Cloth inspection camera device of circular knitting machine

By installing a detachable sliding module and camera module inside the large circular knitting machine, the problem of the camera being easily contaminated by flying lint was solved, achieving efficient and stable capture of fabric defects and reducing equipment maintenance costs.

CN223660350UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12SHISHI SHANHEFENG ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520574467.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-28
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-28

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Technical Problem

Existing circular knitting machines have difficulty effectively capturing defects during fabric production, especially due to limitations in camera installation location or susceptibility to lint contamination, which affects fabric inspection results.

Method used

A large circular knitting machine fabric inspection camera device was designed, including a sliding module, a motor module, and a camera module. It is located below the fabric rolling machine assembly and adopts a detachable structure to ensure that the camera lens is not affected by flying lint. The sliding module and drag chain assembly protect the power cord and achieve stable video recording.

Benefits of technology

It ensures the cleanliness of the camera lens, improves the accuracy and stability of defect capture, reduces equipment maintenance costs, and is suitable for widespread use.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of a circular knitting machine cloth defect camera device, and discloses a circular knitting machine cloth inspection camera device, the cloth inspection camera device is arranged on a cloth rolling machine assembly, the cloth rolling machine assembly is arranged at the lower part in a circular knitting machine, and the cloth inspection camera device comprises a sliding module, a motor module and a camera module. The camera module comprises an industrial camera, a light source assembly and an operation terminal, and the industrial camera can flexibly adjust the angle and the distance between the industrial camera and the cloth. The installation position of the cloth inspecting camera is relatively open, and flocks are not easy to gather, so that the tidiness of the camera lens in the cloth rolling process can be ensured, and the cloth inspection can be ensured not to be interfered by flying flocks. The device is simple and light in overall structure, suitable in manufacturing cost and easy to popularize and use.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to big circle machine cloth defect camera device field, concretely relates to a big circle machine cloth testing camera device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of producing cloth, due to various reasons, such as yarn, yarn feeder, environment or textile process problems, various defects are inevitable, some are visible to the naked eye, and some are invisible to the naked eye, and need to be identified with the help of instruments. Adjusting the camera to capture defects is an effective method. At present, most of the circular machines, especially the open-width machines, have not used the process of capturing defects by adjusting the camera. Only in some relatively small circular machines, the use method is: the camera is placed in the needle cylinder of the big circular machine above the cloth support, especially the double-sided machine, which will wrap the camera in the cloth. Long-term use, flying dust and the like will dirty the lens, so that the camera cannot capture defects in time and accurately, causing loss. In addition, due to the structure of some circular machines, the camera is installed on the scanning path with a load-bearing rod, which affects the cloth testing effect.

[0003] Chinese invention patent (publication number: CN117230566A, publication date: 2023.12.15) discloses a big circle machine winding cloth testing device capable of improving the efficiency of big circle machine textile fabric, including base, support, electrical control system, first drive motor, first transmission mechanism, yarn feeding mechanism, weaving mechanism and pulling winding mechanism, the support and the weaving mechanism are arranged on the upper end of the base, and the support is distributed on the outer side of the weaving mechanism, the yarn feeding mechanism is arranged on the upper end of the support, the pulling winding mechanism is arranged on the base and located on the lower side of the weaving mechanism, the first drive motor drives the weaving mechanism and the pulling winding mechanism to move synchronously through the first transmission mechanism, the base includes three supporting legs, a connecting disc connecting the upper ends of the three supporting legs, and a connecting seat connecting the lower parts of the three supporting legs, the electrical control system includes a fabric detection device, the fabric detection device includes: an industrial camera for acquiring images of the fabric to be detected; a memory, an image processor, an LED lamp, an encoder wireless connection device, and a display. However, the structure of the fabric detection device is not as flexible as the cloth testing camera device of the present application, and has certain limitations. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model discloses in view of the prior art's insufficient, provide a kind of big circle machine cloth testing camera device, the overall structure of this device is simple and light, cost is suitable, easy to promote and use.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A kind of cloth inspection camera device of circular knitting machine, the cloth inspection camera device is arranged on the cloth reel assembly, and the cloth reel assembly is arranged below the inside of circular knitting machine, and the cloth inspection camera device includes:

[0007] Sliding module for driving camera module sliding, the sliding module is detachably mounted in the inside of cloth reel assembly, including sliding module main body, automatic belt and sliding block, sliding block is arranged on automatic belt, and mounting flat plate is arranged on sliding block;

[0008] Motor module for driving automatic belt operation, the motor module is detachably mounted on sliding module, including motor and first connecting piece;

[0009] Camera module for capturing camera and displaying screen to cloth defect, the camera module is detachably mounted on mounting flat plate, including industrial camera, light source assembly, operation terminal.

[0010] As preferred, the camera module further includes several connecting plates, and the several connecting plates include operation terminal mounting plate, first camera mounting plate, second camera mounting plate and third camera mounting plate, and the operation terminal mounting plate and the first camera mounting plate are detachably mounted on the mounting flat plate;Wherein,

[0011] The operation terminal is detachably mounted on the operation terminal mounting plate,

[0012] Industrial camera and light source assembly are detachably mounted on the third camera mounting plate, the third camera mounting plate is movably mounted on the second camera mounting plate, and the second camera mounting plate is movably mounted on the first camera mounting plate.

[0013] As preferred, the first camera mounting plate includes side installation plate, and the side installation plate is provided with inclined slot, and the second camera mounting plate is fixed on the inclined slot by nut, so that the distance between industrial camera and cloth can be adjusted.

[0014] As preferred, the second camera mounting plate is provided with arc-shaped slot, and the third camera mounting plate is fixed on the arc-shaped slot by angle adjusting assembly, and the angle adjusting assembly includes a connecting plate and at least two nuts, and the connecting plate and the nut are matched to lock the second camera mounting plate and the third camera mounting plate.

[0015] As preferred, the several connecting plates further include camera telescopic plate, and the camera telescopic plate is detachably mounted on the third camera mounting plate, and the industrial camera is detachably mounted on the camera telescopic plate.

[0016] As preferred, the motor is mounted on the sliding module by the first connecting piece, and the first connecting piece is shaft coupling and connecting block.

[0017] As preferred, the cloth inspection camera device further comprises a drag chain assembly, the drag chain assembly comprising a drag chain and a drag chain support plate; the drag chain support plate is arranged at the bottom of the sliding module and protrudes from the sliding module at the side edge away from the cloth; one end of the drag chain is detachably fixed on the drag chain support plate, and the other end is connected with the camera module.

[0018] As preferred, the sliding module is detachably fixed inside the cloth winding machine assembly through a sliding module support plate, and the sliding module is detachably fixed above the sliding module support plate.

[0019] The cloth inspection camera device is arranged below the inside of the circular knitting machine, the position is relatively open, the lint is not easy to gather, the camera lens can be kept clean during the cloth winding process, and the cloth inspection can be ensured not to be disturbed by the flying lint. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the circular knitting machine.

[0021] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the cloth winding machine assembly.

[0022] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the cloth winding machine assembly.

[0023] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 It is a partial enlarged view of A.

[0024] Figure 5 It is a bottom view of the sliding module.

[0025] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic view of the cloth inspection camera device.

[0026] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic view of the cloth inspection camera device.

[0027] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic view of the cloth inspection camera device.

[0028] Figure 9 It is a structural schematic view of the cloth inspection camera device.

[0029] Figure 10 It is Figure 9 It is a partial enlarged view of B.

[0030] Figure 11 It is a structural schematic view of the camera module.

[0031] Reference: 1 - big round machine, 10 - cloth, 2 - cloth rolling machine assembly, 21 - cloth rolling machine side plate, 3 - sliding module, 31 - sliding module main body, 32 - automatic belt, 33 - installation flat plate, 34 - sliding module support plate, 4 - motor module, 41 - motor, 42 - first connecting piece, 5 - camera module, 51 - industrial camera, 511 - focal length adjustment button, 52 - light source assembly, 53 - operation terminal, 54 - operation terminal mounting plate, 55 - first camera mounting plate, 551 - oblique groove, 56 - second camera mounting plate, 57 - third camera mounting plate, 571 - angle adjustment assembly, 58 - camera telescopic plate, 6 - drag chain assembly, 61 - drag chain, 62 - drag chain support plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in a clear and complete manner. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0033] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0034] A cloth inspection camera device for a big round machine, the cloth inspection camera device is arranged on a cloth rolling machine assembly 2, the cloth rolling machine assembly 2 is arranged below the inside of the big round machine 1, as shown in detail in Figure 1 The position here is relatively open, and the lint is not easy to gather, which can ensure the neatness of the camera lens during the cloth rolling process and ensure that the cloth inspection is not disturbed by the flying lint.

[0035] The cloth inspection camera device comprises a sliding module 3, a motor module 4 and a camera module 5, as shown in detail in Figures 2-11 The side of the cloth inspection camera device facing the cloth 10 is defined as the inner side, and the side away from the cloth 10 is defined as the outer side. The left end and the right end of the device are defined by facing the left and right sides of the cloth 10. The two sides and the two ends of the cloth inspection camera device and the components in the drawings are distinguished below.

[0036] For the sliding module 3, the sliding module 3 is used to drive the sliding of the camera module 5, comprising a sliding module main body 31, an automatic belt 32 and a sliding block. The frame of the sliding module main body 31 is made of aluminum alloy, which is more portable. Figure 3 ,6 The sliding module body 31 of the sliding module 3 is fixed on the top of the sliding module support plate 34 by screws, so that the sliding module support plate 34 can support the sliding module 3. The sliding module support plate 34 is fixed between the cloth reel machine side plates 21 on both sides of the cloth reel machine assembly 2 by screws, and the fixed height is about the middle part of the cloth reel machine assembly 2. The sliding module support plate 34 is made of high-strength steel material to ensure sufficient strength and rigidity, so that it will not shake and other defects when the sliding module 3 operates, thereby making the camera module 5 operate stably. The installation plate and several connecting plates involved below can also be made of high-strength steel material to ensure sufficient strength and rigidity, thereby playing a certain supporting effect and not shaking.

[0037] The upper surface of the sliding module body 31 is provided with an automatic belt 32, and a sliding block is arranged on the automatic belt 32. The top of the sliding block is provided with an installation plate 33 which is fixed by screws. Since the surface of the installation plate 33 is larger than the sliding block and thus shields the sliding block, the sliding block is not shown in the figure. The installation plate 33 can slide linearly back and forth on the automatic belt 32 through the sliding block, and the automatic belt 32 is driven by a motor 41.

[0038] The motor module 4 includes a motor 41 and a first connecting piece 42 which is a shaft coupling and a connecting block. The motor 41 is installed on the sliding module 3 through the first connecting piece 42, and specifically as shown in Figure 6 、 8 The first connecting piece 42 is fixed on the left end of the inner side of the sliding module body 31 by screws, and the motor 41 is fixed on the first connecting piece 42 by screws. The motor 41 can drive the automatic belt 32 through the first connecting piece 42.

[0039] For the camera module 5, the camera module 5 is used for capturing and photographing the defects of the cloth 10 and displaying on the screen. The camera module 5 is detachably installed on the installation plate 33 and includes an industrial camera 51, a light source assembly 52, an operation terminal 53, and several connecting plates, as shown in Figure 6 、 7 , 8, 11.

[0040] The operation terminal 53 is located on the outside of the installation plate 33 and is fixed on the terminal installation plate 54 by screws. The terminal installation plate 54 is fixed on the installation plate 33 by screws. The operation terminal 53 faces the operator and can be used to adjust the parameters of the industrial camera 51, etc., and has a learning function.

[0041] The industrial camera 51 and the light source assembly 52 are located on the inner side of the installation plate 33 and are fixed on the installation plate 33 by a camera installation plate. As shown in Figures 8-11As shown, the industrial camera 51 vertically passes through the light source assembly 52, the lens of the industrial camera 51 is directly opposite the cloth 10, and the distance between the industrial camera 51 and the cloth is d, which can be adjusted by the camera mounting plate. Further, as shown, Figure 10 The industrial camera 51 is provided with a focal length adjusting button 511, which can be used to adjust the focal length of the industrial camera 51.

[0042] The connection of the industrial camera 51 and the light source assembly 52 with the camera mounting plate is specifically as shown in Figure 8 、 11 The first camera mounting plate 55 is fixed on the upper surface of the mounting flat plate 33 by screws, is in the form of a right-angle bent plate, and includes a bottom mounting plate and a side mounting plate. The bottom mounting plate is fixed on the upper surface of the mounting flat plate 33, and the side mounting plate is used to connect the second camera mounting plate 56. The side mounting plate is provided with an oblique slot 551, which is entirely hollow on the plate, that is, objects can pass through the slot from one side of the mounting plate to the other side. The second camera mounting plate 56 is fixed on the oblique slot 551 by nuts, so that the position of the second camera mounting plate 56 fixed in the oblique slot 551 can be adjusted, and thus the distance d between the industrial camera 51 and the cloth 10 can be adjusted.

[0043] The second camera mounting plate 56 is also provided with an arc-shaped slot 561 which is entirely hollow, and the third camera mounting plate 57 is fixed on the arc-shaped slot 561 by an angle adjusting assembly 571. The angle adjusting assembly 571 includes a connecting plate and two nuts, which cooperate to lock the second camera mounting plate 56 and the third camera mounting plate 57. Specifically, one of the two nuts is provided with a handle, and the other nut is fixed on the second camera mounting plate 56 outside the arc-shaped slot 561, thereby fixing one end of the connecting plate, while the handle nut passes through the arc-shaped slot 561 to fix the other end of the connecting plate. When it is necessary to adjust the angle of the industrial camera 51, the handle nut is loosened, and then the third camera mounting plate 57 is rotated along the arc-shaped slot 561 about the nut without a handle, and after the angle is found, the handle nut is tightened.

[0044] Further, the connecting plates can also include a camera telescopic plate 58, which is fixed on the third camera mounting plate 57 by screws, and the industrial camera 51 is fixed on the camera telescopic plate 58 by screws.

[0045] The cloth inspection camera device also includes a drag chain assembly 6, which includes a drag chain 61 and a drag chain support plate 62. As shown in detail, Figures 3-8 The drag chain support plate 62 is made of lightweight material, is arranged at the bottom of the sliding module 3, and has its outer side edges protruding from the sliding module 3; one end of the drag chain 61 is partially fixed on the drag chain support plate 62 by screws, and the other end is fixed on the camera module 5 by screws, which can beFigure 8 The drag chain 61 is not solid, and the middle part is a hollow pipe, through which the wires of the industrial camera 51 and the operation terminal 53 can be concentrated together, so that the wires can be protected to a certain extent. When the camera module 5 moves, it will move one end of the drag chain 61, so that the wires of the industrial camera 51 and the operation terminal 53 will not move randomly and be damaged. The wires of the operation terminal 53 are connected to the large circular machine 1 after passing through the drag chain 61.

[0046] The above is the description of the embodiments of the present application, and through the above description of the disclosed embodiments, the skilled in the art can implement or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A large circular loom cloth inspection camera device characterized by comprising: The cloth inspection camera device is arranged on the cloth rolling machine assembly (2), the cloth rolling machine assembly (2) is arranged below the inside of the circular knitting machine (1), and the cloth inspection camera device comprises: A sliding module (3) is used for driving the camera module (5) to slide, the sliding module (3) is detachably installed in the inside of the cloth rolling machine assembly (2), and comprises a sliding module main body (31), an automatic belt (32) and a sliding block, the sliding block is arranged on the automatic belt (32), and the sliding block is provided with a mounting plate (33); A motor module (4) is used for driving the automatic belt (32) to run, the motor module (4) is detachably installed on the sliding module (3), and comprises a motor (41) and a first connecting piece (42); The camera module (5) is used for capturing and photographing the defects of the cloth (10) and displaying on a screen, the camera module (5) is detachably installed on the mounting plate (33), and comprises an industrial camera (51), a light source assembly (52) and an operation terminal (53).

2. A cloth inspection camera for a drum machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein The camera module (5) further comprises a plurality of connecting plates, the plurality of connecting plates comprise an operation terminal mounting plate (54), a first camera mounting plate (55), a second camera mounting plate (56) and a third camera mounting plate (57), and the operation terminal mounting plate (54) and the first camera mounting plate (55) are detachably installed on the mounting plate (33); wherein, The operation terminal (53) is detachably installed on the operation terminal mounting plate (54), The industrial camera (51) and the light source assembly (52) are detachably installed on the third camera mounting plate (57), the third camera mounting plate (57) is movably installed on the second camera mounting plate (56), and the second camera mounting plate (56) is movably installed on the first camera mounting plate (55).

3. A cloth inspection camera for a drum machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein The first camera mounting plate (55) comprises a side mounting plate, the side mounting plate is provided with an inclined groove (551), and the second camera mounting plate (56) is fixed on the inclined groove (551) through a nut, so that the distance between the industrial camera (51) and the cloth (10) can be adjusted.

4. The cloth inspection camera for a drum machine according to claim 2, wherein The second camera mounting plate (56) is provided with an arc-shaped groove (561), the third camera mounting plate (57) is fixed on the arc-shaped groove (561) through an angle adjusting assembly (571), and the angle adjusting assembly (571) comprises a connecting plate and at least two nuts.

5. The cloth inspection camera for a drum machine according to claim 2, wherein The plurality of connecting plates further comprise a camera telescopic plate (58), the camera telescopic plate (58) is detachably installed on the third camera mounting plate (57), and the industrial camera (51) is detachably installed on the camera telescopic plate (58).

6. The cloth inspection camera for a drum machine according to claim 1, wherein The motor (41) is installed on the sliding module (3) through the first connecting piece (42), and the first connecting piece (42) is a shaft coupling and a connecting block.

7. The cloth inspection camera for a drum machine according to claim 1, wherein The cloth inspection camera device further comprises a tow chain assembly (6), the tow chain assembly (6) comprising a tow chain (61) and a tow chain support plate (62); the tow chain support plate (62) is arranged at the bottom of the sliding module (3), and the side edge away from the cloth (10) of the tow chain support plate (62) protrudes from the sliding module (3); one end of the tow chain (61) is detachably fixed on the tow chain support plate (62), and the other end is connected with the camera module (5).

8. The cloth inspection camera for a drum machine according to claim 1, wherein The sliding module (3) is detachably fixed inside the cloth rolling machine assembly (2) through a sliding module support plate (34), and the sliding module (3) is detachably fixed above the sliding module support plate (34).

9. The cloth inspection camera for a drum machine according to claim 1, wherein The frame of the sliding module (3) is made of aluminum alloy.

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  • Cloth rolling and inspecting device of circular knitting machine

    CN117230566A