EP4215653A1 - Fiber bundle condensing device for spinning machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a fiber bundle condensing device for a spinning machine.
- Such fiber bundle condensing devices include a countershaft for rotating a rotary shaft on which a delivery bottom roller delivering fiber bundles is mounted. A rotational force of the countershaft is transmitted to the rotary shaft with a drive gear mounted on the countershaft engaged with a driven gear mounted on the rotary shaft.
- European Patent Application Publication No. 1473388 discloses a relationship between a rotary shaft on which a delivery bottom roller is mounted and a countershaft transmitting a rotating force to the rotary shaft in a fiber bundle condensing device.
- a spinning machine In a spinning machine, a plurality of fiber bundle condensing devices are arranged in parallel to each other to form a unit, and a plurality of units of the fiber bundle condensing devices are arranged in parallel to each other.
- the spinning machine includes a plurality of countershafts each having a drive gear connected in a series so as to correspond to the plurality of the units of fiber bundle condensing devices.
- the drive gears mounted on the countershafts need to be replaced temporarily or periodically due to damage or wear caused by catching foreign objects, or the like, during operation.
- the device disclosed in the above-cited Publication lacks consideration for the replacement of the drive gears. Therefore, there is a demand for replacing the drive gears mounted on the countershafts quickly without reducing the productivity of the spinning machine and without using special parts.
- the present invention is directed to providing a fiber bundle condensing device for a spinning machine in which a drive gear, which is mounted on a countershaft driving to rotate a rotary shaft of a delivery bottom roller that transports fiber bundles, can be replaced quickly without using special parts and without reducing productivity of the spinning machine.
- a fiber bundle condensing device for a spinning machine including a condensing device configured to condense a fiber bundle which has been drafted, the condensing device including a delivery bottom roller that is mounted on a rotary shaft and transports the fiber bundle, a suction portion that exerts suction acting on the fiber bundle, an air-permeable apron that rotates along the suction portion, and a delivery top roller that is pressed against and in contact with the delivery bottom roller with the air-permeable apron interposed between the delivery top roller and the delivery bottom roller and rotates together with the delivery bottom roller, a countershaft configured to drive the rotary shaft, a driven gear mounted on the rotary shaft and configured to receive a driving force from the countershaft, and a drive gear mounted on the countershaft and configured to be engaged with the driven gear.
- the fiber bundle condensing device includes a plurality of the countershafts corresponding to a plurality of the condensing devices, the plurality of the countershafts being connected by a coupling.
- a conditional expression W > d ⁇ (1/4) x W is satisfied, where W represents a width of the drive gear and d represents a distance between ends of the plurality of countershafts connected by the coupling.
- FIG. 1A illustrates a fiber bundle condensing device 100
- FIG. 1B illustrates a countershaft 130 of the fiber bundle condensing device 100.
- the fiber bundle condensing device 100 is disposed downstream of a draft device (not illustrated), and is configured to condense fiber bundles drafted by the draft device for reducing fluff or the like prior to twisting.
- the draft device is disposed on a rear of the fiber bundle condensing device 100 of the illustration of FIG. 1A .
- the fiber bundles are processed by the fiber bundle condensing device 100, and delivered to a lower front of the fiber bundle condensing device 100 in the illustration of FIG. 1A .
- the fiber bundle condensing device 100 includes a plurality of condensing devices 110, a plurality of support plates 120, and the countershaft 130 as main components.
- the condensing devices 110 cooperate to include a rotary shaft 111, a plurality of delivery bottom rollers 112, a plurality of suction portions 114, a plurality of air-permeable aprons 116, a plurality of delivery top rollers 118, and end plugs 119.
- the plurality of the delivery bottom rollers 112 and a driven gear 113 are mounted on the rotary shaft 111.
- a drive gear 132 is mounted on the countershaft 130.
- the drive gear 132 mounted on the countershaft 130 drive to rotate the driven gear 113 of the rotary shaft 111.
- the driven gear 113 that is configured to receive a driving force from the countershaft 130 is mounted on the rotary shaft 111.
- the delivery bottom rollers 112 rotate together with the rotary shaft 111, which rotates the air-permeable aprons 116 and transports fiber bundles F.
- Each of the suction portion 114 includes a plurality of suction holes.
- the suction portions 114 exert suction acting on the fiber bundles F transported from the delivery bottom rollers 112 through the air-permeable aprons 116.
- the air-permeable aprons 116 are made of air-permeable woven cloth having no ends.
- the air-permeable aprons 116 are wound on their associated delivery bottom rollers 112, the suction portions 114, and guide portions (not illustrated).
- Each of the delivery top rollers 118 is pressed against and in contact with its associated one of the delivery bottom roller 112 with the air-permeable apron 116 interposed therebetween.
- the delivery top rollers 118 rotate together with the delivery bottom rollers 112, thereby transporting the fiber bundles F.
- the condensing devices 110 for eight spindles are arranged between the support plates 120.
- a group of the condensing devices 100 for the eight spindles i.e., a condensing device group
- a plurality of the units formed of the condensing device group are disposed along a longitudinal direction of the spinning machine.
- the rotary shaft 111 has a predetermined length corresponding to the condensing device group for the eight spindles.
- the end plugs 119 are disposed on opposite ends of the rotary shaft 111. The end plugs 119 allow the rotary shaft 111 to be supported rotatably by the pair of support plates 120.
- the support plates 120 are fixed to a roller stand (not illustrated).
- the countershaft 130 has a predetermined length corresponding to the condensing device group for the eight spindles.
- the countershafts 130 is supported by the roller stand (not illustrated) via a bearing 140.
- the drive gear 132 to be engaged with the driven gear 113 of the rotary shaft 111 is mounted on the countershaft 130.
- the countershafts 130 drives the rotary shaft 111 through the drive gear 132 and the driven gear 113.
- a plurality of the countershafts 130 corresponding to the units of the condensing device group are connected to each other by couplings 150 in the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine.
- the fiber bundles F are transported while being held between the delivery bottom rollers 112 and the delivery top rollers 118, which rotate with rotation of the rotary shaft 111 driven by the associated countershaft 130, and being drawn by suction of the suction portions 114 through the air-permeable aprons 116.
- FIG. 2A illustrates a state where three countershafts 130a, 130b, 130c are connected by couplings 150a, 150b.
- a drive gear 132a is mounted on the countershaft 130a.
- FIG. 2B illustrates a state where the three countershafts 130a , 130b, 130c are disconnected by unfastening the couplings 150a, 150b.
- Broken lines in FIG. 2B indicate a state where the couplings 150a, 50b are removed from the three countershafts 130a, 130b, 130c.
- the countershaft 130b is disconnected by unfastening the two couplings 150a and 150b.
- the position of the disconnected countershaft 130b is moved in an axial direction of the countershaft 130b toward a side opposite to the drive gear 132a to be replaced.
- the position of the countershaft 130b is moved in the axial direction so as to decrease the distance d in an area where the coupling 150b has been positioned.
- conditional expression W > d ⁇ (1/2) x W may be resolved into W > d and W ⁇ 2d.
- a dimension of the width W of the drive gear 132a is greater than a dimension of the distance d between the ends of the countershafts 130a and 130b connected to each other by the coupling 150a. Therefore, the drive gear 132a cannot pass a gap formed of the distance d when only the coupling 150a is removed, so that the drive gear 132a cannot be removed.
- the width W is equal to or greater than the distance 2d (W ⁇ 2d).
- the drive gear 132a having the width W can pass the gap formed of the distance 2d between the countershafts 130a and 130b, which has been extended.
- the width W is 20 mm and the distance d is 17 mm, for example.
- the drive gear 132a having the width of 20 mm can pass the gap formed of the distance 2d of 34 mm, which is doubled.
- the drive gear may be replaced quickly by removing only the drive gear 132a without using special parts, such as a dividable drive gear, without pulling out all the connected plurality of the countershafts 130 from the spinning machine, and without reducing the productivity of the spinning machine.
- conditional expression W > d ⁇ (1/2) x W in which the number of couplings to be removed is the minimum of 2 has been described.
- the number of couplings to be removed may be 3 with the conditional expression W > d ⁇ (1/3) x W, or the number of the couplings to be removed may be 4 with the conditional expression W > d ⁇ (1/4) x W.
- the width W is equal to or greater than the distance 3d (W ⁇ 3d).
- the drive gear 132a having the width W can pass the gap of the distance 3d between the countershafts 130a and 130b.
- the width W is 20 mm and the distance d is 8 mm, for example.
- the drive gear 132 having the width of 20 mm cannot pass the originally provided gap of 8 mm, but can pass the gap of the distance 3d of 24 mm, which is tripled.
- the drive gear 132 can be easily replaced similarly.
- the width W is 20 mm and the distance d is 6 mm, for example. Therefore, it is effective for a configuration in which a difference in dimension between the width W and the distance d is great, a configuration in which the dimension of the distance d is small, or the like.
- the drive gear 132 having the width of 20 mm cannot pass the originally provided gap of 6 mm, but can pass the gap of the distance 4d of 24 mm, which is quadrupled.
- the drive gear 132 can be replaced quickly, without using special parts and without reducing the productivity, in the fiber bundle condensing device 100 having the countershafts 130 driving the rotary shaft 111 rotatably on which the delivery bottom rollers 112 transporting the fiber bundles F are mounted.
- the drive gear 132 may be replaced only by removing two to four couplings 150 and moving one to three countershafts 130, which hardly affects areas other than the area where these parts are positioned.
- the drive gears 132 may be replaced only by removing four couplings 150 at most and moving positions of the countershafts 130 in the axial direction, which significantly improves workability, as compared to a case where a series of the countershafts 130 for a plurality of the units of the condensing device group is pulled out from the spinning machine.
- the coupling 150 may have unbalanced rotation characteristics due to its structural features. Such unbalanced rotation characteristics of the coupling 150 may cause unbalanced rotation of the countershafts 130. Therefore, it is desirable to dispose the coupling 150 near the bearing 140 that supports the countershafts 130.
- a yarn path corresponding to a passage of the fiber bundle F is positioned about ⁇ 30 mm from the roller stand to which the bearings 140 are fixed due to the restriction on the layout of the spinning machine.
- the coupling 150 need be arranged at a position avoiding the position of the yarn path.
- the coupling 150 may be positioned between the first spindle and the second spindle when the unbalance rotating force of the couplings 150 is greater than the reaction force of the drive gear 132.
- the drive gear 132 to be engaged with the driven gear 113 is mounted on the countershaft 130.
- the countershafts 130 are connected to each other by the couplings 150.
- the plurality of countershafts 130 correspond to the plurality of the condensing devices 110.
- the fiber bundle condensing device 100 is configured to satisfy the conditional expression W > d ⁇ (1/4) x W, where W represents the width of the drive gear 132 and d represents the distance between the ends of the countershafts 130 adjacent to each other connected via the coupling 150.
- the drive gear may be replaced quickly by removing only the drive gear 132a without using special parts and without reducing the productivity. Since the drive gears 132 may be replaced only by removing four couplings 150 at most and moving positions of the countershafts 130 in the axial direction, which significantly improves workability, as compared to a case where a series of the countershafts 130 for a plurality of units of the condensing device group is pulled out from the spinning machine.
- the fiber bundle condensing device 100 of the spinning machine is configured to satisfy the conditional expression W > d ⁇ (1/2) x W, where W represents the width of the drive gear 132 and d represents the distance between the ends of the countershafts 130 adjacent to each other connected by the coupling 150.
- W represents the width of the drive gear 132
- d represents the distance between the ends of the countershafts 130 adjacent to each other connected by the coupling 150.
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Abstract
A fiber bundle condensing device (100) includes a condensing device (110) configured to condense a fiber bundle (F) and including a delivery bottom roller (112) that is mounted on a rotary shaft (111) and transports the fiber bundle (F), a countershafts (130) configured to drive the rotary shaft (111), a driven gear (113) mounted on the rotary shaft (111), a drive gear (132) mounted on the countershaft (130). A plurality of the countershafts (130) corresponding to a plurality of the condensing devices (110) are connected by a coupling (150). A conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/4) x W is satisfied, where W represents a width of the drive gear (132) and d represents a distance between ends of the plurality of countershafts (130) connected by the coupling (150).
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- The present invention relates to a fiber bundle condensing device for a spinning machine.
- Various types of fiber bundle condensing devices have been proposed for condensing fiber bundles, which are drafted by a draft device prior to twisting, to improve yarn quality, for example, by reducing fluff, adjusting yarn strength, and the like.
- Such fiber bundle condensing devices include a countershaft for rotating a rotary shaft on which a delivery bottom roller delivering fiber bundles is mounted. A rotational force of the countershaft is transmitted to the rotary shaft with a drive gear mounted on the countershaft engaged with a driven gear mounted on the rotary shaft.
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European Patent Application Publication No. 1473388 discloses a relationship between a rotary shaft on which a delivery bottom roller is mounted and a countershaft transmitting a rotating force to the rotary shaft in a fiber bundle condensing device. - In a spinning machine, a plurality of fiber bundle condensing devices are arranged in parallel to each other to form a unit, and a plurality of units of the fiber bundle condensing devices are arranged in parallel to each other. The spinning machine includes a plurality of countershafts each having a drive gear connected in a series so as to correspond to the plurality of the units of fiber bundle condensing devices.
- The drive gears mounted on the countershafts need to be replaced temporarily or periodically due to damage or wear caused by catching foreign objects, or the like, during operation.
- There is a method of replacing a drive gear in which replacing the drive gear after a series of the plurality of countershafts for the plurality of units of the fiber bundle condensing devices are pulled out from the spinning machine. In this case, the series of the countershafts are pulled out from the spinning machine, and the countershafts need to be placed back after the drive gear is replaced. This requires a significant amount of time to replace the drive gear. As a result, the productivity of the spinning machine is reduced due to an increase of the downtime of the spinning machine.
- There is another method of replacing a drive gear in which the drive gear dividable into two parts are used and the drive gear to be replaced is removed by dividing it into two. In this case, using the drive gear dividable into two parts increases the cost of the drive gear, it becomes difficult to balance the rotation of the drive gear, and the reliability of the drive gear decreases due to loosening of the fastening screws.
- The device disclosed in the above-cited Publication lacks consideration for the replacement of the drive gears. Therefore, there is a demand for replacing the drive gears mounted on the countershafts quickly without reducing the productivity of the spinning machine and without using special parts.
- The present invention is directed to providing a fiber bundle condensing device for a spinning machine in which a drive gear, which is mounted on a countershaft driving to rotate a rotary shaft of a delivery bottom roller that transports fiber bundles, can be replaced quickly without using special parts and without reducing productivity of the spinning machine.
- In accordance with present invention, there is provided a fiber bundle condensing device for a spinning machine including a condensing device configured to condense a fiber bundle which has been drafted, the condensing device including a delivery bottom roller that is mounted on a rotary shaft and transports the fiber bundle, a suction portion that exerts suction acting on the fiber bundle, an air-permeable apron that rotates along the suction portion, and a delivery top roller that is pressed against and in contact with the delivery bottom roller with the air-permeable apron interposed between the delivery top roller and the delivery bottom roller and rotates together with the delivery bottom roller, a countershaft configured to drive the rotary shaft, a driven gear mounted on the rotary shaft and configured to receive a driving force from the countershaft, and a drive gear mounted on the countershaft and configured to be engaged with the driven gear. The fiber bundle condensing device includes a plurality of the countershafts corresponding to a plurality of the condensing devices, the plurality of the countershafts being connected by a coupling. A conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/4) x W is satisfied, where W represents a width of the drive gear and d represents a distance between ends of the plurality of countershafts connected by the coupling.
- Other aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by way of example the principles of the invention.
- The invention, together with objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description of the embodiments together with the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIGS. 1A and 1B are configuration views of a fiber bundle condensing device for a spinning machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIGS. 2A. 2B, 2C and 2D are views for describing replacement of a drive gear mounted on a countershaft in the fiber bundle condensing device for the spinning machine according to the first embodiment. - The following will describe a fiber bundle condensing device for a spinning machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is noted that same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings.
- Firstly, a basic configuration of a fiber bundle condensing device of a spinning machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to
FIGS. 1A and 1B. FIG. 1A illustrates a fiberbundle condensing device 100, andFIG. 1B illustrates acountershaft 130 of the fiberbundle condensing device 100. - The fiber
bundle condensing device 100 is disposed downstream of a draft device (not illustrated), and is configured to condense fiber bundles drafted by the draft device for reducing fluff or the like prior to twisting. The draft device is disposed on a rear of the fiberbundle condensing device 100 of the illustration ofFIG. 1A . The fiber bundles are processed by the fiberbundle condensing device 100, and delivered to a lower front of the fiberbundle condensing device 100 in the illustration ofFIG. 1A . - As illustrated in
FIG. 1A , the fiberbundle condensing device 100 includes a plurality ofcondensing devices 110, a plurality ofsupport plates 120, and thecountershaft 130 as main components. - The
condensing devices 110 cooperate to include arotary shaft 111, a plurality ofdelivery bottom rollers 112, a plurality ofsuction portions 114, a plurality of air-permeable aprons 116, a plurality of deliverytop rollers 118, andend plugs 119. - The plurality of the
delivery bottom rollers 112 and a drivengear 113 are mounted on therotary shaft 111. Adrive gear 132 is mounted on thecountershaft 130. Thedrive gear 132 mounted on thecountershaft 130 drive to rotate the drivengear 113 of therotary shaft 111. In other words, the drivengear 113 that is configured to receive a driving force from thecountershaft 130 is mounted on therotary shaft 111. With rotation of the drivengear 113, thedelivery bottom rollers 112 rotate together with therotary shaft 111, which rotates the air-permeable aprons 116 and transports fiber bundles F. - Each of the
suction portion 114 includes a plurality of suction holes. Thesuction portions 114 exert suction acting on the fiber bundles F transported from thedelivery bottom rollers 112 through the air-permeable aprons 116. The air-permeable aprons 116 are made of air-permeable woven cloth having no ends. The air-permeable aprons 116 are wound on their associateddelivery bottom rollers 112, thesuction portions 114, and guide portions (not illustrated). Each of the deliverytop rollers 118 is pressed against and in contact with its associated one of thedelivery bottom roller 112 with the air-permeable apron 116 interposed therebetween. Thedelivery top rollers 118 rotate together with thedelivery bottom rollers 112, thereby transporting the fiber bundles F. - The
condensing devices 110 for eight spindles are arranged between thesupport plates 120. A group of thecondensing devices 100 for the eight spindles (i.e., a condensing device group) serves as a unit. A plurality of the units formed of the condensing device group are disposed along a longitudinal direction of the spinning machine. Therotary shaft 111 has a predetermined length corresponding to the condensing device group for the eight spindles. Theend plugs 119 are disposed on opposite ends of therotary shaft 111. Theend plugs 119 allow therotary shaft 111 to be supported rotatably by the pair ofsupport plates 120. Thesupport plates 120 are fixed to a roller stand (not illustrated). - The
countershaft 130 has a predetermined length corresponding to the condensing device group for the eight spindles. Thecountershafts 130 is supported by the roller stand (not illustrated) via abearing 140. Thedrive gear 132 to be engaged with the drivengear 113 of therotary shaft 111 is mounted on thecountershaft 130. Thecountershafts 130 drives therotary shaft 111 through thedrive gear 132 and the drivengear 113. A plurality of thecountershafts 130 corresponding to the units of the condensing device group are connected to each other bycouplings 150 in the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine. - The fiber bundles F are transported while being held between the
delivery bottom rollers 112 and thedelivery top rollers 118, which rotate with rotation of therotary shaft 111 driven by the associatedcountershaft 130, and being drawn by suction of thesuction portions 114 through the air-permeable aprons 116. - A reaction force of the
drive gear 132 may increase depending on the spinning condition. Therefore, a position of thedrive gear 132 to be mounted on thecountershaft 130 needs to be set at a position between the first spindle and the second spindle from the roller stand or thesupport plate 120. In this case, thecoupling 150 may be disposed at a position between the second spindle and the third spindle from the roller stand or thesupport plate 120. In thecountershaft 130, selecting the position of thecoupling 150 or the position of thedrive gear 132 and the position of thecoupling 150 as described above reduces unbalanced rotation and bending of thecountershaft 130, which minimizes influences on the yarn quality. - In the embodiment, reference characters W and d in
FIG. 1B represent a width of thedrive gear 132, and a distance between the ends of thecountershafts 130 connected to each other by thecoupling 150, respectively. By fastening and unfastening bolts or the like, thecoupling 150 connects and disconnects thecountershafts 130 disposed adjacently to each other. - In the embodiment, the fiber
bundle condensing device 100 is configured to satisfy a conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/n). In a case where n representing the number ofcouplings 150 to be removed from thecountershafts 130 is 4, the fiberbundle condensing device 100 satisfies W > d ≥ (1/4) x W4. Preferably, the fiberbundle condensing device 100 is configured to satisfy a conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/3) x W, in a case where the number of thecouplings 150 to be removed from thecountershafts 130 is 3. More preferably, the fiberbundle condensing device 100 is configured to satisfy the conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/2) x W, in a case where the number of thecouplings 150 to be removed from thecountershafts 130 is 2. - The following will describe the replacement of the
drive gear 132 mounted on thecountershaft 130 with reference toFIG. 2A through 2D. FIGS. 2A through 2D are views for describing the replacement of thedrive gear 132 mounted on thecountershaft 130 in the fiberbundle condensing device 100 for the spinning machine according to the embodiment. -
FIG. 2A , illustrates a state where threecountershafts couplings drive gear 132a is mounted on thecountershaft 130a. - The following will describe a specific example of the replacement of the
drive gear 132a when the number n of thecouplings 150 to be removed from thecountershafts 130 in the conditional expression is 2. In this example, thedrive gear 132a to be replaced is removed at a position where thecoupling 150a is positioned, and two of thecouplings -
FIG. 2B illustrates a state where the threecountershafts couplings FIG. 2B indicate a state where thecouplings 150a, 50b are removed from the threecountershafts - In
FIG. 2C , thecountershaft 130b is disconnected by unfastening the twocouplings countershaft 130b is moved in an axial direction of thecountershaft 130b toward a side opposite to thedrive gear 132a to be replaced. In other words, the position of thecountershaft 130b is moved in the axial direction so as to decrease the distance d in an area where thecoupling 150b has been positioned. - As a result, the distance d existed in the area where the
coupling 150b has been positioned is added to the distance d in an area where thecoupling 150a is positioned. In other words, anextended distance 2d (d + d = 2d) is provided between thecountershafts - Now, the conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/2) x W may be resolved into W > d and W ≤ 2d.
- In other words, a dimension of the width W of the
drive gear 132a is greater than a dimension of the distance d between the ends of the countershafts 130a and 130b connected to each other by thecoupling 150a. Therefore, thedrive gear 132a cannot pass a gap formed of the distance d when only thecoupling 150a is removed, so that thedrive gear 132a cannot be removed. - On the other hand, when the distance between the
countershafts extended distance 2d, as illustrated inFIG. 2C , the width W is equal to or greater than thedistance 2d (W ≤ 2d). Thus, thedrive gear 132a having the width W can pass the gap formed of thedistance 2d between thecountershafts - As specific values for the width W and the distance d in this case, the width W is 20 mm and the distance d is 17 mm, for example. The
drive gear 132a having the width of 20 mm can pass the gap formed of thedistance 2d of 34 mm, which is doubled. - Accordingly, when the
couplings countershaft 130b is moved in the axial direction, only thedrive gear 132a may be removed through the gap of theextended distance 2d after thedrive gear 132a is moved in a direction toward thecountershaft 130b, as illustrated inFIG. 2D . - A
new drive gear 132a may be mounted on thecountershaft 130a at the position where theprevious drive gear 132a is mounted by performing the above procedure in a reversed order such as in order ofFIGS. 2D, 2C, 2B, 2A , so that the fiberbundle condensing device 100 for the spinning machine may return to an operable state quickly. Accordingly, only a minimum of twocouplings 150 need be removed and mounted for the replacement of the drive gear, which offers excellent workability. - That is, in the
countershaft 130 configured to drive to rotate therotary shaft 111 of thedelivery bottom rollers 112 transporting the fiber bundles F, the drive gear may be replaced quickly by removing only thedrive gear 132a without using special parts, such as a dividable drive gear, without pulling out all the connected plurality of thecountershafts 130 from the spinning machine, and without reducing the productivity of the spinning machine. - In the above-described example, the conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/2) x W in which the number of couplings to be removed is the minimum of 2 has been described. In addition to that, the number of couplings to be removed may be 3 with the conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/3) x W, or the number of the couplings to be removed may be 4 with the conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/4) x W.
- The following will describe a case where the conditional expression is W > d ≥ (1/3) x W. In this case, three
couplings 150 connected to twocountershafts 130 are unfastened. Then, positions of the twocountershafts 130 disconnected by unfastening the threecouplings 150 are moved in the axial direction so as to extend an area where thedrive gear 132 to be replaced is removed. - As a result, a dimension of the
distance 2d provided by moving the positions of the twocountershafts 130 is added to a dimension of the distance d in an area adjacent to thedrive gear 132 to be removed. In other words, a gap formed of a distance 3d is formed in the area where thedrive gear 132 to be replaced is removed. - When the distance between the
countershafts 130 is extended to the distance 3d, the width W is equal to or greater than the distance 3d (W ≤ 3d). Thus, thedrive gear 132a having the width W can pass the gap of the distance 3d between thecountershafts - As specific values for the width W and the distance d in this case, the width W is 20 mm and the distance d is 8 mm, for example. The
drive gear 132 having the width of 20 mm cannot pass the originally provided gap of 8 mm, but can pass the gap of the distance 3d of 24 mm, which is tripled. - Although the detailed description is omitted, in a case where the conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/4) x W in which the number n of
couplings 150 to be unfastened is 4, thedrive gear 132 can be easily replaced similarly. As specific values for the width W and the distance d in this case, the width W is 20 mm and the distance d is 6 mm, for example. Therefore, it is effective for a configuration in which a difference in dimension between the width W and the distance d is great, a configuration in which the dimension of the distance d is small, or the like. Thedrive gear 132 having the width of 20 mm cannot pass the originally provided gap of 6 mm, but can pass the gap of the distance 4d of 24 mm, which is quadrupled. - By determining values or coefficient so as to satisfy one of the above conditional expressions W > d ≥ (1/2) x W, W > d ≥ (1/3) x W, and W > d ≥ (1/4) x W, the
drive gear 132 can be replaced quickly, without using special parts and without reducing the productivity, in the fiberbundle condensing device 100 having thecountershafts 130 driving therotary shaft 111 rotatably on which thedelivery bottom rollers 112 transporting the fiber bundles F are mounted. - In other words, the
drive gear 132 may be replaced only by removing two to fourcouplings 150 and moving one to threecountershafts 130, which hardly affects areas other than the area where these parts are positioned. - Therefore, the drive gears 132 may be replaced only by removing four
couplings 150 at most and moving positions of thecountershafts 130 in the axial direction, which significantly improves workability, as compared to a case where a series of thecountershafts 130 for a plurality of the units of the condensing device group is pulled out from the spinning machine. - The
coupling 150 may have unbalanced rotation characteristics due to its structural features. Such unbalanced rotation characteristics of thecoupling 150 may cause unbalanced rotation of thecountershafts 130. Therefore, it is desirable to dispose thecoupling 150 near the bearing 140 that supports thecountershafts 130. On the other hand, a yarn path corresponding to a passage of the fiber bundle F is positioned about ±30 mm from the roller stand to which thebearings 140 are fixed due to the restriction on the layout of the spinning machine. Thus, thecoupling 150 need be arranged at a position avoiding the position of the yarn path. Thecoupling 150 may be positioned between the first spindle and the second spindle when the unbalance rotating force of thecouplings 150 is greater than the reaction force of thedrive gear 132. - The above-described embodiment offers the following effects.
- The fiber
bundle condensing device 100 for the spinning machine according to the present embodiment includes the plurality of condensingdevices 110 and the plurality ofcountershafts 130. Each of thecondensing device 110 includes thedelivery bottom roller 112 that is mounted on therotary shaft 111 and transports the fiber bundle F, thesuction portion 114 that exerts suction acting on the fiber bundle F, and the air-permeable apron 116 that rotates along thesuction portion 114. The condensingdevice 110 is configured to condense the fiber bundle F which has been drafted. Thecountershaft 130 is configured to drive the correspondingrotary shaft 111. The drivengear 113 to receive the driving force from thecountershaft 130 is mounted on therotary shaft 111. Thedrive gear 132 to be engaged with the drivengear 113 is mounted on thecountershaft 130. Thecountershafts 130 are connected to each other by thecouplings 150. The plurality ofcountershafts 130 correspond to the plurality of the condensingdevices 110. The fiberbundle condensing device 100 is configured to satisfy the conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/4) x W, where W represents the width of thedrive gear 132 and d represents the distance between the ends of thecountershafts 130 adjacent to each other connected via thecoupling 150. - As a result, in the
countershaft 130 configured to drive to rotate therotary shaft 111 of thedelivery bottom rollers 112 transporting the fiber bundles F, the drive gear may be replaced quickly by removing only thedrive gear 132a without using special parts and without reducing the productivity. Since the drive gears 132 may be replaced only by removing fourcouplings 150 at most and moving positions of thecountershafts 130 in the axial direction, which significantly improves workability, as compared to a case where a series of thecountershafts 130 for a plurality of units of the condensing device group is pulled out from the spinning machine. - In the fiber
bundle condensing device 100 of the spinning machine according to the present invention, preferably, the fiberbundle condensing device 100 is configured to satisfy the conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/2) x W, where W represents the width of thedrive gear 132 and d represents the distance between the ends of thecountershafts 130 adjacent to each other connected by thecoupling 150. In this case, since thedrive gear 132 may be replaced by removing the minimum of twocouplings 150 and moving a position of only one of thecountershafts 130 in the axial direction, the workability is significantly improved, as compared to the case where the series of thecountershafts 130 corresponding to the plurality of units of the condensing device group is pulled out from the spinning machine. Therefore, thedrive gear 132 is quickly replaced without using special parts and without reducing the productivity. In the fiberbundle condensing device 100 of the spinning machine, the replacement of thedrive gear 132 hardly affects the areas other than the area where thecountershafts 130 are disconnected by removing thecouplings 150. - A fiber bundle condensing device (100) includes a condensing device (110) configured to condense a fiber bundle (F) and including a delivery bottom roller (112) that is mounted on a rotary shaft (111) and transports the fiber bundle (F), a countershafts (130) configured to drive the rotary shaft (111), a driven gear (113) mounted on the rotary shaft (111), a drive gear (132) mounted on the countershaft (130). A plurality of the countershafts (130) corresponding to a plurality of the condensing devices (110) are connected by a coupling (150). A conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/4) x W is satisfied, where W represents a width of the drive gear (132) and d represents a distance between ends of the plurality of countershafts (130) connected by the coupling (150).
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- A fiber bundle condensing device (100) for a spinning machine, the fiber bundle condensing device (100) comprising:a condensing device (110) configured to condense a fiber bundle (F) which has been drafted, the condensing device (110) including a delivery bottom roller (112) that is mounted on a rotary shaft (111) and transports the fiber bundle (F), a suction portion (114) that exerts suction acting on the fiber bundle (F), an air-permeable apron (116) that rotates along the suction portion (114), and a delivery top roller (118) that is pressed against and in contact with the delivery bottom roller (112) with the air-permeable apron (116) interposed between the delivery top roller (118) and the delivery bottom roller (112) and rotates together with the delivery bottom roller (112);a countershaft (130) configured to drive the rotary shaft (111);a driven gear (113) mounted on the rotary shaft (111) and configured to receive a driving force from the countershaft (130); anda drive gear (132) mounted on the countershaft (130) and configured to be engaged with the driven gear (113),characterized in thatthe fiber bundle condensing device (100) includes a plurality of the countershafts (130) corresponding to a plurality of the condensing devices (110), the plurality of the countershafts (130) being connected by a coupling (150), anda conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/4) x W is satisfied, where W represents a width of the drive gear (132) and d represents a distance between ends of the plurality of countershafts (130) connected to each other by the coupling (150).
- The fiber bundle condensing device (100) for the spinning machine according to claim 1, characterized in that
a conditional expression W > d ≥ (1/2) x W is satisfied, where W represents the width of the drive gear (132) and d represents the distance between the ends of the plurality of the countershafts (130) connected by the coupling (150).
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