Automatic length and width measuring mechanism after cloth preshrinking

By designing an automatic length and width measurement mechanism after pre-reducing of the fabric, using the combination of a roller encoder and a diffuse photoelectric sensor, the automatic measurement of the length and width of the fabric is achieved, and the accuracy and efficiency problems of existing manual measurements are solved. Modern industrial automation production.

CN222438775UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-07DONGGUAN QUANWEI INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420931309.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-30
Publication Date
2025-02-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-30

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Technical Problem

The existing fabric length and width measurement work mostly relies on manual measurement, and there are problems such as inaccurate measurement data, low efficiency and poor practicality, making it difficult to meet the needs of modern industrial automation production.

Method used

A mechanism for measuring the length and width after pre-shrinkage of fabric is designed, using a combination of a roller encoder and a diffuse photoelectric sensor to measure the length of the fabric through the roller encoder, and the diffuse photoelectric sensor to measure the width of the fabric to achieve automated measurement.

Benefits of technology

It improves the accuracy and efficiency of fabric measurement, reduces the error caused by manual measurement, and is suitable for the needs of modern industrial automation production.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic length and width measuring mechanism for cloth after preshrinking, which comprises a cloth loosening device, a feeding roller arranged on the cloth loosening device, a conveying belt arranged on one side of the cloth loosening device, a steam spraying area arranged at one end, close to the cloth loosening device, of the conveying belt, an upper drying area arranged above the conveying belt, and a lower drying area arranged below the upper drying area. A cooling area is arranged on the side, away from the steam spraying area, of the lower drying area, a measuring mechanism is fixedly installed above the tail end of the cloth loosening device, and the measuring mechanism is provided with a cloth folding area. Therefore, automatic measurement work of the length and the width of the dried and shaped cloth can be completed respectively, the technical effect of electronic automatic measurement is achieved, the measurement efficiency is high, meanwhile, the measurement precision is high, and errors caused by manual measurement can be effectively reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cloth production, in particular to a mechanism for automatically measuring the length and width of cloth after pre-shrinkage. Background Art

[0002] Fabric is an essential raw material for clothing. It includes knitted fabrics, woven fabrics and other fabrics. Fabric plays a significant role in decorative display and is often the main force that cannot be ignored in the entire sales space. Using a large amount of fabric for wall decoration, partitions, and background processing can also form a good commercial space display style;

[0003] During the production of existing cloth, it is necessary to perform a high-temperature steam heating treatment, and then to perform drying and cooling. After drying, cooling and shaping, the processed size will change from the original size, so it is necessary to measure the length and width of the processed cloth. However, the existing cloth length and width measurement work is mostly done manually, and manual measurement has the problem of inaccurate measurement data, prone to errors, low measurement efficiency, and poor practicality, which does not meet the development needs of modern industrial automated production. For this reason, the utility model proposes a mechanism for automatically measuring the length and width of the cloth after pre-shrinkage. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a mechanism for automatically measuring the length and width of fabric after pre-shrinkage, so as to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a mechanism for automatically measuring the length and width of the cloth after pre-shrunk, comprising a cloth loosening device, a feeding roller is arranged on the cloth loosening device, a conveyor belt is arranged on one side of the cloth loosening device, a steam spraying area is arranged on one end of the conveyor belt close to the cloth loosening device, an upper drying area is arranged above the conveyor belt, a lower drying area is arranged below the upper drying area, a cooling area is arranged on the side of the lower drying area away from the steam spraying area, a measuring mechanism is fixedly installed above the rear end of the cloth loosening device, and the measuring mechanism is provided with a cloth folding area.

[0006] Preferably, drying equipment is fixedly installed inside the upper drying area and the lower drying area.

[0007] Preferably, air cooling equipment is provided in the cooling zone.

[0008] Preferably, the measuring mechanism comprises a module fixing bracket, a roller fixing bracket is fixedly mounted on one side above the module fixing bracket, and a roller encoder is fixedly mounted on the roller fixing bracket.

[0009] Preferably, a step-by-step sliding module is fixedly installed inside the lower part of the module fixing bracket, and a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor is fixedly installed on the step-by-step sliding module.

[0010] Preferably, the stepping sliding module is arranged in an inclined structure, a low diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor is fixedly mounted on the low end of the stepping sliding module, and a high diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor is fixedly mounted on the high end of the stepping sliding module.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0012] The utility model arranges a roller encoder, and when the cloth passes through, the roller rotates to output a coded signal, and when the cloth reaches the high and low diffuse reflection sensing switches at the same time, the measuring programming system collects the roller coded signal and calculates the length. In the process of continuous unwinding and conveying of the cloth, the cloth is conveyed by the conveyor belt to the length measuring roller, and at this time, the roller of the length measuring roller is driven to rotate by friction, so that the coded signal is generated by the rotation of the length measuring roller, and when the cloth reaches the high and low diffuse reflection sensing switches at the same time, the measuring programming system collects the roller coded signal, calculates the length, and measures the overall cloth length after drying and cooling, thereby achieving the effect of automatic cloth length measurement.

[0013] Among them, after the length measurement, the cloth can enter the cloth width measurement program. The cloth width measurement includes a stepping slider module. A diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor is fixedly installed on one side wall of the slider of the stepping slider module. When the cloth passes through the high and low diffuse reflection photoelectric sensors at the same time, the stepping slider module obtains the cloth passing signal, and the diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor moves from the origin by the stepping slider module to sense the cloth width. The diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor gives a switch signal and transmits it to the width measurement system. The width measurement system calculates the number of steps to obtain the cloth width, thereby achieving the use effect of automatic cloth width measurement;

[0014] The utility model uses a roller rangefinder and a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor assembly in coordination to respectively complete the automatic measurement of the length and width of the cloth after drying and shaping, has the technical effect of electronic automatic measurement, has high measurement efficiency, can effectively improve the overall production efficiency of the cloth, and at the same time has high measurement accuracy, can effectively reduce the error caused by manual measurement, improves measurement accuracy, has good practical effect, meets the needs of modern industrial automation production and development, and is suitable for promotion and use in this field. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall process structure of the processing device of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the planar structure of the cloth length and cloth width measuring mechanism according to an embodiment of the utility model.

[0017] In the figure: 1. cloth loosening device; 2. unwinding roller; 3. conveyor belt; 4. steam spraying area; 5. upper drying area; 6. cloth folding area; 7. lower drying area; 8. cooling area; 9. measuring mechanism; 901. low diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor; 902. high diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor; 903. diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor; 904. stepping moving slider module; 905. roller encoder; 906. roller fixing bracket; 907. module fixing bracket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0019] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "front end", "rear end", "two ends", "one end", "the other end" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0020] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "provided with", "connected", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connected" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0021] See also Figure 1-2 The utility model provides an embodiment: a mechanism for automatically measuring the length and width of fabric after pre-shrinkage, comprising a fabric loosening device 1, on which a material unwinding roller 2 is arranged, a conveyor belt 3 is arranged on one side of the fabric loosening device 1, a steam spraying area 4 is arranged at one end of the conveyor belt 3 close to the fabric loosening device 1, and a high-temperature steam spraying device is arranged in the steam spraying area 4 to complete the high-temperature steam heating treatment of the fabric;

[0022] An upper drying area 5 is arranged above the conveyor belt 3, and a lower drying area 7 is arranged below the upper drying area 5. The upper drying area 5 and the lower drying area 7 can perform upper and lower drying treatment on the steamed cloth. A cooling area 8 is arranged on the side of the lower drying area 7 away from the steam spraying area 4. The cooling area 8 can quickly cool the cloth after high-temperature drying. A measuring mechanism 9 is fixedly installed above the tail end of the cloth loosening device 1, and the measuring mechanism 9 is provided with a cloth folding area 6;

[0023] Furthermore, drying equipment is fixedly installed inside the upper drying area 5 and the lower drying area 7, and the drying equipment can be a hot air drying equipment;

[0024] Furthermore, air cooling equipment is provided in the cooling zone 8 .

[0025] In this embodiment, the measuring mechanism 9 includes a module fixing bracket 907, a roller fixing bracket 906 is fixedly installed on one side above the module fixing bracket 907 for fixing the length measuring roller, and a roller encoder 905 is fixedly installed on the roller fixing bracket 906;

[0026] The roller encoder 905 is a mature prior art product. Its working principle is to use the rotating wheel periodically to generate a signal to the programming system to calculate the actual measurement distance. When used in the present utility model, the overall length of the fabric can be effectively measured by the rotation of the wheel body.

[0027] Furthermore, a step-by-step sliding module 904 is fixedly installed inside the lower part of the module fixing bracket 907, and a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor 903 is fixedly installed on the step-by-step sliding module 904;

[0028] Furthermore, the stepping sliding module 904 is arranged as an inclined structure, a low diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor 901 is fixedly installed at the lower end of the stepping sliding module 904 , and a high diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor 902 is fixedly installed at the upper end of the stepping sliding module 904 .

[0029] Working principle: The cloth is discharged from the discharge roller 2 and placed on the conveyor belt 3. When the conveyor belt 3 is working, the cloth is transported and passes through the steam spraying area 4, the upper drying area 5, the lower drying area 7, the cooling area 8, the measuring mechanism 9 in sequence, and finally enters the stacking area 6 for stacking (the stacking area 6 can be provided with a stacking device for automatic stacking);

[0030] The steam spraying area 4 can be used to heat the cloth with high-temperature steam, and the upper drying area 5 and the lower drying area 7 can dry the cloth after steaming. The synchronous drying of the upper and lower surfaces can make the cloth dry more evenly and thoroughly, thereby improving the drying quality.

[0031] The cooling zone 8 can be used to quickly cool the fabric after high temperature drying, and then enter the measuring mechanism 9;

[0032] By setting the roller encoder 905, when the cloth passes through, the roller rotates to output the coded signal. When the cloth reaches the high and low diffuse reflection sensing switches 901 and 902 at the same time, the measuring programming system collects the roller coded signal and calculates the length. In the process of continuous unwinding and conveying of the cloth, the cloth is conveyed by the conveyor belt to the length measuring roller. At this time, the roller of the length measuring roller is driven to rotate by friction, so that the coded signal is generated by the rotation of the length measuring roller. When the cloth reaches the high and low diffuse reflection sensing switches 901 and 902 at the same time, the measuring programming system collects the roller coded signal, calculates the length, and measures the overall cloth length after drying and cooling, thereby achieving the effect of automatic measurement of cloth length.

[0033] After the length measurement, the cloth can enter the cloth width measurement program. The cloth width measurement includes a stepping slider module 904. A diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor 903 is fixedly installed on one side wall of the slider of the stepping slider module 904. When the cloth passes through the high and low diffuse reflection photoelectric sensors 901 and 902 at the same time, the stepping slider module 904 obtains the cloth passing signal. The diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor 903 moves from the origin by the stepping slider module 904904 to sense the cloth width. The diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor 903 gives a switch signal and transmits it to the width measurement system. The width measurement system calculates the number of steps to obtain the cloth width, thereby achieving the use effect of automatic cloth width measurement;

[0034] The utility model uses a roller rangefinder 905 and a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor assembly to respectively complete the automatic measurement of the length and width of the cloth after drying and shaping, has the technical effect of electronic automatic measurement, has high measurement efficiency, can effectively improve the overall production efficiency, and has high measurement accuracy, can effectively reduce the error caused by manual measurement, has good practical effect, meets the needs of modern industrial automation production and development, and is suitable for promotion and use in this field.

[0035] It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive from any point of view, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and it is intended that all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims be included in the present invention. Any reference numeral in a claim should not be regarded as limiting the claim to which it relates.

Claims

1. A mechanism for automatically measuring the length and width of fabric after pre-shrinkage, comprising a fabric loosening device (1), characterized in that: The cloth loosening device (1) is provided with a discharge roller (2), a conveyor belt (3) is provided on one side of the cloth loosening device (1), a steam spraying area (4) is provided at one end of the conveyor belt (3) close to the cloth loosening device (1), an upper drying area (5) is provided above the conveyor belt (3), a lower drying area (7) is provided below the upper drying area (5), a cooling area (8) is provided at the side of the lower drying area (7) away from the steam spraying area (4), and a measuring mechanism (9) is fixedly installed above the rear end of the cloth loosening device (1), and the measuring mechanism (9) is provided with a cloth folding area (6).

2. The automatic length and width measurement mechanism for fabric after pre-shrinkage according to claim 1, characterized in that: Drying equipment is fixedly installed inside the upper drying area (5) and the lower drying area (7).

3. The automatic length and width measurement mechanism for fabric after pre-shrinkage according to claim 1, characterized in that: Air cooling equipment is provided in the cooling zone (8).

4. The automatic length and width measurement mechanism for fabric after pre-shrinkage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The measuring mechanism (9) comprises a module fixing bracket (907), a roller fixing bracket (906) is fixedly mounted on one side above the module fixing bracket (907), and a roller encoder (905) is fixedly mounted on the roller fixing bracket (906).

5. The automatic length and width measurement mechanism for fabric after pre-shrinkage according to claim 4, characterized in that: A step-by-step sliding module (904) is fixedly installed inside the lower part of the module fixing bracket (907), and a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor (903) is fixedly installed on the step-by-step sliding module (904).

6. The automatic length and width measurement mechanism for fabric after pre-shrinkage according to claim 5, characterized in that: The step-by-step sliding module (904) is arranged in an inclined structure, a low diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor (901) is fixedly mounted on the lower end of the step-by-step sliding module (904), and a high diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor (902) is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the step-by-step sliding module (904).