US3750715A - Let-off mechanism of loom - Google Patents

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US3750715A
US3750715A US00088266A US3750715DA US3750715A US 3750715 A US3750715 A US 3750715A US 00088266 A US00088266 A US 00088266A US 3750715D A US3750715D A US 3750715DA US 3750715 A US3750715 A US 3750715A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D49/00—Details or constructional features not specially adapted for looms of a particular type
    • D03D49/04—Control of the tension in warp or cloth
    • D03D49/06—Warp let-off mechanisms
    • D03D49/08—Warp beam brakes

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  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a hydraulic brake for a yarn beam constructed in accordance with this invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view, partly in section, of a pump, a valve and a fluid conduit loop shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 a schematic view of an embodiment of this invention is shown which generally comprises a yarn beam mounted on a rotating shaft 11 for rotation therewith so as to let off yarns 12 to healds (not shown) by way of a back rest roller 13.
  • the back rest roller 13 is journalled on a first arm 14 secured to a shaft 15 which is rotatably mounted on a frame of a loom (not shown).
  • a second arm 16 Also secured to the shaft 15 is a second arm 16 having an abutment 17 formed on its free end.
  • a plunger 18 is mounted for reciprocal movement through bores formed in two spaced brackets 19 and 20 which are provided on the frame.
  • the plunger 18 carries two spring seats 21 and 22 each positioned inside the brackets 19 and 20, one spring seat 21 being secured to the plunger 18.
  • a coil spring 23 is mounted on the plunger 18 between the spring seats 21 and 22.
  • the coil spring 23 brings one end of said plunger into abutting engagement with the abutment 17 so as to swing the second arm 16 in a clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 1 to thereby tense the yarn.
  • the rotating shaft 11 to which the yarn beam 10 is secured has secured thereto a gear 24 which is in mesh with another gear 25 secured to the driven shaft 26 of a pump 27.
  • the pump is connected with the fluid conduit loop as will be latter discussed in detail. While in this embodiment the rotating shaft 11 and the driven shaft 26 of the pump 27 are linked to each other by means of a gearing, it is to be understood that other transmitting mechanism such as a chain can be employed.
  • the pump 27 is herein shown as of a vane type, though it may be of any other commercially available type such as gear pump or multi-cylinder pump.
  • the rotor-of the pump (not designated) is excentrically mounted in a housing 27' and is rotated by the shaft 11 in the manner already described.
  • the pump 27 has its outlet port 28 connected to a tube-like ball valve 29 positioned in an upright manner.
  • Connected to an inlet port 30 of the pump 27 is a pipe 31 which also is positioned in an upright manner. The upper end of the pipe 31 opens to the air.
  • the valve 29 has an outlet 32 positioned near the top portion thereof, which outlet communicates through a conduit 33 with an inlet 34 provided in the upright pipe 31 so as to cause the flow of working fluid substantially no resistance.
  • the valve 29 comprises a body 35 having a cylindrical shape, a plunger 36 mounted for reciprocal movement through the body 35 and a valve ball 37 hermetically seatable on a valve seat 38 provided at the bottom of the valve body 35.
  • the plunger 36 is provided with upper and lower lands 39 and 40 both in hermetical but sliding contact with the inner wall of the body 35.
  • the upper land 39 is positioned at the upper portion of the body 35 and at an intermediate portion of the plunger 36.
  • the lower land 40 is positioned at the lower end of the plunger 36 and has a depression sized and shaped for receiving the valve ball 37.
  • the lower land 40 is provided with at least one orifice for passing therethrough the working fluid when the valve ball 37 is unseated from the valve seat 38, providing an effective area therebetween.
  • the plunger 36 is operatively associated with the shaft 15 through a mechanical linkage.
  • the linkage comprises a third arm 41 secured to the integral first and second arms 14 and 16, a rod 42 having one end secured to the third arm 41 and a pivot arm 43 mounted for pivotal movement about a pin 44 mounted on the frame (not shown) and having its free end secured to the other end of the rod 42.
  • the pivot arm 43 has a bore (not numbered) formed therein, through which the plunger 36 is reciprocally movable.
  • the other end of the rod 42 has a threaded portion on which a nut 45 is threadable so as to enable adjustment of the effective length of the rod 42.
  • a coil spring 46 is mounted on the plunger 36 between the pivot arm 43 and the upper land 39 for biasing the plunger 36 toward the valve ball 37 to reduce the effective area between the valve seat 38 and the valve ball 37. This biasing force is normally balanced with the pressure exerted on the lower land 40 by the working fluid flowing through the pump 27.
  • the first arm 14 carrying the back rest roller 13 is caused to swing in a clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 1 by the action of the coil spring 23.
  • the third arm 41 also swings in the same direction as the first arm 14, causing the rod 42 to move downward.
  • Downward movement of the rod 42 causes the pivot arm 43 to swing in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 1, moving the plunger 36 downward by the action of the coil spring 46, so that the valve ball 37 is moved toward the valve closing position.
  • the amount of operating fluid to be pumped out from the pump 27 is decreased and finally is blocked out when the valve ball 37 decreases, and the pressure flowing through the pump 27 is completely seated on the valve seat 38.
  • the working fluid discharged from the pump 27 into the valve 29 is normally controlled to have a proper flow rate by the effective area with the aid of the force of the coil spring 46 acting upon the valve ball 37.
  • the flow rate in turn controls the rotational speed of the beam 10 and accordingly the yarn tension brake according to this invention utilizes a fluid resistance to effect a braking force on the yarn beam, it' is possible to smoothly control the applied braking force in accordance with the tension variation of a yarn for the purpose of preventing the tension from deviating from a predetermined value.
  • a hydraulic brake for controlling tension of yarns being drawn from a yarn beam of a loom, comprising a hydraulic pump adapted to be driven by the yarn beam for pumping out a working fluid, a transmitting mechanism operatively connecting a driven shaft of said pump to a rotating shaft of the yarn beam for transmitting a driving force from the yarn beam to said pump, a liquid conduit loop communicated at its both ends with outlet and inlet ports of said pump for causing the working fluid to circulate therethrough, valve means provided midway of said loop for controlling the flow rate of the working fluid to thereby control the letoff speed of the yarn beam, detecting means for detecting tension variation of the yarns, and a mechanical linkage operatively connected to said pump and detecting means for controlling in response to the detected tension variation the effective area of said valve means through which the working fluid is flown, whereby the let off speed of the yarn beam is controlled in dependence upon the detected tension variation to thereby reduce the tension variation to a minimum.
  • said detecting means includes a first arm secured to a shaft rotatably mounted on a frame of the loom and having a back rest roller joumalled thereon, a second arm secured to the second named shaft and having an abutment provided at its free end, a plunger mounted for reciprocal movement through bores formed in two brackets mounted on the frame, a spring seat secured tosaid plunger between said brackets, a coil spring mounted on said plunger between one of said brackets and said spring seat for bringing one end of said plunger into abutting engagement with said abutment to swing the second named arm together with the first named arm and to tension the yarns, and wherein said mechanical linkage includes a third arm secured to the integral first and second named arms, a rod having one end secured to the third named arm, and a pivot arm mounted for rotational movement about a pin mounted on the frame and having its free end secured to the other end of said rod.
  • valve means includes a body having a cylindrical shape and positioned in an upright manner, a plunger mounted for reciprocal movement through said body and through a bore formed in said pivot arm and having upper and lower lands in herrnetical but slidable contact with the inner wall of said body, a valve ball positionable on a valve seat formed on the bottom of said body, said upper land being positioned at the upper portion of said body and at an intermediate portion of the second named plunger, said lower land being positioned at the lower end of the second named plunger for receiving said valve ball and having at least one orifice for passing therethrough the working fluid, and a coil spring mounted on the second named plunger between said pivot arm and said upper land for biasing the second named plunger toward said valve ball to reduce the effective area between said valve seat and said valve ball against the pressure of the working fluid pumped out from said pump.
  • a hydraulic brake according to claim 5, wherein said passage includes an upright pipe connected to the inlet port of said pump and having its upper end open to the air, and a conduit connected its one end to the outlet of said valve means and the other end to the inlet of said pipe, the outlet of said valve means being formed in said body slightly below said upper land.

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US2529241A (en) * 1946-05-03 1950-11-07 Futura Fabrics Corp Warp knitting machine
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GB732156A (en) * 1952-03-28 1955-06-22 Westinghouse Freins & Signaux Improvements in or relating to warp-beam braking device on looms
FR1292845A (fr) * 1961-06-26 1962-05-04 Régulateur de chaîne pour métier à tisser
US3105524A (en) * 1961-04-24 1963-10-01 Jr Winfred Page Enloe Warp let-off mechanism for looms
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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US2305421A (en) * 1942-06-04 1942-12-15 Crompton & Knowles Loom Works Geared hydraulic letoff for looms
US2529241A (en) * 1946-05-03 1950-11-07 Futura Fabrics Corp Warp knitting machine
US2526303A (en) * 1948-12-30 1950-10-17 Crompton & Knowles Loom Works Letoff mechanism for looms
US2565386A (en) * 1949-04-20 1951-08-21 Steel And Alloy Tank Company Letoff motion
GB732156A (en) * 1952-03-28 1955-06-22 Westinghouse Freins & Signaux Improvements in or relating to warp-beam braking device on looms
US3105524A (en) * 1961-04-24 1963-10-01 Jr Winfred Page Enloe Warp let-off mechanism for looms
FR1292845A (fr) * 1961-06-26 1962-05-04 Régulateur de chaîne pour métier à tisser
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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US3860044A (en) * 1972-02-15 1975-01-14 Nissan Motor Warp tension control mechanism
CN105544074A (zh) * 2016-02-05 2016-05-04 江苏工程职业技术学院 一种双控式织轴经纱张力调节装置

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