CN104294427B - The ring spinner of sensor with detection wire loop motion - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of ring spinner for the sensor that there is detection wire loop to move.The ring spinner has ring rail (1), it is arranged in the ring spinning (2) on the ring rail (1), the wire loop (3) on ring spinning (2) is rotatably packed in all cases, wherein, sensor (4 with the motion for detecting wire loop (3), 5), wherein, separator (6) is arranged in above ring rail (1) between two adjacent ring spinnings (2), so that when ring rail is lifted, interval holding of the separator away from ring rail (1) is constant.According to the present invention, the sensor is configured to loudspeaker (4,5), and is arranged in the lower area of separator (6) and is kept by separator.The invention further relates to a kind of separator (6).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of ring spinner with ring rail, ring spinning, in varied situations, in ring spinning
On wire loop is installed in a sliding manner, and be arranged on ring rail.Sensor is used for the motion for detecting wire loop.Isolation
Part is arranged on above ring rail between two adjacent ring spinnings so that when ring rail is lifted, the interval away from ring rail is protected
Hold constant.
Background technology
EP1052314A1 discloses a kind of sensing system for ring spinner.Ring spinning is fastened to ring rail.
Wire loop is operated on ring rail.During spinning, wire loop is driven and rotated by yarn.Sensor detects the fortune of wire loop
It is dynamic.Broken string can be detected by this way.The display device for showing broken string to operator is disposed proximate to spindle.Sensor is fastened
To ring rail.Describe the multiple sensors worked according to a variety of measuring principles.It is most conventional that noncontact scanning wire loop is moved
Method is to use magnetic sensor.It is also possible, however, to use vibrating sensor, optical sensor or acoustic sensor.
According to CH671040A5, the inductance type transducer that detection wire loop is moved is arranged on parallel by corresponding retainer
In on the axle that ring rail extends, and independently of ring rail.The axle can also be the axle of fixed separator.
The separator is also referred to as anti-balloon plate or disk isolator.In the presence of the division board being made up of metal or plastic material,
They are arranged on above ring rail between the spindle of two mutually adjacent settings.Separator prevents that two are being spun adjacent to spindle
The thread balloon formed during yarn hinders each other.It equally can also avoid the broken of the air ring that the yarn breakage by neighbouring spindle causes
Split.
By the way that sensor is fastened into isolation axle, the accessibility (accessibility) of ring rail is improved.With biography
The axle of sensor can fold back.Thus, ring rail can be released, and sensor will not be on ring rail during operation
It is damaged.The retainer of axle is connected to because sensor is fastened to, the adjustment of sensor becomes convenient.
DD293152A5 discloses a kind of sensor unit with two inductance type transducers, for detect two it is adjacent
The wire loop motion of spindle.Such sensor can sense respective wire loop, and the housing of sensor unit is arranged on isolation
Around the separator of spinning position.This needs the corresponding complexity of housing.Housing be fixed to groove portion on ring rail or
It is fixed to the cable channel along machine length direction.Sensor is disposed proximate to ring spinning.The accessibility of ring spinning is extremely
It is restricted less.The accessibility of ring spinning not only change abrasion ring spinning or wire loop during be it is necessary,
And be also required when each yarn is interrupted.For repiece, wire loop is introduced correct position by operator by hand, therefore,
He needs to move his finger along ring spinning.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the present invention to further improve accessibility and the guarantor to sensor of ring spinning and wire loop
Shield.
To reach this purpose, the sensor for being configured to loudspeaker is arranged in the lower area of separator and by isolating
Part is kept.
Due to this set of sensor on separator, sensor itself no longer hinders the accessibility of ring spinning.Every
Off member usually requires to limit thread balloon, thus will exist in any case.Single retainer for sensor is saved
Go.However, interval of the separator away from ring spinning is bigger than conventional inductive formula sensor.The specific interval of separator is desirable
So that thread balloon can be formed.Due to measuring principle, inductance type transducer is necessarily arranged to close to ring spinning.In addition,
Every must be adjusted extremely accurate.Inductance type transducer also has field induction coil.It consequently leads to corresponding weight.Inductance
Formula sensor be located at separator on this set can not possibly in conjunction with inductance type transducer because, inductance type transducer
The interval of weight and separator away from ring spinning it is too big.The present invention think based on above-mentioned consideration, acoustic sensor very gently simultaneously
And the interval bigger away from ring spinning can be arranged on.Therefore, whether its scope or its weight, loudspeaker will not to every
Off member causes burden.Larger interval of the separator away from ring spinning is no longer problem for acoustic sensor, while
There is provided the protection to sensor.Acoustic sensor, which also has, to be had the advantage that, they are less sensitive for the fluctuation at interval.Cause
This, same setting can be used in various sizes of ring spinning.In addition, non-magnetic steel wire ring can also be used.Therefore,
The convenience of ring spinner is additionally increased according to the measure setup of the present invention.
Loudspeaker can be arranged on the side of the lower section of separator or separator.Loudspeaker can also be put into separator
Among.In any case, loudspeaker points to the direction of ring spinning.
Loudspeaker can be set on a printed circuit, and the printed circuit board (PCB) is put into the groove portion of separator.Printed circuit
Plate is also configured with the assessment electronics for loudspeaker.
If loudspeaker or the printed circuit board (PCB) with loudspeaker are put into separator, separator is used as housing simultaneously, because
And protect sensor not to be touched.This set that loudspeaker is located at below separator also brings contact protection.
Second loudspeaker can be arranged on the printed circuit board (PCB) being put into separator, and second loudspeaker detection is adjacent to be spun
The motion of the wire loop of yarn rings.Set with such, only the second separator has printed circuit board (PCB).Two expansions
Sound device not only shares printed circuit board (PCB), and can be used together assessment electronics, power supply supply etc..
The display device of the termination of display wire loop motion is preferably provided with a printed circuit.Therefore for operator
Speech easily identifies the spinning position with broken string in the substantial amounts of spinning position of ring spinner and carries out repiece.
If two loudspeakers are set on a printed circuit, display device can show a steel in two wire loops
The termination of the motion of wire ring.In other words, two spinning stations share a display device.So, the display of ring spinner is broken
The total amount of the display device of line can halve.For the orientation of operator, a display device for two spinning positions is exhausted
To enough.When operator has reached the region of display device, the working position that should be noted can be easily identified.
The present invention also relates to a kind of separator for ring spinner, set and amplify in the lower area of the separator
Device, to detect the motion of wire loop.Herein, loudspeaker is kept by separator.
Brief description of the drawings
By means of embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention will be described below in greater detail, wherein：
Fig. 1 shows the exemplary details of the ring spinner according to the present invention；
Fig. 2 shows the separator with integral loudspeaker.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 shows the plan of the ring rail 1 of ring spinner.Ring rail 1 has ring spinning 2, in various situations
Under, wire loop 3 is rotatably mounted with the ring spinning.Separator 6 is arranged on the top of ring rail 1.Separator 6 is set
Between two ring spinnings 2 or it is arranged between two of ring spinner spinning positions, in order to be limited in ring spinning
The thread balloon that period is formed, and avoid the contact of the thread balloon of adjacent spinning position.During spinning operation, separator 6 and steel
Neck plate 1 moves up and down together.
As illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, separator 6 has printed circuit board (PCB) 7.Fig. 2 shows separator with side view.Printed circuit
Plate 7 is arranged in the lower area of separator 6.In other words, printed circuit board (PCB) 7 is located at the end towards ring rail 1 of separator 6
At portion.This set in the lower area of separator 6 is due to relative to the tight ness rating needed for ring spinning 2.Printing electricity
Road plate 7 has two loudspeakers 4 and 5, in all cases, and they are configured so that they point to the direction of ring spinning.Expand
Sound device 4,5 detects the motion of wire loop 3.When in the absence of motor message, it can be inferred that and break.Due to by shown
Printed circuit board (PCB) can detect the motion of two adjacent ring-travellers, in an illustrated embodiment, only every a separator 6
It is equipped with printed circuit board (PCB) 7.
Printed circuit board (PCB) 7 also has unshowned assessment unit.Printed circuit board (PCB) 7 can be connected by connection member 10
To power supply and it is connected to the central control unit of ring spinner.In addition, the LED8 as display device is arranged on printing electricity
On the side of the oriented manipulation person of road plate.Assessment unit is estimated to the signal of two loudspeakers 4 and 5.When detecting two
The motion of a wire loop in wire loop stops, and LED lights and indicates that operator breaks.Thus in present embodiment
In, two spinning positions share a LED8.
Printed circuit board (PCB) 7 is placed into the groove portion of separator 6.Therefore, separator 6 is used as the shell of printed circuit board (PCB) 7 simultaneously
Body and therefore protection loudspeaker 4 and 5.Small opening setting being used for loudspeaker 4 and 5 in all cases, being passed through for sound
In the side of separator 6.On the front side of the oriented manipulation person of separator, with the opening for LED8.Transparent cap 9 is set
Put for LED8.The connection member 10 of printed circuit board (PCB) 7 is drawn in opposite side, in other words, on the rear side away from operator.
Due to this set according to the present invention, the maintenance work to ring spinning 2 will not be hindered.Wire loop 3 can be more
Change and there is no problem, or the generation of broken string does not interfere with sensor 4,5.Sensor 4,5 by separator 6 protection.
Accompanying drawing illustrate only a kind of possible embodiment of the present invention.However, substantial amounts of modification is also possible.Cause
This, only loudspeaker 4,5 can be arranged on separator 6 or in it.Each separator 6 can also have only one loudspeaker 4,
5.Loudspeaker 4,5 can also be arranged on the lower section of separator, in other words, in the region between separator 6 and ring rail 1.
Claims (7)
1. one kind has the ring spinner of ring rail (1), multiple ring spinnings (2) are provided with the ring rail, each
Wire loop (3) is installed in a sliding manner on the multiple ring spinning in the case of kind, wherein, with for detecting
The sensor (4,5) of the motion of wire loop (3) is stated, wherein, separator (6) is arranged on two above the ring rail (1)
Between adjacent ring spinning (2) so that when the ring rail is lifted, interval of the separator away from the ring rail (1)
Keep constant, it is characterised in that the sensor is configured to loudspeaker (4,5), is arranged on the lower region of the separator (6)
Kept in domain and by the separator, the loudspeaker (4,5) is arranged on the printing being placed into the groove portion of the separator (6)
On circuit board (7), also, on the printed circuit board (PCB) (7) and be the printed circuit board (PCB) oriented manipulation person that
Side is provided with display device (8), and the display device shows the termination of the motion of the wire loop (3).
2. ring spinner as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the loudspeaker (4,5) is arranged on the separator
(6) lower section.
3. ring spinner as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the loudspeaker (4,5) is arranged on the separator
(6) on side.
4. ring spinner as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the loudspeaker (4,5) is placed into the separator
(6) in.
5. ring spinner as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that be provided with second on the printed circuit board (PCB) (7)
Loudspeaker (4,5), second loudspeaker detects the motion of the wire loop of adjacent ring spinning.
6. ring spinner as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that the display device shows two adjacent wire loops
(3) termination of the motion of a wire loop in.
7. a kind of separator (6) for ring spinner, is provided with loudspeaker (4,5) in the lower area of the separator,
To detect the motion of wire loop (3), and the loudspeaker is kept by the separator (6), the loudspeaker (4,5) be arranged on by
Be put on the printed circuit board (PCB) in the groove portion of the separator (6) (7), also, on the printed circuit board (PCB) (7) and be
That side of the oriented manipulation person of the printed circuit board (PCB) is provided with display device (8), and the display device shows the wire loop
(3) termination of motion.
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