KR101465484B1 - Yarn tension control and maintenance tool of knittong machine - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a thread tension adjusting and holding mechanism for a knitting machine, and more particularly, to a knitting machine for continuously knitting a fabric by continuously using one yarn or alternately using various yarns, And the thread tension of the knitting machine is controlled and maintained.
The present invention relates to a yarn tension control and maintenance tool for a yarn tensioner for holding and feeding a yarn fed to a knitting machine in an unstressed state, comprising: an "L" shaped base (11) having a supply hole (11a) through which a yarn (W) is fed; Tension adjusting means (12) positioned vertically to a vertical plane in a direction in which the supply hole (11a) of the base (11) is positioned and providing a path through which the supplied yarn W is wound while being wound; Mounting means (13) for mounting the base (11) on the frame (F) at the other vertical side of the base (11); The tension adjusting means 12 is vertically passed through the base 11 and the other end is passed through the vertical surface of the base 11 and the attaching means 13 and is screwed to the base 11 And fixing means (14) for fixation.
According to the present invention, the tension of the yarn W to be fed is supplied while being wound around the tension adjusting means 12, so that the tension of the yarn W is maintained through the simple structure, Can be controlled. In addition, since the yarn W to be fed is guided while being wound around the tension adjusting means 12 without being guided by the supply portion (supply hole) or the discharge portion (discharge hole) By preventing the fluff from being accumulated, it is possible to prevent the dust lump or the fluff from being stuck on the knitted fabric and squeezing in the process of feeding the yarn W.

Description

YARN TENSION CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE TOOL OF KNITTONG MACHINE.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a thread tension adjusting and holding mechanism for a knitting machine, and more particularly, to a knitting machine for continuously knitting a fabric by continuously using one yarn or alternately using various yarns, And the thread tension of the knitting machine is controlled and maintained.

Generally, a knitted fabric is a knitted fabric woven by continuously using one yarn or alternately using various kinds of yarns and continuing its noses on both sides, and knitting a knitting machine as a yarn knitting machine to produce a knitted fabric is called a knitting machine do.

Knitted fabrics generally have better elasticity than woven fabrics. There are two basic types of knitted fabrics: top knitted fabrics (flat knitting, rubber knitting, pearl cutting, patterning, double knitting, etc.) and light knitted fabrics (tricot, rachel, milaniz, etc.). In the knitted fabric, the line (wale) with the V-shaped nose at the top and bottom corresponds to the warp of the fabric, and the line (course) with the semicircular nose at the left and right corresponds to the weft of the fabric. Most weft knitted fabrics are knitted by hand or machine, but most commercial knitted fabrics are knitted by the knitting machine.

Such a knitting machine is a machine for weaving a fabric while supplying one or several strands of yarn, as shown in the accompanying drawings. The prior art of such a knitting machine includes the technique disclosed in Korean Patent Application No. 10-2003-0076553 (a woven device having at least one dust removing device, filed on October 31, 2003) have.

The technique disclosed in this co-pending relates to a weaving and knitting machine, wherein the source of the dusts of this type is a device for inevitably feeding, braking and adjusting all types of yarns and for guiding yarns, such as thread feed holes or guide rods, It is a device for bending and controlling.

Since nappies are formed by most yarn qualities, particularly all cotton yarns, some of the nappies are easily attached to other device elements, increasing in size and consequently impairing the function of each weaving device . Thus, if possible, it relates to a dust removal device to remove all the dust before the dusts are attached.

&Quot; Dust removal " in a knitting machine is used to collect and / or remove dust diffused in the air, such as a lint formed and scattered during fabric production or fabric processing operations, and the dust formed at the sensitive operating position of the weaving machine is detrimental Means means for preventing accumulation. In this case, " dust " includes fiber-type dusts and lint particles or fluff, and basically all dusts formed in the weaving process and moving into the atmosphere.

On the other hand, the knitting machine is provided with a tension adjuster 1 for feeding the yarn supplied in a tensioned state as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 on the path for feeding yarn, while tightly holding the yarn.

The yarn tension adjusting member 1 is provided with a fixture 2 for fixing the yarn tension member 1 to the frame and a U-shaped yarn guide member 3 vertically provided on one side of the fixing member 2, A supply hole 4 through which the yarn is supplied to the upper and lower ends and a discharge hole 5 through which the yarn is supplied and which is pressed by the elastic force of the spring between the supply hole 4 and the discharge hole 5, And a pair of pressing members 6 are provided.

However, the yarn tension controller 1 has a problem in that it is difficult to manufacture because of its many mechanical components and complicated structure.

As described above, dust or lint generated in many yarns is generated in the process of knitting. Particularly, when dust and fluff pass through the thread tension regulating member 1, And the accumulated dust or nap is supplied along with the yarn and attached to the knitted fabric.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a knitting machine for continuously knitting a fabric by continuously using one yarn or alternately using various kinds of yarns, And to provide a yarn tension control and maintenance tool of a knitting machine that supplies the yarn tension while maintaining tension.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a yarn tension control and maintenance tool for a yarn tensioner for a knitting machine, which supplies yarn to be fed to a knitting machine while holding it tightly, Shaped base 11; Tension adjusting means (12) positioned vertically to a vertical plane in a direction in which the supply hole (11a) of the base (11) is positioned and providing a path through which the supplied yarn W is wound while being wound; Mounting means (13) for mounting the base (11) on the frame (F) at the other vertical side of the base (11); The tension adjusting means 12 is vertically passed through the base 11 and the other end is passed through the vertical surface of the base 11 and the attaching means 13 and is screwed to the base 11 And fixing means (14) for fixation.

According to the present invention as described above, the tension of the yarn W is maintained through the simple structure by allowing the supplied yarn W to be supplied while being wound around the tension adjusting means 12 having a rod shape At the same time, the tension can be adjusted according to the number of times of winding.

In addition, since the yarn W to be fed is guided while being wound around the tension adjusting means 12 without being guided by the supply portion (supply hole) or the discharge portion (discharge hole) By preventing the fluff from accumulating, it is possible to prevent the dust lump or the fluff from being stuck on the knitted fabric and knitting in the course of feeding the yarn W.

1 is a photograph showing a partial structure of a conventional knitting machine;
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are a perspective view and a side sectional view showing the configuration of a yarn tension control member of a conventional knitting machine;
4 is a perspective view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail;
6 is a photograph showing a state in which the present invention is actually applied.
7 and 8 are side views respectively showing the use state of the present invention.

The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the yarn tension control and maintenance tool of the knitting machine in which the yarn fed to the knitting machine is supplied while being kept in tension, An "L" -shaped base 11 having a hole 11a; Tension adjusting means (12) positioned vertically to a vertical plane in a direction in which the supply hole (11a) of the base (11) is positioned and providing a path through which the supplied yarn W is wound while being wound; Mounting means (13) for mounting the base (11) on the frame (F) at the other vertical side of the base (11); The tension adjusting means 12 is vertically passed through the base 11 and the other end is passed through the vertical surface of the base 11 and the attaching means 13 and is screwed to the base 11 And fixing means (14) for fixation.

Here, the base 11 of the present invention may be a circular plate having a surface extending vertically on one side.

The supporting member 11c for preventing the tension adjusting means 12, which is vertically positioned with respect to the through hole 11b through which the fixing means 14 passes, is prevented from tilting to the left and right, .

At this time, the support member 11c may be four protrusions provided on both sides of the through hole 11b.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the tension adjusting means 12 is a vertical bar having a circular cross section, and includes a direction changing member 12a for turning the yarn W, which is wound and guided, ) May be provided at the top.

At this time, the direction changing member 12a may be formed such that the upper end of the tension adjusting means 12 is twisted in a spiral shape from one rotation to two rotations.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the mounting means 13 may be a folding plate (plate spring) having an elasticity in cross section as a whole.

The fixing means 14 of the present invention is a circular protruding body formed with a hole 14a through which the tension adjusting means 12 vertically penetrates and has a screw 14b formed at one end thereof, To tightly fix the tension adjusting means 12 to the vertical surface of the base 11. [

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described.

First, as described above, in the yarn tension control and maintenance tool of the knitting machine in which the yarn supplied to the knitting machine is fed while being tightly tensioned, as described above, Shaped base 11; Tension adjusting means (12) positioned vertically to a vertical plane in a direction in which the supply hole (11a) of the base (11) is positioned and providing a path through which the supplied yarn W is wound while being wound; Mounting means (13) for mounting the base (11) on the frame (F) at the other vertical side of the base (11); The tension adjusting means 12 is vertically passed through the base 11 and the other end is passed through the vertical surface of the base 11 and the attaching means 13 and is screwed to the base 11 And fixing means (14) for fixation.

As shown in FIG. 6, the present invention is fixed to a frame F provided at a portion where a yarn is wound around a yarn feeder or a yarn feeder, thereby guiding the fed yarn W to a knitting machine.

7, since the yarn W guided through the supply hole 11a of the base 11 is wound up by the tension adjusting means 12 and is guided upward, A tensile force is generated at a portion of the tension adjusting means 12 where the yarn W is wound by the pulling force at the portion where the yarn W is fed and the pulling force at the knitting machine side.

In the above, the state of the tension can be appropriately adjusted by controlling the degree (number of times) of the thread W wound around the tension adjusting means 12. [

At this time, the yarn W guided in the above-described manner is guided by the direction changing member 12a provided at the upper end of the tension adjusting means 12 in a direction in which the knitting machine is located in the entire 360 degree direction, Here, the direction changing member 12a is formed such that the upper end of the tension adjusting means 12 is twisted in a spiral shape from one rotation to two rotations.

The present invention as described above is an embodiment for guiding the tension of the yarn W while controlling the tension of the yarn W. As shown in FIG. 8, the yarn is guided through the supply hole 11a of the base 11 W to the direct direction switching member 12a to adjust the tension and switch the feeding direction of the yarn.

According to the present invention as described above, the tension of the yarn W to be fed is supplied while being wound around the tension adjusting means 12, thereby maintaining the tension of the yarn W through the simple structure, So that the tension can be adjusted.

Further, since the yarn W to be fed is guided while being wound on the tension adjusting means 12 without being guided by the edge of the supply portion (supply hole) or the discharge portion (discharge hole) So that the dust or lint of the yarn is prevented from accumulating in the supply hole or the discharge hole. As a result, the dust lumps or fluffs of the yarn are supplied to the yarn, and at the same time, To prevent weaving.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments.

In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Accordingly, all such appropriate modifications and changes, and equivalents thereof, should be regarded as within the scope of the present invention.

10: tension control and oil tool 11: base
11a: Supply hole 11b: Through hole
11c: support member 12: tension adjusting means
12a: direction changing member 13: mounting means
14: fixing means 14a: hole
14b: screw 14c: nut
W: Actual F: Frame

Claims (5)

(11) having a supply hole (11a) to which a yarn (W) is supplied, in a yarn tension control and maintenance port of a knitting machine that supplies yarn fed to a knitting machine while holding it tightly. Tension adjusting means (12) positioned vertically to a vertical plane in a direction in which the supply hole (11a) of the base (11) is positioned and providing a path through which the supplied yarn W is wound while being wound; Mounting means (13) for mounting the base (11) on the frame (F) at the other vertical side of the base (11); A screw 14b is formed at one end and is coupled through a nut 14c so that the tension adjusting means 12 is connected to the base 11 And a fastening means (14) for tightly fixing the fastening means (14) to the vertical surface of the knitting machine.
The method according to claim 1,
The base 11 is a circular plate having a vertically extending surface at one side thereof. The vertically extending surface of the base 11 is vertically positioned with a through hole 11b through which the fixing means 14 passes, Further comprising a support member (11c) for preventing the support member (12) from tilting to the left or right.
The method according to claim 1,
The tension adjusting means 12 is a vertical bar having a circular cross section and includes a direction changing member 12a for turning the yarn W wound and guided in a direction in which the knitting machine is located in the 360- Characterized in that the yarn tension control and holding mechanism of the knitting machine is provided.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the direction changing member (12a) has a top end portion of the tension adjusting means (12) twisted in a spiral shape so as to be twisted at one or more and two or less turns.
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