US4327873A
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Apparatus for regulating the speed of a member delivering or winding a yarn
Assignee: Rhone Poulenc Textile SA
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Filing: 1979-06-07
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Granted: 1982-05-04
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Expires: 1999-06-07
Abstract
Abstract The yarn is formed into a loop and a loop sensor monitors the variations in length in the loop of yarn. The variations in the size of the loop result from a difference in the speed between the speed of the yarn and the speed of the draw-off or delivery member. The draw-off or delivery member is driven by an asynchronous motor having a slip-clutch drive with an assembly for braking in response to eddy currents. In particular, a disc is connected to the motor and a magnetic field is applied to the disc, the magnitude of the field which is applied to the disc directly dependent upon the size of the loop. In the preferred embodiment, the regulation of the speed of a pilot roller of a winder as a function of the delivery speed of the yarn is accomplished.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Juppet
- 👤 Robert Konopatsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:20
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H59/00; B65H59/38; B65H59/384; B65H59/385; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/30; B65H2701/31; H; H02; H02K; H02K2213/00; H02K2213/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
248 words
An apparatus for regulating a driving means which controls the speed of a moving yarn such as a yarn which is being delivered and a yarn which is being drawn off, in accordance with a variation between the delivery and draw off speeds, said apparatus comprising: (a) a driving means including an asynchronous electric motor, providing a slip coupling by ensuring by itself a slippage, directly connected to a driving shaft, said slip coupling being non-adjustable during its operations; (b) an eddy current braking assembly comprising a braking element directly connected to the driving shaft and a means including a magnet for creating a variable magnetic field to be applied to said braking element; (c) loop means for forming a variable loop in said yarn the size of the loop being varied according to said variation between the delivery and draw-off speeds; (d) monitoring means for monitoring the size of the loop; and (e) means for interconnecting said monitoring means and said means for creating a variable magnetic field, said means for interconnecting causing said means for creating a variable magnetic field to increase or decrease the magnitude of the magnetic field as a function of the size of the loop, thereby applying a variable magnetic field to the braking element and varying the braking of the driving shaft, whereby the size of the loop reaches an equilibrium and the driving shaft is regulated to be at equilibrium with the delivery or draw off speed of the yarn.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
248 words
An apparatus for regulating a driving means which controls the speed of a moving yarn such as a yarn which is being delivered and a yarn which is being drawn off, in accordance with a variation between the delivery and draw off speeds, said apparatus comprising: (a) a driving means including an asynchronous electric motor, providing a slip coupling by ensuring by itself a slippage, directly connected to a driving shaft, said slip coupling being non-adjustable during its operations; (b) an eddy current braking assembly comprising a braking element directly connected to the driving shaft and a means including a magnet for creating a variable magnetic field to be applied to said braking element; (c) loop means for forming a variable loop in said yarn the size of the loop being varied according to said variation between the delivery and draw-off speeds; (d) monitoring means for monitoring the size of the loop; and (e) means for interconnecting said monitoring means and said means for creating a variable magnetic field, said means for interconnecting causing said means for creating a variable magnetic field to increase or decrease the magnitude of the magnetic field as a function of the size of the loop, thereby applying a variable magnetic field to the braking element and varying the braking of the driving shaft, whereby the size of the loop reaches an equilibrium and the driving shaft is regulated to be at equilibrium with the delivery or draw off speed of the yarn.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the monitoring means is a movable mechanical member of which the displacement follows a variation in length of the loop, and wherein said magnet is a permanent magnet mechanically connected to the movable mechanical member such that the displacement of the movable mechanical member varies the position of the permanent magnet with respect to the braking element thereby varying the magnitude of the magnetic field through which the braking element passes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 1 or 2 wherein the magnet further includes a magnetic shunt consisting of a metal piece adjacent the braking element, the metal piece deflecting and conducting a magnetic field, the magnitude of deflection depending on the size of the loop.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the braking element is a disc.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the braking element is a disc and wherein the displacement of the movable mechanical member varies the adjacent surface area between the disc and the permanent magnet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the monitoring means is a movable mechanical element of which the displacement follows the variations in length of the loop and the magnet is an electromagnet further including a means for varying the current applied to the electromagnet as a function of the position of the movable mechanical element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the monitoring means comprises an idler arm connected to an idler wheel around which said yarn passes to form a loop, said idler arm being pivotable about an axle, said axle being connected to the magnet for rotating the magnet away from and toward the disc.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said magnet is comprised of a U-shaped member forming a slot therein for receiving, at least in part, the disc.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 1, 2, 5 or 6 wherein the driving means drives the pilot roller of a winder, the pilot roller driving a take-up roll by friction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the driving means drives the pilot roller of a winder, the pilot roller driving a take-up roll by friction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 5 or 6 wherein the speed of the moving yarn may be controlled so that the yarns move at 6,000 meters/minute and above.
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