US3706328A - Device for the continuous and automatically controlled driving of warp beams and similar devices bearing a yarn supply - Google Patents

Device for the continuous and automatically controlled driving of warp beams and similar devices bearing a yarn supply Download PDF

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US3706328A
US3706328A US65114A US3706328DA US3706328A US 3706328 A US3706328 A US 3706328A US 65114 A US65114 A US 65114A US 3706328D A US3706328D A US 3706328DA US 3706328 A US3706328 A US 3706328A
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  • ABSTRACT Device for continuously and automatically controlling the drive of warp beams and like.
  • a hydraulic motor is provided for driving the warp beam; the motor being under the control of a valve which is operated by a tension sensitive device which detects the tension in the threads being paid off the beam.
  • the present invention relates to a device for the continuous and automatically controlled driving of warp beams and similar yarn supply devices, the purpose of which is reliably to secure the unwinding of warp under constant tension.
  • Devices serving for maintaining constant the tension of the warp of a loom are of several types; the most widely known types of such devices are those in which the unwinding of warp yarns from the warp beam is performed intermittently by the pull of the warp.
  • the warp beam is braked by suitable means, and the unwinding of the warp threads is helped by a mechanism, which, upon the rising of the warp tension, releases said braking means.
  • Another known device serving for maintaining a constant tension of the warp is made such, that the warp beam is driven by an electric motor through a constant speed transmission.
  • the operation of the electric motor is controlled by a pair of switches controlled by an arm of a movable terminal mounted between them and pressed by a constant force in the direction towards the warp.
  • the arm of the terminal swings out between the switches and thereupon starts and stops the operation of the electric motor.
  • the latter, second above-described device does not achieve a constant tension of warp, as said tension varies. This is caused by the fact that the electric motor drives the warp beam at a constant velocity, and on the other hand, by the fact that the switches cannot be located as near as possible to the arm of the movable terminal, but that the distance must be adequate to the swinging motion of the arm of the movable terminal upon changing the shed of the loom.
  • a third device in which the warp beam is driven from the main shaft through a mechanism for the continuous change of speed of rotation controlled by means of a hydraulic circuit.
  • the mechanism for the continuous change of speed of rotation is connected to a piston of a pressure cylinder which is connected to the distributing mechanisms for a pressure fluid; the active part of the distributing mechanism cooperates with the device controlled by the warp tension.
  • the disadvantage of the last-described device consists in its considerable intricacy in design, and its narrow range of control of the tension, which is given by the range of the ratios of continuous speed variation. Additionally, extreme increases and decreases of tension are compensated only gradually. This manifests itself by a change of the weft density, which causes stripes in the fabric which are particularly visible after dyeing of the resulting fabric.
  • a hydraulic motor for driving the warp beam is provided with a control valve which is attached to a feeler of a tension control for sensing the tension of the warp threads.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the manner of connection of the individual elements of the device.
  • FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section through the control valve of the system of FIG. 1.
  • warp threads 1 are unwound from the warp beam 2, guided around cylinders 3 and 4 of the feeler for checking the warp tension, pass through the working points of a loom, including a shed, and are, in the form of a fabric, after being directed by cylinder 5, would onto the cloth beam 6.
  • the warp beam 2 is mounted in a known manner in the (not shown) side walls of the machine and is driven from the hydraulic motor 8 by means of belt 7 or another suitable transmission.
  • the hydraulic motor 8 is mounted on the side wall of the machine and connected by means of a conduit 9 to pump 10, by means of which the working fluid is pumped from a sump vessel 11 through filter 12 into the hydraulic motor 8.
  • a pressure checking manometer 13 is connected to tube 9, and an overflow tube 14 with an excess pressure relieving valve 15, through which excess working fluid is brought back into vessel 11. Further, the hydraulic motor is connected by conduit 16 to the control valve 17, and through said valve by an overflow conduit 18 with vessel 11.
  • the speed of rotation of the hydraulic motor 8, and thus also the velocity at which the warp threads 1 are unwound from the warp beam 2, varies according to the rate of flow of working'fluid passing through the control valve 17.
  • piston 19 (FIG. 2) which is guided in the body 20 of the control valve 17 is provided on its circumference with an annular groove 21 of sufficient (axial) width as not to close the inlet channel 22, to which conduit 16 from the hydraulic motor 8 is connected, upon transferring piston 19 from its solid line toward its phantom line position shown in FIG. 2.
  • Piston 19 is provided on its circumference with preferably symmetrically distributed longitudinal grooves 23, which start from the annular groove 21, and the cross-section of which becomes narrower in the direction to the right from said annular groove 21.
  • the parts are so dimensioned that even in the extreme right hand position of valve member 19 the annular groove 21 lies to the left of the annular groove 24 in the inner wall of body 20.
  • the length of grooves 23 is thus such that upon transferring piston 19 into its right (phantom line) extreme position the left hand ends of grooves 23 do not confront the annular groove 24.
  • the rate of flow of working fluid through the control valve-l7 is changed by adjusting piston 19 longitudinally in the body 20 of the control valve 17. This is performed by the feeler for checking the tension of warp threads 1 acting through a lost motion connection.
  • piston 19 is provided with a threaded piston rod 26, on which are mounted two adjustable abutments, e.g. nuts 27, threadedly engaging the thread on piston rod 26. Between the adjustable abutments 27 there is disposed one arm of a two arm lever 28 of the feeler for checking the tension of warp threads 1.
  • Lever 28 is mounted for free rotation on shaft 29 which carries cylinder 3, and carries on its other arm a rotatably mounted cylinder 4, about which the warp threads 1 are guided.
  • the device operates as follows:
  • the tension of the warp threads 1 is adjusted by the feeler 4, 28 for checking the tension of warp threads 1. This is done by changing the prestress of spring 30 by screw 31, and adjusting the movable abutments 27 in such manner as to locate them a distance apart generally the same as the travel of the lower arm of lever 28 as the two-arm lever 28 of the feeler swings upon change of shed of the loom.
  • the device is now prepared for operation. After starting the machine, upon the first change of the shed in view of the change of tension caused thereupon, the two-arm lever 28 swings about the equilibrium position on two sides, as shown in dashed lines in FIG. 1, thereupon transferring the movable abutments 27 symmetrically with respect to the equilibrium position of the lever.
  • control valve 17 can be connected also in such manner, that the working fluid from the pump 10 is guided into the hydraulic motor 8 through the control valve 17. In such case, the working fluid is withdrawn directly into sump vessel 1 l.
  • the connections and manner of operation of the remaining parts is the same as in the above-described apparatus.
  • the function of the device with control valve 17 connected as a supply valve is the same as that of the illustrated embodiment and is therefore not described.
  • the device as specified is advantageous because of its simplicity and low manufacturing costs. It is easily adjustable even during operation of the machine, and its parts guarantee that the adjusted values of the warp thread tension do not change for the whole time of the working procedure of the weaving loom.
  • a device for the continuous and automatically controlled drive of the warp beam comprising a hydraulic motor for driving the warp beam, a source of hydraulic fluid under pressure, a control valve for the motor in circuit with the fluid pressure source and the motor, said control valve having a movable valve element, a tension sensitive feeler movable in response to changes in the tension of the warp yarns delivered from the warp beam for controlling the valve, and means connecting thetension sensitive feeler to the movable valve element, said last named means including lost motion means, whereby minor changes inthe tension of the warp yarns delivered from the warp beam caused by the shedding operation do not cause movement of the valve element.
  • a device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the feeler for checking the tension of warp yarns has a two-arm lever, one arm of which cooperates with the movable element of the control valve, warp yarns being guided about guide means on the other arm of the lever, and comprising adjustable means for subjecting the lever to a yielding torque whereby to subject the warp yarns to tension.
  • valve is a throttle valve having a movable valve element which passes fluid at a progressively higher rate as the valve element is moved in one direction.
  • valve element remains stably in a given adjusted position.
  • control valve is provided with a control element in the form of a reciprocable piston
  • the piston has an annular groove therein
  • the valve body has an annular groove therein
  • the circumference of the piston having longitudinal grooves therein between the annular groove in the piston and the annular groove in the inner circumference of the body of the control valve, the cross-section of said longitudinal grooves diminishing in the direction from the annular groove in the piston toward the annular groove in the body of the valve.
  • a device as claimed in claim 5 comprising a port in the valve body communicating with the annular groove in the piston in all operative positions of the piston, the maximum length of said longitudinal grooves not exceeding the distance between said port and the annular groove in the body of the valve.
  • a device comprising means for adjusting the length of the lost motion in the lost motion device.

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US3878872A (en) * 1972-09-29 1975-04-22 Sulzer Ag Warp let-off means
US3893489A (en) * 1972-12-12 1975-07-08 Alfa Laval Bergedorfer Eisen Apparatus for regulating the tension of warp threads in power looms
US5743307A (en) * 1995-10-24 1998-04-28 Michel Van De Wiele N.V. Hydraulic warp tensioning apparatus
EP0841418A1 (de) * 1996-11-12 1998-05-13 Sulzer Rüti Ag Vorrichtung zur Steuerung eines Webkettenspanners und Webmaschine mit dieser Vorrichtung

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CH337155A (de) * 1955-07-04 1959-03-15 Kenk Erhard Vorrichtung zur automatischen Regulierung der Kettspannung an einem Webstuhl
CA594083A (en) * 1960-03-08 Hulman Julius Fluid flow regulating means
US3221518A (en) * 1961-11-24 1965-12-07 Rudolph G Bassist Hydraulic mechanical warp beam control for textile machines
US3261375A (en) * 1964-04-23 1966-07-19 Draper Corp Hydraulic let-off
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US1579600A (en) * 1924-11-26 1926-04-06 Durante Frank Carburetor
US2358611A (en) * 1941-06-05 1944-09-19 Ziebolz Herbert Means for stabilizing hydraulic controls
US2565386A (en) * 1949-04-20 1951-08-21 Steel And Alloy Tank Company Letoff motion
CH337155A (de) * 1955-07-04 1959-03-15 Kenk Erhard Vorrichtung zur automatischen Regulierung der Kettspannung an einem Webstuhl
US3221518A (en) * 1961-11-24 1965-12-07 Rudolph G Bassist Hydraulic mechanical warp beam control for textile machines
US3261375A (en) * 1964-04-23 1966-07-19 Draper Corp Hydraulic let-off
CH462063A (de) * 1966-08-08 1968-08-31 Mackie & Sons Ltd J Schaltvorrichtung für einen Baum einer Textilmaschine

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US3878872A (en) * 1972-09-29 1975-04-22 Sulzer Ag Warp let-off means
US3893489A (en) * 1972-12-12 1975-07-08 Alfa Laval Bergedorfer Eisen Apparatus for regulating the tension of warp threads in power looms
US5743307A (en) * 1995-10-24 1998-04-28 Michel Van De Wiele N.V. Hydraulic warp tensioning apparatus
EP0841418A1 (de) * 1996-11-12 1998-05-13 Sulzer Rüti Ag Vorrichtung zur Steuerung eines Webkettenspanners und Webmaschine mit dieser Vorrichtung
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