbin thread loosening removing mechanism F1 are unitized on a substrate 655 as shown in FIGS. It is put together and installed. Further, the bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanism F4, the bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanism F3, the detecting means F2, and the bobbin thread slack eliminating mechanism F1 are arranged in a straight line in this order toward the operator. Therefore, the bobbin thread supply path between these mechanisms is extremely short, and the bending portion due to thread guide between these mechanisms is minimized.

A guide mechanism G for guiding the bobbin thread 150 from the bobbin winding 200 to the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 is provided downstream of the bobbin thread loosening mechanism F1. The guide mechanism G will be described below. 3, 4, and 8
In the figure, reference numeral 65 denotes a yarn suction device, and the yarn suction device 65 is provided with a through hole 65c as a linear path, as shown in FIG. One opening of the through hole 65c is a suction port 65a for sucking the lower thread, and the other opening is connected to an air tube 67 as a guide path. The air tube 67 has an L-shaped bent portion in the middle thereof, and an air nozzle 67a is provided at the tip thereof. The air tube 67 is made of a wear resistant material pipe, for example, a stainless pipe, for example, a metal pipe that has been hard anodized or nitrided. Therefore, it is possible to prevent abrasion of the inner diameter of the pipe due to the sliding of the lower thread.

An air passage 65b is formed in the linear through hole 65c for obliquely connecting air from the outside toward the air tube 67 side. The air passage 65b is formed in the air passage 65b. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a joint 66a is connected to the opening. One end of an air tube 66 is connected to the joint 66, and a solenoid valve of an air source (not shown) is connected to the other end of the air tube 66. Further, a thread mounting switch (not shown) for turning on / off the solenoid valve is provided.

The yarn suction device 65 is mounted on a flat plate-shaped nozzle bracket 69d. The right end of the nozzle bracket 69d in the drawing is fixed to the lower end of the rotary shaft 69c, and the upper end of the rotary shaft 69c is rotatably supported by the base bracket 501. Rotating shaft 69
An idler gear 69b is fixed to c, and a motor gear 69a is meshed with the idler gear 69b.
The motor gear 69a is fixed to the output shaft of a stepping motor 69 as an air nozzle retracting motor mounted on the base bracket 501.

Therefore, when the stepping motor 69 is driven, the nozzle bracket 69d, the yarn suction device 65, and the air tube 67 rotate about the rotation shaft 69c as a rotation fulcrum. Then, the stepping motor 6
9 is driven, the air nozzle 67a moves to the bobbin shaft 7
3 is located at a position (working position) facing the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 3 when the lower thread is entangled with a, and when the lower thread is wound, the lower thread is cut, and the lower thread is wound. 3 is located at the retracted position indicated by the solid line.

When the operator inserts the bobbin thread into the suction port 65a, the air nozzle 67a is in the retracted position, and at this time, the suction port 65a is oriented so as to face the surface direction NN. Placement settings have been made.

By the way, the bobbin thread guiding direction (air blowing direction) of the tip of the air nozzle 67a stopped at the working position is on the bobbin shaft lower thread winding side. The bobbin shaft lower thread winding side referred to here is, as shown in FIG. 12, one direction of the outer circumference of the bobbin shaft 7a divided into two by a line segment YY connecting the center of the bobbin shaft 7a and the tip of the air nozzle 67a, that is, the lower side. This is the side on which the thread 150 is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a (direction XX in the drawing). The lower thread guiding direction of the tip of the air nozzle 67a is preferably a direction intersecting with the outer circumference of the bobbin shaft 7a on the bobbin shaft lower thread winding side XX,
Particularly preferably, the direction is in contact with the outer circumference of the bobbin shaft 7a.

The bobbin thread length (LL) drawn out from the air nozzle 67a is set to a length required to entangle the drawn out bobbin thread end with the bobbin shaft. And this required length is in the range of {(length from the air nozzle at the working position to reach the outer circumference of the bobbin shaft) + [bobbin shaft full circumference length × (1.1 to 2.0)]}. Preferably
{(Length from the air nozzle at the working position to reach the outer circumference of the bobbin shaft) + [One round bobbin shaft length x (1.25
.About.1.8)]} is more preferable.

If the length is longer than the above range, it is difficult for the drawn out lower thread end to enter through the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2, or even if it does enter, the bobbin shaft 7a goes around the bobbin shaft 7a or more to form a knot by itself. There is a fear that the bobbin shaft 7a is bound, and if it is shorter than the range of, there is a fear that the lower thread end does not get entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a.

In this embodiment, the required length is 55 mm.
Set to. That is, the distance H between the tip of the air nozzle 67a and the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 is set to 7 mm, and the length 7 m in contact with the bobbin shaft outer periphery from the bobbin case opening 2A.
m and (bobbin shaft circumference 25 mm × 1.64) = 131 mm.

When the solenoid valve 68 is turned on, air is supplied from the air source, and the air is blown from the air nozzle 67a through the air tube 66, the yarn suction device 65, and the air tube 67, and the yarn suction device 65 is discharged. The lower thread end portion inserted through the suction hole 65a is led out from the air nozzle 67a.

At this time, the distance H (see FIG. 8) between the tip of the air nozzle 67a stopped at the facing position (at the working position) and the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 is preferably 10 mm or less, Particularly preferably, it is 3 to 7 mm. With this range, fluttering of the lower thread 150 due to blown air can be suppressed, and a vortex flow required for the lower thread 150 to be entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a in the bobbin case 2 can be formed.

By the way, when the bobbin case 2 is set at the lower thread winding position C, the bobbin case 2 is provided with a moving knife with a moving knife 11 around the bobbin case 2 which constitutes thread hooking means and cutting means.
6 is fixed (see FIG. 13).

As shown in FIG. 14, the thread separator with a moving knife 116 has a V-shaped notch for introducing the bobbin thread to the front end (front side in FIG. 14) and the rear end (back side in FIG. 14). It has a moving knife plate 116A on which 116C and 116D are respectively formed, and has a V-shaped notch 116
C and 116D are as shown in FIGS.
The apex of the cut portion 116C is formed on the left side in FIG. 14 with respect to the apex of the cut portion 116D. On the upper surface of the moving knife plate 116A, a cutting eye (moving knife) 116E is formed on a line approximately connecting the apex of the cut portion 116C and the apex of the cut portion 116D, and FIG. 13 and FIG. A thread separating wing 116 having a small gap for allowing the fixed knife 91 shown in FIG.
B is provided. Both the moving knife plate 116A and the yarn separating blade 116B are curved in an arc shape with the winding shaft 50 as the center (see FIGS. 13 and 14), and the thread separating unit with moving knife 116 surrounds the bobbin case 2. Rotating and fixing knife 9
When the position 1 is reached, the positional relationships are adjusted so that the moving knife 116E on the back of the moving knife plate 116A rubs against the tip of the fixed knife 91.

The thread take-up unit 116 with the moving knife is a motor (not shown) capable of forward / reverse rotation via a plurality of gears (not shown).
Is driven to rotate. That is, by driving the motor, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions.

After the lower thread is wound and the thread is hooked (details will be described later), the lower thread tension spring 2 of the bobbin case 2 is wound.
D A lower thread cutting point S (more specifically, a point at which the moving knife 116E and the fixed knife 91 rub each other) from the lower thread leading hole 2E of the lower thread led out from the lower thread leading hole 2E (see FIGS. 13 and 17). )
Each arrangement of the bobbin case 2, the fixed knife 91, the lower thread cutting point S, etc. is determined so that the bobbin thread length up to 40 mm is the length necessary for forming a stitch by entanglement with the upper thread, that is, about 40 mm. (See FIG. 13).

By the way, as described above, the air nozzle 67a can be moved to the working position shown in FIG. 11 and the retracted position shown in FIGS. 3 and 13 by the stepping motor 69, and the air nozzle 67a is retracted. When it is located at the position, the distance between the lower thread cutting point S and the tip of the air nozzle 67a at the time of cutting is as shown in FIG.
The bobbin case 2, the bobbin thread cutting point S, and the air nozzle 67a are arranged so as to substantially match the length LL (about 55 mm in this embodiment) required to entangle the bobbin shaft 7a with the bobbin thread. Each arrangement such as a retracted position is determined. Since the retracting position of the air nozzle 67a is set by the stepping motor 69 as described above, the position adjustment is extremely easy.

Further, above the bobbin case 2 when the bobbin case 2 is set at the bobbin thread winding position C, and below the rotation locus of the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116, as shown in FIG.
5, FIG. 16, and FIGS. 18 to 22, the thread hooking lever 124 is rotatably supported by a step screw 124a in a plane orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, the thread hooking lever 124 has a hook 124A at the tip and a hook 124A.
And an inclined surface 124B which is continuous with and is inclined from the upper side to the lower right side in FIG. The thread hooking lever 124 is biased counterclockwise in FIG. 15 by a torsion spring 125, and is normally in the state shown by the solid line in FIG.

The tip of the winding shaft 50 shown in FIG.
The front side of the wiper 13 is rotatably supported.
0 is set. The wiper 130 is in the shape of a bar with a bent portion, and is rotated by a rotary air cylinder (not shown).

By the way, the bobbin drive mechanism E and the guide mechanism G are provided under the sewing machine bed 101 together with the bobbin changing device 160 and the residual thread removing device 161, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is in a state of being covered by the cover 650. Therefore, the sewing machine head AA
When the bobbin drive mechanism E, the guide mechanism G, the bobbin changing device 160, and the residual thread removing device 161 are caused together with the sewing machine bed 101, the rotation fulcrum 103 (see FIG. 23).
It is designed so that it is caused to rotate upward with respect to. The cover 650 is open toward the direction facing the sewing machine surface direction NN.
A hand can be inserted from 50a (details will be described later).

Further, the thread tension applying mechanism F and the thread winding 2
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, 00 is disposed on, for example, a sewing machine table 102 as a fixing member of the sewing machine, and the thread tension applying mechanism F adjusts the lower thread tension at any time, so that the cover etc. It is not covered by and is exposed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the thread tension applying mechanism F and the thread winding mechanism 200 are provided on the side opposite to the bobbin driving mechanism E and the guide mechanism G, and the bobbin driving mechanism E, As shown in FIGS. 2 and 23, the guide means G and the yarn tension applying means F are arranged in this order toward the back side from the operator position.

That is, the thread tension applying means F is arranged at a position on the back side so that the operator does not catch the lower thread in the exposed lower thread supply path. Also,
The bobbin drive mechanism E, the guide means G, and the thread tension applying means F are
The lower yarn supply paths are arranged in such an order that the number of bends can be minimized.

When the residual yarn removing device 161 and the bobbin winding device 162 contact the base plate 3 of FIGS. 23 to 28, the base plate 3 is appropriately cut. Further, in FIG. 23, the residual thread removing position B, the bobbin thread winding position C, and the bobbin attaching / detaching position D with respect to the dummy shaft 6 are close to each other, and the holding portion 11 is exaggerated. Therefore, there is a concern that the holding unit 11 may contact the residual yarn removing device 161 and the bobbin winding device 162, but in reality, a sufficient space is secured to prevent such contact.

By the way, in the present embodiment, the bobbin case holding means is moved by the moving motor 18 to the bobbin case attaching / detaching positions (hook position; dummy shaft position) A and D and the retracted position (the position opposite to the hook). 24 to 28). That is, when the bobbin case holding means moves to the retracted position, the sensor plate 15 causes the linear motion sensor 41 to move.
The light emitting element 41a and the light receiving element 41b are shielded from each other, whereby the movement of the bobbin case holding means to the retracted position is detected. Then, this time, the origin position is searched at the retracted position. That is, if the bobbin case gripping means is rotated at the retracted position and the position where the sensor plate 32 shields the light emitting element 31a and the light receiving element 31b is set as the origin position, for example, the bobbin case gripping means is rotated to this position. If it does, it will return to the origin position. Also,
When, for example, a pulse motor is used as the rotation motor 20, the number of pulses of the pulse motor is counted to move the bobbin case gripping means to the hook position A, the bobbin thread winding position C, and the residual thread removing position. B, dummy position D
In addition, the rotation can be controlled.

Next, the operation of the automatic bobbin thread feeder configured as described above will be described below. First, for example, in order to allow one of the bobbin case gripping means to grip the bobbin case accommodating the bobbin on which the bobbin has been wound, the cover 6 is used.
Like inserting the bobbin case accommodating the bobbin wound with the bobbin into the bobbin shaft 5 by inserting the hand from the open portion 650a of the 50, the dummy shaft 6 without turning the palm.
Then, the bobbin case is attached to the dummy shaft 6.
Here, for convenience of description, the reference numeral 2X of this bobbin case will be referred to as the reference numeral 2Y of the bobbin case described below.

Then, when the power switch is turned on, the rotary arm 70 is returned to the original position, and when the start switch is turned on, the rotary arm 70 is rotated so that one of the bobbin case gripping means faces the dummy position D. Let Then, the rotating arm 70 is moved forward so that one bobbin case holding means holds the bobbin case 2X containing the bobbin already wound on the dummy shaft 6.
At this time, the other bobbin case holding means moves toward the shuttle without interfering with any obstacle.

Here, when the dummy shaft 6 is provided at a position on the opposite side of the residual thread removing position B or the bobbin thread winding position C with respect to the transport shaft 4, the residual thread removing position B is set to the above-mentioned position. As described above, the position in the transport axis direction is at the retracted position of the bobbin case gripping means, and the position of the lower thread winding position C in the transport axis direction is at a position slightly advanced from the retracted position of the bobbin case gripping means. When one of the bobbin case gripping means faces the dummy shaft 6, the other bobbin case gripping means collides with the residual thread removing device 161 and the bobbin thread winding device 162. However, in this embodiment,
As described above, since the dummy shaft 6 is arranged at a position directly below the shuttle 1 at a position opposite to the rotation locus of the bobbin case gripping means, there is no problem.

Then, the rotating arm 70 is moved backward and rotated so that one bobbin case holding means holding the bobbin case 2X faces the hook 1 and is moved forward to accommodate the bobbin wound bobbin. Bobbin case 2X
Install in the pot. At this time, the other bobbin case holding means moves toward the dummy shaft 6 without interfering with any obstacle. Then, the rotating arm 70 is retracted. At this time, the worker inserts his / her hand again from the side of the rotating arm (on the side of the opposite side) in the same manner as described above, and mounts the bobbin case 2Y accommodating the bobbin on which the bobbin has been wound onto the dummy shaft 6.

Next, when the sewing is started, the bobbin wound with the bobbin thread held on the dummy shaft 6 is accommodated in one of the bobbin case gripping means by the same operation as described above during the sewing. The bobbin case 2Y is gripped and the rotating arm 70 is retracted.

If, for example, a bobbin replacement command is issued because the remaining thread of the bobbin in the shuttle has decreased,
The sewing operation of the sewing machine is prohibited, the bobbin case gripping means that does not grip the bobbin case is advanced, the bobbin case 2X that accommodates the bobbin with less remaining thread is taken out of the hook, and the rotating arm 70 is moved. Retreat.

Next, the rotating arm 70 is rotated to make the bobbin case 2Y containing the bobbin wound bobbin face the hook 1 and move forward to move the bobbin case 2Y containing the bobbin wound bobbin. Then, the rotary arm 70 is retracted.

When the sewing is started, the rotating arm 70 is rotated during the sewing to move the bobbin case 2X accommodating the bobbin in which the residual thread is reduced to the residual thread removing position B. Then, the residual thread removing device 161 there removes the residual thread of the bobbin accommodated in the bobbin case 2X,
The bobbin is an empty bobbin without threads.

Then, the rotating arm 70 is rotated to move the bobbin case 2X containing the empty bobbin into the bobbin winding device 162.
And the rotating arm 70 is moved forward, and the lower thread winding device 162 winds the lower thread around the empty bobbin. Next, the operation of the lower thread winding device 162 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22.

First, the bobbin winding 200 and the bobbin thread 150 from the bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanisms F4 and F3 are wound once around the roller 54, and the bobbin thread wound once is loosened and the holes 62a and 62b at both ends of the lever 62 are removed. To read each. At this point, the switch of the bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanism F3 is turned on to maximize the solenoid thrust to minimize the bobbin thread tension.

Next, the open portion 65 of the cover 650.
0a, insert the hand of the lower thread 150 into the suction port 65a of the thread suction device 65 through the thread guide 651,
Push in a little. Here, since the suction port 65a is arranged so as to face approximately in the direction opposite to the surface direction NN as described above, the operator does not have to turn his / her palm toward the surface direction NN and directly holds the hand. By inserting, the lower thread end can be inserted into the suction port 65a.

Then, the solenoid valve is temporarily turned on to allow air from an air source to flow through the air tube 66, the thread suction device 65a, and the air tube 67, and the lower thread 150 inserted into the suction port 65a and pushed is removed from the air. It is guided to the air nozzle 67a by the flow and the yarn end is guided to the air nozzle 67a.
It is exposed from a and led out.

At this time, since the through hole 65c constituting the lower thread supply path of the thread suction device 65 is a linear path as described above (the path is not bent), the suction port 6
The bobbin thread 150 that has been inserted into and pushed into 5a is moved toward the air nozzle 67a with its thread resistance being reduced as much as possible.

The lower thread lead-out length LL from the air nozzle 67a is the length necessary to entangle the lower thread end with the bobbin shaft as described above, and in the present embodiment, 5
It is about 5 mm. When the lower thread 150 that has been inserted and pushed into the suction port 65a is conveyed by air from the thread suction device 65 to be exposed and discharged from the air nozzle 67a, an operator manually pulls the lower thread from the spool 200. The required amount can be more favorably conveyed by pulling it loose in advance and loosening it by hand or by sending it out manually.

Further, the solenoid valve control for deriving the lower thread end portion, which has been inserted and pushed into the suction port 65a, from the air nozzle 67a by the predetermined amount LL is performed by turning on the solenoid valve for a predetermined time by a timer or the like. Made by. The time for which the solenoid valve is turned on is obtained by, for example, an experiment. Further, the operator may visually confirm the lead-out of the lower thread end portion, control the on / off of the solenoid valve, and finely adjust the lead-out length LL from the air nozzle 67a.

Then, the bobbin case 2 which has reached the lower thread winding position C by the rotation of the rotating arm 70 is moved to the rotating arm 70.
And the bobbin drive motor M
2 is temporarily driven to connect the clutch mechanism 50a and the bobbin 7.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the bobbin drive motor M2 is driven at a low speed to rotate the bobbin at a low speed. Next, as shown in FIG. 9D, a forward signal is given to the stepping motor 69 to direct the air nozzle 67a to the working position near the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2, and as shown in FIG. 9A. As described above, the solenoid valve is turned on to allow the air from the air source to flow through the air tube 66, the yarn suction device 65, and the air tube 67.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the bobbin thread end portion led out from the air nozzle 67a is satisfactorily inserted into the bobbin case 2 through the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 with the fluttering suppressed ( The bobbin shaft 7a is guided to the bobbin shaft lower thread winding side XX and is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a by the cooperation of the rotation of the bobbin shaft 7a and the vortex flow formed by air.

In this way, when the bobbin thread 150 from the bobbin 200 is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a, the roller 54 starts to rotate, and the photo sensor 60 produces a pulse wave as shown in FIG. 9 (e). Output begins. Then, in the effective bobbin winding amount detecting means 61, when a predetermined number of this pulse wave is counted, it is determined that the bobbin thread 150 is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a. Here, in the present embodiment, when three pulse waves are detected, the bobbin thread 150 moves the bobbin shaft 7a.
It is decided to be entangled in. The number of pulse waves of three is a value that allows for a safety factor, and is not limited to this number.

When the entanglement of the bobbin thread 150 with the bobbin shaft 7a is detected in this way, the effective bobbin winding amount detecting means 61 counts the subsequent pulse waves as the effective bobbin winding amount. Go. Also, at this time, FIG.
As shown in (a), the solenoid valve is turned off to stop the air from the air source, and as shown in FIG. 9 (c), a backward signal is given to the stepping motor 69 with a slight time lag to supply the air. The nozzle 67a is retracted to the retracted position as shown in FIG.

By the way, when the bobbin thread 150 is not entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a and a pulse wave is not output from the photosensor 60 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10A, the solenoid valve is turned off to stop the air from the air source, and as shown in FIG.
With a slight time lag, a backward signal is given to the stepping motor 69 to retract the air nozzle 67a to the retracted position and restore the initial state.

Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (d) again, a forward signal is given to the stepping motor 69 to direct the air nozzle 67a to the working position near the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2, and As shown in (a), the solenoid valve is turned on to turn on the air tube 66 and the thread suction device 6.
5. Air from the air source is passed through the air tube 67. That is, the retry operation is performed. In the present embodiment, the retry operation is performed up to three times. If the entanglement of the bobbin thread with the bobbin shaft 7a is not detected even if the retry operation is performed three times, some trouble occurs. When it occurs, an alarm such as an alarm is issued, and an operator can intervene to deal with the defect.

Now, as described above, the lower thread 150
When the entanglement of the bobbin shaft 7a with the bobbin shaft 7a is detected and the air nozzle 67a is retracted to the retracted position as shown in FIG. 13, the bobbin drive motor M2 is accelerated from a low speed to a high speed to lower the bobbin shaft 7a. It will be wound around. As described above, when the bobbin thread is wound while the distance between the tip of the air nozzle 67a and the bobbin shaft 7a is lengthened, the bobbin thread 150 is wound substantially uniformly over the entire bobbin shaft 7a. Become.

Then, the determining means 61B compares the actual lower thread winding amount detected by the effective lower thread winding amount detecting means 61 with the set lower thread winding amount input from the lower thread winding amount setting means 61A. When both bobbin thread amounts match, a drive stop signal is sent to the driver 61C of the bobbin drive motor M2 to stop the bobbin drive motor M2. That is, the set lower thread winding amount input from the lower thread winding amount setting means 61A is wound around the bobbin shaft 7a.

The bobbin drive motor M2 is decelerated from a high speed to a low speed before a predetermined amount of the set bobbin thread winding amount, and the low speed drive is continued.
If 2 is stopped, the set bobbin thread winding amount can be directly used as the actual bobbin thread winding amount without overrunning the rotation of the bobbin shaft 7a.

When the bobbin thread 150 is automatically wound around the bobbin 7 in this way, the bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanism F3 is turned off to eliminate the solenoid thrust and maximize the bobbin thread tension. Then, the opening 2 of the bobbin case 2
The bobbin case 2 of the lower thread 150 derived from A is hooked. This thread hooking operation will be described below.

First, the thread separator 116 with a moving knife is shown in FIG.
A half rotation is made from the initial position shown in FIG. Then, the lower thread 150 (see FIG. 17) led out from the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 is caught at the apex of the V-shaped notch 116D, and the bobbin case 2
It moves toward the thread hooking position 2B on the lower thread tension spring side (see FIG. 19).

At this time, the bobbin thread moving toward the thread hooking position 2B contacts the inclined surface 124B of the thread hook lever 124 and pushes the thread hook lever 124 in the traveling direction. As described above, since the torsion spring 125 is biased in the direction opposite to the traveling direction,
As shown in, the lower thread 150 is guided to the slit 2C at the thread hooking position 2B after the thread hooking lever 124 is pushed by a predetermined amount in the traveling direction. After that, the thread separator with a moving knife 116 is rotated half a turn in reverse, and the thread separator with a moving knife 11
6 is returned to its original position (see FIG. 20).

Then, the wiper 130 is rotated about 180 ° from the initial position, as shown in FIG. Then, the thread portion led out from the slit 2C is
The lower thread portion hooked by 30 and entering the slit 2C is guided under the lower thread tension spring 2D and led out from the lead-out hole 2E. Then, the wiper 130 is returned to the initial position.

In the bobbin case 2 used in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, the thread 150 drawn out from the opening 2A is provided with the thread hooking position 2B on the lower thread tension spring side of the bobbin case 2. Chamfer 2 to make it easier to move to
Although "a" is applied, there is no change in the sewing quality due to the chamfer 2a. In addition, the thread 15 drawn out from the opening 2A
This chamfer 2a may be omitted if 0 moves well to the thread hooking position 2B.

When the thread hooking operation on the bobbin case 2 is automatically performed in this manner, then the bobbin thread supplied to the thread hooked bobbin case 2 is cut.

First, the switch of the bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanism F3 is turned on to maximize the solenoid thrust to minimize the bobbin thread tension.

Next, the thread separator 116 with a moving knife is shown in FIG.
Rotate in the opposite direction to. Then, as shown in FIG. 22, the lower thread 150 led out from the lead-out hole 2E below the lower thread tension spring 8D of the bobbin case 2 has a V-shaped cut portion 1
The yarn is pulled out by being caught at the top of 16C.

The drawn yarn is caught at the apex of the V-shaped notch 116C, and the yarn separating blade 116
It is sorted to the right side in FIG. 22 by B.

Then, the thread separator with a moving knife 116 is rotated in the same direction. Then, the thread separator with the moving knife 116
The moving knife 116E and the fixed knife 91 face each other, and the lower thread 150 between them is cut (see FIGS. 13 and 22).

That is, as described above, the bobbin case 2 side bobbin thread has a length required to form a seam due to the entanglement with the bobbin thread, that is, about 40 mm is led out from the lead-out hole 2E below the bobbin thread tension spring 2D. Is cut off.

Further, the bobbin thread on the bobbin winding 200 side has a length L necessary for entwining the bobbin thread around the bobbin shaft 7a as described above.
L, that is, about 35 mm is led out from the tip of the air nozzle 67a and cut.

When the bobbin thread cutting operation is automatically performed in this way, the rotary arm 70 is retracted to the standby state, and when the next bobbin replacement command is issued, the sewing operation of the sewing machine is prohibited. , The rotating arm 70 is rotated, and the bobbin case gripping means not gripping the bobbin case is attached to the hook 1.
The bobbin case 2Y accommodating the bobbin with less remaining thread,
The rotating arm 70 is retracted.

Then, the rotating arm 70 is rotated and moved forward, and the bobbin case 2X containing the bobbin wound with the lower thread by the lower thread winding device 162 is mounted in the shuttle. Retreat. After that, the above operation is repeated.

In order to take out the bobbin case 2 (2X, 2Y) held by the bobbin case holding means or to use the bobbin case of different colors, the bobbin case 2 is temporarily held by the dummy shaft 6. When the bobbin case 2 is held, the bobbin case holding means holding the bobbin case 2 is opposed to the dummy shaft 6 and is moved forward to receive the bobbin case 2 held by the bobbin case holding means on the dummy shaft 6. Can be passed.

When the bobbin case 2 held by the dummy shaft 6 is taken out, if the hand is inserted from the rotating arm side, the palm is returned like the bobbin case 2 taken out from the inner hook shaft 5. Instead, the bobbin case held on the dummy shaft 6 can be taken out. It is very easy to take out the bobbin case from the dummy shaft 6 by this manual work.

By the way, the operator may raise the sewing machine head AA as necessary. Then, the bobbin changing device 160 and the residual yarn removing device 161 as well as the guide mechanism G and the bobbin driving mechanism E are rotated fulcrums 103 (see FIG. 23).
It is caused by being rotated upwards about. However, since the mechanism F that applies the tension to the lower thread 150 is fixed to the sewing machine table 102 as described above, the lower thread on the downstream side of the thread tension applying mechanism F is the air tube 67 of the guide means G and the thread. It will separate from the aspirator 65 and fall downward. Therefore, the operator can re-operate the automatic bobbin thread feeder by inserting the separated bobbin thread into the suction port 65a of the thread suction device 65 again in the same procedure as described above. Even if the operator forgets to insert the removed lower thread into the suction port 65a of the thread suction device 65 again and restarts the automatic lower thread feeder, the lower thread 150 is not supplied. There will be no such problems.

As described above, in the present embodiment, even if the sewing machine head AA is raised and then returned to its original position, there is no possibility that the downstream bobbin thread slackens from the thread tension imparting mechanism F and is entangled with any member. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of defects due to the yarn entanglement, and it is possible to improve the reliability.

Further, since the thread tension applying mechanism F is unitized and integrated to shorten the bobbin thread supply path and to reduce the bent portion due to the thread guide or the like to reduce the thread resistance, when the bobbin thread is wound. The winding tension can be optimally set, and the bobbin can be wound well on the bobbin. In this embodiment, the thread tension applying mechanism F includes the bobbin thread tension adjusting mechanisms F4 and F3 and the detecting means F.
2 and the bobbin thread slack eliminating mechanism F1. However, the bobbin thread slack eliminating mechanism F1 may be omitted.

Further, the bobbin drive mechanism E, the guide mechanism G, and the thread tension applying mechanism F are arranged in this order from the working position of the operator toward the rear side to shorten the lower thread supply path and to guide the thread. Since it is configured to reduce the number of folds and the thread resistance, it is possible to optimally set the winding tension when winding the lower thread, and it is possible to wind the lower thread on the bobbin satisfactorily. Has become. Needless to say, when the order is changed, the bobbin thread supply path becomes longer, the number of bent portions increases, and the thread resistance increases.

Further, the yarn suction device 65 has a linear path 65c that linearly connects the suction port 65a and the open end of the air tube 67 on the suction device side, and the air tube 67 side from the outside with respect to the linear path 65c. And an air passage 65b that is obliquely connected to the yarn suction device 65, and the lower yarn in the yarn suction device 65 is linearized to reduce the yarn resistance. The tension can be set optimally, and the bobbin can be wound around the bobbin well.

Further, the suction port 65a of the yarn suction device 65 is directed in the direction opposite to the surface direction NN of the sewing machine, and the suction port 65a
When inserting the lower thread end into the
Since it is configured such that the user can insert his / her hand straight from the direction facing N toward the surface direction NN without turning the palm, the bobbin thread inserting operation into the suction port 65a can be very simplified. This makes it possible to improve workability.

Further, the thread tension imparting mechanism F is disposed on the side opposite to the operator side of the bobbin drive mechanism E disposed under the sewing machine bed 101 so as to reduce the fear of the operator hooking the exposed lower thread. Since it is configured, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems due to this lower thread hooking,
It is possible to improve reliability.

Furthermore, the apparatus of this embodiment also has the following effects. That is, the bobbin thread end portion from the bobbin 200 is led out from the tip of the LL air nozzle 67a required for the guide mechanism G to entangle with the bobbin shaft 7a, and is inserted into the bobbin case 2 from the bobbin case opening 2A. The lower thread end portion inserted into the bobbin case 2 by the guide mechanism G is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a by the cooperation of the air and the bobbin rotation by the bobbin drive mechanism E, and the bobbin drive mechanism E drives the lower thread end. The lower thread is wound around the bobbin 7 housed in the bobbin case 2 by rotating the bobbin shaft 7a having the entangled portion, and the lower thread is forcibly delivered as described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-285932. Even if the bobbin winding mechanism is not provided, the bobbin thread from the bobbin winding 200 is surely entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a to enable the bobbin thread winding. Tsu was minute, with has become possible to reduce the cost of the apparatus, it is possible to improve the reliability gone like entangled lower thread caused by the lower thread feeding mechanism.

Also, as described above, the air nozzle 67a
The length LL required to entangle the bobbin thread with the bobbin shaft 7a is derived from the tip. Therefore, when the bobbin thread is wound around the bobbin case of the next time (the next time and after), the bobbin drive motor M2 is driven at a low speed to rotate the bobbin at a low speed, and the air nozzle 67a is operated. Move to the position and turn on the solenoid valve to turn on the air tube 6.
6. If air from an air source is flown through the yarn suction device 65 and the air tube 67, the bobbin shaft 7a is guided to the bobbin shaft 7a from the tip of the air nozzle 67a by the cooperation of the rotation of the bobbin shaft 7a and the vortex formed by the air. The thread can be entangled. That is, Japanese Patent Application No. 6-2
The bobbin can be automatically wound around a bobbin without a feeding motor such as the device described in Japanese Patent No. 85932.

Further, when the lower thread is wound around the bobbin shaft 7a, the tip of the air nozzle 67a is moved away from the working position to the retreat position to increase the distance between the bobbin shaft 7a and the bobbin shaft 7a. The bobbin thread 150 can be wound substantially uniformly over the entire bobbin shaft.

When the bobbin case 2 is hooked on the bobbin case 2, the air nozzle 67a is moved away from the working position to the retracted position, and the air nozzle 67a and the thread separator 116 with the moving knife are separated. Since they do not interfere with each other, the reliability of the device can be improved.

Further, when the bobbin thread is cut, the air nozzle 67a is moved away from the working position to the retracted position so that the air nozzle 67a and the thread separating device with moving knife 116 do not interfere with each other. It is possible to improve the sex.

Further, the direction of air blowing by the air nozzle 67a is set to the bobbin shaft outer peripheral bobbin winding side XX rather than the line segment YY connecting the center of the bobbin shaft and the tip of the air nozzle 67a, and is inserted into the bobbin case 2. Since the bobbin thread is entangled with the bobbin shaft satisfactorily by the cooperation of the air and the rotation of the bobbin shaft, the reliability of the device can be improved.

Further, since the effective bobbin winding amount detecting means 61 can detect the entanglement of the bobbin thread around the bobbin shaft 7a, it is possible to detect the entanglement and the subsequent ones as the actual bobbin winding amount. The bobbin thread can be wound with high precision.

If the effective bobbin winding amount detecting means 61 does not detect the entanglement of the bobbin shaft 7a with the bobbin thread, the operation required for the entanglement of the bobbin thread with the bobbin shaft 7a is carried out again or as it is. Since the possibility that the lower thread is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a is increased, the reliability of the device can be improved.

Further, the lower thread automatic feeder is installed on the sewing machine bed 1.
No. 01, the remaining yarn removing position B and the bobbin thread winding position C
Is a position at which the sewing machine bed 101 is raised from an upright plane along a coaxial line and a range V below the transport shaft 4 which rotates with the bobbin case gripping means, at a position opposite to the rotation path of the bobbin case gripping means. The remaining yarn removing device 161 and the bobbin winding device 162 are arranged in the range W on the fulcrum 103 side.
Since the sewing machine head AA is configured to move inwardly from the outer peripheral rotation locus X when the sewing machine head AA is caused, the sewing machine head A
A device (remaining yarn removing device 161, bobbin winding device 162) which may cause interference when it is triggered A can prevent interference (contact) with the sewing machine table 102 without making the components small and elaborate. It is possible to reduce the cost, and it is possible to simplify the assembly work and the work such as wiring and piping, and improve the maintainability. In addition, since the devices are configured to approach each other in the same manner, it is possible to concentrate wiring, piping and the like, which is advantageous in terms of space, and waste of the rotating operation of the bobbin case gripping means is possible. It is possible to reduce.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 23, as shown in FIG. 23, the lower shaft of the sewing machine is located at a position opposite to the rotation locus of the bobbin case gripping means and above the conveying shaft 4 rotating with the bobbin case gripping means. Since 104 and 105 are installed close to each other, the lower yarn winding device 162 and the residual yarn removing device 1 are provided in the range.
It is difficult to place 61.

Further, when the bobbin case gripping means is moved in the axial direction to the bobbin case attaching / detaching position (hook position) A, the bobbin case on the opposite side of the bobbin case gripping means in the rotating arm 70 with the transport shaft 4 as the center. Since the gripping means also moves in the axial direction in the same manner, a clearance space that does not interfere with the bobbin case gripping means on the opposite side is required in the movement path of the bobbin case gripping means on the opposite side. The bobbin case gripping means is arranged directly below the shuttle at a position opposite to the rotation trajectory, and the bobbin case gripping means is moved in the axial direction to move to the bobbin case attaching / detaching position (hook position) A and to the dummy shaft 6. In both cases, since the bobbin case gripping means on the opposite side does not interfere with the facing member, the clearance space required when the dummy shaft 6 is provided. Newly provided need is gone.

The residual thread removing device 161 roughly rotates the bobbin by the thread drawing operation of the drawing means for drawing the thread wound around the bobbin and hanging from the thread drawing section of the bobbin case 2. Since it is configured, the main part thereof is arranged below the residual yarn removing position B. Therefore, when the residual thread removing position B and the bobbin thread winding device C are replaced with each other, there is no space for arranging the main part of the residual thread removing device 161, but in the present embodiment, the residual thread removing position B is changed to the bobbin thread winding position. Place it below C and remove residual thread B
Since the lower space is configured to be an empty space, it is possible to dispose the residual yarn removing device by utilizing this empty space. Further, since the residual thread removing position is arranged below the bobbin thread winding position, the residual thread removed by the residual thread removing device is promptly discharged without being entangled with another bobbin thread winding device. Has become.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments, the invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say, for example, in the above embodiment, in order to improve the accuracy of the bobbin thread winding amount, both the entanglement of the bobbin thread on the bobbin shaft 7a and the actual bobbin thread winding amount are set by the rotation of the roller 54. Although it is detected, the accuracy of the bobbin winding may be somewhat lower, but the actual bobbin winding amount may be detected by rotating the bobbin by providing a rotation detecting device such as an encoder in the bobbin drive motor M2. The entanglement of the bobbin thread to the roller is detected by the rotation of the roller 54 and is taken into consideration). Further, the bobbin winding amount detected by the rotation of the bobbin is corrected by, for example, a calculating means (for example, when the winding diameter is increased, the winding length is increased even if the rotation speed is the same). It is also possible to improve the accuracy.

Similarly, although the accuracy is slightly lowered, the rotation of the roller 54 does not detect the entanglement of the bobbin thread on the bobbin shaft 7a, but detects only the actual bobbin thread winding amount (without considering the entanglement of the bobbin thread). It may be done.

Further, in the above embodiment, the air nozzle 67a can be moved to the two positions of the working position and the retracted position by the stepping motor 69, but the bobbin is retracted further only when the bobbin thread is wound. It is also possible to make the distance between the bobbin 7a and the shaft 7a as long as possible so that the yarn can be wound more uniformly over the entire bobbin shaft.

Further, in the above embodiment, the guide mechanism G
The bobbin shaft 7a from the bobbin shaft 7a
The guide mechanism G is inserted into the bobbin case through the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 in a state in which the length LL required for entanglement with the bobbin case 200 has been derived.
The lower thread from No. 2 is inserted into the short tubular member, and the inserted lower thread can be grasped or released by the grasping member, and the length L required for the lower tubular member to entangle the lower thread with the bobbin shaft 7a.
L should be grasped and moved to the work position in the pulled-out state, and thereafter, the bobbin thread should always be opened, and the short tubular member should be replaced with a mechanism for moving the work tube between the work position and the retreat position as in the above embodiment. However, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained. In the case of such a configuration, an air means for properly guiding the lower thread drawn from the tip of the short tubular member into the bobbin case 2 and entwining it with the bobbin shaft 7a is required.

Further, in the above embodiment, the bobbin shaft 7
With the length LL required for entwining with a being inserted into the bobbin case 2, the bobbin shaft 7 is moved by the cooperation of the air by the guide mechanism G and the bobbin rotation by the bobbin drive mechanism E.
Although the lower thread can be wound by being entangled with a, the air can be wound, for example, in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-23 previously filed by the applicant.
It is also possible to replace with the configuration described in the specification of No. 9194. That is, the lower thread inserted in the bobbin case 2 is hooked on the key-shaped portion of the key-shaped thread hooking member projectingly formed on the outer periphery of the bobbin shaft 7a according to the low speed rotation of the bobbin drive motor M2, and the bobbin shaft 7a is rotated. Of the thread is inserted into the annular groove formed on the outer periphery behind the thread hooking member so that the groove depth on the thread end side is deeper than that on the bobbin thread supply side, and the thread on the thread end side is made lower than the thread on the supply side. Alternatively, the bobbin thread may be entangled with the bobbin shaft as a result.

By combining the short tubular member, the thread hooking member, and the annular groove described above, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the above embodiment.

Further, in the above embodiment, the spool 20
The opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 in a state in which the length LL required to entangle the bobbin thread from 0 with the bobbin shaft 7a is derived.
The means for further inserting the bobbin case into the bobbin case, and the bobbin shaft 7a with the lower thread end portion inserted into the bobbin case 2 by this means
It is also used as a means (air) to entangle with
Of course, it is also possible to make it a separate body.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an application example is described in which the bobbin case 2 cuts the bobbin thread led out from the lead-out hole 2E below the bobbin thread tension spring 2D.
It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to the case where the lower thread drawn out from the opening 2A is cut without threading.

In the above embodiment, the air nozzle 67a is retracted to the retracted position in order to avoid interference with the thread separating unit with moving knife 116 when threading and bobbin thread cutting. If the structure of the thread cutting means is replaced with the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116 and does not interfere with the air nozzle 67a during thread hooking and bobbin thread cutting, the air nozzle 67a is fixed at the working position. Is also good. When configured in this manner, the distance between the lower thread cutting point at the time of cutting and the tip of the air nozzle 67a is fixed so that the distance is substantially equal to the length required to entangle the lower thread with the bobbin shaft 7a. It is necessary to move the knife 91 and the like.

In the above embodiment, the bobbin case 2 is fixed, and the bobbin thread is cut by moving the thread separating member with a moving knife 116. However, the thread separating member with a moving knife 116 is fixed. The bobbin case 2 may be rotated, the bobbin case 2 may be moved, or both may be moved to cut the lower thread.

Further, in the above embodiment, the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116 is made to have the functions of thread hooking and bobbin thread cutting, but of course it may be a separate member.

Further, in the above embodiment, the bobbin case holding means is the dummy shaft 6, but the bobbin case 2 is not limited to the dummy shaft 6, and the bobbin case 2 is magnetically attracted by a magnet to be housed in the holder. The bobbin case holding means for holding may be replaced.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when performing the retry operation, the air nozzle 67a is retracted from the working position to the retracted position and then moved to the working position again, for example, unfortunately the bobbin thread around the bobbin shaft is wound. Side XX
The lower thread that has been inserted on the side opposite to the side is once removed and inserted again into the bobbin case 2. However, such a lower thread reinsertion operation is stopped at the working position of the air nozzle 67a. It is also possible to do it as it is. That is,
As shown by phantom lines in FIG. 3, a pair of rollers 600, 600 driven by a drive motor (not shown) so as to be able to rotate in the forward and reverse directions are arranged in the lower thread supply path, and these rollers 6
00 and 600 can be pressed against or separated from the bobbin thread 150, and are normally separated from the bobbin thread 150, and when the retry operation is performed, the bobbin thread 150 is pressed and rotated to wind the bobbin thread. If a predetermined amount of lower thread is fed back into the bobbin case 2 by pulling back a predetermined amount to the 200 side and then rotating the rollers 600, 600 in the reverse direction.
During the retry operation, the working position of the air nozzle 67a can be kept stopped. When the entanglement of the lower thread 150 with the bobbin shaft 7a is detected, the roller 60
It goes without saying that 0,600 is separated from the lower thread 150.

[0141]

As described above, according to the bobbin thread winding device of the first aspect, tension is applied to the bobbin thread from the bobbin thread supply source by the thread tension applying means, and the tension from the thread tension applying means is applied. The bobbin thread end is guided into the bobbin case through the bobbin case opening by the guide means, and the bobbin thread end guided in the bobbin case is rotated by the bobbin shaft rotated by the bobbin drive means. While the lower thread is wound around the bobbin shaft while being entwined with the bobbin shaft, the guide means and the bobbin driving means are arranged below the sewing machine bed which can be opened and closed with respect to the sewing machine table, and the lower thread supply source is provided. And the thread tension applying means is arranged on the fixing member of the sewing machine, and when the sewing machine head is raised, the lower thread downstream from the thread tension applying means is separated from the guiding means which is caused together with the sewing machine head. because there is, Can be prevented the occurrence of a malfunction due to entangled to some members loosened when the lower yarn on the downstream from the tension imparting means has returned the machine head, it is possible to improve the reliability.

According to the bobbin winding device of claim 2,
In addition to claim 1, the thread tension applying means is arranged on the side opposite to the operator with respect to the bobbin driving means arranged in the lower portion of the sewing machine bed, and is configured to reduce the fear of the operator hooking the exposed lower thread. Therefore, in addition to the effect of claim 1, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of defects due to hooking of the lower thread,
It is possible to improve reliability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a sewing machine that employs a lower thread winding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the same sewing machine seen from a direction facing a surface portion.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a guide unit in the same upper and lower yarn winding device.

FIG. 4 is a view of the above guide means viewed from a direction facing a surface portion.

FIG. 5 is a view of the yarn tension applying means in the same upper and lower yarn winding device as seen from a direction facing a surface portion.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing the needle thread tension applying means together with a control block.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a bobbin driving means in the same upper and lower yarn winding device.

FIG. 8 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a lower thread suction device in the same guiding means.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the same upper and lower thread winding device.

FIG. 10 is a timing chart for explaining a retry operation of the upper and lower yarn winding device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a positional relationship with respect to the bobbin case and the bobbin shaft when the lower thread of the guide means is entangled.

FIG. 12 is a view for explaining a bobbin shaft on which the lower thread is wound.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing the positional relationship between the guide means and the bobbin case when the lower thread of the tip of the guide means is cut.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a thread separator with a moving knife attached to the same upper and lower thread winding device.

FIG. 15 is a top view of a thread hooking lever attached to the same upper and lower thread winding device.

16 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a bobbin case adopted in the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a front view of the main part of the lower thread winding device, showing a state in which the lower thread is wound by the upper and lower thread winding device.

FIG. 19 is a top view of the essential parts of the lower thread winding device showing the lower thread guiding operation to the slits of the bobbin case.

FIG. 20 is a top view of the essential parts of the lower thread winding device showing the lower thread guiding operation following the lower thread guiding operation to the slit in FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a front view of the main part of the bobbin thread winding device showing the bobbin thread hanging operation under the bobbin thread tension spring.

FIG. 22 is a front view of the main part of the lower thread winding device, which illustrates the lower thread cutting operation.

FIG. 23 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic bobbin thread feeder, to which the same upper and lower thread winding device is applied, as seen from a direction facing a surface portion.

FIG. 24 is a view of a bobbin exchanging device used in the same upper and lower yarn feeder as seen from a direction facing a surface portion.

FIG. 25 is a top view of the above bobbin changing device.

FIG. 26 is a rear view of the above bobbin changing device.

FIG. 27 is a front view of the above bobbin changing device.

FIG. 28 is a schematic front view for explaining dummy positions and dummy axes.

[Explanation of symbols] 2,2X, 2Y bobbin case 2A bobbin case opening 7 bobbin 7a bobbin shaft 54 rotating body 101 sewing machine bed 102 sewing machine table (sewing machine fixing member) 150 bobbin thread 162 bobbin thread winding device 200 bobbin thread supply source AA Sewing machine head E Bobbin drive means F Thread tension applying means G Guide means MM Opposite operator side

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A thread tension applying means for applying tension to a lower thread from a lower thread supply source, and a guide for guiding a lower thread end portion from the thread tension applying means into a bobbin case through a bobbin case opening. Means and bobbin driving means for rotating the bobbin in the bobbin case, wherein the bobbin shaft is rotated by the bobbin driving means to rotate the bobbin end portion guided by the guiding means into the bobbin case. A bobbin winding device in which a bobbin shaft is entwined with a bobbin and the bobbin shaft can be wound around the bobbin shaft. The guide means and the bobbin drive means are arranged below the sewing machine bed that can be opened and closed with respect to the sewing machine table. A bobbin thread winding device, characterized in that the bobbin thread supply source and the thread tension applying means are disposed on a fixing member of a sewing machine. 2. The bobbin thread winding device according to claim 1, wherein the thread tension applying means is arranged on the side opposite to the operator from the bobbin driving means arranged at the bottom of the sewing machine bed. apparatus.