JPH0681230A - Sliver-ending apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry out the ending of a sliver by clamping the integrated part of the sliver ends of two slivers with a pair of rubbing members and alternately moving the rubbing members in opposite directions. CONSTITUTION:The integrated part of the ends of slivers S1 and S2 is clamped with a pair of rubbing members 37, 38. The slivers are rubbed and ended by alternately moving the rubbing members 37, 38 in opposite directions shown by the arrows. The position of the integrated part is not displaced in the rubbing operation and the rubbing work can be performed without applying useless tension to the slivers.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention, when a can in which a sliver disposed behind a spinning machine is housed is almost empty, can (hereinafter, simply referred to as "empty can"). The sliver is filled with Kens (below,
Simply called the "new can." ), The sliver supplied from the empty can to the spinning machine (hereinafter, simply,
It is called "old sliver". ) And the end of the sliver housed in the new can (hereinafter, simply referred to as “new sliver”).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a worker confirms that the can in which a sliver is stored is almost empty, the corresponding spinning unit is stopped and the worker enters behind the spinning machine and manually inserts the old sliver and the new sliver. Is succeeding.

[0003]

Conventionally, not only is it time-consuming to manually connect a sliver, but a worker needs a large space behind the spinning machine in order to work behind the spinning machine. .

Further, since the sliver is soft and easy to cut, it requires a great deal of skill to join the sliver, and if the length or hardness of the seam is not appropriate, the sliver will be broken or spun. Trouble such as cutting of the spun yarn will occur.

Furthermore, since it is necessary to provide a space for an operator to enter behind the spinning machine and perform work, the arrangement of the spinning machine, the can, the sliver guide rollers, etc. is greatly limited.

The present invention provides an old sliver and a new sliver,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sliver splicing device that can be spliced automatically without manual labor.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a sliver splicing device that superimposes the sliver ends of two slivers and joins them by a kneading action, wherein the overlapping parts of the sliver ends are sandwiched by a pair of rubbing members. However, the present invention relates to a sliver splicing device, in which the kneading members are alternately operated in opposite directions to splice the sliver.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a spinning machine Sp having a can behind it. Spinning units S1 to S72 for producing spun yarn in the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp have pitches Ps between spindles. Are arranged at intervals. A1-A36, B
1 to B36 and C1 to C36 are cans arranged behind the spinning machine Sp along the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp.

In FIG. 1, the odd spinning units S out of the cans A1 to A36 to the spinning units S1 to S72.
1, S3, S5 ... Sliver is supplied to the can B
The sliver is supplied from 1 to B36 to the even spinning units S2, S4, S6 ... Of the spinning units S1 to S72, and the cans C1 to C36 are new cans in the standby state.

In the present invention, the spinning units S1 to S
When the worker finds that any of the cans A1 to A36 and the cans B1 to B36 supplying the sliver to 72 is almost empty, the operator operates a predetermined control device to The sliver splicing device described in Section 1 is run along a transport rail arranged above the spinning machine Sp, and automatically connects the new sliver and the old sliver of any of the new cans C1 to C36 in the standby state. Is.

Further, an appropriate detector such as an optical sensor is arranged on each of the cans A1 to A36 and the cans B1 to B36 to automatically detect an empty can, and the sliver splicing device is run to a predetermined position by the detection signal. It is also possible to perform sliver splicing.

Further, for example, the drive of the spinning machine Sp is controlled so that the cans A1 to A36 are almost simultaneously emptied, and the sliver splicing device is caused to run along the transport rail in the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp to make empty cans. The old sliver of A1 to A36 and the new sliver of new cans C1 to C36 can be successively spliced in succession. For example, when the spinning machine Sp is started, the odd spinning units S1, S3, S5 ... And the even spinning units S2, S4, S6. A36 and the cans B1 to B36 can be made to be in an almost empty state all together with a certain time difference.

The sliver splicing device of the present invention which can cope with various situations as described above will be described in detail below.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the spinning machine Sp in which a sliver splicing device P described later is arranged. A1, B1 and C
1 is a can arranged behind the spinning machine Sp,
In FIG. 2, the sliver S2 and S3 are supplied from the can A1 and the can B1 to a predetermined spinning unit, and the can C1 is in a standby state in which the end Se of the new sliver S1 is suspended from the can mouth. It is a new can.

The sliver S2 and S3 are supplied to a predetermined spinning unit while being guided by appropriate sliver guide rollers G2 to G5.

D is a support for supporting a rail R on which the sliver splicing device P travels, and the support D is a spinning machine Sp.
It can be mounted behind the floor, hung from the ceiling or even erected from the floor.

The rail R is arranged above the spinning machine Sp along the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp so that the sliver splicing device P can run along the rail R in the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp. ing.

The sliver splicing device P includes a carriage F traveling on a rail R, a housing H attached to a lower portion of the carriage F, an operation casing M vertically movably arranged in the housing H, and a horizontal direction. The horizontal frame E having one end for supporting the sliver gripping tool K movable to the horizontal frame E attached to the housing H and the horizontal frame E supporting the sliver gripping tool L movable in the vertical direction. It is composed of a vertical frame J that is not supported and a positioning member N for accurately stopping the sliver splicing device P at a predetermined position.

The dolly F, the housing H, the operation casing M, the horizontal frame E, the vertical frame J and the positioning member N, which constitute the sliver joint device P, will be described below.

The carriage F has an axle 1 having wheels 2 rolling on a rail R attached at both ends, and the axle 1 and the wheels 2 are rotated by a suitable transmission device such as a motor and gears or belts (not shown). The sliver splicing device P
Is moved above the spinning machine Sp along the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp.

The horizontal frame E is, as shown in FIG. 2, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the spinning machine S.
It is horizontally attached to the lower part of the housing H from the rear surface of p so as to cross the new can C1 in the standby state.

A pulley 4 and a pulley 5 are installed at substantially both ends of the horizontal frame E, and an endless belt or an endless chain 3 (hereinafter referred to as "endless belt") is provided between the pulleys 4 and 5.
Simply called "endless belt". ) Is stretched.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the sliver gripping tool K attached to the endless belt 3 is fixed to the rotary solenoid 6 capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions and the sliver clamp 7a rotated by the rotary solenoid 6. In the closed state, the sliver clamp 7a and the fixed sliver clamp 7b have a sliver clamp 7b and extend forward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. The sliver clamp 7a is appropriately rotated to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 3 to open the sliver gripping tool K.

The sliver clamp 7a and the fixed sliver clamp 7b are inclined so that the sliver in the horizontal position and the sliver in the vertical position can be grasped. Preferably, the sliver clamp 7a and the fixed sliver clamp 7b have an inclination of 45 °. Is the maximum.

The sliver gripping tool K can be horizontally moved along the horizontal frame E over substantially the entire length of the horizontal frame E by rotating the pulley 4 or the pulley 5 by a motor (not shown) capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions. Is configured.

As shown in FIG. 2, a vertical frame J is mounted on the horizontal frame E by a suitable fitting means so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction along the horizontal frame E. For J,
For example, a vertical rod 11 is provided which is guided by the guide roller 10 and can be moved up and down by a known driving means (not shown).

A sliver gripping tool L is attached to the tip of the vertically movable vertical rod 11 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. A support frame 17 is attached to the end of the vertical rod 11 by a shaft 17a so as to be rotatable with respect to the vertical rod 11, and a gear 13a and a gear 13b meshing with each other are rotatable on the support frame 17. is set up. Further, the gear 13 is attached to the shaft 17a of the support frame 17.
The end portion 17b on the side opposite to the side where a and the gear 13b are rotatably installed is attached to the end portion of a vertical rod 18 which can be moved up and down by a suitable driving means.

Sliver clamps 12a and 12b are attached to the gears 13a and 13b, respectively, and a substantially L-shaped rotary frame 14 extends at the upper end of one of the sliver clamps 12a. Sliver clamp 12
On the other end 14a of the rotating frame 14 of a, a rotating rod 15 pivotally attached to the vertical rod 11 by a shaft 15a.
End portion 15c is in contact with the other end portion 15b of the rotating rod 15, and an end portion of a vertical rod 16 which is vertically movable by an appropriate driving means is pivotally attached to the other end portion 15b.

Therefore, when the upper and lower rods 18 are moved upward from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 5 by an appropriate driving means, the support frame 17 is rotated about the shaft 17a in the clockwise direction in FIG. When the upper and lower rods 18 move downward, they are returned to the positions shown by the solid lines in FIG. 5 by rotating to the position shown by the two-dot chain line.

Also, the upper and lower rods 1 can be driven by appropriate driving means.
When 6 moves upward from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the rotating rod 15 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 4 about the shaft 15a and hits the end 15c of the rotating rod 15. The rotating frame 14 of the sliver clamp 12a which is in contact with the sliver clamp 12a is rotated in the clockwise direction around the shaft 19 of the gear 13a as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. By rotating the sliver clamp 12a in the clockwise direction of the rotating frame 14, the gear 13a is rotated in the same direction, while the gear 13b meshing with the gear 13a is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, and the sliver clamp is rotated. 12a and 12b open as shown in phantom in FIG. When the vertical rod 16 is moved downward from this state, the rotating rod 15 and the like return to the positions indicated by the solid lines in FIG. 4, the sliver clamps 12a and 12b are returned to the positions indicated by the solid lines, and the sliver clamps 12a and 12b are closed.

As described above, by vertically moving the vertical rod 16, the sliver clamps 12a and 12b are opened and closed to grip and release the sliver S, and the vertical rod 18 is moved.
By moving the sliver clamps 12a and 12b up and down, the sliver clamps 12a and 12b can be rotated from the vertical position to the inclined position.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sliver gripping tool K and the vertical frame J are connected by a suitable elastic member 20 such as a spring, so that the sliver gripping tool K is vertically moved by following the lateral movement of the sliver gripping tool K. The elastic member 20 is configured so that the frame J can move in the horizontal direction, and further, when the vertical frame J moves following the movement of the sliver gripper K. There is.

Further, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a stopper provided on the horizontal frame E, which is a vertical frame which follows the sliver gripping tool K and moves horizontally when the sliver gripping tool K moves to the right. J comes into contact with the stopper 21 and acts to prevent the vertical frame J from further following in the right direction. Therefore, when the sliver gripping tool K further moves rightward after the vertical frame J contacts the stopper 21, the elastic member 20 extends.

Next, the housing H and the operation casing M arranged so as to be vertically movable in the housing H will be described in detail. First, FIG. 6 (the housing H and the operation casing M).
The outline of the housing H and the operation casing M will be described based on FIG. 7) (left side view of FIG. 6).

22a and 22b are upper plates 2 of the housing H
3 is a guide rod installed between the lower plate 24 and the lower plate 24, and the guide rods 22a and 22b are inserted into the cylindrical bodies 25 and 26 attached to the operation casing M, and the housing H
The operation casing M that moves up and down is guided.

Reference numeral 27 is a lever, one end of which is pivotally supported by a shaft 28 attached to the operation casing M, and the other end of which is attached to a rod 30 fixed to the upper plate of the housing H. A roller 29 is pivotally attached to the roller 29. The roller 29 is in contact with a control cam 31 having an appropriate contour, and is driven by a motor 35 installed on the operation casing M via a chain 32, sprockets 33 and 34. The control cam 31 is rotationally driven.

Since the control cam 31 is rotated as described above and, for example, the roller 29 comes into contact with the contour of the control cam 31 far from the rotation center 31a of the control cam 31, the shaft is 28 is pushed upward, and therefore the operation casing M is moved upward along the guide rods 22a and 22b. On the contrary, when the roller 29 comes into contact with the contour of the control cam 31 close to the rotation center shaft 31a of the control cam 31, the shaft 28 is pushed down, so that the operation casing M is moved to the guide rod 22a. And 2
It will be moved downward along 2b. By rotating the control cam 31 having an appropriate contour in this manner, the operation casing M is moved in the vertical direction.

27a, 27b ..., 30a, 30b
.. and 31a, 31b ... Lever having the same functions as the lever 27, the rod 30, and the control cam 31,
They are a rod and a control cam, and a lever, a rod and a control cam for controlling the movement of a sliver clamp or a piecing member for performing a sliver joint described later.

Next, based on FIGS. 8 and 9 which mainly show a perspective view of the operation casing M and an enlarged perspective view of the sliver joint portion, a configuration for sliver jointing and an operation thereof will be described.

Reference numerals 37 and 38 denote an upper piecing member and a lower piecing member for kneading and joining the ends of the old sliver S2 and the ends of the new sliver S1 as will be described later. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper piecing member 37 includes a connecting rod 49 via a connecting member 48 such as a pin.
Is connected to the rotary plate 4.
7 is pivotally supported by a shaft 50 provided in the peripheral portion. The upper piecing member 37 and the connecting rod 49 are configured to be rotatable with respect to the connecting member 48.

Similarly, the lower piecing member 38 is also shown in FIG.
, The connecting rod 52 is connected via a connecting member 51 such as a pin, and the connecting rod 52 is pivotally supported by a shaft 53 provided in the peripheral portion of the rotary plate 47. . Lower piecing member 38 and connecting rod 52
Is also configured to be rotatable with respect to the connecting member 51.

The shaft 50 and the shaft 53 for pivotally supporting the connecting rod 49 and the connecting rod 52 are attached to the peripheral portion of the rotary plate 47 with a phase difference of 180 degrees.
Is driven by a driving device (not shown) so that the upper piecing member 37 and the lower piecing member 38 are normally and reversely rotated so as to reciprocate left and right in FIG. 7 with a predetermined width. The rotary plate 47 is for reciprocating the upper piecing member 37 and the lower piecing member 38 to the left and right with a predetermined width, and is not limited to such an embodiment. For example, two gears that mesh with each other may be arranged vertically, and the connecting rod 49 and the connecting rod 52 may be pivotally supported by the respective gears. In this case, the upper piecing member 37 and the lower piecing member 38 can be reciprocated simply by rotating the meshing gears in one direction.

When the sliver joint is not performed, one end of the upper piecing member 37 is attached to the rod 55 provided between the fixed frame 43 and the fixed frame 44, as shown in FIG. A spring 54 attached to the rear of the upper piecing member 37 at the other end pivots upward about a shaft 50 and stands by. Similarly, when the sliver joint is not performed, the lower piecing member 38 also rotates downward about the shaft 53 and stands by.

Reference numerals 45 and 46 respectively denote an upper pressing member and a lower pressing member which come into contact with the rear of the upper piecing member 37 and the lower piecing member 38, respectively. The upper piecing member 37 and the lower pressing member 45 of the upper pressing member 45 and the lower pressing member 46, respectively. On the side contacting the piecing member 38,
Wheels 56a to 56d and a wheel 58 are rotatably provided, respectively. The wheels 56a to 56d and the wheel 58 are provided so that the above-described upper piecing member 37 and the lower piecing member 38 can smoothly reciprocate in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 8, the upper pressing member 45 is attached to one end of a lever 57 that is rotatably supported by a shaft 55, and is opposite to the shaft 55 with the shaft 55 interposed therebetween. The other end of the lever 57 on the side is the rods 30a and 30b described above.
Is connected to one of the rods, for example, the rod 30c, and the rod 30c is connected to the lever 27 described above.
a, 27b ... and the control cams 31a, 31b ..., For example, the lever 27c and the control cam are rotated in the vertical direction.
Is appropriately moved to either an upper standby position or an operating position for holding the upper piecing member 37 shown in FIG. 8 from behind so as to perform a kneading operation for splicing the sliver. Although not shown, the lower pressing member 46 is also attached to one end of a lever 59 that is pivotally supported by a shaft 60 so as to connect the lower standby position and the lower piecing member 38. It is appropriately moved to either position, which is an operating position for holding the kneading operation for joining the sliver from behind.

In FIGS. 8 and 9, 39 is an upper clamp for the new sliver, and 40 is a lower clamp 40 for the new sliver for holding the new sliver S1 in cooperation with the upper clamp 39 for the new sliver. Although not shown, the upper clamp 39 for the new sliver and the lower clamp 40 for the new sliver are the levers 27a and 27b as described above.
..., the rods 30a, 30b, ... and the control cam 31
The driving means formed of any combination of a, 31b ... Can be rotated in the vertical direction and can be opened and closed as needed.

Similarly, 41 is an upper clamp for the old sliver, and 42 is a lower clamp for the old sliver for holding the old sliver S2 in cooperation with the old sliver upper clamp 41. The upper sliver upper clamp 41 and the old sliver lower clamp 42 are also not shown, but the levers 27a, 27b, ...
The driving means is a combination of any one of a, 30b ... And control cams 31a, 31b.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 61 denotes a gutter member rotatable between a standby position shown by a dotted line and an operating position shown by a solid line. The gutter member 61 has one end at the lower frame 63 of the housing H. It is attached to the rotating shaft 62 which is supported by a suitable supporting member 64. And the rotating shaft 6
2 has a length substantially equal to that of the horizontal frame E along the horizontal frame E shown in FIG. 2, and the gutter member 61 is moved to the standby position or the operating position by an appropriate driving means (not shown). It is rotationally driven so that it can be moved to any position.

Two gutter members 61 are installed on the rotary shaft 62 so as to be arranged between the sliver guide rollers G1 and G2 and G2 and G3 shown in FIG. Gutter member 6
In No. 1, when the spinning unit that connects the sliver is stopped, for example, when the supply of the old sliver S2 is stopped, the sliver S
2 hangs down by its own weight, and therefore, immediately before or at the same time as the spinning unit stops, it rotates to the operating position shown by the solid line in FIG.
1 and G2 and / or G2 and G3 are arranged at the lower part of the old sliver S2 that is stretched between them to prevent the old sliver S2 from sagging, and for the sliver splicing, the new cans shown in FIG. The new sliver S1 pulled out from C1 is prevented from hanging down. Further, it serves as a sliver guide when returning the sliver on the empty can side after cutting the old sliver S2 to the empty can.

Next, the positioning member N will be described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, 10, and 11. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 65 denotes an index plate provided on a side wall of the support column D supporting the rail R and arranged along the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp. The index plate 65 is stopped at a position where the sliver splicing device P can accurately splice the sliver. Thus, the spinning units S1 to S72 of the spinning machine Sp are installed in correspondence with each other.
Further, 66 is for detecting whether the spinning units S1 to S72 of the spinning machine Sp are odd spinning units S1, S3, S5 ... Or even spinning units S2, S4, S6.
It is an odd-numbered even-numbered spinning unit detection plate installed at every spinning unit, and as shown in FIG. 7, it is disposed above the index plate 65 and slightly leftward.

Reference numeral 67 is a fitting plate provided with a recess 67a into which the index plate 65 can be fitted,
As shown in FIG. 10, the fitting plate 67 is attached to the shaft 69 mounted on the housing H, and the shaft 69 is rotated via the lever 68 by the operation of an appropriate actuator 70. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11, the recess 67a of the fitting plate 67 engages with the index plate 65, and the sliver splicing device P is stopped at a position where it can be spliced accurately.

Reference numerals 72 and 73 denote sensors attached to the support frame 71 attached to the housing H,
The sensor 72 is an odd and even spinning unit detection plate 66.
The sensor 73 is for detecting the position of the index plate 65 arranged corresponding to each spinning unit. A limit switch 74 is operated by the fitting plate 67 when the recess 67a of the fitting plate 67 is engaged with the index plate 65, and serves to stop the driving of the spinning unit.

When the sensor 73 detects the predetermined position of the index plate 65, the actuator 7
0 is operated to rotate the fitting plate 67 to the right in FIG. 10, and the index plate 65 is engaged with the recess 67a of the fitting plate 67 as shown in FIG. The device P is stopped at an accurate position.

As mentioned above, the odd spinning units S1, S3, S5 ... And the even spinning units S2, S
4, S6, etc. are shifted by a predetermined time to start the odd-numbered spinning units S1, S3, S.
5 ... Each and even spinning units S2, S4, S6 ...
When the sliver splicing is performed simultaneously by turns, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the odd and even spinning unit detection plates 66 are connected to the odd spinning units S1 and S.
3, S5, and so on. When the sensor 72 detects the odd and even spinning unit detection plate 66 and the sensor 73 detects the position of the index plate 65, the actuator 70 is operated. Rotate the fitting plate 67 to rotate the index plate 65
The odd-numbered spinning units S1, S3, S5, ...
Can be stopped.

The even spinning units S2, S4, S6
In the case where the sliver splicing is sequentially performed on the ... Even number spinning units S2, S4, S6 ... Since the odd and even spinning unit detection plates 66 are not arranged, the sensor 72 is not provided. In response, the sensor 73
Only when the index plate 65 is detected by operating the actuator 70, the sliver joining device P is moved to the odd spinning units S1, S3, S5 ...
, And even numbered spinning units S2, S4, S6 ...
・ It can be stopped only.

In FIGS. 2 and 6, reference numeral 36 denotes a gutter disposed on the support D along the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp, and is an unnecessary sliver cut from the new sliver S1 held by the sliver holding tool K. It is for accommodating and collecting. The remaining portion of the new sliver S1 that is pulled out from the new can C1 and cut and gripped by the sliver gripping tool K to connect to the end of the sliver S2 that is pulled out from the empty can B1 is guttered by the sliver gripping tool K. 36, and open the sliver gripper K at the upper part of the gutter 36,
The rest of the unnecessary new sliver S1 is accommodated on the upper part 6. After that, with the movement of the sliver splicing device P in the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp after the completion of the sliver splicing work, an appropriate position of the sliver splicing device P, for example, the lower end of the horizontal frame E as shown in FIG. A cleaning member that is slidable in the vertical direction, such as a comb-shaped member 75 attached to the section, scrapes away the remaining portion of the unnecessary new sliver S1 accommodated on the gutter 36, and the gutter 3
Drop from the end of 6 into a suitable collection box (not shown) and store. It is also possible to install a suction duct in the sliver splicing device P and suck and remove the unnecessary remaining part of the new sliver S1 stored on the gutter 36 by the suction duct.

In the following, the old sliver S2 and the new can C supplied from the can B1 to the spinning unit in FIG.
12 illustrates an operation of the sliver splicing device P, taking as an example the case of joining the end Se of the new sliver S1 housed in FIG.
~ It demonstrates, also referring to FIG.

In response to a command from a predetermined control device, the wheels 2 are driven by a motor (not shown) and an appropriate transmission device to drive the sliver joint device P along the rail R.

When the sensor 73 detects the designated predetermined index plate 65 position, the actuator 70 is operated to rotate the fitting plate 67 to the right in FIG. 67
The sliver splicing device P is stopped at an accurate position by engaging the index plate 65 with a, and the limit switch 74 is actuated by the rotation of the fitting plate 67 to supply the sliver to the corresponding spinning unit. Stop.

Subsequently, the rotating shaft 62 shown in FIG. 7 is rotated to rotate the gutter member 61 from the standby position so as to receive the sliver droop between the sliver guide rollers G1 and G2 and G2 and G3. Let

Next, the control cam 31 having a predetermined contour is rotated to move the operation casing M between the sliver guide rollers G3 and G4 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 12, 2 is lowered to a position where the upper surface of the new lower sliver clamp 40, the upper surface of the lower sliver lower clamp 42 and the upper surface of the lower piecing member 38 can be scraped.

When the above-mentioned operation casing M is lowered, the new sliver upper clamp 39 and the new sliver lower clamp 4 are used.
0 is waiting open upward and downward respectively,
Further, the upper piecing member 37 stands by above and the lower piecing member 38 stands by below, and the upper sliver upper clamp 41 waits upward and the old sliver lower clamp 42 waits downward. Therefore, when the operation casing M descends, the sliver guide rollers G3 and G4
The old sliver S2 stretched between and is prevented from contacting the new sliver upper clamp 39 and the like.

Next, the new sliver lower clamp 40 is made to be horizontal, and similarly, the lower piecing member 38 and the old sliver lower clamp 42 are also made to be horizontal, so that the sliver guide roller G3 is formed. The old sliver S2 stretched between G4 and the G4 is scooped and held in a horizontal state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the lower piecing member 38 and the lower clamp 4 for the old sliver are used.
The operation casing M is raised so that the upper surface of 2 substantially coincides with the traveling position of the normal sliver.

As shown in FIG. 12, the upper surface of the new lower sliver clamp 40 is located above the upper surfaces of the lower piecing member 38 and the old sliver lower clamp 42. Therefore, the old sliver S2 is bent between the upper surface of the new lower sliver clamp 40 and the upper surface of the lower piecing member 38.

Next, the old sliver upper clamp 41 is moved downward to move the old sliver upper clamp 41 and the old sliver lower clamp 42 to the old sliver S2, as shown in FIG.
Grasp as shown in 3.

Next, in FIG. 2, the sliver gripping tool K is moved to the right and stopped at an appropriate position, for example, near the new sliver lower clamp 40, and the old sliver S2 is gripped by the sliver gripping tool K. . The gripping operation of the old sliver S2 by the sliver gripping tool K can be performed while the operation casing M is being lowered and raised.

From this state, the sliver gripping tool K is shown in FIG.
When the old sliver S2 is pulled by moving it to the left at, the lower clamp 40 for the new sliver, which has the old sliver S2 placed on the upper surface and bent, acts as a kind of obstacle, and as shown in FIG. At this portion, the cutting end of the old sliver S2 is cut so as to have a tip shape.

The sliver gripping tool K, which holds the cut old waste sliver S2, further moves to the left as shown in FIG. 2 while dragging the old sliver S2 in the gutter member 61, and moves on the empty can B1. Open the gripper K,
The cut old sliver S2 is dropped into the empty can B1.

Next, the sliver gripping tool K further moves to the left in FIG. 2, and is attached to the tip of the vertical rod 11 of the vertical frame J which is connected by the elastic member 20 and is moving together. The movement of the sliver gripping tool K is stopped where the existing sliver gripping tool L is located almost above the tip end Se of the new sliver S1 of the new can C1.

Next, the vertical rod 11 is lowered, the sliver gripping tool L is positioned to the side of the tip end Se of the new sliver S1 hanging from the mouth of the new can C1, and the vertical rod 16 is moved upward. By opening the sliver clamps 12a and 12b and further moving the upper and lower rods 18 upward to rotate the sliver clamps 12a and 12b from the vertical position toward the tip Se of the new sliver S1, the sliver clamps 12a and
The tip portion Se of the new sliver S1 is inserted between the 2b, and then the upper and lower rods 16 are moved downward to close the sliver clamps 12a and 12b and the tip portion Se of the new sliver S1.
To hold.

In this state, the vertical rod 11 is raised, and the lower portion of the tip end Se of the new sliver S1 gripped by the sliver gripping tool L of the vertical rod 11 is gripped by the sliver gripping tool K at the same time. . It is also possible to open the sliver clamps 12a and 12b of the sliver gripping tool L and transfer the tip end Se of the new sliver S1 from the sliver gripping tool L to the sliver gripping tool K.

Next, the sliver gripping tool K which grips the tip end Se of the new sliver S1 is moved rightward over the operation casing M in FIG. Upper clamp 39 for new sliver
Since the new sliver S1 gripped by the sliver gripping tool K moves, the new sliver upper clamp 39 and the new sliver upper clamp 39 for the new sliver are opened as shown in FIG. It passes between the lower clamps 40 and is placed on the upper clamp 41 for the old sliver. Here, the movement of the sliver gripping tool K is once stopped.

Since the upper surface of the old sliver upper clamp 41 is higher than the upper surface of the new sliver lower clamp 40, the new sliver S1 is
Will bend on the left side of the old sliver upper clamp 41 in FIG.

Although the vertical frame J connected to the sliver gripping tool K by the elastic member 20 also moves to the right, the vertical frame J is provided on the stopper 21 provided on the horizontal frame E as described above. , And further rightward movement is blocked, and only the sliver gripping tool K continues to move rightward while extending the elastic member 20. Therefore, the new sliver S1 is cut between the sliver gripping tool L and the sliver gripping tool K, and only the new sliver S is cut by the sliver gripping tool K.
1 will be gripped.

Next, as shown in FIG. 16, the new sliver upper clamp 39 is lowered to grip the new sliver S1 between the new sliver upper clamp 39 and the new sliver lower clamp 40, and then the primary sliver S1 is clamped. When the stopped sliver gripping tool K is moved rightward again in FIG. 2, the new sliver S1 is placed on the upper surface and bent for the old sliver in the same manner as the cutting of the old sliver S2 described above. The upper clamp 41 acts as a kind of obstacle,
As shown in FIG. 7, the cutting end of the new sliver S1 is cut at this portion so as to have a tip shape.

The remaining cutting ends gripped by the sliver gripping tool K move the sliver gripping tool K to the right in FIG. 2 above the gutter 36 arranged along the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine Sp, and the sliver gripping tool K is moved to the right side. By opening the grasping tool K, the unnecessary new sliver S1 is accommodated in the gutter 36.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the lever 2
The downward rotation of 7c causes the upper pressing member 45 to abut against the back of the upper piecing member 37 at the upper standby position, and the upper piecing member 37 is connected to the new sliver S1 and the old sliver S1 as shown in FIG. The sliver S2 is placed on the overlapping portion.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the rotary plate 47 is rotated forward and backward so that the upper piecing member 37 and the lower piecing member 38 reciprocate left and right with a predetermined width. By the reciprocating movement of the upper piecing member 37 and the lower piecing member 38 in the left-right direction, the overlapping portion of the new sliver S1 and the old sliver S2 is rubbed and the new sliver S1 and the old sliver S2 are joined.

As described above, the upper piecing member 37
The shaft 50 and the shaft 53 of the lower piecing member 38 are attached to the peripheral portion of the rotary plate 47 with a phase difference of 180 degrees. Since the moving directions of the piecing members 38 are opposite to each other, the position of the overlapping portion of the new sliver S1 and the old sliver S2, which are always rubbed, is kept at the same position, and the overlapping of the new sliver S1 and the old sliver S2 that are rubbed is superposed. Since the positions of the parts do not shift to the left and right in FIG. 7, unnecessary tension is not applied to the new sliver S1 and the old sliver S2. Therefore, the new sliver S1 or the old sliver S2 is cut, or the new sliver S1 and the old sliver S2 are pulled to shorten the overlapping portion of the new sliver S1 and the old sliver S2, and the sliver is cut at this part. Nor.

When the new sliver S1 and the old sliver S2 are connected, the new sliver upper clamp 39, the new sliver lower clamp 40, the old sliver upper clamp 41, and the old sliver lower clamp are operated by the operation opposite to the above-mentioned operation. 42, the upper piecing member 37 and the lower piecing member 38 are respectively rotated in the vertical direction, and the fitting plate 67 is fitted from the positioning position shown in FIG. 11 as shown in FIG. The recess 67a of the compound plate 67 is returned to the position released from the index plate 65, the limit switch 74 is released, the drive to the spinning unit is restarted, and the new sliver S1 is supplied to the spinning unit.

At the same time, the gutter member 61 is returned to the standby position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 7, and the sliver splicing device P is used.
The operating casing M is raised so as to be positioned inside the housing H, and one cycle of sliver joining is completed.

The operational effects of the above-described embodiments of the present invention will be listed below.

Since the sliver splicing device is appropriately moved above the spinning unit that requires the sliver splicing to automatically perform the sliver splicing, labor and space can be saved.

Since the sliver splicing is automatically performed, it is possible to always obtain a constant sliver splicing portion, and it is possible to appropriately adjust the state of the sliver splicing portion such as the entangled state of the sliver comrades as necessary. it can.

At the time of cutting the old and new sliver, a clamp for placing a part of the old and new sliver and lifting it upward is arranged,
After that, since the old and new sliver are configured to be cut by pulling in the lateral direction, the cutting ends of the old and new sliver become tip-shaped, and when the cutting ends of the old and new sliver are polymerized, the overlapping portion does not become thick.

Since the old sliver extending from the empty can cut for sliver splicing is automatically returned to and accommodated in the empty can, it may be entangled with the sliver hanging from the empty can to the spinning machine or the like. Trouble can be prevented, and space for such manual work is unnecessary.

Since the gutter member which prevents the old sliver and the new sliver from hanging down is arranged, troubles such as cutting of the sliver and entanglement of the sliver due to hanging down can be prevented.

Since the unnecessary cutting end of the new sliver is automatically collected, it is possible to prevent such troubles that the unnecessary cutting end adheres to the spinning machine and save labor. Can be achieved.

Since the sliver end is automatically grasped and taken out from the new can arranged behind the spinning machine, the space behind the spinning machine can be greatly reduced and the labor can be saved.

Since the overlapping portion of the end portion of the new sliver and the overlapping portion of the end portion of the old sliver are joined by rubbing between the pair of piecing members that reciprocate in mutually opposite directions, the overlapping portion of the overlapping portion can be kneaded also during rubbing operation. The position does not shift, so that unnecessary tension is not applied to the new sliver and the old sliver, and the new sliver or the old sliver is not cut.

Further, the stroke of the piecing member is half as compared with the case where only one side is moved, which enables speeding up and space saving.

[0093]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.

Since the overlapping portions of the two sliver ends are joined by rubbing between a pair of piecing members that reciprocate in mutually opposite directions, the position of the overlapping portions may shift during the rubbing operation. Therefore, no unnecessary tension is applied to the two slivers, and neither the new sliver nor the old sliver is cut.

Further, the stroke of the piecing member may be half that in the case where only one side of the piecing member is moved, so that the sliver joint can be sped up and space can be saved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a spinning machine having a can behind it.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a sliver splicing device and the like arranged behind the spinning machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a sliver gripping tool attached to a horizontal frame.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a sliver gripping tool attached to a vertical frame.

5 is a side view of the sliver gripper attached to the vertical frame shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of a sliver splicing device.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of a sliver splicing device.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a sliver splicing device.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of a sliver joint portion of the sliver joint device.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a positioning member of the sliver splicing device.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the positioning member of the sliver splicing device.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the sliver splicing part showing the sequence of sliver splicing.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the sliver splicing portion, which also shows the sequence of sliver splicing.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the sliver splicing portion, which also shows the sequence of sliver splicing.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the sliver splicing portion, which also shows the sequence of sliver splicing.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the sliver splicing part showing the order of sliver splicing.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a sliver splicing portion showing the order of sliver splicing.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of the sliver splicing portion showing the order of sliver splicing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 E ... Horizontal frame H ... Housing J ... Vertical frame K ... Sliver gripping tool L ... Sliver gripping tool M ... Operating box 37 ... Upper piecing member 38 ... Lower piecing member 39 ... New sliver upper clamp 40 ... New sliver lower clamp 41 ... Old sliver upper clamp 42 ... Old sliver lower clamp 61 ... Gutter member 65・ ・ ・ Index plate 67 ・ ・ ・ Fitting plate

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sliver splicing device that superimposes the sliver ends of two slivers and splices them by a rubbing action.
A sliver splicing device, wherein an overlapping portion of sliver ends is sandwiched by a pair of rubbing members, and the rubbing members are alternately operated in opposite directions to join the sliver.