Section Blower Deceleration Control for Yarn Winding Waste Removal

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing yarn winding machines face issues with efficiently removing fly-waste and yarn waste from the filter member, leading to potential degradation of the package quality and machine malfunction, as they lack effective mechanisms to manage the rotational speed of section blowers over time and collect fallen waste.

Innovation Solution

A yarn winding machine configuration that includes section ducts, section blowers, a main duct, and a main blower, with a suction control method that adjusts the rotational speed of section blower blades to reduce the load on the main blower by using a pressure detecting system to initiate deceleration control when rejection material accumulates on the filter member, ensuring continuous operation and efficient waste removal.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the section blower operates at high rotational speed to maintain suction current flow rate, then the suction effect is improved, but the load on the main blower increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesuction current flow rateVSAvoidload on main blower
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The section blower operates periodically between high-speed suction mode and low-speed maintenance mode. The control unit switches between these modes based on detected waste accumulation levels, allowing the system to achieve effective waste removal during high-speed phases while reducing load on the main blower during low-speed phases, thus resolving the contradiction between maintaining suction effectiveness and reducing energy consumption

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

2Use of energy by moving object

If the section blower stops completely to save energy, then the load on the main blower is reduced, but the suction current flow rate becomes insufficient for effective waste removal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveload on main blowerVSAvoidsuction current flow rate
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The section blower operates dynamically at variable rotational speeds rather than stopping completely. The control unit adjusts the rotational speed to a lower level (not zero) when waste accumulation is detected, maintaining sufficient suction current flow rate for effective waste removal while still reducing the load on the main blower compared to continuous high-speed operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If the rotational speed of section blower blades is changed with passage of time, then the suction current flow rate is optimized, but the control complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesuction current flow rateVSAvoidcontrol system
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit uses feedback from waste detection means (such as sensors detecting fly-waste or yarn waste) to automatically adjust the rotational speed of the section blower. This feedback mechanism optimizes the suction current flow rate based on actual waste accumulation conditions without requiring complex manual control, as the system self-regulates based on detected parameters

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

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 effectively reduces the power consumption of the main blower by managing the suction current flow rates and ensures continuous operation by preventing complete stoppage of section blower rotation, thereby maintaining efficient yarn winding and waste removal.

Implementation Method 1

a section suction device (32) having a blade (32a) that rotates and generates a suction current

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSuction current generation through blade rotation: Fan

Implementation Method 2

a main suction device (38) that generates a suction current in the main duct (37) to move the rejection material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSuction current generation through blade rotation: Fan

Implementation Method 3

a pressure detecting section (35) that detects negative pressure in at least a region in which the suction current generated by the section suction device acts

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectNegative pressure detection: Pressure Gradient

Data Source

PatentEP3141507B1Yarn winding machine
Publication Date: 2019.10.23 MURATA MASCH LTD
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AI summary

A spinning frame (1) includes spinning units (2), section ducts (31), section blowers (32), filter members (33), a main duct (37), a main blower (38), and a section blower controlling section (39). The section blower controlling section (39) performs a deceleration control of maintaining a rotating state of blades (32a) of the section blower (32) while temporarily reducing a rotational speed of the blades (32a) thereby continuing the rotation.