METHOD OF PRECISION WINDING OF TEXTILE YARN INTO PACKAGES BY FREQUENTLY CHANGING THE WIND RATIO WITHIN ONE WINDING CYCLE
The method of precision winding of yarn into packages by frequently changing the wind ratio within one winding cycle solves the problem related to frictional force “Fr”, which is generated in the odd layer at unwinding of packages, by introducing a quite innovative technique of threads winding on the tube in odd winding-on layers and even layers. To carry out the method according to this invention, it does not matter if the driver of thread guides of the winder, on which a package is wound, changes the direction of its rotation or not. If the driver of thread guide, i.e. the servomotor does not change the direction of rotation, it must be taken into consideration that the number of guides should be a multiple of the length of thread guides carriers, and the distance between them should match the length “L” of the package. The thread can be wound on a cylindrical or conical tube, with or without flanges at back end of the package. Odd layers are wound equally from virtual point “b′” to virtual point “d′”, and even layers are wound equally from virtual point “f′” to virtual point “g′”. Thus, the key characteristic of the method according to this invention is that there is no difference between the technique of odd layer and the technique of even layer winding-on within one winding cycle, regardless of whether the package is wound with five cones or on cylindrical or conical tube, with flange or without flange at the back end of package, or with two cones and with disc-shaped flange at its back end.
This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Slovenian Patent Application P-200600284 filed Dec. 7, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a method of precision winding of textile yarn into packages by frequently changing the wind ratio within one winding cycle, or in other words, the method of directing and winding threads on tubes so that the winding structure of odd layers in the package differs from the structure of even layers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONAccording to the international patent classification this invention belongs to B65H 54/02, B65H 55/04, and additionally, to B65H 81/00.
Various methods of yarn winding on tubes have been known so far. U.S. Pat. No. 6,027,060 presents the method of yarn cross winding on cylindrical tubes with cross treads, which prevents the occurrence of ribbon winding, and which at the same time provides step precision winding by calculating for each cycle a new wind ratio which decreases in a step. Each cycle consists of a double motion of the thread guide along the tube; the wind ratio represents the ratio of the number of spindle rotations and the double motion of the thread guide. Winding based on the method according to this invention increases the uniformity of the package density and, consequently, enables faster unwinding of such a package in comparison with the package wound by the method which enables the occurrence of ribbon winding. The most typical feature of ribbon winding is that the helices of the wound yarn stack one upon another, which means even helices upon even ones, and odd helices upon odd ones. Weakness and deficiency of this known solution is above all in the fact that in one and the same cycle, the distance between helices of odd layers is the same as that of even layers, only that some are left and the others right. Due to such winding technique of odd layers, which are wound on a tube from the back end towards the front end, over which the thread will be unwound later, it is not possible to achieve the desired higher speed of unwinding despite the elimination of ribbon winding.
There are also some other known solutions according to the following patents U.S. Pat. No. 4,667,889; U.S. Pat. No. 4,697,753; U.S. Pat. No. 4,771,961; U.S. Pat. No. 5,056,724; U.S. Pat. No. 5,348,238; U.S. Pat. No. 5,447,277; U.S. Pat. No. 6,027,060; EP 0 194 524; SI 9111546 and EP 0 578 966, however, neither of them provides as high speed of thread unwinding from the tube as is required for weft insertion in modern looms. The reason is that those solutions almost ignore the fact that odd layers in cross-wound packages represent a great obstacle for achieving higher speeds of unwinding; namely, odd layers are wound from the back end of the package towards its front end, over which the thread is unwound, and with the same distance between helices as in even layers in the same cycle.
It is characteristic of described known solutions that the methods of cross winding which are based on random, precision or step precision cross winding of the yarn on cylindrically or conically shaped tubes. Within one winding cycle, the thread is guided by the thread guide from the back end towards the front end of the package, which represents the odd layer, and in the reverse direction, from the front end towards the back end of the package, which represents the even layer. In one and the same cycle, the pitch of the thread helix in the odd layer does not differ, or does not differ substantially from the pitch of the thread helix in the even layer. The fact is that with the known methods of cross winding, the helices created by the threads in odd layers always lie in the planes which are inclined towards the back end of the package so that they form, with the parallel line, the angle smaller than 90°. The parallel line is represented by the longitudinal central axis of the package looked towards the back end of the package. The helices created by the threads in even layers lie in the planes inclined towards the front end of the package so that they form, with the parallel line, the angle larger than 90°. In this case, as well, the longitudinal central axis of the package, if looked towards the back end of the package, represents the parallel line.
Another common characteristic of the known parallel techniques of closed winding of threads on tubes is that the helices created by the thread lie closely together on the bobbin, and form with the longitudinal central axis of the tube the angle, which is near 90°. With this known method, the pitch of the helices is preferentially the same as the diameter of the wound thread.
Weakness and deficiency of the described known solutions of yarn winding on tubes is above all in the fact that the pitch of the thread helices is identical in even and odd layers, and the angle formed between these helices and the parallel line, i.e. the longitudinal central axis of the package in the direction towards the back end of the package, can be smaller or larger than 90°. The described structure of even and odd layers does not provide high enough speed of threads unwinding from packages. Namely, unwinding of the threads from even layers in the direction from the back to the front end of the package is carried out under the angle of a helix larger than 90°. Because of such angle, and of the simultaneous change of the thread motion, the traction force, the so-called reaction inertial force is generated. Since this force does not substantially obstruct unwinding of threads, it can be ignored in this case. Completely different is the case in relation to the dynamics of threads unwinding from odd layers that have been wound in the direction from the package back end to its front end. Namely, the angle between the helices and the parallel line, i.e. the longitudinal central axis of the package in the direction of the back end of the package is smaller than 90°. Due to such angle, the force which tracts the thread in the direction of unwinding acts also on the portion of the thread which is still on the package by pressing the thread against the package. Since the thread is sliding over the package surface, the reactive frictional force acting in the opposite direction of the thread unwinding direction is generated in addition to the mentioned traction force. It should be noted that at a particular speed of unwinding, this frictional force is increasing with the decreasing angle of helices, and vice-versa.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe technical problem solved by this invention is formation of such structure of layers in packages which would prevent unfavorable unwinding dynamics of the thread in odd layers during unwinding from a tube; the angle between the longitudinal axis of the package, if looked towards the back end of the package, and the position of the thread in odd layers will be approximately 90°. As a result, the frictional force is reduced during unwinding of the thread from packages so that unwinding can proceed with high speed; at the same time, the structure of the packages will be compact, and both ends will be stabilized.
The invention solves the problem by introducing the method of precision winding of textile yarn on tubes by frequently changing the wind ratio within the same winding cycle, and by stabilizing the yarn package ends at the same time. If the thread guide changes the direction of winding, textile yarn will be wound on a tube with or without a flange at the back end, to produce packages consisting of seven sequences and five cones. At the same time, by continuously changing the package length within the interval of the thread guide travel length, different structure of odd and even layers in the package will be obtained, with odd layers being wound as parallel as possible. The produced package will be stable, compact and step precision wound. Furthermore, the invented method enables winding of threads on tubes also in the cases in which the thread guide does not change the direction of travel, which means in the cases when a servomotor which drives the thread guide carrier or carriers does not change the direction of its rotation. In such cases, each package having the thread wound on a tube with one disc-shaped flange on the back end will consist of two sequences and two cones. It will be also possible to change the package length to be a multiple of the thread guide carrier length, while the distance between the thread guides will be the same as the length of the package. Further, the invention will be more precisely described in the two feasibility examples that follows, i.e. the first preferential feasibility example producing the yarn package consisting of five cones and being step precision wound, and the second feasibility example producing the yarn package consisting of two cones, for packages with either a cylindrical or conical tube, with or without a flange on the back end of the tube.
The various features of novelty, which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its uses, reference is made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which the preferential feasibility examples of the invention are illustrated.
In the drawings:
Referring to the drawings in particular, and referring to the
As already described, point A in
As a result of rotation of thread 20, the centrifugal force and the Corioli's force are generated between points A and B, and A′ and B during unwinding from package 1; both forces are almost equal in odd layers 3 and even layers 4, but since they have no substantial effect on the method according to this invention, they will not be specially mentioned. Point B equals the point of the position of guide 2* of thread 20 on the appropriate machine, on which packages 1, which have been previously wound by changing the winding ratio in one cycle according to this invention.
At unwinding of odd layer 3, thread 20 starts to rise from the surface of package 1 in point A. The effect of traction force F occurs lengthwise the thread 20 from point A to point T. Since in that case, angle α is considerably smaller than 90°, additional frictional force Fr, is generated and likewise inertial force Fv. At unwinding of even layer 4, thread 20 starts to rise from the surface of package 1 in point A′, and as a result, inertial force F′v is generated. Since angle α′ is larger than 90° in that case, frictional force Fr is not generated at unwinding of thread 20 from even layer 4 of package 1. It should be said once again that angle α or α′ presents the angle between the longitudinal central axis of package 1 if looked towards the back end 19 of package 1, and the position created by the helix of thread 20 in the odd layer 3 or even layer 4 on the surface of package 1.
It follows from the above facts that the major problem which arises in relation to cross winding of thread 20 in both, odd layers 3 and even layers 4 of packages 1, lies in the technique of winding of odd layers 3, i.e. in generation of frictional force Fr at unwinding of thread 20 from odd layers. In order to solve this problem, which means to reduce the value of frictional force Fr, packages 1 should be wound in such a way that angle α of thread 20 in odd layers 3 will approach as much as possible the angle 90°—this is the basic and key feature of the invented method. It is important that at winding of thread 20 of even layers 4, the distance between helices of thread 20 are gradually decreasing creating in this way a cone on the surface of package 1 even if a cylindrical tube 12 is used; as a result, the value of frictional force Fr is decreasing as well. It is required that package 1 remains stable during the process of unwinding, which means that thread 20 does not separate from package 1 at front end 18 and back end 19 of package 1. Such stability of package 1 is obtained by cross winding of a portion of length of package 1 at its front end 18 over which thread 20 will be unwound later, and by creating cone 9 at front end 18 of package 1. Stabilization of back end 19 of package 1 is achieved by its winding in the shape of a cone or a truncated cone. In some other feasibility example, back end 19 of package 1 can be stabilized with an additional conical flange 14 positioned on a tube 12.
In the upper part of
As already said, package 1 presented in
Tubes 12, on which thread 20 is wound in odd layers 3 and even layers 4, may be of a cylindrical or conical shape, with or without flanges 14 or 21.
The diagram in
As already said, the ordinates of absolute speeds V1 and V2 of guide 2 are on the left side of the diagram in
It has been also said already that the first cycle of winding by using the method according to this invention consists of two layers: the odd layer 3, in which thread 20 is wound in direction C, and the even layer 4, in which thread 20 is wound in direction D. In the diagram in
The first cycle proceeds by winding thread 20 in even layer 4 in direction D. In the path from e′ to f′, guide 2 reaches speed f. In the path from f′ to g′, the speed of guide 2 decreases from speed f to speed g. In the path from g′ to a*′, guide 2 of thread 20 begins to stop and stops definitively in point a*′.
The second winding cycle of package 1 according to this invention also consists of the combination of odd layer 3 being wound in direction C, and even layer 4 being wound in direction D. The description of the path traversed by guide 2 and, consequently, by thread 20, in the second cycle follows. In direction C from point a*′, in which guide 2 stands still, to point b*′, the speed of guide 2 increases from the starting speed of 0 to speed b* which is the same as speed b in the above described first cycle. After that, the speed of guide 2 with thread 20 in odd layer 3 does not change from point b*′ to point c*′, and remains constant throughout this path. In point c*′, the speed of guide 2 is equal to c*, and c* is equal to b*. In the path from point c*′ to point d*′, the speed of guide 2 increases to d*, which is equal to speed d in the first cycle. The speed of guide 2 begins to decrease in the path between points d*′ and e*′, and falls from speed d* to speed 0 in point e*′. Winding of the odd layer 3 in the second cycle is thus completed, and winding of the even layer 4 of the second cycle begins. In the path from point e*′ to point f*′, the speed of guide 2 of thread 20 increases from speed 0 in point e*′ to speed f* in point f*′. Then, the speed of guide 2 begins to decrease in the path from point f*′ to point g*′ and falls from speed f* to speed g*. The speed of guide 2 with thread 20 continues to decrease from speed g* to 0, which happens in the path from point g*′ to point a**′. Thus, in point a**′, the speed of guide 2 is equal to 0, which means that guide 2 of thread 20 has stopped completely. Winding of the even layer 4 in direction D, i.e. from front end 18 to back end 19 of package 1 in the second cycle is completed.
The first and the second cycles of winding of thread 20 on a cylindrical or conical tube 12, with or without flanges 14 and 21, in odd layers 3 and even layers 4 alternately, which are described above, are original and novel concepts introduced by the method of winding packages 1 under this invention in the case when guide 2 of thread 20 changes the direction of travel, i.e. when servomotor which drives guide 2 changes the direction of rotation.
It follows from the description of the first and the second cycles of the method that with the combination of various speeds of travel of guide 2 of thread 20 in the path lengthwise package 1, five outside cones 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are created. As already said, packages 1 consist of a large, optional number of previously described double layers. A double layer means one completed cycle of winding of thread 20, consisting of one odd layer 3 wound in direction C and one even layer 4 wound in direction D on tube 12 respectively package 1. Outside cones from 5 to 9 inclusive are created in individual segments or stages inside individual sectors L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5 in the path L lengthwise tube 12 of packages 1. Their creation at winding of thread 20, in odd layers 3 or even layers 4 on tubes 12 without flanges 14, 21 will be described with reference to
Formation of outside cone 5 is the result of the difference between the path of guide 2 in the first and the second cycles, and in all other pairs of cycles that follow. The reason lies in the length of path L traversed by guide 2 of thread 20 between point a′ in the first cycle and point a*′ in the second cycle in which guide 2 and consequently thread 20 stops completely.
Formation of outside cone 6 is the result of gradual decrease in speed of guide 2 of thread 20 in the path from point f′ to point g′. With the decrease in speed of guide 2 from speed f to speed g in this segment, the distances between helices of thread 20 wound in even layer 4 also gradually decreases, the result of which is the increased winding density of thread 20 on package 1 in this segment.
Formation of outside cone 7 is the result of the changing position of point c′ after each winding cycle; speed c, which is the same as speed b, begins to change after each cycle so that in the second cycle it changes already in point c*′, which is closer to back end 19 of package 1 than point c′. The same applies for the following cycles. Formation of outside cone 8 is the result of the increase in speed c in point c′ to speed d in point d′ of guide 2 of thread 20. Outside cone 8 is also the result of the winding technique of even layers 4 in this part of package 1. When guide 2 of thread 20 reaches speed f in point f′, its speed begins to decrease, and it moves slowlier. Consequently, the distance between helices of thread 20 decrease, and the winding density of package 1 increases.
Formation of outside cone 9 is the result of the difference between the path traversed by guide 2 of in the first and the second cycles, and in all the pairs of cycles that follow. The reason lies in the difference in the length of the path traversed by guide 2 of thread 20 between point e′ in the first cycle and point e*′ in the second cycle; in e*′, guide 2 and consequently thread 20 stop completely.
Prior to winding, it is necessary to experimentally determine optimal values of the parameters of winding of packages 1 for each textile yarn or thread 20, and to set the machine accordingly, i.e. to enter the parameters into the program of winding. There are at least fourteen parameters, including the parameter based on yarn or thread 20 thickness. After each completed winding cycle, the rotational speed of tube 12 on appropriate machines decreases. In this way, constant winding speed is provided. The quantity of the wound yarn or thread 20 is measured by the number of completed cycles, which means by the number of double layers of wound yarn, each of them consisting of one odd layer 3 and one even layer 4.
After winding of multifilament yarn or thread 20, particularly of glass multifilament yarn or thread 20, into packages 1 by using the method according to this invention, outside cone 5 in sector L1 and outside cone 9 in sector L5 are slightly gentler and longer than after winding of spun yarn or thread 20, with final diameter of packages 1 being the same. It should be also noted that at winding of thread 20 in odd layers 3, the distance between helices in sector L2 does not change. Thus, in this part, winding is almost parallel. When sector L3 is reached, the distance between helices of thread 20 gradually increases, and is the biggest at front end 18 of package 1. However, in comparison with the entire length L of package 1, the length of this portion of package 1 is relatively short. At unwinding of odd layer 3, the length of the balloon increases between point A and point B respectively guide 2 of thread 20. At the same time, the distance between helices of thread 20 decreases. The conditions of unwinding of odd layer 3 in sector L3 do not considerably worsen because of that. Furthermore, the lengths of helices also increase at unwinding of thread 20 from even layer 4 between points a′ and e′ from
On the surface of package 1 presented in
A winding machine for winding threads 20 on cylindrical or conical tubes 12, with or without an added cone flange 14, in relation to which guides 2 of thread 20 change the direction of travel consists, as a rule, of several basic components and elements. Tubes 12 are placed on corresponding spindles; they are driven by the main motor that can be programmed. A digital/analogue converter provides communication between the control unit and the main motor. Prior to winding of packages 1 by using the method according to this invention, the frequency, i.e. the number of rotations of the spindle with tube 12 on it in a time unit is to be programmed. In this way, the starting number of rotations of tube 12 and consequently of package 1 is preset. In addition to that, any projected changes, including reductions, of the frequency after each completed winding cycle, i.e. after winding of each double layer—odd layer 3 and even layer 4 together, are to be programmed as well. The values of all these parameters are entered into the application program of the winding machine control mechanism. This control mechanism equipped with application program provides extremely flexible control of the motion of guide 2 with thread 20, and efficient operation of a servomotor driving guide 2. The application program of the winding machine is adapted for winding packages 1 on tubes 12, with or without additional flanges 14.
In the case of direct drive when the servomotor changes the direction of rotation, only one guide 2 of thread 20 per tube 12 is sufficient to carry out the method of winding of odd layer 3 and even layer 4 according to this invention. In the case of direct drive of tube 12 when servomotor does not change the direction of rotation, at least two guides 2 and 2′, or more are required for each tube 12. More than two guides 2 and 2′ of thread 20 are necessary when it is required to change the length of package 1 during the winding process. In that case at least three or more guides 2 and 2′ are required. The number of guides 2 and 2′ is thus a multiple of the length of the carrier of guides 2 or 2′, and the distance between guides 2 and 2′ should be the same as the length L of package 1.
Therefore, in the case of direct drive of tube 12, at least one pair of guides 2 and 2′ belongs to each tube 12—one guide moving in direction C and winding thread 20 to tube 12 towards its front end 18, the other guide moving in direction D and winding thread 20 on tube 12 towards its back end 19. In their path in directions C and D, the described pair of guides 2 and 2′ exchanges one and the same thread 20 at the beginning and at the end of tube 12 during winding it in directions C and D so many times and so long that package 1 is wound completely.
The diagram in
Curve 15 simulates the speed of unwinding of thread 20 from cross-wound package 1, which has been wound onto conically shaped tube 12 on a winder with circumferential drive by using a known method. The diagram in
Curve 16 simulates the speed of unwinding of thread 20 from package 1, which has been wound by using a known method, and which has a flat end, the so-called Top-Flat Package wound on the winding machine by Murata. This curve 16 shows that at unwinding of this package 1, with the speed of 1.2 km/min., force F with value 3 to 4 cN is generated, which is approximately three times less than in the case of curve 15.
Curve 17 shows the speed of unwinding V of threads 20 from packages 1, which have been previously wound on a tube without a flange 14 or 21 by using the method according to this invention. It is evident that the method according to this invention enables unwinding of yarn or thread 20, which is 4 km long or even longer, from packages 1 in one minute, and with lower stress/force F, which is in fact the result of the decrease in frictional force Fr. The experiments have revealed that at max. speed of unwinding V=4,000 m/min., the stress exerted on thread 20 was only 40 cN. It is also very important that at unwinding of packages 1, which have been wound by using the method according to this invention, to which curve 17 refers, breakage of thread 20 did not occur in any case. In this experiment, length L of package 1 was 20 cm, and its diameter 13 cm. This means that the diameter of package 1 wound by using the method according to this invention was almost twice smaller than the diameter of packages 1 wound by using the known methods, to which curves 15 and 16 refer. At the same time, the length of package 1 that had been wound by using the method according to this invention was 5 cm longer than the length of packages 1 wound by using the known methods.
Experiments have also proved that the method of winding packages 1 under this patent enables at least three or even four times faster unwinding of yarn or threat 20 from packages 1 than the known methods of winding packages 1, by, at the same time, providing equal or even higher compactness of the winding structure of odd layers 3 and even layers 4. It is also very important that at the speed of unwinding V=1.2 km/min. by using the method according to this method, the stress lower than 1 cN is generated. With the known solutions, this stress is even few times higher from 3 to 10 cN at the same speed V=1.2 km/min. In other words, this means that packages 1 wound by using the method according to this invention, can be unwound on average three to four times faster than packages 1 wound by using the known methods. It has been proved as well that despite such high speed V of unwinding, provided that quality yarn or thread 20 is used, 5% of breaking strength of thread 20 is not exceeded at the speed of unwinding 3 to 3.5 km/min.
The most important original feature and advantage of the method according to this invention is that it provides such technique of winding odd layers 3 and even layers 4 into packages 1 which does not change, i.e. which remains the same either at winding package 1 with five cones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the application of the principles of the invention, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.
Claims
1. A method of precision winding of textile yarn into packages, the method comprising:
- providing a cylindrically or conically shaped tube with or without added flanges on a back end of the tube;
- providing a thread guide driven by a servomotor such that said thread guide changes a direction of rotation;
- frequently changing a wind ratio in one and the same winding cycle based on movement of the thread guide through several cycles of winding of odd and even layers onto said cylindrically or conically shaped tube during which a package of yarn having five outside cones, or four outside cones and one inside cone, with a conical flange on the back end of the package is formed inside corresponding segments and sector along an entire length of the package, wherein in a first part of a first cycle said thread guide moves along a path “L” in a direction “C” during winding of an odd layer and moves along said path “L” in a direction “D” during winding of an even layer, whereby said thread guide moves corresponding to thread guide speed “V1”, “V2” through virtual points “a′-b′-c′-d′-e′-f′-g′-a*′” of path “L” to create seven first speed segments of winding “a′-b”, “b-c”, “c-d”, “d-e′”, “e′-f”, “f-g” and “g-a*′” in said first part of said first cycle, said thread guide moving along said seven first speed segments of winding at varying speeds during said first part of said first cycle, wherein in a second part of said first cycle said thread guide with thread moves along said path “L” in said direction “C” during a winding of another odd layer and said thread guide with thread moves along said path “L” in said direction “D” during a winding of another even layer in direction “D”, whereby in said second part of said first cycle said thread guide moves corresponding to said thread guide speed “V1”, “V2” through virtual points “a*′-b′*-c*′-d*′-e*′-f*′-g*′-a**′” of said path “L” to create seven second speed segments of winding “a*′-b*”, “b*-c*”, “c*-d*”, “d*-e*”′, “e*′-f*”, “f*-g*” and “g*-a**′”, said thread guide moving along said second speed segments of winding at varying speeds and step winds the package during said second part of said first cycle.
2. A method of precision winding of textile yarn into packages, the method comprising:
- providing cylindrically or conically shaped tubes, each tube having an added flange on a back end of said tube;
- providing one or more thread guides driven by a servomotor, each thread guide being fixed such each thread guide does not change a direction of rotation;
- frequently changing a wind ratio in each winding cycle based on movement of said thread guides through several cycles of winding of odd and even layers onto one of said cylindrically or conically shaped tubes during which a package with two outside cones is formed inside corresponding segments and sectors, wherein said one of said thread guides moves at a speed “b”, said one of said thread guides carrying thread from virtual point “b′” at a back end of said package to virtual point “c′” at said speed “b”, said one of said thread guides carrying said thread at an accelerated speed to virtual point “d′” at a front end of said package, said one of said thread guides delivering thread at a speed “d” to another of said thread guides in point “f′” to complete a first portion of a first cycle, said point “f” corresponding to point “d′”, said speed “f′” being equal to speed “d”, said another of said thread guides moves with decreasing speed “V1”, “V2” to another virtual point “g′”, said virtual point “g′” corresponding to point “b′”, said another of thread guides having a speed “g”, said speed “g” being equal to said speed “b”, said another of said thread guides delivering thread to yet another one of said thread guides to complete a second portion of said first cycle, said yet another one of said thread guides moving at said speed “b” towards said front end of said package, wherein said first portion and said second portion of said first cycle is repeated in a cyclical sequence until winding of thread into said package is completed, said package not being step wound.
3. A method of precision winding of textile yarn into packages, the method comprising:
- providing a cylindrically or conically shaped tube without added flanges;
- frequently changing a wind ratio of each winding cycle based on movement of a thread guide through several double cycles of winding of odd and even layers, said thread guide being driven by a servomotor such that rotation of said thread guide varies;
- forming a package with five outside cones located within corresponding segments and sectors by winding thread about said cylindrically or conically shaped tube based on said frequently changing wind ratio, wherein in a first portion of a first cycle said thread guide with thread traverses path “L” in a direction “C” to form an odd layer and said thread guide traverses said path “L” in a direction “D” to form an even layer, said direction “D” being opposite said direction “C”, whereby said thread guide moves based on an absolute thread guide speed “V1”, “V2” through virtual points “a′-b-c-d-e′-f-g-a*′” of path “L” to create seven first speed segments of winding “a′-b”, “b-c”, “c-d”, “d-e′”, “e′-f”, “f-g” and “g-a*′” in said first poron of said first cycle, said thread guide extending along said seven first speed segments of winding at varying speeds, said thread guide with thread moving along said path “L” in said direction “C” to form another odd layer and said thread guide moving along path “L” in said direction “D” to form another even layer during a second portion of said first cycle, whereby said thread guide moves at a speed “V1”, “V2” through virtual points “a*′-b*-c*-d*-e*′-f*-g*-a**′” of path “L” to create seven second speed segments of winding “a*′-b*”, “b*-c*”, “c*- d*”, “d*-e*′”, “e*′-f*”, “f*-g*” and “g*-a** ′” during said second portion of said first cycle, said thread guide extending along said seven second speed segments of winding at varying speeds, wherein the formed package of thread is step wound.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein thread is step wound on said tube by changing a rotation direction of said servomotor such that said rotation direction and speed of said thread guide changes during winding of said package, and by providing continuous changing of the length of tube and package throughout the entire length of travel of said thread guide of thread, by changing the number of impulses for the parameter of tube and package length in the application program loaded into the control unit memory.
5. A method according to claim 2, wherein thread is not step wound on said tube by not changing rotation direction of the servomotor such that said rotation direction of said thread guides is not change during winding of package, and by providing non-continuous changing of a length of said tube and package by changing a number of thread guides of threads on a respective thread guide carrier.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein movement of said thread guide of thread which, at winding of first odd layer in the first cycle, starts with accelerated speed in direction “C” from a point of standstill “a′” towards point “b′”, in which said thread guide reaches programmed speed “b”, said thread guide moving steadily and with the unchanged wind ratio to point “c′”, said thread guide producing substantially parallel winding of thread in odd layer by considering a pre-programmed distance between helices, with speed “b” being equal to speed “c” in point “c′”, and with said thread guide reaching point “b′” before the package makes one revolution.
7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said thread guide reaches a programmed speed “d” in path “L” from point “c′” to point “d′”, said speed “d” being a maximum speed of said thread guide during winding of odd layer, said thread being cross wound on said tube within section defined by point “c′” to point “d′” such that a distance between helices of thread increases from point “c′” to point “d′”, said thread guide of thread moving with accelerated speed from point “b′” to point “d′” when the point “c′” coincides with the point “b′”.
8. A method according to claim 2, wherein said thread guide reaches a programmed speed “d” in path “L” from point “c′” to point “d′”, said speed “d” being a maximum speed of said thread guide during winding of odd layer, said thread being cross wound on said tube within section defined by point “c′” to point “d′” such that a distance between helices of thread increases from point “c′” to point “d′”, said thread guide of thread moving with accelerated speed from point “b′” to point “d′” when the point “c′” coincides with the point “b′”.
9. A method according to claim 3, wherein said thread guide reaches a programmed speed “d” in path “L” from point “c′” to point “d′”, said speed “d” being a maximum speed of said thread guide during winding of odd layer, said thread being cross wound on said tube within section defined by point “c′” to point “d′” such that a distance between helices of thread increases from point “c′” to point “d′”, said thread guide of thread moving with accelerated speed from point “b′” to point “d′” when the point “c′” coincides with the point “b′”.
10. A method according to claim 4, wherein one or more tubes and one or more thread guides are provided, one of said thread guide guiding thread onto one of said tubes.
11. A method according to claim 5, wherein at least two guides guide thread onto one of said tubes.
12. A method according to claim 2, wherein a number of guides provided is a multiple of a length of a thread guide carrier and a distance between one thread guide and another thread guide is equal to length “L” of the package.
13. A method according to claim 1, wherein two, asymmetric, methods of winding of odd layer and even layer in one cycle of winding of thread on tubes are identical from point “b′” to point “d′” in odd layer, and from point “f′” to point “g′” in even layer, either at winding of packages with five cones on cylindrical or conical tubes, with or without conical flange or disc-shaped flange, or at winding of packages with only two cones, with disc-shaped flange at back end of tube, and producing at the same time a structure of odd layers, said structure of odd layers being different from a structure of even layers.
14. A method according to claim 2, wherein two, asymmetric, methods of winding of odd layer and even layer in one cycle of winding of thread on tubes are identical from point “b′” to point “d′” in odd layer, and from point “f′” to point “g′” in even layer, either at winding of packages with five cones on cylindrical or conical tubes, with or without conical flange or disc-shaped flange, or at winding of packages with only two cones, with disc-shaped flange at back end of tube, and producing at the same time a structure of odd layers, said structure of odd layers being different from a structure of even layers.
15. A method according to claim 3, wherein two, asymmetric, methods of winding of odd layer and even layer in one cycle of winding of thread on tubes are identical from point “b′” to point “d′” in odd layer, and from point “f′” to point “g′” in even layer, either at winding of packages with five cones on cylindrical or conical tubes, with or without conical flange or disc-shaped flange, or at winding of packages with only two cones, with disc-shaped flange at back end of tube, and producing at the same time a structure of odd layers, said structure of odd layers being different from a structure of even layers.
16. A method according to claim 7, wherein an angle “α” between the helices of thread in odd layers is substantially equal to a right angle of “90°” except at a front end of the package between virtual points “c′” and “d′”, wherein thread is cross-wound at the front of the package between virtual points “c′” and “d′”.
17. A method according to claim 1, wherein by winding of thread on tube, in sectors “L3”, “L4”, “L5”, the wind ratio is changing at each revolution of tube, which means with each helix of thread.
18. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one odd layer in direction “C” and one even layer in direction “D” are wound in each cycle of winding of thread onto tube.
19. A method according to claim 2, wherein at least one odd layer in direction “C” and one even layer in direction “D” are wound in each cycle of winding of thread onto tube.
20. A method according to claim 3, wherein at least one odd layer in direction “C” and one even layer in direction “D” are wound in each cycle of winding of thread onto tube.
21. A method according to claim 1, wherein helices of threads of odd layer and helices of even layer from two adjacent sectors “L2” and “L4” are located inside sector “L3”.
22. A method according to claim 21, wherein the sector “L3” begins in a vertical plane positioned perpendicular to an axis of tube, and ends in a plane which perpendicular to the axis of tube, and the both planes are connected with diagonal line simulating a shift of a starting point of winding of a cross-wound portion of odd layers towards the back end of the package.
23. A method according to claim 1, wherein a conical flange or disc-shaped flange positioned on tubes is used instead of an outside cone to stabilize the back end of the package.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 28, 2007
Publication Date: Jun 12, 2008
Inventor: Jaksic DANILO (Ljubljana)
Application Number: 11/946,299
International Classification: B65H 54/02 (20060101); B65H 81/00 (20060101);