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Compact continuous over end take-off (OETO) creel with tension control

A tension control and tension technology, applied in thin material handling, knitting, textiles and papermaking, etc., can solve problems such as large equipment footprint, increased manufacturing cost, entanglement, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-03-24
INVISTA TECHNOLOG IES S A R L
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[0012] There is therefore a continuing need in the art for an OETO apparatus for unwinding high viscosity yarns which avoids entanglement, breakage, larger Issues with Footprint and Increased Manufacturing Cost

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[0102] The test equipment used to acquire data in this example or in the examples below can be constructed in various ways, such as optionally including or excluding certain design elements and changing the order of certain elements. Figure 17 The apparatus configuration implemented in Examples 1 to 5 is shown, adapted from US Patent 6,676,054 (Heaney et al.). Such as Figure 17 As shown, the apparatus consists of the following elements: fiber package 10 , static guide 20 , first driven roll 30 , tension sensor 40 and driven take-up roll 50 .

[0103] The shape and structure of the test equipment and the test conditions of other experiments are summarized as follows:

[0104] The distances between the static guide and the first driven roller, between the first driven roller and the tension sensor, and between the first driven roller and the take-up roller were 0.22 meters, 1.94 meters and 2.2 to 3.4 meters, respectively. In this example, the first driven roller, which had a...

example 2

[0110] The same test equipment as described in Example 1 was used, but constructed to more closely conform to Figure 17 Preferred embodiment of OETO uncoiler design shown. The apparatus has the following elements, represented in the order in which they meet the moving filament: fiber package, restricted rolling guide, static guide, restricted rolling guide, first, follower roller, restricted rolling guide Primer, tension sensor and driven take-up roll.

[0111] The distances between the static guide and the first driven roller, between the first driven roller and the tension sensor, and between the first driven roller and the take-up roller were 0.43 meters, 0.51 meters and 2.43 meters, respectively. The first driven roller was an individual roller having individual grooves with a depth of 0.38 mm. The wire is again maintained in a horizontal plane. The distance between the package and the first guide was kept constant at 0.65 m and the angle θ was varied. The wire draft ...

example 3

[0116] This series of tests using the test apparatus described above and constructed as in Example 2 evaluated the effect of angle on thread tension in fibers of different viscosities. The distance d between the package and the static guide was kept constant at 0.65 meters. The wire draft was maintained at 4x by controlling the surface speeds of the first driven roll and take-up roll at 68.6 m / min and 274.3 m / min, respectively. All other experimental conditions were the same as described in Example 2. The data are summarized in Table 3.

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[0117] The high viscosity fibers tested in this series of tests were the same as two of the fibers tested in Example 2. A comparison of the data in Tables 2 and 3 for these same fibers shows that thread tension increases with increasing angle, and that thread breakage can occur at extremely high angles. (In contrast, fibers containing polish can run at angles up to and including 90° without an increase in filament tension, wi...

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Abstract

A compact continuous over end take-off creel system (100' ' ') with a tension control apparatus (110-3) permits unwinding of high tack elastomeric threads from multiple thread packages (105). Thread tension is monitored and controlled through a variable speed motor of a driven take-off roll (130) to maintain continuous operation of the creel system by avoiding breakage of elastomeric threads. Separate motors and thread tension sensors (117), optionally in combination with pretensioners (113A), may be used for groups of threads or for individual threads.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to yarn or fiber unwinding devices, and more particularly to a method and apparatus designed for unwinding nascent over endtake-off yarns at a target average tension The multi-count elastomeric yarns or fibers are continuously conveyed to the downstream manufacturing equipment with varying levels and minimal tension of the fibers being conveyed to the downstream manufacturing equipment. It should be noted that throughout the text, the terms "yarn", "thread" or "fiber" are used interchangeably. Background technique [0002] The most common method used in the manufacturing process for unwinding yarn, yarn or fiber from a cylindrical mandrel (or "tube", or "package") is called "rolling take off". When the package is exhausted, the empty mandrel must be removed and a new package installed. This operation required shutting down manufacturing lines, resulting in unproductive downtime. [0003] The over-end take-off (OETO) met...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B65H49/16B65H51/12B65H59/38D04B15/50
CPCB65H59/388B65H2701/319B65H49/16B65H51/12
Inventor T·W·曼宁R·D·秉-沃
Owner INVISTA TECHNOLOG IES S A R L