JPS6018349B2 - Dyeing bath automatic preparation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic dye thickness adjustment device for automatically preparing chromochromes when carrying out various dyeing experiments.

Dyeing experiments are indispensable for determining color matching prescriptions, evaluating the quality of dyes, and setting dyeing image conditions.Moreover, dyeing theories and actual dyeing results do not always match, so even today many dyeing experiments are carried out. The above problem was solved by a dyeing experiment called Dunliang.

For this reason, a huge number of dyeing experiments are carried out every day in dyeing-related laboratories, but among these operations, the most important task is to prepare the required liangge to be used in dyeing experiments using dye stock solutions. This is a task that requires manual labor, and there is a strong desire to automate it.

However, the work of preparing dyeing involves a series of complicated operations, and until now, no equipment suitable for this type of work has been developed.

In particular, the most complicated task is to collect the necessary amounts of the necessary ingredients from among many types of dyes, mix them, and prepare the desired dyeing color. It takes a lot of time, and operation errors are common, which often requires redoing, and improvements have been requested. In view of the above, for example, Samurai Kosho 53-1466
No. 6. "Automatic Dye Preparation System", Samurai Kaisho 55-12206
No. 8. ``A first class automatic liquid preparation device has already been proposed.However, the former is suitable for use in dyeing factories and is not suitable for use in laboratories for dyeing tests, and various design examples have been shown for the latter. However, for dispensing predetermined amounts of various dye solutions,
If the dispenser is used for each dispenser, the cost will be high, and if the dispenser is configured to dispense a predetermined amount of solution using only one dispenser, the dispensing dispenser itself may come in contact with each stock solution, resulting in high costs. They contaminate each other, and the structure for moving the dispenser is also complicated. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems at once by injecting an amount of stock solution into a dyeing pot according to the dyeing recipe, injecting water for dilution,
To provide a new automatic dye bath preparation device in which a series of operations such as the addition of various auxiliary agents and related operations are performed sufficiently continuously and quickly according to a certain program input into a computer, and a desired prepared beam quality can be obtained. It is.

As already explained briefly, the preparation of the dyebath is carried out in the following order. {1) Weighing and weighing the dye ■ Dissolving or dispersing the dye Preparing a stock solution with a predetermined concentration ■ Collecting an amount of stock solution according to the dyeing recipe and injecting it into the dyeing pot (conventionally, it was done using a measuring cylinder, measuring pipette, etc.) ) '5' Injection of dilution water (Calculate the total liquid volume from the weight of the dyed object and the tolerance ratio, and subtract from this the amount of stock solution injection in ■ and the amount of auxiliary solution added in '6}. (The amount corresponds to the amount of water poured) ■ Addition of various auxiliary agents (Several types of auxiliary agents are added in the required amount depending on the dyeing conditions. Usually, additives are prepared as a solution at a fixed concentration and added volumetrically. In fact, the liangge prepared in this way is used to dye using a dyeing tester.

The apparatus of the present invention targets operations from '41 to '61 among the above-mentioned operations, and is based on a double rotary table consisting of a rotary table for a dyeing pot and a rotary table for a dye solution container, which are rotated individually by a drive motor. A dye solution dispenser with a common injection liquid volume setting stopper for each dye solution is attached to a column that can move up and down and rotate. In correspondence with the dye solution container and the dyeing pot, a washing water tank and a drainage concentrator are arranged at the rotating position of the dispenser, and a water supply dispenser with an injection setting stopper is installed on the pillar near the double rotary table. , the discharge tube of the dispenser is made to correspond to the dyeing pot, and the preparation of the stain is controlled by a computer according to a certain program, whereby the dye solution is dispensed into the dyeing pot and diluted with water as specified. If necessary, refine the dispenser, connect fixed-quantity dispensers for various auxiliary solutions to each bedding tank, and make the injection pipes from these dispensers correspond to the dyeing pots. Each part of this equipment and the parts attached to these parts are sent via an interface according to a program input to a computer, as will be detailed later. It performs operations in the order determined by the electrical signals received.

25 indicates a part of the frame.

2 is a lower rotary table close to the upper plate of the pedestal 25, and 4 is a rotary table above it.

The rotary table 2 is shaped to have a larger diameter than the rotary table 4. The shaft of the rotary table 2 consists of a hollow shaft,
It is rotatably supported by a hole formed in the pedestal 25, and its end is engaged with a drive motor 9 which is fixedly supported on a separate pedestal or the like via a gear mechanism. The shaft of the rotary table 4 passes through the hollow shaft of the rotary table 2, and is engaged at the exposed position with a drive motor 8 fixedly supported on a separate frame or the like via a gear mechanism. The rotary tables 2 and 4 can be independently rotated by predetermined angles by drive motors 9 and 8, respectively. Reference numeral 5 designates a dyeing pot stand mounted on an extension of the central axis of the rotary table 4, with a hole in the upper plate and a bottom plate for supporting the pot, and a large number of support holes are provided around the upper plate of the dyeing pot stand 5. Dyeing pot 6 is connected to this hole and pot stand 5
It is held by the lower plate of.

The rotary table 2 has a larger diameter than the dyeing pot stand 5. 1 is a dispenser for collecting and injecting dye stock solution.

The dispenser 1 includes a suction pipe 23 and a discharge pipe 16, and the stock solution is collected from the dye stock solution container 3 by raising the piston rod R moving in the cylinder, and by lowering the rod R, the valve V is closed. , the stock solution is discharged from the discharge pipe 16. 7 is an air cylinder, the piston rod of the air cylinder 7 and the piston rod R are fixed together, and when the piston of the sure cylinder 7 rises, the piston rod R also rises together.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a stopper for setting a predetermined amount of dye stock solution to be collected from the dispenser 1, and when the piston rod R of the dispenser 1 is rising due to the biasing force applied to the air cylinder 7, if its tip comes into contact with this stopper 1, For example, the stopper 10 itself closes the air valve etc. by the associated microswitch M, deenergizes the air cylinder 7, and the piston rod R stops at the position where it contacts the stopper. You can also do that.

The position of the stopper 10 can be set by applying pulses to the stepping motor 11 from a computer to create vertical displacement in the pinion and rack, and the displacement stroke of the piston rod R is adjusted by adjusting the height of the stopper 10 for setting. Therefore, the amount of stock solution inhaled and injected by the dispenser 1 can be set to a predetermined amount. Although support for the dispenser 1, air cylinder 7, and stepping motor 11 is not explained in this example, it will be fully understood by referring to FIG. 2, which shows an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, a rotary double table consisting of the rotary tables 2 and 4 described in FIG. 1 is installed on a pedestal 25. As shown in FIG.

Also, the dispenser 1 is placed close to this,
The cylinder of the dispenser 1 is fixed together with the air cylinder 7 on a pillar P extending above the air cylinder 12 for vertical movement, which forms part of the stand S whose end is fixed to the pedestal 25, and the above-mentioned stepping motor is attached to the tip of the pillar P. 1
1 is fixed, and a stopper 10 supported at the lower end of the rack always faces the piston rod integrally fixed surface of the dispenser 1 and the air cylinder 7. The pillar P of the stand S can further be rotated in the direction of the arrow by a crank mechanism using an air cylinder 13. 1' is a dispenser for supplying water for dilution, which is also placed close to the rotary double table, and its mechanism and related functions with the stepping motor 11' and the stopper 10' have been roughly explained in the case of dispenser 1. It is similar to the original, but the lower suction pipe is submerged in the pure water tank.

18 indicates the east side of the injection pipe for injecting various auxiliaries.

Each injection pipe is made of a thin tetrafluoroethylene tube, and each tube is connected to the various auxiliary agent tank 1 installed at the lower stage of the pedestal 25.
4 is connected to the discharge side of a small capacity dispenser 15 whose one end is submerged. The auxiliary agent tank 14 has a volume of approximately 2, and each dispenser 15 may be a smaller version of the dispenser 1', but in order to simplify the structure, it is preferable to drive the piston once. A drug that can be injected by inhaling 0.5 secretion of auxiliary agent is used.
1M or more of the hulling agent tanks 14 may be prepared. As will be described later, a predetermined dispenser 15 is activated in response to a signal from the computer, and one or more dispensers 15 inject the agent from the injection pipe east 18 into the dyeing pot 6 after injecting the dye stock solution and dilution water. Injected. Holes for holding pots are provided around the dyeing pot stand 5, which rotates together with the rotary table 4 of the double rotary table in the same track, and in the case of this embodiment, 16 holes are provided. , through which the dyeing pot is held on the rotary table 4.

In addition, the rotary table 2 has 16 pots for the 16 pots mentioned above.
A container, for example a beaker 3, containing a dye stock solution up to the point is arranged. Of course, if the dye stock solution used in the test is less than this, it will be omitted. As is clear from the figure, when the suction pipe 23 of the dispenser is in one beaker 3, the discharge pipe 16 is mutually positioned so that it is on one staining pot 6, and when the dispenser is raised, The rotary tables 2 and 4 are configured so that they can be individually rotated 1/16 times or an integral number thereof in response to signals from the computer to take the next suction and discharge positions.

The discharge pipe 16 of this dispenser 1 is arranged so that the discharge pipe 17 of the dispenser 1' for supplying water for dilution is on the next dyeing pot 6 that is located when filling the dyeing pot 6, and then on the next dyeing pot 6. The above-mentioned auxiliary agent injection pipe East 18
It is arranged so that there is. Also, 19 is for collecting detergent inside the dispenser and outside of the suction pipe after suction and injection into one beaker is completed.
When the dispenser rotates, the dispenser rotates and descends, and the stopper 10 is set so that the maximum amount of liquid is sucked.
This tank is used to completely refine the inside of the dispenser by inhaling and discharging it several times. Reference numerals 20, 21, and 22 are a microcomputer, an interface, and a CRT display (cathode ray tube) mounted on a pedestal 25, respectively.

A microcomputer with a RAM capacity of 20 kilobytes or more is desirable, and the programming term is BAS.
Something that can use ICFORTRAN etc. is suitable. It must also be possible to connect an input/output device interface. A commercially available personal computer can be used as this type of microcomputer. The interface 21 includes a so-called 1/0 interface, a circuit for generating a pulse signal proportional to the amount of injected liquid, a circuit for selecting a controlled device (address verse), a driving device for a stepping motor for setting the amount of liquid, the upper side,
Includes start and stop signal generators for sequentially and individually rotating the lower rotary table, relay circuits for opening and closing solenoid valves for operating various air cylinders, and relay circuits for opening and closing magnetic valves for driving auxiliary agent dispensers. There is.

The CRT display 22 may be attached to a computer, and is used to give various instructions and adjustments to the operator when inputting the dye bath preparation recipe from a keyboard in an interactive manner.

In addition, after input is completed, a list of dye bath compositions for all dyeing pots will be displayed, making it convenient to check input prescriptions, and the stage of the process currently being carried out after entering the adjustment process will be displayed and monitored. It also works to make the stool easier.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention described above will first be described in the case where a single dye stock solution is collected to prepare a stain.

At the start of operation, it is assumed that the dispenser 1 is in the mode after washing rice bran is completed, up to 16 pots filled with washing liquid are placed on the dyeing pot stand 5, and the rotary table 2 is placed on the dyeing pot stand 5.
A maximum of 16 beakers 3 containing various stock solutions of predetermined concentrations prepared in advance are placed around the .

When the program is input into the computer and started, the computer uses the CRT to ask the operator for the total amount of liquid during staining. The operator uses the keyboard to
Enter the amount of beam liquid according to the ratio. Next, the computer will ask you the number of pots you want to prepare for each dye from the stock solution in the same beaker, so enter that number. Naturally, if the device has 16 pots, the sum of the number of pots corresponding to each beaker must be within 16. Next, the computer sequentially determines the amount of dye stock solution to be injected into each dyeing pot for each beaker, which is input using the keyboard.
You will then be asked for the type of medicinal agent and the amount of the solution to be added, so enter them one by one. When you have finished entering information for all beakers and dyeing pots, a list of input prescriptions will be displayed on the CRT screen and input. Check the connections, and if there are any connections, jump to the program correction section and re-enter the correct values to correct the problem. Once this is completed, the preparation operation begins. First, the rotary table 2 carrying the outer stock solution-containing beaker 3 and the rotary table 4 holding the inner staining pot 6 are rotated and stopped at predetermined suction and injection positions to start the preparation operation. first,
The washed rice bran dispenser 1 is lowered by the action of the air cylinder 7, and the tip of the suction pipe 23 is inserted into the stock liquid in the beaker 3.

Next, the column P is slightly rotated by the crank mechanism of the air cylinder 13, the mouth of the discharge pipe 16 is moved to the position of the mouth of the drain funnel 24, and the setting position of the stopper 10 is set to a relatively small liquid volume. The piston rod R is moved up and down to completely replace the inside of the cylinder of the dispenser 1 with the stock liquid. At this time, the amount of stock liquid finally sucked into the dispenser is limited by the pulse input to the stepping motor 11, which is set by a stopper 1.
Let it be determined by the position of 0. and discharge pipe 16
Place it back on top of the staining pot and inject the stock solution. If the amount of inhaled liquid exceeds the maximum capacity of the cylinder of dispenser 1, divide the amount of injected liquid into integer ratios, make the amount of one injection less than the maximum capacity of Schilling, and perform several injections with the same amount. Make sure to inject the required amount of fluid.
When injecting the stock solution into the next dyeing pot from the same beaker, only the position of the stopper 10 needs to be adjusted by the action of the stepping motor, and only the rotary table 4 holding the inner dyeing pot 6 needs to be adjusted by the computer. The next staining pot 6 is placed at the stock solution injection position, and the staining pot 6 that previously injected the stock solution is placed at the water injection position, and then the next staining pot 6 is placed at the water injection position. The dyeing pot 6 after water injection is programmed to be at the injection position of the auxiliary agent. On the other hand, when changing the beaker 3 and injecting the next stock solution into the next dyeing pot, the dispenser 1 is raised by the operation of the air cylinder 12, and rotated about 1/4th of the way by the crank mechanism of the air cylinder 13, so that the dispenser 1 is constantly filled with water. the air cylinder 12, the air valve of the air cylinder 12 is opened, the dispenser 1 is lowered, the suction pipe 23 is inserted into the water, and the outside is washed with rice bran. , the piston rod R of the dispenser 1 is moved up and down by switching the valve of the air cylinder 7 and other operations, and the cylinder, valve, etc. are thoroughly washed with water, and then raised by the operation of the air cylinder 12, and the tip of the suction pipe 23 is brought to the water surface. Pull it up higher and hold it empty several times using this step to drain as much water as possible from the cylinder. Next, using the crank mechanism of the air cylinder 13, it is moved to the suction position of the stock solution from the next beaker, and lowered to the suction position. Here, the stock liquid is sucked in and discharged five times in the same manner as explained before, and the water in the cylinder and valve part is placed in complete contact with the dye liquid, and the mouth of the discharge pipe 16 is placed in the center of the dyeing pot 6. I'll make sure to bring it too. In this step, a predetermined amount of stock solution is injected into the staining pot 6.
The stock solution has already been injected into the previous dyeing pot 6, which has moved 1/l, and the main pipe dispenses water necessary to make the predetermined liquid volume using the diluting water dispenser 1'. Supplied from 17.

This amount of water is the amount obtained by subtracting the sum of the amounts of the stock solution and the auxiliary solution that have already been injected from the total amount of liquid initially input into the computer 20.
This value is automatically calculated by the program when entering the prescription.

The amount of water to be injected is set by the stepping motor 11' generated by the interface 21 in accordance with the injection amount signal sent from outside the computer, as in the case of stock solutions.
This is done using a control pulse signal.

In response to this pulse signal, the stepping motor 11' rotates by a predetermined number of rotations, and the dilution water dispenser 1'
Stopper 1 for setting the upper stop position of the piston rod
0' rack. Set by pinion movement. Also, when the amount of water to be injected exceeds the cylinder capacity of this dispenser 1', as in the case of injecting the dye stock solution,
The integer ratio division amount of the amount of water to be injected is set, and the operation is performed for the number of divisions to inject a predetermined amount of water.

A water tank is placed at the bottom of the pedestal, and water is pumped up from there using a pipe. After the water injection is completed, a predetermined amount of the necessary charge is added at a position further moved by 1/1.

This step is not essential in the present invention. All of the several agents were placed as a solution in the additive tank 14 installed at the bottom of the stand. In this example, there were 11 types of auxiliary agents and 11 auxiliary agent tanks with a capacity of 2 were used.

Each tank 14 has a dedicated small liquid dispenser 15, and these dispensers are capable of sucking and injecting a toughening agent solution of 0.5 by one piston drive. These plurality of dispensers 15 each have a driving air cylinder and a solenoid valve, and by controlling the solenoid valves by the computer 20, one or more dispensers 15 to be operated are selected, and the reciprocation of the full scale piston causes one dispenser to be activated. In operation, 0.5' of auxiliary agent solution is injected per auxiliary agent. If the injection of the auxiliary agent solution does not reach the predetermined amount in one injection, the integer number of injections will be repeated.

For example, when injecting the auxiliary agent twice, the small dispenser 15 will operate four times. When the injection of the auxiliary agent solution is completed, the dye dispenser 1 is operated again and dyeing preparation is continued for successive dyeing pots. When the stock solution, water, and auxiliary agents have been poured into the required number of dyeing pots, the dye dispenser 1 is raised according to the command from the computer 20 as described above, and horizontally rotated to the position of the pig wash tank 19. Then, perform the operations of lowering, washing, raising, and draining.

If dye preparation has been completed for all beakers, the operation is completed and the operation is stopped at this step. If not, move the beakers and repeat the dye bath preparation operation by changing the beakers one by one. go.

In contrast to the above-mentioned dye preparation process for evaluating dyes alone, dye preparation for color matching tests performed by mixing multiple types of dyes will be described below.

When performing a color matching dyeing test, usually 2 to 4 component dyes are placed in one dyeing pot, so in such a case, up to 16 component dyes should be added to the dyeing pot. The stock solution beaker containing the dye is placed around the outer rotary table 2, and the program is entered and started in the computer 20 as already described in the previous dyebath preparation operation. To input the color matching prescription, enter (1) total liquid volume, '2) beaker number and injection amount of compounded dye for each dyeing pot, '3 auxiliary agent injection amount for each color mixing pot' from the keyboard, and enter it on the CRT. Display the results in a list, correct any errors, and start preparation if there are no errors. Set beaker No. 1 to be the sampling position, rotate dispenser 1 to the position of beaker No. 1, Lower the dispenser 1 and remove the suction pipe 23.
Place the tip of the beaker No. 1, and further rotate the dispenser 1 to move the mouth of the discharge pipe 16 to the position of the mouth of the drain funnel 24, set the stopper 10 to the low liquid volume position, and press the piston about 5 times. Move rod R up and down to completely fill the inside of dispenser 1 with beaker No. 1 dye stock solution.

At this time, the amount of liquid finally sucked into the dispenser 1 is determined by the stopper 10 so as to be a predetermined amount of liquid by pulse input to the stepping motor 11, and injection into the dyeing pot may be performed an integral number of times. be. In this way, first, the dye stock solution in the first beaker is sequentially injected in the specified amount according to the color matching prescription for each pot, and while the inner dyeing pot rotary table 4 rotates once, the dye stock solution is injected into each pot. Sequentially inject into staining pots that require (
For unnecessary pots, set the injection amount to 0 and input it into the computer 201).When the dyeing pot rotary table returns to the next starting position, inject the second component in the same way (of course, this dye switching Sometimes the rotary table 2 with the outer dye stock solution beaker remounted is
'16 turns and move on to the next beaker, while the dye dispenser 1 is also washed vertically as already described).

Repeat this operation for all required components, and finally, in order to obtain the desired total liquid volume, repeat the procedure already described in the previous example by adding water and the specified auxiliary agents. It will be held in

In addition, in the case of color matching dyeing, it is often necessary to add extremely small amounts of ingredients, and to improve the accuracy of this, even with the same dye, it is necessary to add not only one level of concentration but also 1/10 or 1'1 of that level.
It is desirable to treat the 00 dye solution as if it were a different dye, and in the case of addition, add a 1/100 concentration solution 100 times as much.

Also, install 2 or 3 dye dispensers, 1
One is for 50 private use, the other is for 5 private use, the other is for 1 private use, etc., and is installed independently around the outer rotary table, and the type of dispenser to be used is selected according to the injection amount by a computer program. can do.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, and the dyeing pot to be transferred to the inner rotating table and the dye solution container to be transferred to the outer rotating table are rotated individually, and the required dyeing pot and dye solution are rotated individually. The container can be quickly moved to the position of a dye solution dispenser with a stopper for setting the amount of injection liquid commonly used for dye solutions, and the stopper of the dispenser is driven by a stepping motor to move the dye solution to an arbitrary predetermined position. According to the position of the stopper, the dispenser sucks in the dye solution at a rotated drainage concentrator position and discharges the dye solution at a position opposite to the dyeing pot. The dispenser can be washed quickly at the position of the rotating rice bran water tank, and a dye solution dispenser with a common liquid volume setting stopper is used for suctioning a predetermined amount of each dye solution.
Compared to using separate dispensers for each dye solution, adjusting the injection amount is easy, and once adjusted,
There is no error in the injection amount of each dye solution, sufficient washing is possible at each rotating position whenever necessary, and there is no contamination of the dye solution sucked into each dye stock solution container or dispenser, and the desired dyeing is achieved. The dye solution container can be easily replaced with a more sophisticated one.

Furthermore, since it is not necessary to attach a dispenser to each dye stock solution, the apparatus structure is relatively simple, and the apparatus cost can therefore be reduced in this respect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows the structure of a rotating table for a dye stock solution beaker, a dyeing pot stand, a rotating table on which it is placed, and a dispenser for injecting a dye stock solution, which are the main parts of the present invention, and the relationship therebetween. FIG. 2 shows the overall structure of an embodiment of the layer coating of the present invention. 1,1'...Dispenser, 2...
...Outer rotating table, 3... Beaker, 4.
...Inner rotating table, 6...Dyeing pot stand, 6...Dyeing pot, 7,7'...Inhalation,
Injection air cylinder, 8...Motor for driving the inner rotary table, 9...Motor for driving the outer rotary table, 10...Stopper 1, 11, 11'...
... Stepping motor, 12, 13 ... Bar cylinder for vertical movement and direction switching, 14 ... Auxiliary agent tank, 15 ... Small dispenser, 16
, 17...Dispenser discharge pipe, 18...
Auxiliary injection pipe east, 19...washing water tank, 20...computer, 21...interface, 22...
... CRT display, 23... Dispenser suction pipe, 24... Drain Shito, 25... Mount. Car illustration soup 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Each dye solution is placed on a vertically movable and rotatable column in close proximity to a double rotary table consisting of a dye pot rotary table and a dye solution container rotary table which are individually rotated by a drive motor. A dye solution dispenser with a common injection liquid volume setting stopper is attached to the dye solution dispenser, and the suction pipe and discharge pipe of the dispenser are made to correspond to the dye solution container and the dyeing pot on the double rotary table. A washing water tank and a drainage filter are arranged at the rotating position, and a water supply dispenser with an injection amount setting stopper is attached to a pillar near the double rotary table, and the discharge pipe of the dispenser is connected to the dyeing pot. An automatic dye bath preparation device characterized by the following features: 2 The dispenser for dye solution with a stopper for setting the volume of injection liquid is moved up and down by an air cylinder for vertical movement, and the dye solution is placed on a column on a stand that rotates by a crank mechanism using the air cylinder, facing the stopper for setting the volume of injection liquid. 2. The automatic dye bath preparation device according to claim 1, wherein the dye bath automatic preparation device is configured by attaching a dye bath dispenser.