US3400898A - Let-off device - Google Patents

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US3400898A
US3400898A US576446A US57644666A US3400898A US 3400898 A US3400898 A US 3400898A US 576446 A US576446 A US 576446A US 57644666 A US57644666 A US 57644666A US 3400898 A US3400898 A US 3400898A
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Havranek Zdenek
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H49/00—Unwinding or paying-out filamentary material; Supporting, storing or transporting packages from which filamentary material is to be withdrawn or paid-out
    • B65H49/18—Methods or apparatus in which packages rotate
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H49/00—Unwinding or paying-out filamentary material; Supporting, storing or transporting packages from which filamentary material is to be withdrawn or paid-out
    • B65H49/18—Methods or apparatus in which packages rotate
    • B65H49/20—Package-supporting devices
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65H2601/52—Diminishing, minimizing or reducing entities relating to handling machine
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
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  • ABSTRACT 0F THE DISCLOSURE The bobbin support of a let-ott device is blocked by a gravity operated clamping roller located in a lwedgeshaped gap, when the bobbin support with an unbalanced sliver package undesirably tends to rotate rearward in a direction of rotation opposite to the normal forward unwinding direction of rotation of the sliver package.
  • the present invention relates to a let-off device for a bobbin having a yarn package, and more particularly to a device of this type in which a rotary bobbin support is mounted on a stationary shaft.
  • the unwinding of cross wound packages such as sliver packages in roving frames or in spinning machines, is either effected by mounting the bobbin loosely on a pair of driven rollers, or by attaching the bobbin with the package to a support mounted on the stationary shaft.
  • undesirable stretching of the unwound sliver is prevented by a transmission which controls the circumferential speed of the bobbin.
  • the transmission is comparatively complicated, expensive, and requires space which is not always available in spinning machines.
  • the bobbin rotates with the bobbin support due to the pulling effect exerted by the unwound sliver on the package and bobbin.
  • This arrangement is unsuitable for large and heavy yarn packages, since the inertia and unbalanced masses of the package present difficulties.
  • a uniform speed of rotation of the bobbin must be obtained by braking the same, which results in an undesirable tensioning of the sliver unwound from the bobbin.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a let-off device for a -bobbin and yarn package in which Arearward rotation of the bobbin opposite to the unwinding direction is prevented.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a let-off device for a bobbin and yarn package in which inertia movements of the bobbin, and movements of the bobbin due to unbalanced masses of the package, )are limited.
  • the present invention relates to a let-off device for a bobbin having a yarn package.
  • One embodiment of the invention comprises stationary means, such as a shaft; bobbin support means mounted on the stationary means for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis; and a round clamping element such as a cylindrical roller or a spherical ball, located in a down- -wardly slanted gap formed between the support means and the stationary means.
  • the gap has a higher gap portion and a lower gap portion which is narrower than the higher gap portion.
  • the gap is formed between a circular wall of the rotary support means and a clamping member which is secured to the end portion of the stationary shaft. If the clamping surface of the clamping member is straight, the upper gap ICC end portion and the lower gap end portion are narrower than the intermediate gap portion.
  • the round clamping element is urged by gravity toward and into the lower gap end portion which is narrower than the diameter of the round element so that the rotary bobbin support is clamped to the stationary shaft means in a position of rest of the rotary support means, and also when the same have a tendency to rotate in rearward direction so that rearward turning of the package is prevented.
  • the round element moves into the wider gap portion so that the rotary support means of the bobbin is not clamped to the stationary shaft means, and unwinding of the package can proceed in for ward direction.
  • the mass and position of the round clamping element, and the dimensions and position of the gap must be selected so that the kinetic energy of the round clamping element falling from the higher Wider gap portion into the lower narrower gap portion is sufficient to produce the required clamping force in the lower narrower gap end portion.
  • the let-off device according to the invention is of simple design, inexpensively manufactured, and extremely reliable in operation.
  • FIG. l is a side elevation, partially in axial section, illustrating an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an end view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 as viewed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1, an end cover being omitted for the sake of clarity.
  • a stationary shaft 1 is fixedly secured to a frame wall 2 in a horizontal position and carries a pair of ball bearings 4, of which only one is visible in FIG. 1.
  • Rotary support means for a bobbin 14 and package 14' include a sleeve E'. ⁇ mounted on bearings 4 for rotation about the axis of shaft 1, and an end cover 16 closing a circular recess 5 in the end portion of sleeve 3 bounded -by a circular wall 3a.
  • a flange 6 is secured to the free endl of shaft 1 and located in recess S.
  • a clamping member 7 is secured to the front face of flange 6 so as to form a gap 8 with the circular inner surface ⁇ 9 of wall 3a.
  • Clamping member 7 may be permanently secured to flange 6, or attached to the same by a pair of screws 7', permitting an adjustment of the position of clamping member 7.
  • the lower end portion 11 of clamping member 7 is located in the region of the lowest point 13 of the inner surface 9 of circular wall 3a. Due to the fact that the clamping surface 7a extends along a chord of the circular surface 9, the 4gap end portions are narrower than the intermediate central portion of gap 8.
  • a round clamping element shown to be a cylindrical roller 10, is located in the gap between the straight clamping surface 7a and an arcuate portion of the inner surface 9.
  • the diameter of the roller 10 ⁇ is selected to be greater than the width of the gap end portions in the regions of the ends 11 and 12 of clamping member 7, but smaller than the width of the central portion of the gap. Consequently, the clamping roller 10 has two end positions in which it clamps annular wall 3a to clamping member 7 and stationary shaft means 1, 6, and an intermediate position in which the clamping engagement is released and sleeve 3 with bobbin 14 and package 14 can freely rotate on shaft 1 and ybearings 4.
  • the slant of surface 7a must be directed upward in the direction of rotation of bobbin support 3, 3a, 16 which is assumed to be clockwise when the yarn 15 is unwound in the direction of the arrow 15a from the yarn package 14.
  • the lower end 11 of clamping member 7 is located above the lowest portion of the inner surface 9, and acts on roller 10 at a point in which the latter has a certain kinetic and potential energy with respect to the lowest point 13 of the inner circular surface 9. In this manner, a sufficient clamping of roller 10 in the region of the rear clamping portion 11 is assured.
  • the position of the rear clamping portion 11 must be selected in such a way as to assure that roller 10 is located above the lowest point 13 of the circular surface 9 when roller 1t) is clamped in its lower position.
  • clamping member 7 has been selected to obtain a minimum utilization of the kinetic energy of roller 10.
  • clamping member 7 may be secured to anrge 6 in other positions, one of which is shown in phantom lines in FIG. 2. In this position, the kinetic energy of roller 10 is substantially greater than in the position shown in solid lines, so that roller 10 more firmly clamps the rotary bobbin support to the stationary shaft means.
  • the position o-f clamping member 7 with clamping -portions 11, 12 can be selected to position gap 8 to obtain the desired clamping action.
  • a bobbin 14 is mounted on sleeve 3 with a yarn package 14'.
  • sleeve 3 rotates with bobbin 14 in clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 2.
  • the unbalanced mass and the inertia of yarn package 14 acts against the direction 15a of the pull of yarn or sliver 15.
  • Clamping roller 10 is ⁇ wedged due to the action of gravity between the lower clamping portion 11 and the circular surface 9 in the illustration position, so that rearward rotation of bobbin support means 3i, 3a, 16 in counterclockwise direction is prevented since such rotation would force clamping roller 10 more deeply into the narrow end of gap 8.
  • clamping roller 10 When the unwinding of sliver or yarn 15 is stopped, clamping roller 10 is no longer driven upward by the rotating circular surface 9, and drops into the lower gap portion where it is wedged between the lower end portion 11 of clamping member 7 and the confronting portion of circular surface 9. In this manner, rearward rotation of bobbin support means 3, 3a, 16 is immediately prevented.
  • the momentum and inertia of package 14 act in the forward unwinding direction of bobbin 14 and rotary bobbin support 3, 3a, 16, bobbin 14 and the rotary bobbin support turn into a position in which the unbalanced mass of package 14 begins to act rearward in counte-rclockwise direction and opposite to the unwinding direction until roller 10 stops the rotary bobbin support with bobbin 14 and prevents further rearward rotation when wedged in the lower end of gap 8.
  • the clamping surface 7a of clamping member 7 is straight.
  • the surface 7a may also be curved, but the curvature must be designed and selected so that the curved surface 7a forms a gap with the circular surface 9 which has two narrow end portions for limiting the movements of clamping :roller 10. ln any event, in view of the purpose of clamping roller 10, the position of clamping surface 7a must permit clamping roller 10 to reach the lower clamping portion of gap 8 always by its own weight.
  • Let-off device for a bobbin having a package comprising, in combination, stationary means having a rst clamping surface; bobbin support means mounted on said stationary means for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis and having a second endless clamping surface, said rst clamping surface confronting said second clamping surface and forming with the same a gap extending at an angle to a horizontal plane and having a higher gap portion and a lower gap portion, said lower gap portion being narrower than said higher gap portion and trailing said higher gap portion in one direction of rotation of said bobbin support means in which the package is unwound; and a clamping element located in said gap and having a width greater than the width of Said lower gap portion and smaller than the width of said higher gap portion, said clamping element being urged by gravity into a clamping position located in said lower gap portion in clamping engagement with said first and second clamping surfaces for blocking rotation of said bobbin support means in a direction opposite to said one direction, said clamping element being adapted to be moved by said
  • Let-off device for a bobbin comprising, in combination, stationary means having a straight clamping surface; ⁇ bobbin support means mounted on said stationary means for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis and having a circular clamping surface coaxial with said axis, said straight clamping surface extending substantially along a chord of said circular clamping face, said straight and circular clamping surfaces form ing together a gap slanted to a horizontal plane and having a higher gap portion and a lower gap portion, said lower gap portion being narrower than said higher gap portion; and a round clamping roller located in said gap and having a diameter greater than the width of said lower gap portion and smaller than the width of said higher gap portion and being urged by gravity into a clamping position located in said lower gap portion for clamping said support means to said stationary means whereby rearward rotation of said support means is blocked, said round clamping roller being adapted to be moved by said bobbin support means to a free position located in said wider gap portion when said support means is forwardly rotated during the unwinding of a
  • Let-off device for a bobbin having a yarn package comprising, in combination, stationary shaft means hav ing a horizontal axis; bobbin support means including a sleeve mounted on said shaft means for rotation about said axis and having a recess bounded by a circular wall having a circular inner surface surrounding an end p0rtion of said shaft means and being coaxial with the same; a clamping member secured to said end portion of said shaft means and having a planar straight clamping surface extending substantially along a chord of said circular inner surface and forming with the same a gap slanted to a horizontal plane and having two narrow gap end portions and an intermediate wider gap portion; and a round clamping element located in said gap and having a circular face adapted to contact said clamping surface and said circular inner surface, said circular face of said clamping element having a diameter greater than the width of said gap end portions and smaller than the width of said intermediate gap portion, said clamping element being urged by gravity into a clamping position located in the lower gap end
  • said shaft means include a stationary shaft and a circular flange constituting said end portion and being located in said recess; and wherein said clamping member is secured to said flange, and adapted to be secured to the same in different angular positions at different heights above the lowest point of the inner surface of said circular wall.
  • a device wherein said clamping member is secured to said end portion of said shaft means in a position in which the lower end of said clamping surface is located above the lowest point of said circular inner surface so that said round clamping element in its lowest position is located above said lowest point.
  • a device including antifriction bearing means mounted on said shaft means and supporting said sleeve of said bobbin support means for rotation about said axis.
  • a device wherein said sleeve is cylindrical and has said recess in one end thereof so as to form said circular wall; and a circular cover abutting the annular end of said circular wall and closing said recess.

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US3044733A (en) * 1958-05-02 1962-07-17 Deering Milliken Res Corp Brake arrangement
US3252666A (en) * 1964-04-30 1966-05-24 Inst Textile Tech Yarn package braking device

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DE822522C (de) * 1950-03-17 1951-11-26 Bayer Ag Vorrichtung zum Bremsen einer Spule
US3044733A (en) * 1958-05-02 1962-07-17 Deering Milliken Res Corp Brake arrangement
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