JPH08318076A - Bobbin thread winding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent thread guard defects and to improve reliability by moving bobbin thread well on a thread guard route at the time of a bobbin thread guiding operation by a thread hooking means. CONSTITUTION: By the thread hooking means 116, at the time of catching the bobbin thread 150 from a bobbin thread supply source wound around a bobbin and led out from a bobbin case opening part 2A and leading it through the clearance between the open end edge 2E of a bobbin case and a bobbin outer periphery and a slit groove 2C to a bobbin thread lead-out hole 2G below a bobbin thread tension spring 2D, one of the thread hooking means 116 and the bobbin case 2 housing a bobbin is moved parallelly in a bobbin axial direction relatively to the other at need by a moving means and the caught bobbin thread 150 is moved through the thread guard route well.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[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 or the remaining amount is low, the sewing machine operation is temporarily stopped, the bobbin case is removed from the hook, the bobbin residual thread is removed, and the bobbin thread is wound around the bobbin. Accommodates the newly wound bobbin in the bobbin case, hangs the wound bobbin thread on the bobbin case, cuts the bobbin thread derived from this bobbin case with a predetermined length, and cuts this bobbin case. A series of operations to be installed inside is performed manually.

[0003]

However, the manual removal of residual thread, the bobbin winding operation of the bobbin, the thread hooking operation, the thread cutting operation and the bobbin case replacement operation are extremely inefficient. This is a cause of reduced productivity. Therefore, the applicant of the present invention filed Japanese Patent Application No. 6-
In the lower thread winding device of the sewing machine described in the specification of No. 64456, the above problems are solved.

The outline structure of the apparatus described in this Japanese Patent Application No. 6-64456 is a bobbin case which accommodates a bobbin wound with a bobbin inside and is mounted in a hook of a sewing machine, and this bobbin case. A bobbin case gripping means capable of gripping or releasing, a bobbin exchanging device having a rotating arm capable of rotating the bobbin case gripping means about one axis as a fulcrum and moving in the axial direction, and being separated from the shuttle in the axial direction. The bobbin is provided with a bobbin winding device that winds a bobbin around the bobbin and hooks and cuts the bobbin, and a residual yarn removing device that removes the residual yarn of the bobbin.

Further, in the above apparatus, the bobbin case holding means is moved to the hook by the turning operation about one axis of the turning arm and the moving operation parallel to the one axis.
The structure is such that it can be moved to the residual thread removing position of the residual thread removing device and the lower thread winding position of the lower thread winding device. The bobbin winding operation, the thread hooking operation, the thread cutting operation, and the residual thread removing operation are performed. The bobbin case replacement work is automatically performed, and the work efficiency and productivity are improved.

However, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No. 6-64456.
The following problems have been encountered even in the bobbin winding device (accurately, the thread hooking means attached to the bobbin winding device) variously proposed by the present applicant including the device described in the specification. That is, in the bobbin thread winding device, the bobbin case is wound around the bobbin case to catch the bobbin thread from the bobbin thread supply source wound around the bobbin and led out from the bobbin case opening. The structure in which the caught lower thread is guided (moves the thread hooking path) to the lower thread outlet hole under the lower thread tension spring through the gap between the open end of the bobbin case and the outer circumference of the bobbin and the slit groove. Since such thread hooking also requires routing in a direction parallel to the bobbin axis direction (direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation direction of the thread hooking means), rotation in the circumferential direction by the thread hooking means is required. It was difficult to do the movements alone, so there was a fear that the thread hook would end in a bad condition.

In particular, since the bobbin case opening is larger on the side opposite to the open end than on the open end side and there is an edge portion narrowing toward the open end side at the boundary, the bobbin case opening is in the circumferential direction. When the bobbin thread drawn from the bobbin case opening is caught and guided to the gap between the open end of the bobbin case and the outer circumference of the bobbin, the bobbin thread drawn from the bobbin case opening is rotated. There is a problem that the lower thread from the supply source is caught on the edge portion and runs on the bobbin case, and cannot be guided to the gap between the open edge of the bobbin case and the outer circumference of the bobbin.

Further, since it is impossible to guide the lower thread guided to the bobbin case open end side of the slit groove to the slit groove only by rotating the thread hooking means in the circumferential direction, the lower thread is guided to the slit groove. There is also a problem that the thread hooking lever is required, and the cost of the apparatus increases.

Therefore, the present invention provides a bobbin winding device in which the bobbin thread moves well along the bobbin threading path during bobbin thread guiding operation by the bobbin threading means, whereby threading failure is prevented and reliability is improved. The first purpose is to provide.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a bobbin thread winding device capable of achieving good threading without using a threading lever (attached part) required for threading operation and reducing the cost of the device. To aim.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, a bobbin winding device according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with a bobbin case having an opening at its peripheral edge, and is housed in the bobbin case. A bobbin rotatably supported and a lower thread from a lower thread supply source wound around the bobbin and drawn out from the opening of the bobbin case, to capture a gap between the open end of the bobbin case and the outer circumference of the bobbin, and a slit groove. A bobbin thread winding device provided with a thread hooking means for guiding the thread to a bobbin thread pulling hole under a bobbin thread tension spring via the thread hooking means and the bobbin at the time of the bobbin thread guiding operation by the thread hooking means. A moving means is provided for moving one of the bobbin cases relative to the other in parallel to the bobbin axis direction as necessary.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, the bobbin thread winding device according to a second aspect of the invention is, in addition to the above-mentioned first aspect, the moving means includes a bobbin thread that the thread hooking means pulls out from the bobbin case opening. The present invention is characterized in that, when the yarn catching means is caught, the yarn hooking means is moved relatively to one of the yarn hooking means and the bobbin case so that the yarn hooking means faces the open end of the bobbin case.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, the bobbin thread winding device according to claim 3 is the same as that according to claim 1, wherein the moving means introduces the bobbin thread caught by the thread hooking means into the slit groove. The bobbin case is characterized in that the thread hooking means is moved relative to either one of the thread hooking means and the bobbin case so that the thread hooking means faces away from the open edge of the bobbin case.

[0014]

According to the bobbin winding device of the first aspect,
By the thread hooking means, the lower thread from the lower thread supply source wound around the bobbin and led out from the bobbin case opening is caught,
The thread is guided to the bobbin thread discharge hole under the bobbin thread tension spring through the gap between the open end edge of the bobbin case and the bobbin outer circumference, and the slit groove. One of the means and the bobbin case accommodating the bobbin is moved relatively to the other in parallel to the bobbin axis direction, and the caught lower thread moves well in the thread hooking path.

According to the bobbin winding device of claim 2,
When the thread hooking means catches the lower thread drawn out from the bobbin case opening, the moving means moves the thread hooking means toward the bobbin case open end so that one of the thread hooking means and the bobbin case is the other. Is relatively moved, and the lower thread led out from the opening of the bobbin case is well guided to the gap between the open end of the bobbin case and the outer circumference of the bobbin without being caught by the boundary edge of the large and small openings.

According to the bobbin winding device of claim 3,
When the bobbin thread caught by the thread hooking means is guided to the slit groove, the moving means moves one of the thread hooking means and the bobbin case so that the thread hooking means faces in the direction opposite to the open end of the bobbin case. The lower thread, which is relatively moved and is located on the open end side of the bobbin case of the slit groove, is well guided to the slit groove without the thread hooking lever (attached part) required for the thread hooking operation.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 22, 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 is provided below the sewing machine bed 101.

First, referring to FIGS. 23 to 27,
The bobbin changing device 160 will be described below.

In FIGS. 23 to 27, reference numeral 1 stands for a shuttle on which the bobbin case 2 is mounted, 1a stands for a shuttle shaft, and 3 stands upright on a main base attached to the main body of the sewing machine, and is arranged directly below the shuttle 1. 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. 23) is rotatably and slidably supported on the transport shaft 4.

On 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. 23, 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, the lower thread automatic feeder of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-192476 and the automatic lower thread supply of the sewing machine of Japanese Patent Application No. 5-121960 previously filed by the present applicant. With a pair of electromagnet adsorption heads described in the apparatus, for example, a lever claw described in the automatic bobbin thread feeder of the sewing machine of Japanese Patent Application No. 5-116363 previously filed by the present applicant. Appropriate ones such as the above can be adopted, and the point is that the bobbin case 2 can be attached to and detached from the facing member (for example, the shuttle 1) as needed.

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 hook shaft 1a direction 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 passed through the drive gear 19 and the rotation gear 13.
Also, a rotating arm 70 as a moving means composed of the transport plates 10, 10 and the holding parts 11, 11 is adapted to rotate. In this embodiment, the rotating operation of the rotating arm 70 is performed when the rotating arm 70 is at the retracted position (see FIGS. 24 to 26). 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. 5, 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. 23 and 24, 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. 23 and 25, 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. 22, at a position opposite to the rotation locus of the bobbin case gripping means on the base plate 3 and directly below the shuttle 1 as shown in FIG. 22, the dummy shaft 6 as the bobbin case holding means is provided. Is fixed. As shown in FIG. 27, 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. . Then, 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 that is provided 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, as shown in FIG. 22, the bobbin thread winding position C and the residual yarn removing position B are located in the range V below the conveying shaft 4 and from the upright plane along the coaxial line with respect to the sewing machine bed 1.
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. 22) 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. 22). Note that reference numeral 1 in FIG.
02 is a sewing table, 106 is an oil pan, 10
Reference numerals 4 and 105 represent the lower shaft, and X represents the rotation trajectory on the outer peripheral side when the sewing machine head is raised.

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.

Since the residual thread removing device is constructed as described above and basically the lower thread which is wound on the bobbin and hangs down from the bobbin case is pulled out, its main part is located below the residual thread removing position B. 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 with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

The bobbin winding device 162 is equipped with a bobbin drive means E for rotating the bobbin 7. The bobbin driving means E will be described below. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 50 indicates a winding shaft, and the winding shaft 50 is rotatably supported by a base (not shown). A clutch mechanism 50a as clutch means capable of clutching a plurality of existing holes (see FIG. 10) 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. A bobbin drive motor M2 as a bobbin drive means (bobbin rotation means) is also fixed to the base.
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 lower 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 2 is driven, the winding shaft 50 rotates and 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.

Further, the lower thread winding device 162 has a feeding mechanism F for feeding the lower thread 150 from the thread winding 200 (see FIG. 4) as a lower thread supply source. The feeding mechanism F will be described below. 1 to 3, reference numeral 53
Indicates a U-shaped base. A payout motor M1 is fixed to one side plate 53a of the base 53, and an output shaft 56 thereof penetrates the side plate 53a. The rotation speed of the feeding motor M1 is set to be lower than the rotation speed of the bobbin drive motor M2. On the other hand, the other side plate 53b of the base 53 is rotatably supported by a payout roller shaft 55 having its axis aligned with the output shaft 56 of the payout motor M1. A pay-out roller 54, around which the bobbin thread 150 from the bobbin 200 is wound (one turn), is fixed to the end portion. A one-way clutch 57 that connects and disconnects the rotation of the shafts 55 and 56 is interposed between the output shaft 56 of the supply motor M1 and the supply roller shaft 55. The one-way clutch 57 is built in a sleeve 59, and a sensor slit 58 is fixed to the sleeve 59.

The one-way clutch 57 cuts off the rotation of the output shaft 56 of the feeding motor M1 with respect to the feeding roller shaft 55 when the rotation speed of the feeding roller shaft 55 exceeds the rotation speed of the output shaft 56 of the feeding motor M1. It is configured to do.

The sensor slit 58 has a disk shape,
A large number of grooves are provided on the outer circumference. At a position facing the sensor slit 58, a photo sensor 60, which constitutes a lower thread supply amount detecting means by a pulse counter described later, is provided, and the number of grooves of the sensor slit 58 can be detected. That is, the rotation of the feeding roller 54 can be detected by the photo sensor 60.

The feeding mechanism F is constructed as described above, and the photo sensor 60 of the feeding mechanism F detects the entanglement of the bobbin thread 150 with the bobbin shaft and the effective bobbin thread winding around the bobbin shaft. An effective bobbin winding amount detecting means 61 for detecting the winding amount is connected. 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.

Further, the photo sensor 60 has a threading pass / fail determining means 70 as a determining means for determining whether the threading is good or bad.
0 is connected. A thread counter (not shown) that counts the number of pulses from the photo sensor 60 is built in the thread hooking quality determination means 700, and a slit thread 2C (FIG. 10) of the bobbin thread by a thread separating unit with a moving knife 116 described later (FIG. 10). And (FIG. 11), the bobbin 7 is rotated by the bobbin drive motor M2 in a direction for removing the slack of the bobbin thread for a predetermined time, so that the slack of the bobbin thread caused between the bobbin and the bobbin winding 200 is caused by the thread hooking operation. As a result of applying the tension to the bobbin winding 200, the detected pulse count is compared with the set pulse count stored in the RAM (not shown) to determine the threading quality (details). Is described later).

Further, the bobbin thread tension spring 2D is threaded by the thread separator 116 with a moving knife (see FIGS. 10 and 11).
The lower thread led out from the lower thread tension spring tip 2DD through the lower thread leading hole 2G (see FIGS. 10 and 11) is moved for a predetermined period while being caught by the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116. The bobbin thread caught by the thread separating unit with moving knife 116 is moved to the fixed knife 9 according to the movement of the thread separating unit with moving knife 116.
1 (see FIGS. 17 and 18) and after moving for a predetermined period of time, the detected pulse count is compared with the set pulse count stored in the RAM to determine whether threading is good or bad. (See below for details).

An error display means 701 such as an alarm lamp is connected to the threading quality determining means 700, and the threading quality determining means 700 determines that the threading is defective and a predetermined retry operation (details will be described later). In the case where the yarn hooking failure is not eliminated even after performing the above step), the error display means 701 informs the operator of the abnormality and waits for the intervention of the operator.

Further, the lower thread winding device 162 is provided with air guiding means G for guiding the lower thread 150 fed by the feeding mechanism F to the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2.
The air guiding means G will be described below. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 65 indicates a substantially hollow cylindrical yarn suction device. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the yarn suction device 65 communicates an internal space and the outside with each other from the upstream side. A suction hole 65a facing the downstream side is formed. One end of an air tube 66 communicating with the internal space of the yarn suction device 65 is connected to the upstream side of the yarn suction device 65. An electromagnetic valve 68 is connected to the other end of the air tube 66, and an air source (not shown) is connected to the electromagnetic valve 68. Further, a thread mounting switch (not shown) for turning on / off the solenoid valve 68 is provided.

On the downstream side of the yarn suction device 65, the yarn suction device 6 is
One end of a rotatable air tube 67 is connected to the yarn suction device 65, which communicates with the internal space of 5. The other end of the air tube 67 is bent into an L shape, and the air nozzle 67a at the tip of the air tube 67 is connected to the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 in a state where the clutch mechanism 50a and the bobbin 7 are connected. The position is adjusted so as to face. Then, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the bobbin thread bobbin winding side is in the bobbin thread bobbin winding side in the direction in which the bobbin shaft bobbin thread is stopped at the opposite position.

The bobbin shaft lower thread winding side referred to here is
As shown in FIG. 8, one direction of the outer circumference of the bobbin shaft 7a divided by a line segment Y connecting the center of the bobbin shaft 7a and the tip of the air nozzle 67a, that is, the lower thread 150
It is the side entwined with a (direction X in the figure). The lower thread guiding direction of the tip of the air nozzle 67a is preferably a direction intersecting the outer circumference of the bobbin shaft 7a on the bobbin shaft lower thread winding side X, and particularly preferably a direction contacting the outer circumference of the bobbin shaft 7a.

When the solenoid valve 68 is turned on, air is supplied from the air source, and the air is blown out from the air nozzle 67a via the air tube 66, the yarn suction device 65, and the air tube 67. At this time, the distance H between the tip of the air nozzle 67a stopped at the facing position and the opening 8A of the bobbin case 2 (see FIG. 7).
Is preferably 10 mm or less, particularly preferably 3 to 7
mm. Due to this range, the bobbin thread 150 flutters due to the blowing air, and the bobbin case 2 receives the bobbin thread 150 within the bobbin case 2.
It is possible to form the vortex flow required for entanglement with the bobbin shaft 7a.

By the way, an intermediate portion of the air tube 67 is rotatably supported by the base 501 of the lower thread winding device 162. This air tube 67 has a spring 57.
While being urged in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 1 by 0, the spring 57 is driven by the nozzle retraction solenoid 69.
It is rotated in a direction against the biasing force of 0. That is, when the nozzle retraction solenoid 69 is turned on, the air nozzle 67a moves to the facing position facing the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 against the biasing force of the spring 570, and when the nozzle retraction solenoid 69 is turned off, the spring 570 moves. The urging force causes the air nozzle 67a to retract from the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2.

The air nozzle 67a is in the working position when the lower thread is entangled, and in the retracted position when the lower thread is wound, the thread is hooked, and the thread is cut.

When the bobbin case 2 is set to the bobbin thread winding position C, the bobbin case 2 is provided with a moving knife with a moving knife 116 around the bobbin case 2 which constitutes thread hooking means, thread cutting means and bobbin thread catching means. Is fixed.

As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 13, the bobbin case 116 with the moving knife is provided at its tip (back side in FIG. 9) with a lower thread which is drawn out from the bobbin case opening 2A when threading. Open edge 2E (FIGS. 10 and 11)
(Refer to FIG. 9), a U-shaped cut portion 116B for capturing the lower thread introduced according to the inclined surface 116D and the inclined surface 116D is formed, and at the rear end (the front side in FIG. 9), It has a moving knife plate 116A formed with a V-shaped notch 116C for guiding and capturing the lower thread during thread cutting. Notch 116B, 11
6C is a cut portion 1 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 13.
The apex of 16B is formed so as to be displaced toward the bobbin case open end edge 2E side with respect to the apex of the cut portion 116C. An eyeball (moving knife) 116E for cutting is formed on the upper surface of the moving knife plate 116A on an extension line extending from the apex of the cut portion 116C along the peripheral surface. The moving knife plate 116A is curved in an arc shape with the winding shaft 50 as the center (see FIGS. 9 and 18), and the thread separator with a moving knife 116 rotates around the bobbin case 2 to serve as thread cutting means. The respective positional relationships are adjusted so that when the position of the constituent fixed knife 91 is reached, 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 116 with the moving knife is a motor (not shown) capable of forward and reverse rotation through 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 bobbin thread is wound and the thread is hooked (details will be described later), the bobbin case 2 has the bobbin thread tension spring 2
Lower thread tension spring tip 2DD through lower thread lead-out hole 2G under D
The lower thread tension point 2DD of the lower thread pulled out from the lower thread cutting point S (specifically, the moving knife 116E and the fixed knife 91).
Bobbin case 2, fixed knife 91, bobbin thread cutting point S so that the bobbin thread length up to the point of rubbing with) becomes the length required for stitch formation by entanglement with the upper thread, that is, about 40 mm. Etc., each arrangement has been decided.

The tip of the winding shaft 50 is shown in FIG.
Further, on the front side in FIG. 16, a wiper 130 that is rotatably supported and constitutes a thread hooking unit is disposed.
The wiper 130 is in the shape of a bar with a bent portion, and is rotated by a rotary air cylinder (not shown).

Further, between the mechanism F and the bobbin winding device 200, as shown in FIG. 4, a thread tension varying means 204 for varying the tension of the lower thread 150 is provided. The thread tension varying means 204 includes a tension spring 205 for pressing the passing bobbin thread 150, a screw 206 for manually adjusting the pressing force of the tension spring 205, and the sewing machine bed 1.
01 and a solenoid SOL that generates a solenoid thrust force against the pressing force of the tension spring 205.

The electric circuit for driving the thread tension varying means 204 has a structure in which a power source V is connected in series to a solenoid SOL 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.

When the residual thread removing device 161 and the bobbin thread winding device 162 come into contact with the base plate 3 of FIGS. 22 to 27, the base plate 3 is appropriately cut. In FIG. 22, 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.

In the present embodiment, the bobbin case gripping means moves the bobbin case attaching / detaching positions (hook position; dummy shaft position) A and D by the moving motor 18 and the retracted position (the position opposite to the hook). 21 to FIG. 25). 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 of the above construction will be described below. First, for example, in order to allow one of the bobbin case gripping means to grip the bobbin case containing the bobbin wound bobbin, a hand is inserted from the rotating arm side to accommodate the bobbin wound bobbin. Similarly to the case where the bobbin case is mounted on the inner hook shaft 5, the bobbin case is mounted on the dummy shaft 6 by pushing it into the dummy shaft 6 without turning the palm. Here, for convenience of explanation,
The bobbin case has a code 2X, and the bobbin case has a code 2Y described below.

Next, 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 bobbin case holding 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 opposite to the residual thread removing position B or the bobbin thread winding position C with the transport shaft 4 as the center, 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 of the bobbin case holding means holding the bobbin case 2X faces the shuttle 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 in the same manner as described above, and mounts the bobbin case 2Y accommodating the bobbin on which the lower thread 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 above during the sewing. The bobbin case 2Y is gripped and the rotating arm 70 is retracted.

If a bobbin replacement command is issued due to, for example, the amount of remaining yarn on the bobbin in the shuttle being reduced,
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.

Then, 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 having the reduced residual thread 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.
The rotating arm 70 while facing the lower thread winding position C of
And the lower thread is wound around the empty bobbin by the lower thread winding device 162. Next, the operation of the lower thread winding device 162 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 21.

First, the bobbin winding 20 is wound around the feeding roller 54.
0, the lower thread 150 from the thread tension varying means 204 is wound once. At this time, the switch of the thread tension varying means 204 is turned on to maximize the solenoid thrust to minimize the bobbin thread tension.

Then, the thread end of the bobbin thread 150 wound once is inserted into the suction hole 65a of the thread suction device 65, and is slightly pushed in. Then, the feeding motor M1 is driven to drive the lower thread 150.
And the solenoid valve 68 is temporarily turned on to allow air from an air source to flow into the air tubes 66 and 67, and the lower thread 150 inserted into the suction hole 65a and pushed is guided to the air nozzle 67a by the air flow. The yarn end of the lever is exposed from the air nozzle 67a. Instead of this, a thread mounting switch (not shown) for turning on / off the solenoid valve 68 is operated to generate an air flow in the air tubes 66 and 67 for a certain period of time, and the thread end is automatically moved to the air nozzle 67.
It is also possible to expose from a.

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, the nozzle retraction solenoid 69 is turned on, and the air nozzle 67a is connected to the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2.
Turn to.

Next, the delivery motor M1 is driven to deliver the bobbin thread 150, and the solenoid valve 68 is turned on to allow air from the air source to flow through the air tubes 66 and 67 to expose the thread end exposed from the air nozzle 67a. Is introduced into the bobbin case 2 and a vortex flow is formed in the bobbin case 2. At the same time or with a slight time lag, the bobbin drive motor M2 is driven to rotate the bobbin 7 (see FIGS. 6A to 6C).

Then, the bobbin thread 150 guided into the bobbin case 2 is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a, and the bobbin thread 150 is wound around the bobbin shaft 7a. By the way, the rotation of the feeding roller 54 is detected by the photo sensor 60 as described above.
The rotation of the feeding motor M1 is detected until it is entangled with a. Here, when the bobbin thread 150 is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a and is wound around the bobbin shaft 7a, the rotation speed of the delivery motor M1 is set to be lower than the rotation speed of the bobbin drive motor M2 as described above. Because
By the one-way clutch 57, the feeding motor M1
The rotation of the output shaft 56 is blocked from the feeding roller shaft 55, and the feeding roller 54 is driven at the rotation speed of the bobbin drive motor M2.

That is, the signal detected by the photo sensor 60 has a narrow pulse interval as shown in FIG. 6 (d). Here, in the effective bobbin winding amount detection means 61 connected to the photo sensor 60, by counting how many detection pulses (detection signals) are generated within the reference clock pulse generated at regular intervals, The change in the detection signal can be detected. Therefore, it is possible to detect the time when the bobbin shaft 7a is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a by detecting the change in the detection signal. You can do it.

The effective bobbin winding amount detecting means 61
When the timing at which the bobbin thread 150 is entangled with the bobbin shaft 7a is detected, the drive of the feeding motor M1 is stopped and the solenoid valve 68 is turned off. Then, the nozzle retraction solenoid 69 is turned off, and the air nozzle 67a is attached to the bobbin case 2
Is retracted from the opening 2A. 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, in order to shorten the winding time on the bobbin shaft 7a, the rotation speed of the bobbin drive motor M2 is increased to continue the winding. The rotation speed of the bobbin drive motor M2 does not have to be increased. The bobbin drive motor M2 is stopped when the predetermined rotation count (the amount of bobbin winding) is reached.

When the bobbin thread 150 is automatically wound around the bobbin 7 in this way, the thread tension varying means 204
The switch is turned off, and the bobbin thread 150 drawn out from the opening 2A of the bobbin case 2 is automatically hooked on the bobbin case 2 in a state where the solenoid thrust is eliminated and the bobbin thread tension is maximized. This thread hooking operation will be described below based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 20 and 21.

The state in which the bobbin winding operation by the bobbin winding device 162 is completed is shown in FIGS. 12, 13 and 1.
8 (a), and this state is the initial state of the thread hooking operation. At this time, the notch 116 of the thread separator 116 with a moving knife
As shown in FIG. 13, the position of B is located further outside (downward in FIG. 13) than the bobbin case open end edge 2E. At this time, the clutch mechanism 50a and the bobbin 7 are in the connected state.

First, in step 1, the thread separating member with a moving knife 116 is rotated in the CCW (counterclockwise) direction, and the position I0 in the initial state shown in FIG. 14 (FIG. 12, FIG. 13, FIG. 18 (a) )) To the position of I1 (see FIG. 18 (b)). This position I1 is a position where the tip of the inclined surface 116D of the bobbin case opening 2A covers the bobbin case opening 2A.
It is a position where it comes into contact with (captures) the lower thread 150 that is drawn from.

Next, in step 2, in step 2, the thread separating unit with moving knife 116 moves from position I1 to position I1.
The moving arm 70 is moved parallel to the axial direction so as to move to the direction 2 and in the direction opposite to the bobbin case open end edge 2E. That is, by moving the rotary arm 70 in this way, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is directed toward the bobbin case open end edge 2E.

Then, the lower thread 150 drawn out from the bobbin case opening 2A is provided with the slanted surface 1 of the thread separating unit 116 with a moving knife.
Heading toward the bobbin case open edge 2E while being caught by 16D.

Next, in step 3, in step 3, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is further rotated in the CCW direction to move from position I2 to position I3 shown in FIG. 14 (see FIG. 18 (c)). ). At this time, the bobbin thread 150 drawn out from the bobbin case opening 2A is transmitted to the slanted surface 116D of the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116 and captured by the notch 116B, and the bobbin case opening 2A is moved thereafter.
The bobbin thread 150 derived from the
While being captured by the notch 116B of the bobbin case 6, the gap 2k (see FIG. 10) formed between the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer circumference 7e is guided to the boundary with the bobbin case opening 2A.

Next, in step 4, in step 4, the thread separating unit with moving knife 116 moves from position I3 to position I3.
4, the rotating arm 70 is moved parallel to the axial direction and in the direction opposite to the bobbin case open end 2E. That is, by moving the rotating arm 70 in this manner, the thread separating device with moving knife 116 is further directed toward the bobbin case opening end edge 2E. As a result, the connection between the clutch mechanism 50a and the bobbin 7 is released.

Next, in step 5, in step 5, the thread separating device with moving knife 116 is further rotated in the CCW direction to move from position I4 to position I5 shown in FIG. This position I5 is provided on the side of the bobbin case thread hooking position (the open end position of the slit groove 2C) 2B (on the lower side in FIG. 15), the cut portion 11 of the thread separating device with a moving knife 116.
This is the position where the apex of 6B is located. By such an operation, the lower thread guided to the boundary between the bobbin case opening end 2A and the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer circumference 7e in step 3 is Good passing through the gap 2k.

Here, when the thread hooking operation for passing the lower thread through the gap 2k is performed, the lower thread 150 wound around the bobbin 7 is given a tension, and a rotational force is applied to the bobbin 7. At this time, if the coupling between the bobbin drive motor M2 and the bobbin 7 is made by the clutch mechanism 50a, the bobbin 7 will be loaded and the bobbin will not rotate properly,
Therefore, there is a fear that the bobbin thread 150 does not move satisfactorily into the slit groove 2C through the gap 2k between the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e, and the thread hooking ends unsuccessfully (especially when the bobbin 7 is covered with the bobbin thread 150). When the bobbin 7 is wound in a large amount and the bobbin 7 is heavy, this fear becomes large.) However, when the coupling between the clutch mechanism 50a and the bobbin 7 is released as in the present embodiment, the bobbin thread does not feel resistance. It will pass well.

Further, without performing the operation of step 2, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is rotated in the CCW direction to move to the position I0.
When the lower thread 150 guided from the bobbin case opening 2A is guided to the gap 2k between the bobbin case opening end edge 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e by the moving knife equipped thread separating member 116, when the bobbin case opening portion 2A is linearly moved from I to I3. , Bobbin case opening 2A
The bobbin thread 150 drawn out from is caught on the boundary edge portion 2J of the bobbin case opening 2A whose anti-open end side is larger than the open end side, and rides on the bobbin case 2 and the bobbin case opening 2A. Lower thread 1 derived from
There is a fear that 50 cannot be guided into the gap 2k between the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e, but as in the present embodiment, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 moves from the position I1 to the position I2. Then, when the rotating arm 70 is moved in parallel with the axial direction and then moved linearly, the bobbin thread 150 led out from the bobbin case opening 2A is not caught by the boundary edge 2J and the bobbin case open end 2E. To the outer circumference 7e of the bobbin.

Next, in step 6, in step 6, the thread separator with a moving knife 116 moves from position I5 to position I5.
6, the rotating arm 70 is moved in parallel to the axial direction and toward the bobbin case open end edge 2E.
As a result, the clutch mechanism 50a and the bobbin 7 are connected. At this time, the notch 11 of the thread separator 116 with a moving knife
6B is located on the bobbin case 2. That is, by moving the rotating arm 70 in this manner, the thread separating unit with moving knife 116 is directed in the direction opposite to the bobbin case opening end edge 2E, and the bobbin case is opened next to the bobbin case thread hooking position 2B. The lower thread 150 drawn out from the gap 2k between the end edge 2E and the bobbin outer circumference 7e is urged in the direction opposite to the bobbin case opening end edge 2E (upper side in FIG. 15) and guided to the thread hooking position 2B. Slit groove 2C
Lead to.

Next, proceeding to step 7, in step 7, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is further rotated in the CCW direction to move from position I6 to position I7 shown in FIG. At this position I7, the apex of the notch 116B of the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is the bobbin case slit groove 2
It is a position where it passes over C (the apex of the notch 116B is on the right side in FIG. 15 from the bobbin case slit groove 2C).

Here, without performing the operation of step 6, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is rotated in the CCW direction to move to the position I.
4 linearly moves to the position I7 (this position I7 is on the extension line of the position I4), the clearance between the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e is provided by the thread separating device with a moving knife 116. The lower thread 150 derived from 2k is
It is impossible to guide the lower thread 150 to the slit groove 2C, for example, like the device described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-64456 filed by the applicant earlier. Although an additional component such as a thread hooking lever to be introduced is required, as in the present embodiment, the thread separator 116 with a moving knife is used.
When the rotating arm 70 is moved in parallel with the axial direction and then moved linearly so that the position moves from the position I5 to the position I6, even if there are no attached parts such as the thread hook lever,
Gap 2 between bobbin case open end 2E and bobbin outer periphery 7e
The lower thread 150 derived from k is favorably guided to the slit groove 2C.

Then, the process proceeds to step 8, and in step 8, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is rotated in the CW (clockwise) direction to move from the position I7 shown in FIG. 15 to the position I7 '. Moves the rotating arm 70 in the direction parallel to the axial direction and in the direction opposite to the bobbin case open end 2E, thereby moving from the position I7 ′ to the position I3 ′, and further moving the thread separating device with a moving knife 116. , CW (clockwise) to return to the initial position I0 (see FIG. 18 (e)).

Here, when the bobbin thread guiding operation to the slit groove 2C in the above step 7 is performed, as described above, the apex of the cut portion 116B of the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 moves to a position where it passes over the slit groove 2C. As a result, the lower thread 150 pulled out from the spool 200 side is loosened. If this slack is left as it is, there is a fear that a defect will occur due to this slack, so the following slack removal operation is performed.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 19 (b) and 19 (c), the bobbin drive motor M2 is operated when the moving knife with thread knife 116 is rotated in the CW direction to return from the position I7 to the position I0. The bobbin 7 is intermittently rotated in the same direction by intermittently driving the bobbin in the same direction as the direction of winding the lower thread, that is, the slack of the lower thread caused by the looseness of the lower thread generated between the bobbin 7 and the bobbin 200. I take the. This drive may be continuous rather than intermittent.

Here, in the present embodiment, the bobbin is intermittently or continuously for a predetermined period (until the thread separating unit with moving knife 116 returns from the position I7 to the position I0) even after the slack of the lower thread is removed. The bobbin thread is supplied by continuously rotating and applying tension to the bobbin winding 200, and the number of pulses output from the photosensor 60 in accordance with the bobbin thread supply (to be exact, connected to the photosensor 60). Pulse count output from the generated pulse counter) and the data table of the bobbin thread supply pulse count stored in the RAM and detected when the thread hooking operation as shown in FIG. ) Is compared to determine whether the threading is good or bad (step 10).

That is, the lower thread 150 drawn out from the bobbin case opening 2A is located at the position I of the thread separating unit 116 with the moving knife.
When passing through the bobbin case thread hooking position 2B without being guided to the slit groove 2C by the operation from 0 to the position I7, the amount of slack becomes larger than that in the case where the bobbin case threading position is normally guided. The number of bobbin thread supply pulses detected by is smaller than the count S2 in the case of being normally guided to the slit groove as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 19 (d). For example, the count is S1f. Become.

Then, when the actually detected bobbin thread supply pulse count and the ideal bobbin thread supply pulse count of the solid line are compared and do not match (taking into account the allowable error, of course), it is determined that the threading has failed. Go to step 11, step 11
At, the pulse counter is reset and the process returns to step 1.

That is, the retry operation is performed. In the present embodiment, the retry operation is performed up to three times. Even if the retry operation is performed three times, the bobbin thread supply pulse count actually detected and the ideal bobbin thread supply pulse in the solid line are detected. If the counts do not match, it is determined that some trouble has occurred, the error display means 701 is operated, and the worker can intervene to deal with the trouble.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 10 that the threading has succeeded, the process proceeds to step 12, in which the wiper 130 is moved from the initial position shown in FIG. It is rotated 180 ° (see FIG. 19 (a)). Then, the bobbin thread 150 led out from the slit groove 2C is hooked on the wiper 130, and the bobbin thread portion that has entered the slit groove 2C goes under the bobbin thread tension spring 2D and passes through the bobbin thread lead-out hole 2G. Derived from the tension spring tip 2DD. Then wiper 13
Return 0 to the initial position. At this time, the bobbin drive motor M2 is driven to remove the looseness of the yarn (see FIG. 19 (b)).

When the thread hooking operation on the bobbin case 2 is automatically performed in this way, then this thread hooking is performed and the lower thread tension spring tip portion 2DD is passed through the lower thread tension hole 2D and the lower thread lead-out hole 2G. The bobbin thread 150 is cut off from the bobbin 200 that is derived from. First, the thread tension varying means 204
Turn on the switch to maximize the solenoid thrust and minimize the bobbin thread tension.

Then, the process proceeds to step 13 and step 1
3, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is rotated in the CW direction to move from the position I0 to the position I8 in the initial state shown in FIG.

Then, the process proceeds to step 14, step 1
4, the rotary arm 70 is parallel to the axial direction and toward the bobbin case open end 2E so that the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 moves from the position I8 to the position I9 (see FIG. 1).
(Towards the bottom of 7). That is, by moving the rotating arm 70 in this manner, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is directed from the bobbin case open end edge 2E to the opposite side. This position I9 is an extension line A of the center line (the center line parallel to the plane orthogonal to the bobbin axis) of the lower thread tension spring hole 2H into which the lower thread tension spring tip 2DD enters.
This is a position where the apexes of the V-shaped notch 116C of the thread separating device with a moving knife 116C on the bobbin case open end edge 2E side overlap.

Then, the process proceeds to step 15 and step 1
5, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is further rotated in the CW direction to move from the position I9 to the position I10 shown in FIG. At this time, the bobbin thread drawn out from the bobbin thread outlet hole 2G below the bobbin thread tension spring 2D and out from the normal position below the tip 2DD of the bobbin thread tension spring, that is, from the line segment A in FIG. Only the lower thread led out to the upper side (the upper limit is the end surface of the bobbin case 2 on the side opposite to the open side) is captured by the notch 116C of the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116.

Then, the movement is continued until the position I10 is reached, and the process proceeds to step 16. In step 16, the rotating arm 70 is moved in the axial direction so that the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 moves from the position I10 to the position I11. It moves parallel to the opposite side of the bobbin case open end 2E. That is, by moving the rotary arm 70 in this way, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is directed toward the bobbin case open end edge 2E. The position of this position I11 in the bobbin axis direction is the same as the position in the bobbin axis direction between I0 and I8. In addition, this position I1
1 is a position where the extension line along the circumferential direction of the cutting point in the fixed knife 91 and the extension line along the circumferential direction of the moving knife 116E of the thread separating device 116 with the moving knife.

Then, the process proceeds to step 17, step 1
7, the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 is further rotated in the CW direction, and the positions I11 to I12 (=
It moves to the position of (I0) (see FIG. 18 (f)). At this time, it is led out from the lower thread lead-out hole 2G under the lower thread tension spring 2D and outward from the normal position below the lower thread tension spring tip 2DD, and is captured by the notch 116C of the thread separator with a moving knife 116. The lower thread, which has been used, is cut between the moving knife 116E of the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116 and the fixed knife 91.

At this time, the lower thread length between the lower thread tension spring tip portion 2DD of the bobbin case 2 and the cutting point is, as described above, the length required for stitch formation by the entanglement with the upper thread, That is, it is cut to about 40 mm. Then, the movement is continued until the position I0 is reached.

Here, the lower thread 150 is led out from the lower thread lead-out hole 2G of the lower thread tension spring 2D, and the lower thread tension spring tip 2D.
When the lower thread D is pulled outward from the normal position, the lower thread 150 is threaded with the moving knife 116 as described above.
11 which is caught by the notch 116C of the
Since 6 rotates, tension is applied to the bobbin 200 even if tension is applied to the bobbin 200 to detect the bobbin thread supply, and then thread cutting is performed and the thread separator with a moving knife 116 rotates. Since the bobbin thread is not given, the bobbin thread supply cannot be detected. Therefore, the lower thread 150 is the lower thread tension spring 2D.
The lower thread tension spring tip 2 is led out from the lower thread leading hole 2G.
When the thread is pulled out from the normal position under the DD, that is, when the thread hooking is successful, the bobbin thread supply pulse count is as shown in FIG. 19D when the thread is cut. Pulse count S4.

In addition, the lower thread 150 is shown in FIG.
In the case where the lower thread 150 has been guided outward from below, that is, when the thread hooking has failed, the lower thread 150 is still caught by the flat surface of the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116, and the thread is not trimmed. As the bobbin thread supply pulse count is changed to S4f as shown in FIG.
Becomes

Further, the thread hooking completely failed, and the bobbin thread 1
When 50 is not caught by the thread separator with moving knife 116 at all, the bobbin thread supply is not detected, and the bobbin thread supply pulse count at that time is S3, as shown in FIG. 19 (d).

Then, in step 18, the bobbin thread supply pulse count actually detected in this way and the ideal bobbin thread supply pulse count of the solid line are compared and they do not match (tolerance error is taken into consideration as before). In this case, it is determined that the yarn hooking has failed, and the process proceeds to step 19. In step 19, the thread separating device with moving knife 116 is reversed to return to the initial position I0 and the process proceeds to step 20. In step 20, the same as step 9 above. Then, the pulse counter is reset to S2 in step 21, and the process returns to step 12. That is, the retry operation is performed. In the present embodiment, the retry operation is performed up to three times. Even if the retry operation is performed three times, the bobbin thread supply pulse count actually detected and the ideal bobbin thread supply pulse in the solid line are detected. If the counts do not match, it is determined that some trouble has occurred, the error display means 701 is operated, and the worker can intervene to deal with the trouble.

When the thread cutting operation is automatically performed in this way, the bobbin case grasping means that does not grasp the bobbin case by rotating the pivot arm 70 after retracting the pivot arm 70 is used. It will be in a standby state by facing
When the next bobbin replacement command is issued, the above series of operations are repeated.

As described above, in this embodiment, the bobbin thread 1 from the bobbin 200 that is wound around the bobbin 7 and is led out from the bobbin case opening 2A by the thread separator with a moving knife 116.
50 is guided to the slit groove 2C through a gap 2k between the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e, and after the lower thread is guided to the slit groove 2C, a lower thread generated between the bobbin drive motor M2 and the bobbin winding 200. The bobbin 7 is rotated for a predetermined time in a direction for removing the slack of the thread 150, the slack of the lower thread 150 is removed, and then tension is applied to the spool 200 to supply the lower thread, and the photosensor 6 is supplied in accordance with the lower thread supply.
0 (including the pulse counter) detects the amount of bobbin thread supply from the bobbin winding 200, and the amount of slack increases as compared with the case where the bobbin thread 150 is normally guided unless it is guided to the slit groove 2C. Based on the fact that the lower thread supply amount is smaller than that in the case where the lower thread is normally guided to the slit groove 2C, the thread hooking quality determining unit 700 determines whether threading is good or bad. Is configured to prevent the occurrence of a trouble caused by a yarn hooking failure by stopping the device, for example, so that reliability can be improved.

When the thread hooking quality determining means 700 determines that the thread hooking is not good, the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116 guides the bobbin thread 150 to the slit groove 2C again to eliminate the intervention of the operator as much as possible. Since it is configured to do so, it is possible to improve the automation rate.

Further, the bobbin thread 150 from the bobbin winder 200 wound around the bobbin 7 is drawn out from the bobbin thread tension hole 2G below the bobbin thread tension spring 2D by the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116, and the bobbin thread tension. Only the lower thread 150 that is drawn out from the normal position under the spring tip 2DD is moved for a predetermined period while being captured, and the lower thread 1 is captured by the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116.
50 is cut by the thread separating unit with moving knife 116 and the fixed knife 91 according to the movement of the thread separating unit with moving knife 116,
When the bobbin thread supply amount from the bobbin winding 200 is detected by the photo sensor 60 (including the pulse counter) according to the movement of the thread separating device with a moving knife 116, and the bobbin thread 150 is not pulled out from the normal position, Thread handling with moving knife 11
6, or the lower thread supply amount does not increase, or the lower thread 150 cannot be cut by the moving knife with thread cutting 116 and the fixed knife 91 by catching the lower thread 150 at a position other than a predetermined position of the moving knife with thread cutting 116 and the lower thread. Based on the fact that the supply amount continues to increase for a predetermined period, the bobbin thread supply amount becomes different as compared with the case where the bobbin thread 150 is pulled out from the normal position. If the quality of threading is determined by 700, and if it is determined to be defective, the device is stopped, for example, to prevent the occurrence of a failure caused by the threading failure. Therefore, reliability is improved. Is possible.

Further, the bobbin thread 150 from the bobbin winding 200 wound on the bobbin 7 and drawn from the slit groove 2C by the bobbin winding 116 with a moving knife is used as a bobbin thread under the bobbin thread tension spring 2D. When it is guided to the lower thread tension spring tip portion 2DD through the lead-out hole 2G and the thread hooking quality determination means 700 determines that the thread hooking is not good, the guiding operation to the lower thread lead-out hole 2G of the lower thread 150 by the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116 is performed. Since it is configured to be performed again and the intervention of the worker is eliminated as much as possible, it is possible to improve the automation rate.

Further, the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e are caught by the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e by catching the lower thread 150 from the bobbin winding 200 wound around the bobbin 7 and drawn out from the bobbin case opening 2A by the thread separating unit with a moving knife. The lower thread tension hole 2D and the lower thread lead-out hole 2G below the lower thread tension spring 2D through the gap 2k and the slit groove 2C.
Through the lower thread tension spring tip portion 2DD, and during the lower thread guiding operation by the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116, the rotating arm 7
When 0, the bobbin case 2 accommodating the bobbin 7 is moved in parallel with the bobbin axis direction with respect to the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116, so that the caught bobbin thread 150 moves well in the thread hooking path. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent a yarn hooking failure, and it is possible to improve reliability.

Further, when the thread separating member with moving knife 116 catches the bobbin thread 150 drawn out from the bobbin case opening 2A, the rotating arm 70 causes the thread separating member with moving knife 116 to move.
Moves the bobbin case 2 with respect to the bobbin case open end 2E so that the bobbin case 2 moves toward the bobbin case open end 2E, and hooks the lower thread 150 drawn from the bobbin case opening 2A on the boundary edge 2J of the large and small openings 2A. Instead, since it is configured so as to be guided well into the gap 2k between the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e, the above effect can be particularly enhanced.

When the bobbin thread 150 caught by the thread separator with a moving knife 116 is guided to the slit groove 2C, the rotating arm 7 is moved.
With 0, the thread separator with moving knife 116 is moved so that the thread separator with moving knife 116 faces away from the bobbin case open end 2E.
With respect to the bobbin case 2, the bobbin thread 150 on the bobbin case open end side of the slit groove 2C can be satisfactorily inserted in the slit groove 2C without the thread hooking lever (attached part) required for the thread hooking operation. Since it is configured to lead, it is possible to reduce the cost of the device in addition to the above effects.

Also, the clutch mechanism 50a connects the bobbin drive motor M2 and the bobbin 7, and the bobbin drive motor M2 rotates the bobbin 7 to be inserted into the bobbin case 2 through the bobbin case opening 2A. Wound bobbin 2
The bobbin thread 150 from 00 is wound around the bobbin 7, and the bobbin thread wound from the bobbin 200 that is wound around the bobbin 7 and is led out from the bobbin case opening 2A is threaded with the moving knife 11
6, the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e
When moving to the slit groove 2C through the gap 2k between the bobbin 7 and the bobbin 7, the clutch mechanism 50a releases the connection between the bobbin drive motor M2 and the bobbin 7, and the bobbin 7 rotates well without applying a load to the bobbin 7. The lower thread 150
Is preferably configured to move into the slit groove 2C through the gap 2k between the bobbin case open end 2E and the bobbin outer periphery 7e, so that threading failure can be prevented and reliability is improved. It is possible.

At the same time when the bobbin thread 150 with the moving knife is guided to the slit groove 2C, the clutch mechanism 50a connects the bobbin drive motor M2 and the bobbin 7, and the bobbin drive motor M2 connects the bobbin 7 to the bobbin 7. Is rotated in the same direction as the bobbin thread winding direction for a predetermined time, and the bobbin thread 150 with the moving knife is guided to the slit groove 2C to remove the slack of the bobbin thread 150 generated between the bobbin thread 200 and the bobbin winding 200. Since it is configured so as to prevent the trouble caused by the slack from occurring, it is possible to enhance the reliability and further enhance the above effect.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments, the present 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, I1-I2, I3-I4,
I5-I6, I7'-I3'I8-I9, I10-I1
Each movement of No. 1 is performed by fixing the bobbin case 2 with the moving knife fixed in the bobbin axis direction and making the bobbin case 2 movable in the bobbin axis direction. May be fixed in the direction of the bobbin axis, and the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 can be moved in the direction of the bobbin axis, and the moving direction may be opposite. In this case, since it is not necessary to move the thread separating device with a moving knife 116 in the axial direction to move the clutch mechanism 50a, the bobbin drive motor M2 by the clutch mechanism 50a.
The bobbin 7 and the bobbin 7 can be connected at the same time as the bobbin thread 116 with the moving knife is guided to the slit groove 2C or after that. Furthermore, the above movements may be achieved by moving both.

Further, in the present invention, since the bobbin case 2 can be moved in the bobbin axial direction, the slanted surface 116D and the notch 116C of the thread separating unit 116 with a moving knife can be shortened, and the thread separating unit with a moving knife 116 can be greatly expanded. It can be downsized.

Further, instead of judging whether the threading is good or bad in step 10 of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, only the quality of threading is judged in step 18, and at this time, it is determined that the threading is defective. If it is determined, the operation may be returned to step 1 as a retry operation. Even with this structure, the automation rate can be improved.

[0123]

As described above, according to the bobbin thread winding device of the first aspect, the bobbin thread from the bobbin thread supply source wound around the bobbin and drawn out from the bobbin case opening is caught by the thread hooking means. Through the gap between the open end of the bobbin case and the outer circumference of the bobbin and the slit groove to the bobbin thread discharge hole under the bobbin thread tension spring, and during the bobbin thread guiding operation by this thread hooking means, the thread hooking is performed by the moving means. One of the means and the bobbin case accommodating the bobbin is moved relatively to the other in parallel to the bobbin axis direction so that the caught lower thread moves well in the thread hooking path. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the yarn hooking failure and improve the reliability.

According to the bobbin winding device of claim 2,
In addition to claim 1, when the thread hooking means catches the lower thread led out from the bobbin case opening, the moving means moves the thread hooking means toward the bobbin case open end edge so that the thread hooking means and the bobbin case move. The other is moved relative to either one, and the lower thread drawn from the bobbin case opening is not caught on the boundary edge of the large and small openings, and the gap between the open end of the bobbin case and the bobbin outer circumference is good. Therefore, the effect of claim 1 can be particularly enhanced.

According to the bobbin winding device of claim 3,
In addition to claim 1, when the bobbin thread caught by the thread hooking means is guided to the slit groove, either the thread hooking means or the bobbin case is moved by the moving means so that the thread hooking means faces the bobbin case open end edge. Move one side relative to the other and move the bobbin thread on the bobbin case open end side of the slit groove,
Since it is configured so as to be guided to the slit groove satisfactorily without the thread hooking lever (attached part) required for the thread hooking operation, the cost of the apparatus can be reduced in addition to the effect of claim 1. It will be possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a bobbin winding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, excluding a thread hooking means and a thread cutting means.

2 is a right side view of the feeding mechanism of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the feeding mechanism of FIG. 1 together with a control block.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the thread tension varying means applied to the embodiment.

5 is a cross-sectional view of the lower thread suction device of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the same upper and lower thread winding device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a positional relationship with respect to a bobbin case and a bobbin shaft when a lower thread is entangled with an air nozzle for inserting a lower thread.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining the bobbin shaft on which the lower thread is wound.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a thread separator with a moving knife which constitutes thread hooking and thread cutting means attached to the same upper and lower thread winding device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a bobbin case adopted in the embodiment.

11 is a development view of the bobbin case shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a side view of an essential 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. 13 is a development view of the bobbin case and the thread separating device with the moving knife shown in FIG. 12, and a fixed knife constituting the thread cutting means.

FIG. 14 is a relative operation of the thread separating device with the moving knife with respect to the bobbin case when guiding the bobbin thread from the bobbin case opening source to the gap between the open end of the bobbin case and the outer circumference of the bobbin case. FIG. 3 is a development view of a bobbin case, a thread separator with a moving knife, and a fixed knife that represent

FIG. 15 is a view showing the relative movement of the thread separating device with the moving knife with respect to the bobbin case when the bobbin thread from the bobbin thread supply source derived from the gap between the open end of the bobbin case and the outer circumference of the bobbin is guided into the slit groove. FIG. 6 is a development view of the bobbin case, the thread separator with the moving knife, and the fixed knife.

FIG. 16 is a side view of an essential part of the lower thread winding device showing a wiper operation when guiding the lower thread from the lower thread supply source guided from the slit groove to the lower thread discharge hole under the lower thread tension spring.

FIG. 17 is a relative operation of the thread separating device with the moving knife with respect to the bobbin case when capturing and cutting the lower thread from the lower thread supply source guided from the lower thread outlet of the lower thread tension spring of the bobbin case. FIG. 3 is a development view of a bobbin case, a thread separator with a moving knife, and a fixed knife that represent

FIG. 18 is a thread hooking operation of a bobbin thread from a bobbin thread supply source drawn from an opening portion of the bobbin case to the bobbin case, and the thread hooking operation draws the bobbin case from a bobbin thread lower hole under the bobbin case tension spring. FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating each of a bobbin case, a thread separator with a moving knife, and a fixed knife, which illustrates a thread cutting operation of a lower thread from a lower thread supply source.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a timing chart for explaining a thread hooking and thread cutting operation of the same upper and lower thread winding device and a bobbin thread supply pulse count detected in association with the operation.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart showing an operation procedure of the thread hooking and thread cutting means.

21 is a flowchart following the flowchart shown in FIG. 20. FIG.

FIG. 22 is a front view showing an automatic bobbin thread feeder in which the same upper and lower thread winding device is used.

FIG. 23 is a front view of a bobbin changing device used in the same upper and lower yarn automatic feeding device.

FIG. 24 is a plan view of the above bobbin changing device.

FIG. 25 is a right side view showing a direct-acting mechanism portion of the above bobbin changing device.

FIG. 26 is a right side view showing a rotating mechanism portion in the above bobbin changing device.

FIG. 27 is a schematic side view for explaining dummy positions and dummy shafts of the bobbin changing device of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 bobbin case 2A bobbin case opening 2C bobbin case slit groove 2D bobbin case lower thread tension spring 2E bobbin case open edge 2G bobbin case lower thread leading hole 2k gap 7 bobbin 7e bobbin outer circumference 70 moving means 116, 130 thread hooking means 150 bobbin thread 200 bobbin thread supply source

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bobbin case having an opening at its periphery, a bobbin accommodated in the bobbin case and rotatably supported, and a lower thread wound around the bobbin and led out from the bobbin case opening. A bobbin winder provided with a bobbin thread catching a bobbin thread from a supply source and guiding the bobbin case to a bobbin case outer peripheral edge and a bobbin outer circumference through a slit groove to a bobbin thread leading hole under a bobbin thread tension spring. In the turning device, at the time of the bobbin thread guiding operation by the thread hooking means, one of the thread hooking means and the bobbin case accommodating the bobbin is moved relative to the other in parallel with the bobbin axial direction as necessary. A bobbin winding device equipped with moving means for moving. 2. The bobbin winding device according to claim 1, wherein the moving means moves the thread hooking means toward the open end of the bobbin case when the thread hooking means catches the lower thread drawn out from the bobbin case opening. Thus, the lower thread winding device is characterized in that the other is relatively moved with respect to one of the thread hooking means and the bobbin case. 3. The bobbin winding device according to claim 1, wherein the moving means, when the bobbin thread caught by the thread hooking means is guided to the slit groove, the thread hooking means faces the bobbin case open end. Thus, the lower thread winding device is characterized in that the other is relatively moved with respect to one of the thread hooking means and the bobbin case.