JPH034662B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to traditional Japanese clothing fabrics, particularly obi fabrics,
This relates to an automatic foil thread introducing device used to weave gold, silver, etc. foil paper with color or luster into the fabric as weft threads.In particular, it is used to make thin cuts across the width of the square foil paper and attach it to the foil paper mounting frame. This invention relates to an automatic foil thread introducing device that automatically introduces each foil thread into a woven fabric while cutting each foil thread from a foil paper.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, in order to introduce such foil threads into a woven fabric, it is common to stop the loom each time and manually introduce the foil threads one by one between the warp threads. However, such operations are extremely inefficient, and it takes a long time to weave one piece of fabric, such as a belt, and the product is also very expensive. Furthermore, when introducing the foil thread, there is a risk that the foil thread may be twisted or turned inside out, and if this occurs, the resulting pattern will be incomplete.

In order to solve the drawbacks of conventional manual foil thread introduction, a foil thread introduction device has been developed that mechanizes the foil thread introduction work.

An example of such a foil thread introducing device is the
An example is the device disclosed in Japanese Patent No.-50894. In this method, by pushing the operating rod with one hand or rotating the grip, the foil thread is grabbed by a thread gripper and introduced between the warp threads. A similar device was published in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1986-
It is also disclosed in Publication No. 68456. All of the devices disclosed in these publications attempt to introduce the foil yarn into the fabric by operating the operating lever with one hand, and the work of introducing the foil yarn is mechanized. cannot be said to automate the introduction of foil yarn.

In order to automatically carry out the work of introducing foil threads, the present applicant previously developed a "foil paper cutting and sending device" and filed a patent application (Tokugan No. 59-274499, Patent Publication No. 1-43051). Publication No.). In this process, a piece of foil paper with a number of cuts of the width equivalent to the width of the foil thread is held with both edges wrapped around a pair of horizontally parallel cylindrical bodies, and the foil paper held in this way is The paper is moved one cut width at a time, the foil threads are cut one by one by a cutter placed near one end of both cylinders, the ends are blown out with an air jet, this is grabbed by a gripping device, and the fabric is made. This invention discloses a device designed to be introduced into the ground.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention As mentioned above, the apparatus previously proposed by the applicant makes it possible to effectively carry out the operation of introducing foil threads into a woven fabric. However, the present invention is based on this device and fully automates the conventional manual foil thread introduction work, thereby achieving a high operating rate and labor saving.In particular, it does not require high-level skilled workers, and The aim is to provide an automatic foil thread introduction device that can solve the problem of aging in the industry.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention, as a means to solve the above-mentioned problems, attaches a foil paper with a number of cuts of a width corresponding to the width of the foil thread to a foil paper mounting frame, and then An automatic foil thread introduction device that cuts paper one by one and introduces it into a woven fabric has a cylindrical foil paper support section at the lower end, and the lower end of the foil paper is inserted into the foil paper support section. A foil paper mounting frame that is wrapped around and fixed to the foil paper and held in a stretched state by stretching the upper end of the foil paper upward; and a foil paper mounting frame that moves the foil paper mounting frame horizontally by one cut width at a time. a moving device, a cutter for cutting one foil thread at the end of the foil paper moved by the foil paper mounting frame moving device, and a holding device for holding down the end of the foil thread cut by the cutter and hanging in a vertical direction. an arm having a gripping member for gripping the foil yarn end held by the pressing member and movable so as to carry the foil yarn end gripped by the gripping member to the edge of the fabric; and a pulling member that pulls the end of the foil yarn held by the gripping member of the arm and pulls it into the fabric, and the foil is drawn one by one from the foil paper attached to the foil paper mounting frame. An automatic machine comprising a control device for automatically controlling the operations of the foil paper mounting frame moving device, the pressing device, the arm, and the drawing device to cut the yarn and draw it into the fabric. A foil thread introducing device is provided.

Examples Examples shown in the drawings will be described below. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire embodiment of the present invention. This example shows an example in which foil yarn is applied to weaving into a obi fabric. In the figure, 1 is a foil paper with a number of cuts of a width corresponding to the width of the foil yarn, and 2 is a foil paper to which this foil paper is attached. A mounting frame (hereinafter referred to as a cassette) is shown. In the embodiment shown in the figure, two cassettes are arranged back to back, and foil paper can be provided from either of them.

Each cassette 2 has a cylindrical foil paper support part 3 at the lower end.
The lower end of the foil paper is wound around and fixed to the foil support, and the upper end of the foil paper is stretched upward to hold it in a stretched state.

Details of the cassette 2 are shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The cassette 2 is supported by a support frame 4 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction. In the illustrated example, the cassette 2 is supported on the support frame 4 by rollers 5 and 6, and a motor 7 is used as a moving device to move the cassette 2 in the horizontal direction. A feed screw 8 is provided which is rotated thereby, and this feed screw 8 is screwed into the support frame 4 to move the cassette in the horizontal direction.

A cutter 9 is arranged at the lower end of the cassette, and when the cassette 2 is moved horizontally by one cut width, it cuts one foil thread at the end of the foil paper.

In this way, in order to accurately cut the foil threads one by one, the motor 7 is designed to be capable of forward and reverse rotation.
When moving to a vertically hanging position as shown in FIG.
0b is provided, and after cutting the foil paper, this cutting is detected by the optical sensors 10a and 10b, and a reverse signal is sent to the motor 7, so that the motor stops the cassette at the position where one foil thread has been cut. There is.

A holding device 11 is provided below the cassette 2 for holding down the end of the foil yarn cut by the cutter and hanging down in the vertical direction as described above. Holding device 1
1 is shown in detail in FIG.

The holding device 11 includes a drive motor 12 and gear trains 14a and 14 sequentially rotated by this motor.
b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, rotors 15, 15' rotated by the gears 14c, 14f, links 16, 1 to these rotors.
7 and holding members 18, 18' communicated via 16', 17'. Furthermore, cams 19 and 19' guide the movement of these pressing members.
is provided, and as the motor 12 rotates, the pressing member moves along the surface of the cylindrical foil thread support part 3 while being guided by the cam, and the holding member moves along the surface of the cylindrical foil thread support part 3, and the holding member moves along the broken lines 18a, 18.
When you reach the position shown at a′, press the foil thread.

Furthermore, a gripping member 20 is provided for gripping the end of the foil yarn thus pressed by the pressing device, and this gripping member 20 is attached to the tip of an arm 21 which is swingably mounted. This gripping member 20 is actuated by a motor 22 via a timing belt 23. Furthermore, this arm 21 is swingable between a foil yarn gripping position shown in broken lines in FIG.

The woven fabric (in this case, the obi fabric) has warp threads 24a, 2
4b, the weft yarn is woven by the shuttle 25, and during the weaving, the foil yarn ends, which are gripped by the gripping member 20 as described above, are passed between the warp yarns. A draw-in member 26 is provided for hooking and drawing into the fabric. Sensors 27a, 27b are provided to check whether the foil threads have been conveyed correctly into the fabric.

As mentioned above, the foil threads are cut one by one from the foil paper loaded in the cassette, their hanging ends are held down, this is grabbed by the gripping member, this is carried to the edge of the woven fabric, and this is placed in the draw-in device. A control device 28 is provided for controlling the operation of the cassette mover holding device, the gripping device, its moving arm, and the drawer so that the entire drawing process is carried out sequentially and automatically.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the introduction of foil threads from foil paper to woven fabric is fully automatic and accurate, and the operating rate is high, labor saving can be achieved, and especially high-class skilled workers can High-quality textiles, especially obi fabrics, can be efficiently produced without the need for

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the automatic foil thread introducing device according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are side and front views of a cassette used in the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. The figure is a front view of the foil paper edge holding device, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are a side view and a plan view of the foil paper gripping device. 1... Foil thread, 2... Foil paper mounting frame (cassette),
3... Foil paper support part, 4... Support frame, 5, 6... Roller, 7... Motor, 8... Feed screw, 9... Cutter, 10a, 10b... Optical sensor, 11... Holding device , 12... Drive motor, 14a, 14
b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f...gear,
15, 15'...Rotor, 16, 17, 16', 1
7'...link, 18,18'...holding part, 1
9, 19'...Cam, 20...Gripping member, 21
... Arm, 22 ... Motor, 23 ... Timing belt, 24 ... Textile fabric, 25 ... Shuttle, 26 ... Pulling member, 27a, 27b ...
Sensor, 28...control device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Automatic foil thread introduction in which a foil paper with a number of cuts with a width equivalent to the width of the foil thread is attached to a foil paper mounting frame, and the foil threads are cut one by one and introduced into the woven fabric. The device has a cylindrical foil support at the lower end, the lower end of the foil is wrapped around the foil support, and the upper end of the foil is stretched upward to hold it in a stretched state. A foil paper mounting frame that is held, a foil paper mounting frame moving device that moves the foil paper mounting frame horizontally by one cut width, and an edge of the foil paper that has been moved by the foil paper mounting frame moving device. It has a cutter for cutting a piece of foil paper, a holding device for holding down the end of the foil thread cut by the cutter and hanging vertically, and a gripping member for holding the end of the foil thread held down by the holding member. and an arm movable so as to carry the end of the foil thread gripped by the gripping member to the edge of the textile fabric; the foil paper mounting frame is moved so as to cut the foil threads one by one from the foil paper attached to the foil paper mounting frame and draw them into the woven fabric; 1. An automatic foil thread introducing device, characterized in that it is equipped with a control device that automatically controls the operations of the device, a holding device, a gripping device, its moving arm, and a pulling device.