Air Spinning Device Nozzle Cap Attachment Precision

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Solution Overview

Problem

Air spinning devices face variations in spun yarn twisting firmness due to changes in the shape of the spinning chamber caused by shifting attachment positions of the fiber guide and nozzle block, and the devices' inability to easily adapt to different fiber characteristics, leading to inconsistent yarn quality.

Innovation Solution

An air spinning device with a fiber guide, nozzle block, spindle, and nozzle holder configuration that allows for precise attachment and easy replacement of components, using a nozzle cap to fix the fiber guide and nozzle block to the nozzle holder, and a detachable nozzle holder design that supports easy adjustment and replacement based on fiber characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If the fiber guide and nozzle block are fixed to the spinning chamber, then the spinning chamber shape is defined, but variations in attachment positions cause variations in spinning chamber shape and twisting firmness

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveattachment position precisionVSAvoidtwisting firmness consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

A positioning plate is introduced as an intermediary component between the fiber guide/nozzle block and the spinning chamber. The positioning plate has pre-formed positioning holes that ensure precise and consistent attachment positions of the fiber guide and nozzle block, thereby maintaining consistent spinning chamber shape and twisting firmness across different installations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The positioning plate allows for adjustable positioning of the fiber guide and nozzle block by providing multiple positioning holes at different locations. This enables optimization of the attachment positions to achieve the desired spinning chamber shape and twisting firmness for different fiber characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If the fiber guide and nozzle block are permanently fixed, then attachment precision is maintained, but replacement and adjustment for different fiber characteristics become difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefiber characteristic adaptabilityVSAvoidcomponent replacement ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment system is segmented into separable components: the positioning plate with positioning holes, the fiber guide, the nozzle block, and the spinning chamber. This segmentation allows the fiber guide and nozzle block to be easily detached and reattached at different positions by simply aligning them with the positioning holes, enabling quick adaptation to different fiber characteristics without complex manufacturing or permanent fixation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If the attachment positions are not precisely controlled, then component replacement is easy, but the spinning chamber shape varies leading to inconsistent yarn quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveyarn quality consistencyVSAvoidattachment structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The positioning plate serves as a simple intermediary device that provides pre-formed positioning holes to ensure precise attachment positions. This simple structure effectively controls the positions of the fiber guide and nozzle block without introducing complex adjustment mechanisms, thereby maintaining yarn quality consistency while avoiding excessive device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This configuration reduces variations in the spinning chamber shape, improves the precision of attachment positions, and allows for spinning according to fiber characteristics, resulting in consistent and high-quality spun yarn production.

Implementation Method 1

supply air into a spinning chamber to generate a swirling airflow that causes fibers, which form a fiber bundle, to swing

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSwirling airflow: Vortex Ring

Implementation Method 2

a nozzle cap that immovably fixes the fiber guide and the nozzle block to the nozzle holder, the nozzle cap is adapted to be attached to the nozzle holder while being in a state of direct abutment against the nozzle holder

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical abutment: Mechanical Force

Data Source

PatentEP2463414B1Air spinning device and spinning apparatus including the same
Publication Date: 2017.09.20 MURATA MASCH LTD
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AI summary

An air spinning device (6) includes a fiber guide (61), a nozzle block (63), a spindle (62), a nozzle holder (64) that holds the nozzle block (63) while being in a state of abutment against the nozzle block (63), and a nozzle cap (66) that fixes the fiber guide (61) and the nozzle block (63) to the nozzle holder (64). The nozzle cap (66) is attached to the nozzle holder (64) while being in a state of direct abutment against the nozzle holder (64).