Technical field
[0001] The invention relates to a method of controlling the course of the lifting functions
of the main mechanisms of a weaving machine, in which each of the mechanisms is provided
with an individual drive, whereby each of the drives comprises a servomotor with a
controllably variable angular speed during one revolution of the servomotor.
Background art
[0002] The lifting functions of the main mechanisms of a weaving machine, namely of a beating-up
mechanism and a shedding mechanism, are set in a fixed manner, as can be seen in Fig.
4, which shows the course of a stroke, for example the stroke of a batten of the beating-up
mechanism, depending on the angle of rotation of the main shaft. To insert a weft
into a shed, it is necessary to have a free insertion channel in a reed (position
above the dashed line) for the entire duration of insertion. Fig. 4 shows an angle
of the main (mechanical) shaft for weft insertion ranging from 75° to 285°. This angle
is the result of the specific geometry of a joint mechanism (dimensions of the individual
members) or of the shape of a cam path of a cam mechanism and cannot be continuously
changed. The time t [s] available for weft insertion through the open shed is determined
by the main shaft speed (by the machine frequency) and the insertion angle (285 °
- 75 ° = 210 °) and, for example for 600 min
-1, it is calculated: (60 x 210) / (600 x 360) = 0.05833 s. In cases where wefts of
greater weight or wefts with less affinity for pneumatic insertion need to be inserted
into the shed, the speed of the weaving machine must be reduced to create the required
insertion time t, and so the machine operates at lower speeds than for which it is
designed and, as a result, the use of its proposed technical parameters, as well as
productivity, are reduced.
[0003] CZ302120 discloses a weaving machine in which a multi-member mechanism for providing reciprocating
motion of a weaving reed with reduced moment of inertia is coupled to a motor with
a controllably variable angular speed during one revolution of the motor. A part of
a shedding mechanism is also coupled to this motor with a controllably variable angular
speed during one revolution during one revolution of the motor. However, the relationship
between the motion of the weaving reed and the respective part of the shedding mechanism,
usually a heald rod, is unchanged, and so everything mentioned above and shown in
Fig. 4 also applies to this relationship.
[0004] A method according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from
US2006/207674A.
[0005] In order to reduce the energy intensity of the drive of the weaving machine or in
order to increase the performance while maintaining the energy intensity of the weaving
machine, separation of the drives of the beating-up mechanism and the shedding mechanism
is proposed, whereby each of the mechanisms is provided with an individual drive controlled
in the electronic cam mode. Each of these mechanisms can be coupled to an energy recuperation
system.
Principle of the invention
[0006] The object of the present invention is achieved by a method of controlling the course
of lifting functions of the main mechanisms of a weaving machine according to the
present invention, whose principle consists in that the angular speed of the servomotor
of the beating-up mechanism and the angular speed of the servomotor of the shedding
mechanism change during their rotation according to the selected unevenness of operation
according to adaptive algorithm, whereby in an exemplary embodiment, the value of
the quadratic mean of the driving torque determined within an interval of one revolution
of the main virtual shaft is maintained at the same selected level for all operating
frequencies of the machine. The quadratic mean of the course of the driving torque
can be replaced with another dynamic parameter of the weaving machine, such as the
quadratic mean of the performance, maximum value of the driving torque, maximum value
of the performance, mean value of the driving torque, mean value of the performance,
the loading of the members of the transformation mechanisms or the service life of
the bearings loaded by reaction forces.
[0007] This solution allows to change the stroke dependence by an adaptive system and maximize
the insertion angle, thus enabling operation of the machine at higher speeds, optimizing
machine operation with respect to the insertion requirements of a specific weft material
and effectively utilizing the dynamic properties of the weaving machine in a wide
range of operating speeds.
[0008] In addition, it is not necessary for the unevenness of rotation of the drive of the
beating-up mechanism to be equal to the unevenness of rotation of the drive of the
shedding mechanism.
Description of drawings
[0009] Fig. 1 shows a basic scheme of a drive of a batten of a beating-up mechanism and
of a drive of a heald rod of a shedding mechanism of a weaving machine for the production
of leno fabrics, Fig. 2 shows the drive of the batten of the beating-up mechanism
and Fig. 3 shows the drive of the heald rod of the shedding mechanism, Fig. 4 shows
the dependence of the stroke of the batten, or of the heald rod z
41 on the angle
τ of rotation of the main mechanical shaft during one revolution of this shaft according
to the background art, Fig. 5 shows the course of the angle of rotation
ϕ21 of servomotor rotor on the angle
τ of rotation of the main virtual shaft during one revolution for the parameters of
the unevenness of operation A% adjustable within a range from 0 % to 100 %, Fig. 6
shows the course of the dependence of the revolutions n
21 of the servomotor rotor on angle τ of rotation of the main virtual shaft during one
revolution for the operating frequency of the weaving machine 600 min
-1 and the parameters of the unevenness of operation A% adjustable within a range from
0% to 100% and finally, Fig. 7 shows the course of the stroke z
41 of a working member (the weaving reed in the case of a beating-up mechanism and the
heald rod in the case of the shedding mechanism) depending on the angle
τ of rotation of the main virtual shaft during one revolution for the parameters of
the unevenness of operation A% which are adjustable within a range from 0 % to 100
% and after the transformation by a crank mechanism.
Examples of embodiment
[0010] The invention will be described with reference to an example of an air-jet weaving
machine for producing leno fabrics. However, it is not limited to this type of weaving
machine, but can be used in all weaving machines to control the lifting functions
of the main mechanisms, each of these main mechanisms having an individual drive with
a controllably variable angular speed during one revolution of the drive.
[0011] The air-jet weaving machine for producing leno fabrics comprises a beating-up mechanism
1 and a shedding mechanism
2.
[0012] The beating-up mechanism
1 comprises a weaving reed
11 which is mounted on a stringer
121 of a batten
12. The batten
12 is mounted in a known manner on the machine frame
3 by means of at least two flexible members
122 of the energy recuperation system of the beating-up mechanism
1, as is schematically shown in Fig. 1. In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 2, the flexible
members
122 are arranged in two planar surfaces between which there is a spacing in the direction
of the motion of the stringer
121 of the batten
12 between the insertion position and the beating-up position and the batten
12 is made according to patent
CZ 302391 of a carbon-epoxy (CE) composite material or another suitable material. In the embodiment
shown, the flexible members
122 consist of leaf springs
1221 which constitute in their upper part an integral part of the stringer
121, whereby both the leaf springs
1221 and the stringer
121 are made of the same CE composite material and form an open profile in the shape
of a parallelogram or a general quadrilateral. The beating-up mechanism
1 is provided with an individual drive which is in the illustrated embodiment formed
by two servomotors
4 according to UV 29115 with crank rotors
41 which are at one end provided with eccentric pins
411 on which are mounted connecting rods
42 of the beating-up mechanism which are in the exemplary embodiment shown coupled to
the batten
12 by means of connecting rod pins
123, formed on the batten
12. The two servomotors
4 with crank rotors
41 are controlled synchronously and have a controllably variable angular speed during
one revolution. The servomotors
4 with crank rotors
41 are mounted on the frame
3 of the weaving machine and, in the embodiment shown, are spaced from each other by
means of eccentric pins
411 with connecting rods
42. The pins
123 of the connecting rod
42 are formed on the batten
12 below its stringer
121. A weaving reed
11 and related accessories, for example main nozzles
124, blowing nozzles
125, etc., are mounted on the stringer
121 of the batten
12. The servomotors
4 with crank rotors
41 are coupled in a known unillustrated method to an unillustrated control system of
the weaving machine.
[0013] The shedding mechanism
2 of the weaving machine comprises a vertically reversibly displaceable heald rod
21 on which is mounted a guide rail
211 of stationary warp threads with holes to receive stationary warp threads which further
pass through the lamellae of the weaving reed
11 to a binding point, where they become part of the fabric. The heald rod
21 is coupled to the shedding mechanism with an individual drive with the aid of means
which are situated below the weaving plane which is formed by a horizontal plane interspersed
with the binding point.
[0014] The heald rod
21 of the shedding mechanism of the weaving machine is slidably mounted on the machine
frame in guides (not shown) by means of gliders
23 which are fixedly connected to the heald rod
21. The individual drive of the heald rod
21 is formed by a servomotor
5 with a controllably variable angular speed during one revolution of the servomotor
5. The servomotor
5 of the shedding mechanism is mounted on the frame
3 of the weaving machine and located below the middle part of the heald rod
21. In the embodiment shown, the servomotor
5 of the shedding mechanism
2 is provided with a continuous shaft
51, at the ends of which are arranged crankshafts
511, which are coupled to the heald rod
21 in a known method by means of the connecting rods
52 of the shedding mechanism. In the embodiment shown, the heald rod
21 is made of CE composite material. The heald rod
21 of the shedding mechanism is associated with recuperative members
6 of the energy recuperation system of the shedding mechanism
2.
[0015] In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 3, four recuperative members
6 are arranged below the heald rod
21. Below the middle part of the heald rod
21, a central holder
60 of the inner recuperative members
601 is fixedly mounted on the frame
3 of the weaving machine, to which static stirrups of the inner recuperative members
601 are connected. The movable stirrups of the inner recuperative members
601 are coupled to the connecting rods
52 of the shedding mechanism
2 by means of flexible tow bars
67. Outwards, flexible tow bars
67 of outer recuperation members
602 are mounted on the respective connecting rods
52 of the shedding mechanism
2, whereby the static stirrups of the outer recuperation members
602 are fixedly mounted on the frame
3 of the weaving machine in the extreme holders
61, 62 of the outer recuperative members
6. The inner recuperative member
601 and the outer recuperative member
602 constitute on both sides of the machine a pair of recuperative members
6 which serves for energy recuperation of the shedding mechanism
2.
[0016] As the heald rod
21 moves, the flexible tow bars
67 also move and carry the movable stirrups of the respective pairs of recuperative
members
6. while the static stirrups do not move, which leads to the deformation of the leaf
springs of the respective recuperative members. As the heald rod
21 moves backwards, the leaf springs straighten and recover energy.
[0017] In order to take advantage of all the possibilities provided by the separation of
the drives of the beating-up mechanism and the shedding mechanism, whereby the drives
are formed by servomotors with a controllably variable angular speed during one revolution
of the servomotor, as described above, an adaptive system of controlling the lifting
functions of these mechanisms is proposed. The adaptive system consists in the fact
that due to the change of unevenness of rotation of the rotors of the respective servomotors
depending on the operating frequency of the weaving machine, the maximum insertion
angle is achieved, that is, the maximum space or time for the implementation of pneumatic
weft insertion while making optimal use of the dynamic characteristics of the mechanisms
of the weaving machine and their individual drives by the respective servomotors.
[0018] In the exemplary embodiment, the adaptive system is based on the below dependence
for the angle of rotation of the rotor of the servomotor
ϕA(τ): 
where
τ is the angle of rotation of the main "virtual" shaft [rad]
(calculated by the control system) and defined by the relation:

where Ω is circular frequency [rad/s], determined by the relation:

t - time [s] n - machine revolutions [1/min]
where

is a parameter expressing the degree of uneven operation of the beating-up shedding
mechanism in [%], and is continuously variable within a range from 0 % to 100 %.
[0019] The course of the dependence of the angle
ϕ21 of rotation of the rotor of the servomotor on the angle
τ of rotation of the main (virtual) shaft for the parameters of the unevenness of operation
A% from 0 % to 100 % are graphically represented in Fig. 5, from which it is evident
that for A% = 0 % the dependence is linear (evenly linearly increasing) and with increasing
unevenness A%, also the unevenness of the course of the angle ϕ
21 of the servomotor rotation on the angle τ of rotation of the main virtual shaft increases,
which, for example, for the beating-up mechanism and theoretical unevenness A % =
100 % means that the weaving reed practically moves from the beating-up position to
the rear dead center after reaching the angle τ = 90 °, remains there until τ = 270
° and after reaching τ = 360 ° moves back to the beating-up position. For the shedding
mechanism and theoretical unevenness A % = 100 %, this means that the heald rod practically
moves from the initial lower position after reaching the angle τ = 90 ° to the top
dead center, in which it remains until τ = 270 ° and then it moves back to the initial
lower position when the angle τ = 360 ° is reached.
[0020] The above corresponds to the course of the dependence of the speed n
21 of the rotor of the servomotor on the angle τ of rotation of the main virtual shaft,
during one revolution for the operating frequency of the weaving machine 600 min
-1 and the parameters of the unevenness of operation A % adjustable in the range from
0 % to 100 %, as graphically represented in Fig. 6. With unevenness A % = 0, the speed
is constant and is equal to the operating frequency
n of the weaving machine, i.e. the nominal speed of the main virtual shaft, and their
course is therefore constant (horizontal line), while at unevenness A % = 100 %, the
rotor of the servomotor has high speeds in the first part of its movement (from τ
= 0 ° until reaching the angle τ = 90 °). The high speeds quickly decrease towards
zero and again begin to increase sharply from τ = 270 ° until the maximum is reached
at the angle τ = 360 °.
[0021] Similarly, Fig. 7 graphically represents the course of the stroke z
41 of the working member (the weaving reed in the case of the beating-up mechanism and
the heald rod in the case of the shedding mechanism) depending on the angle τ of rotation
of the main virtual shaft, during one revolution of the main virtual shaft for the
parameters of unevenness of operation A% adjustable in the range from 0% to 100% and
after the transformation by the crank mechanism.
[0022] The adaptive system of controlling the lifting functions of the beating-up mechanism
and the shedding mechanism is designed for the parameters of unevenness of operation
A% such that for the set operating frequencies
n of the weaving machine, i.e. for the selected nominal speed of the main virtual shaft
of the weaving machine, the value of the quadratic mean of the course of the driving
torque of the servomotor calculated for the interval of one revolution of the main
virtual shaft is equal to the same selected value,
RMSMh21 = 17 Nm
and was at the same selected level for all the set operating frequencies of the machine
as shown in the following table, indicating:
- n
- operating frequency of the weaving machine, i.e. speed of the main virtual shaft
- A%
- parameter of unevenness of operation of the servomotor, that is, of the crankshaft
- minn21
- actual minimum speed of the servomotor, that is, of the crankshaft
- maxn21
- actual maximum speed of the servomotor, that is, of the crankshaft
- τinsertion
- insertion angle of rotation of the main "virtual" shaft
- Tinsertion
- time for insertion
- RMSP
- quadratic mean of the performance of the servomotor for the interval of one period
- maxP
- maximum value of the performance of the servomotor
- RMSMh
- quadratic mean of the driving torque of the servomotor for the interval of one revolution
of the main virtual shaft
- maxMh
- maximum value of the driving torque of the servomotor
PARAMETERS OF AN EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT OF A SHEDDING MECHANISM
[0023]
n |
A% |
minn21 |
max n21 |
τ of insertion |
Tinsertion |
RMSP |
maxP |
RMSMh |
maxMh |
[rpm] |
[%] |
[RPM] |
[RPM] |
[deg] |
[ms] |
[W] |
[W] |
[Nm] |
[Nm] |
750 |
32.475 |
342 |
1316 |
202.0 |
44.889 |
1603 |
3621 |
17.00 |
37.10 |
725 |
34.465 |
311 |
1311 |
206.0 |
47.356 |
1585 |
3633 |
17.00 |
37,.9 |
700 |
36.618 |
281 |
1307 |
212.0 |
50.476 |
1568 |
3650 |
17.00 |
37.90 |
675 |
38.952 |
252 |
1303 |
216.0 |
53.333 |
1554 |
3672 |
17.00 |
38.36 |
650 |
41.489 |
223 |
1301 |
222.0 |
56.923 |
1542 |
3703 |
17.00 |
38.88 |
625 |
44.251 |
194 |
1301 |
226.0 |
60.267 |
1532 |
3744 |
17.00 |
39.45 |
600 |
47.263 |
167 |
1301 |
232.0 |
64.444 |
1526 |
3794 |
17.00 |
40.08 |
575 |
50.552 |
141 |
1303 |
238.0 |
68.986 |
1523 |
3853 |
17.00 |
40.77 |
550 |
54.143 |
116 |
1307 |
244.0 |
73.939 |
1523 |
3924 |
17.00 |
41.51 |
525 |
58.062 |
92 |
1312 |
250.0 |
79.365 |
1526 |
4005 |
17.00 |
42.31 |
500 |
62.330 |
71 |
1318 |
256.0 |
85.333 |
1530 |
4091 |
17.00 |
43.14 |
475 |
66.965 |
52 |
1324 |
262.0 |
91.930 |
1534 |
4176 |
17.00 |
43.93 |
450 |
71.982 |
35 |
1331 |
268.0 |
99.259 |
1536 |
4257 |
17.00 |
44.61 |
425 |
77.387 |
22 |
1337 |
274.0 |
107.451 |
1532 |
4320 |
17.00 |
45.08 |
400 |
83.182 |
11 |
1342 |
280.0 |
116.667 |
1520 |
4349 |
17.00 |
45.22 |
[0024] The optimization solution of the problem was performed numerically, at discrete points
for the varying parameters of unevenness A% and the practical range of nominal speeds
of the main virtual shaft of the weaving machine, and subsequently approximated by
continuous analytic function. The other values shown in the Table are key physical
quantities of the solved system and they also need to be critically assessed.
[0025] The optimization of parameters of unevenness of operation A% can also be performed
for other dynamic parameters of the weaving machine, where the value of the dynamic
parameter selected from the group of dynamic parameters: (the quadratic mean of the
course of the driving torque, the quadratic mean of the performance, the maximum value
of the driving torque, the maximum value of the performance, the mean value of the
driving torque, the mean value of the performance, the loading of the members of the
transformation mechanisms or the service life of the bearings loaded by reaction forces)
and (the value) calculated for the interval of one period is maintained at the same
selected level for all operating frequencies of the machine.
Industrial applicability
[0026] The method according to the invention can be used in weaving machines which have
individual drives of the beating-up mechanism and the shedding mechanism, and both
these drives are controlled in the electronic cam mode. The method can also be used
in weaving machines in which the drive of the beating-up mechanism and the shedding
mechanism is common but consists of a servomotor controlled in the electronic cam
mode.
List of references
[0027]
- 1
- beating-up mechanism
- 11
- weaving reed
- 12
- batten
- 121
- stringer of the batten
- 122
- flexible members of the energy recuperation system of the beating-up mechanism
- 1221
- leaf springs of the batten
- 123
- eyes of the batten
- 2
- shedding mechanism
- 21
- heald rod
- 211
- guide rail of stationary warp threads
- 23
- sliders of the heald rod
- 3
- frame for the weaving machine
- 4
- servomotors with crank rotors
- 41
- crank rotors
- 411
- eccentric pins
- 42
- connecting rod of the beating-up mechanism
- 5
- servomotor of the shedding mechanism
- 51
- continuous shaft
- 511
- crankshaft
- 52
- connecting rod of the shedding mechanism
- 6
- recuperative member
- 60
- central holder of the inner recuperative members
- 601
- inner recuperative member
- 602
- outer recuperative member
- 61, 62
- extreme holders of the outer recuperative members
- 67
- flexible tow bar of the recuperative member
- ϕA(τ)
- angle of rotation of the servomotor
- τ
- angle of rotation of the main virtual shaft [rad]
- Ω
- circular frequency [rad/s]
- T
- time [s]
- n
- operating frequency of the weaving machine, i.e., speed of the main virtual shaft
- A%
- parameter of the unevenness of operation of the servomotor, i.e., of the crankshaft
- minn21
- actual minimum speed of the servomotor, i.e., of the crankshaft
- maxn21
- actual maximum speed of the servomotor, i.e., of the crankshaft
- τof insertion
- insertion angle of rotation of the main "virtual" shaft
- Tinsertion
- time for insertion
- RMSP
- quadratic mean of the performance of the servomotor for the interval of one period
- maxP
- maximum value of the performance of the servomotor
- RMSMh
- quadratic mean of the driving torque of the servomotor for the interval of one period
of the main virtual shaft
- maxMh
- maximum value of the driving torque of the servomotor