Waste Yarn Emission Calculation Using Rotational Angle Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional textile machines lack a configuration to quantify waste yarn emission, relying on time-consuming and labor-intensive weight measurements, which hinders efficient resource management and waste reduction.

Innovation Solution

A waste yarn emission amount output device that calculates and displays the amount of waste yarn emitted by textile machines using rotation angles and operation times of winding drums and guide devices, eliminating the need for direct weight measurement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If weight scales are used to measure waste yarn, then measurement accuracy is improved, but device complexity and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewaste yarn measurement accuracyVSAvoidmeasurement system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces mechanical weight measurement systems with a computational model that calculates waste yarn amount based on rotational angles and operational parameters. The output section computes waste yarn emission amounts by integrating rotation angles of the winding drum and package during yarn joining operations, eliminating the need for physical weight scales and manual measurement procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces rotational angle data as an intermediary parameter to indirectly measure waste yarn amount. Instead of directly weighing waste yarn, the system measures the rotation angles of the winding drum and package, then uses these angular measurements as intermediate values to calculate the equivalent waste yarn emission amount through computational integration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If manual weight measurement is used, then measurement accuracy is improved, but productivity and time efficiency deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewaste yarn measurement accuracyVSAvoidinformation acquisition speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements continuous measurement and calculation of waste yarn emission amounts during textile machine operation. The system continuously monitors rotational angles of the winding drum and package, and the output section continuously computes waste yarn emission amounts based on these real-time angular measurements, enabling ongoing productivity assessment without interrupting the manufacturing process for manual weighing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces time-consuming manual weight measurement with automated computational calculation based on rotational angle integration. The system processes angular data through mathematical integration to directly obtain waste yarn emission amounts, eliminating the need to stop production for manual measurement and significantly improving information acquisition speed while maintaining measurement accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Productivity

If rotation angle calculation is used, then productivity is improved, but measurement precision may deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation acquisition speedVSAvoidwaste yarn measurement accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses rotational angle as an intermediary physical quantity that can be measured with high precision by encoders or sensors. These angular measurements serve as accurate intermediate parameters that are then integrated computationally to determine waste yarn emission amounts, maintaining measurement precision while enabling continuous real-time calculation without manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the measurement parameter from direct weight measurement to rotational angle measurement. By measuring angular displacement of the winding drum and package during yarn joining operations and integrating these angular parameters, the system achieves both high productivity through automated calculation and maintained precision through accurate angular sensing and mathematical integration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3705431B1Waste yarn emission amount output device and textile machine
Publication Date: 2022.05.04 MURATA MASCH LTD
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AI summary

A waste yarn emission amount output device 150 includes a calculation section 95b and a display 92. The calculation section 95b calculates and outputs a waste yarn emission amount from each of devices in an automatic winder 1, these devices emitting waste yarns. The display 92 displays a waste yarn emission amount outputted by the calculation section 95b.