EP0326552A1

EP0326552A1 - Yarn-twisting device

Info

Publication number: EP0326552A1
Application number: EP87905447A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Hulusi Artunc; Gerhard Egbers; Helmut WEINSDÖRFER; Jürgen WOLFRUM
Original assignee: Deutsche Institute fuer Textil und Faserforschung Denkendorf DITF
Current assignee: Deutsche Institute fuer Textil und Faserforschung Denkendorf DITF
Priority date: 1987-08-15
Filing date: 1987-08-15
Publication date: 1989-08-09
Anticipated expiration: 2007-08-15
Also published as: WO1989001539A1; EP0326552B1; US4965916A

Abstract

Un dispositif (10) de torsion de fils à brins multiples comprend un canal (20) de fil et des guides-fils (15, 16) agencés à une certaine distance de l'entrée et de la sortie du canal de fil de façon à presser le fil sur le canal de fil, lorsque l'amenée d'air comprimée est interrompue, de telle sorte que le fil s'étende dans le canal de fil parallèlement au sens longitudinal de ce dernier et que les parties droites du fil entre l'entrée et la sortie du canal du fil d'une part et les guides-fils d'autre part forment un angle aigu par rapport aux parties de l'axe longitudinal géométrique du canal de fil (20) situées à l'extérieur du canal de fil. En outre, l'angle de soufflage de l'ajutage souffleur est inférieur à 90°. La longueur du canal de fil (20) ne dépasse pas 40 mm dans le cas de fils unis, et 30 mm dans le cas de fils texturés. L'écart entre les guides-fils (15, 16) et le canal de fil (20) est égal à 30 mm au maximum. On obtient des vitesses d'avancement du fil particulièrement élevées et une excellente torsion du fil.A multi-strand yarn twisting device (10) comprises a yarn channel (20) and yarn guides (15, 16) arranged at a distance from the entry and exit of the yarn channel so as to press the yarn onto the yarn channel, when the compressed air supply is interrupted, so that the yarn runs in the yarn channel parallel to the longitudinal direction of the latter and that the straight parts of the yarn between the entry and exit of the thread channel on the one hand and the thread guides on the other hand form an acute angle with respect to the parts of the geometric longitudinal axis of the thread channel (20) located outside the channel of yarn. Furthermore, the blowing angle of the blower nozzle is less than 90°. The length of the thread channel (20) does not exceed 40 mm in the case of plain threads, and 30 mm in the case of textured threads. The distance between the thread guides (15, 16) and the thread channel (20) is a maximum of 30 mm. Particularly high yarn feed speeds and excellent yarn twist are achieved.

Description

Yarn interlacing device

The invention relates to a interlacing device for interlacing multifilament yarns according to the preamble of claim 1.

Textured multifilament yarns are understood to mean bulky yarns in any manner, for example by false twist texturing, stuffer box texturing, edge drawing texturing, etc. Texturing can be done by

The filaments are crimped.

The purpose of interlacing is to improve the cohesion of the filaments of the multifilament yarn in question and thus its further processability. ^It is true that the individual multifilament yarn, when it runs towards the interlacing device, is still untwisted or has only a slight protective twist, which still does not provide sufficient cohesion for its preferably thermoplastic or other material filaments for further processing. The multifilament yarn only gets the necessary cohesion through the interlacing of its filaments. If necessary, the filaments of a plurality of multifilament yarns can be swirled together to form a multifilament yarn in the yarn channel into which they run together. VerwirbelungsVorrich Ungen the present type can preferentially to texturing, but possibly also in other machines or systems, eg. To yield ^¬ twisting or -Spülmaschinen or separately are eingeset for themselves.

In a known intermingling device of this type (US Pat. No. 4,069,565) which is used to intermingle previously twisted and thus textured multifilament yarns _f , the yarn is guided by yarn guides located at a distance from the inlet and outlet mouth of the yarn channel so that it extends through the yarn channel parallel to its longitudinal direction in its longitudinal central axis and thus has all-round distance from the peripheral wall of the yarn channel or that the yarn is guided at an angle crossing the yarn channel such that it only contacts the inlet mouth and the outlet mouth of the yarn channel. In the case of yarns produced with such interlacing devices, there are longer non-interlaced areas between the relatively short interlaced areas, which in the case of textured yarn-bulky areas. For the further processing of the intermingled yarns, the cohesion of the filaments of the yarn should be as good as possible, for which it is advantageous if these non-intermingled areas are not excessively long and, if possible, have approximately equal lengths. However, in addition to desirable, relatively short, non-interlaced areas, in the yarn there are often multiple lengths of the shorter non-interlaced areas. As a result, there are strong differences in the cohesion of the filaments, ie the thread closure of the

Yarn is not particularly good. In German technical language, it has become common to refer to the cohesion of the filaments of a yarn as "thread closure".

Also, in the known devices of this type, only relatively low yarn feed speeds can be achieved, because at higher feed speeds, restless running of the yarn severely affects the intermingling. . However, for the further processing of such yarns on weaving, knitting, knitting, tufting machines and other machines and systems, it is usually important that the filaments of the yarns have good cohesion, i.e. the intermingled yarns have good thread closure, which facilitates and improves their processing. Therefore, previously intermingled multifilament yarns often had to be subjected to post-treatments such as twisting, twisting, sizing and the like in order to increase their thread closure in order to produce the good thread closure required for further processing.

High yarn feed speeds significantly reduce manufacturing costs. For example, in false twist texturing machines, if they have intermingling devices, their applicable yarn feed speeds are limited by the intermingling devices and not by the devices used for texturing the yarns. E.g. allow known intermingling devices for textured yarns feed speeds of usually not more than 350 m / min. reach, whereas the texturing of the yarns themselves with yarn feed speeds of, for example, 400 to 1000 m / min. and more would be possible. It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a swirling device according to the preamble of claim 1, by means of which swirling can be achieved with not very large differences in the center distances between adjacent swirled areas at high yarn feed speeds and relatively low compressed air consumption can. This object is achieved according to the invention by a swirling device. Claim 1 solved.

This intermingling device according to the invention results in better cohesion of the filaments of the yarns by intermingling and also allows particularly high yarn feed speeds and relatively low compressed air consumption to be achieved with all the advantages resulting therefrom, such as cost savings, elimination of post-treatment of the yarns serving to increase the thread closure, better Processability of the yarns during weaving, tufting, knitting and the like.

In the case of swirling devices examined in the experiment

Embodiments of the invention were easily achieved with good results yarn feed speeds of 400 to 2500 m / min. The thread of the swirled multifilament game was very good. It could be done

Reduce the occurrence of unwanted, excessively long, non-swirled areas so that almost all non-swirled areas were of approximately the same size and none were too long. In these experiments, the intermingled areas, in particular in the case of textured yarns, occurred almost periodically, that is to say at approximately equal center distances from one another, which has a very favorable effect on the thread closure and thus the further processing of the intermingled yarn and did not succeed in known intermingling devices of this type . Devices according to the invention are also particularly suitable for interlacing textured multifilament yarns, in which case they are then preferably used on texturing machines in the running direction of the yarns behind them ¹ texturing devices can be arranged.

However, the intermingling device according to the invention can also be used to intermingle filaments of smooth multifilament yarn 5, which are therefore not textured. In this case, however, it is normally expedient to enclose the angles which enclose the straight areas of the yarn located between the yarn guides and the yarn channel with the adjacent areas of the geometric longitudinal axis of the yarn channel located outside the yarn channel to make smaller than textured multifilament yarns, preferably max. 15, particularly advantageously approximately 1 to 10. Extremely high yarn feed speeds can even be used, for example approx. 6000

^ gm / min. At these extremely high speeds, the distances between the intermingled areas of the multifilament yarn in question become greater, but at least in many cases the cohesion of the filaments is still so good that such intermingled multi- _Q filament yarns from the bobbins to which they have been wound , can be easily removed again.

In the case of textured yarns in particular, relatively high yarn feed speeds and particularly high thread closure can be achieved by arranging the yarn guides in operation at a distance of 3 to 25 mm, preferably 5 to 15 mm, from the mouth of the yarn channel adjacent to them.

It is expedient if an orientation of the yarn guides, once determined as favorable, relative to the housing of the intermingling device is exactly maintained during operation. In order to achieve this in a simple manner without problems, it is expedient to arrange the yarn guides on the housing of the intermingling device. 5 However, this can be done by hand threading the yarn in the yarn channel and also create the danger that the yarn guides will be damaged or inadvertently adjusted in their positions and then no longer have the desired exact alignment. In order to reduce this risk or to avoid it altogether, it is provided according to a further development of the invention that the yarn channel is formed jointly by a lower part and an upper part of the housing of the swirling device which can be lifted by it to open the yarn channel over the entire length of the yarn channel. wherein the clear interior of the yarn channel is formed by ^* a straight groove in the lower part and / or by a straight groove in the upper part. This allows yarns to be opened in the open yarn channel

Insert the danger of unintentional adjustment of the thread guides without any problems.

It is particularly expedient to provide that the ^" yarn guides are arranged in such a way that - measured when the yarn is tensioned and the compressed air supply to the blow nozzle (s) of the yarn channel - the yarn at

Such changes in direction (cC *, f) entering and leaving the yarn channel experience that the straight yarn areas located between the yarn guides and the yarn channel, when the compressed air supply is switched on, move from the respectively adjacent compressed air jet in the direction of the relevant one To remove the thread guide. At least in the case of a circular-cylindrical yarn channel, this can be achieved in that the mentioned changes in direction (O ^, / 3) of the yarn are larger than half the opening angle (P / 2) of the compressed air flowing out of the yarn channel. In general, this can be achieved in that the propagation angles { ^~ f) of the compressed air jets adjacent to these yarn areas are smaller than the mentioned changes in direction (cΛ, ß) of the yarn. It is particularly expedient to provide that the yarn guides for guiding the multifilament yarn have brackets which are open at the bottom and which are held on the upper part by means of supports and are preferably arranged such that they press the multifilament yarn onto the area of the yarn channel located on the lower part can. As a result, the yarn can automatically get into the yarn guides when the housing is closed and out of them when the housing is opened, which further simplifies operation.

Preferably, only a single blowing nozzle can be assigned to the yarn channel, which enables minimal compressed air consumption. This blowing nozzle can expediently open into the bottom of the yarn channel, ie from below. However, other arrangements are also possible. E.g. In some cases it can also be provided that the blowing nozzle opens into it on the ceiling or on a side wall of the yarn channel, or in special cases, several blowing nozzles can also be assigned to the yarn channel.

The yarn channel can particularly advantageously have a semicircular or approximately semicircular cross section, but possibly also other cross sections, for example also a circular cross section. The latter especially for heavy multifilament yarns.

In general, it can be provided that only a single multifilament yarn is introduced and swirled into the yarn channel. However, it is also possible to insert several multifilament yarns next to one another in the yarn channel. to let run and hereby connect their filaments by swirling into a single multifilament yarn. In this way, filaments from

Multifilament yarns of different properties, such as

Staining behavior or the like. Mix.

It is particularly expedient to provide that the blowing angle (<) of the blowing nozzle is an acute angle, preferably from 60 to 89 °, particularly advantageously approximately 75 to

Is 85 °. The longitudinal axis of the blowing nozzle can preferably intersect the longitudinal axis of the yarn channel. This is advantageous both for the production of the upper or lower part in question, and is also favorable for technological reasons. Blowing nozzle or the like is understood to mean any type of blowing opening, a compressed air outlet, a bore or the like which serves to blow a directed compressed air jet into the yarn channel. To reduce the flow losses, the blowing nozzle can have a drip-shaped rounded initial longitudinal region and can be cylindrical or continuously tapering or in the form of a Venturi nozzle. If low flow losses are not important, the blowing nozzle can also be formed by a continuous cylindrical or other blowing channel or the like designed for blowing a directed air jet into the yarn channel or the like.

The multifilament yarns can preferably be textured multifilament yarns.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawing. Show it:

1 is a front view of a swirling device according to an embodiment of the invention, 2 is a side view of the swirling device shown in FIG. 1,

Fig. 3 shows a section through the device

1 seen along the section line 3-3,

Fig. 4 shows a section through the device

Fig. 2, seen along section line 4-4,

5 is a plan view of the device according to FIGS. 1 and 2,

6 is a plan view of the lower part of the device according to FIGS. 1 and 2,

7 shows a longitudinal section through a yarn channel according to an embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of ^"a yarn channel ge Mäss an embodiment of the invention.

The swirling device 10 shown has a housing 11, which consists of a rigid lower part 12 and a rigid upper part 13, which is hinged to it by means of a hinge 18 and forms a hinged lid. The upper part 13 can be folded up by means of a handle 14 arranged on its front side from the position shown, in which the housing 11 is closed, into the position shown in broken lines in FIG. 2. The upper part 13 and the lower part 12 together form a straight yarn channel 20 passing through the housing 11. When the upper part 13 is in the closed position shown in its full extension, this yarn channel 20 is circumferential, with the exception of the inlet opening, of a constant or itself through a bore Blower nozzle 21 formed in the flow direction changing, preferably narrowing clear cross section closed and open at its inlet mouth 31 and its outlet mouth 32. To expose this yarn channel 20 along its entire length, so one

Multifilament yarn 19, without having to cut it, to be able to insert it into and take it out of it again, this yarn channel 20 can be operated by manual,. Pneumatic or other folding of the upper part 13 can be fully opened over its entire length.

On the upper part 13, rigid brackets designed as angled arms 33 of a U-shaped bracket 34 for two yarn guides 15, 16 fixedly arranged on these arms 33 are also arranged as shown. These yarn guides 15, 16 are designed as U-shaped brackets which are always open at the bottom and which have guide surfaces 17, 17 'on the upper edges of their interior spaces which are open at the bottom for deflecting the multifilament yarn 19. The arms 33 are provided with openings 35 as wide as possible, reaching as far as the yarn guides 15, 16, so that they and the yarn guides 15, 16 offer as little flow resistance as possible to the compressed air jets flowing out of the yarn channel 20 on both sides, which is favorable for swirling of the yarn.

The multifilament yarn to be intermingled runs approximately horizontally from a stationary yarn delivery point (not shown) to the yarn guide 15 and, as shown, is guided diagonally upwards to the inlet mouth 31 of the yarn channel 20, then passes through the yarn channel 20 and then runs obliquely downwards to the yarn guide 16 and is deflected by the latter in an approximately horizontal direction. This deflection shown has the effect that when the compressed air supply is turned off, the multi-filament yarn 19 rests in the tensioned state in the yarn channel 20 on the floor thereof, approximately along a generatrix of the inner wall of this yarn channel crossing the outlet mouth of the single blowing nozzle 21 which flows into it 20, so that it also bears against the thread channel outlet mouth when the compressed air supply is switched off. The multifilament yarn 19 running towards the interlacing device 10 consists of a plurality or a plurality of filaments. These filaments can preferably consist of thermoplastic materials, such as polyamides, polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, etc.

The multifilament yarns can preferably be textured yarns.

When passing through the straight yarn channel 20 in the interlacing device 10, the multifilament yarn 19 is acted upon by an intensive air jet which interweaves its filaments with one another. For this purpose, the blowing nozzle 21 is arranged in the bottom of the yarn channel 20, the longitudinal axis 22 of which is inclined at an acute angle 0 to the longitudinal axis 37 of the straight yarn channel 2Q. This angle is referred to as the blowing angle and is approximately 80 as shown in this exemplary embodiment. Regarding the acute blowing angle 6, it should be explained that it corresponds to the angle between the yarn area running away from the blowing nozzle 21 and the area of the longitudinal axis 22 of the blowing nozzle located above the blowing nozzle 21, preferably <J 90.

The yarn channel 20 has a constant semicircular clear cross section over its length. The radius of the

The semicircle of this cross section can be, for example, approx. 1-4 mm. The ceiling 29 of the yarn channel 20 is flat. The blowing nozzle 21 opens into the yarn channel 20 in its longitudinal center on the underside opposite the cover 29. It is formed by a bore in the lower part 12 and can also be referred to as a straight blowing duct or the like, which according to FIG. 3 and 4 have a trumpet-shaped rounded initial longitudinal region, which is adjoined by a cylindrical longitudinal region which leads to the yarn channel 20.

The lower part 12 is connected to a compressed air supply connection 23, which has a manually operable throttle valve 24. This compressed air nozzle 23 branches from one

Compressed air main duct 25, which is connected to a compressed air source, not shown. The blowing direction of the blowing nozzle 21 is directed towards the ceiling 29.

The lower part 12 has on its flat top a groove or groove 26 semicircular, constant cross-section, which semicircular the clear area

Cross section of the yarn channel 20 forms. This yarn channel 20 is closed on the top by a flat, horizontal ceiling 29, which is formed by the flat underside of a plate 27 fixedly arranged on the underside of the upper part 13. This plate 27 is most exposed to wear during operation and can therefore be replaced so that the entire upper part 13 does not have to be replaced.

The straight blowing nozzle 21 opens into the yarn channel 20 from below, which begins at an underside channel 30 of the one-piece, rigid lower part 12 with a trumpet-shaped inlet opening and then continues in a circular cylindrical manner up to the yarn channel 20. The longitudinal axis 22 of the rotationally symmetrical blowing nozzle 21 falls into the

Cover 29 bisecting the longitudinal median plane of the yarn channel 20.

The angles σ θ _U and ß, which each form the longitudinal direction of the yarn channel 20 with the area of the multifilament yarn 19 running in and out of it, can preferably be 10 to 10 for textured yarns

40, particularly cheap 15 to 25 and useful for smooth, ie not textured yarns ax. 15 °, preferably about 1 to 10 degrees. These angles o _r (can expediently be measured when the compressed air supply is switched off, since the yarn can oscillate when the compressed air supply is open. However, these angles can also be determined as the angles oC, β between the straight paths of the yarn 19 from the yarn channel 20 to the yarn guides 15, 16 and the longitudinal direction of the yarn channel. At such angles, the multifilament yarn 19 is attached to the bottom edges of the Inlet and the outlet mouth of the yarn channel 20 created, since it then runs towards him from obliquely below and continues from him obliquely below.

The yarn 20 can. At least then, as long as it is not blown with compressed air, on which the

The outlet mouth of the blowing nozzle 21 has the bottom of the yarn channel 2θ. This is particularly favorable for good interlacing of the multifilament yarn 19.

In operation, compressed air flows from the main duct 25 through the connecting piece 23 into the blower nozzle 21, so that the multifilament yarn 19 passing through the twine duct 20 is thereby swirled by the intense blast air jet flowing out of the blower nozzle 21. Excellent intermingling of the yarn 19 succeeds.

In this embodiment, the clear interior of the yarn channel 20 is formed by a groove 26 embedded in the lower part 12. However, it is also possible to at least partially form this clear interior space by a groove embedded in the upper part 13. In this exemplary embodiment, in order to be able to lift it off the lower part 12 in such a way that the yarn channel 20 is exposed over its entire length, the upper part 13 is pivotably connected to the lower part 12 as shown. This is particularly easy. However, it can also be withdrawn in another way. E.g. the upper part can also be expediently connected to the lower part or to it in some other way by means of a straight guide or a parallelogram guide, or it can be removed entirely by hand.

As shown, the upper part 13 is also formed symmetrically with respect to its longitudinal center plane perpendicular to the yarn channel 20.

The upper part 13 is held in its closed position by a catch 38 which interacts with the lower part 12. The resistance of this latching is overcome when the upper part 13 is opened and closed again. The axis of rotation 36 of the upper part 13 runs parallel to the yarn channel 20 and as a result the groove 26 of the yarn channel 20 and thus the multifilament yarn stretched in this groove is optimally accessible when the upper part 13 is folded up, since the two thread guides 15, 16 are also accessible together with the upper part 13, with which they are immovably connected, have been moved up with the upper part. The multi-filament yarn can then be removed from the groove 26 of the lower part 12 without cutting through it Take out and put it or another multifilament yarn back in this nu. When the upper part 13 is folded down, the two yarn guides 15, 16 automatically come into engagement with this newly inserted multifilament yarn 19 and the yarn channel 20 is then closed again on the circumference and this intermingling device is thus ready for operation again.

It may be advantageous when the muzzle of the Eintritts¬ and Ausstrittsmündung the yarn channel in operation outflowing jets of compressed air through the yarn guides and their support is not much flow ¹ - out resistance. For this purpose, in this exemplary embodiment, the wide openings 35 are present in the arms 33 and the bow-shaped yarn guides 15 and 16 are made relatively small.

A further measure which is advantageous in this respect can consist in that at least one air guide surface for deflecting the compressed air jets flowing out of the yarn channel from the yarn travel path is arranged outside the yarn channel at a distance from its inlet mouth and / or outlet mouth. This is achieved in that the yarn guides are provided on their outer sides with such obliquely directed surfaces 42, 43 that these surfaces deflect the compressed air jets obliquely upward from the yarn path. As a result, the intermingling is further improved and the thread closure of the yarns is increased further. It can also be provided that for this purpose the carriers are provided with air deflecting surfaces for deflecting the compressed air jets from the yarn or that separate air deflecting surfaces are arranged on them.

The length of the yarn channel 20 can preferably be 10 to 28 mm for textured yarns.

Swirling devices according to the invention manage with low compressed air consumption.

7 shows a section through a circular cylindrical yarn channel 20. Its only blowing nozzle 21 has the. Sharp ßlaswinkel (f. The compressed air flowing out of it during operation produces compressed air jets 44 which flow freely out of both mouths 31, 32 of the yarn channel 20, the opening angles of which are denoted by f. 9 can normally be approx. 14 to 16. The angles σ, β> of the changes in yarn direction when the yarn 19 enters and leaves the yarn channel 20 can usually advantageously be greater than j / 2, that is to say preferably greater than 7 to 8. Preferably they exceed. 9 44 This affect the compressed air jets the flow of the yarn ^{• •} 19 outside the yarn channel 20 is not disturbing, including where necessary, low flow resistance

Formation of the yarn guides 15, 16 and / or their carrier 33 can contribute expediently or, if necessary, even if they form disturbing flow resistances for the compressed air jets 44. A few exemplary embodiments are brought in which swirling devices are similar to the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 6 were examined in the experiment.

example 1

The yarn channel length was 15 mm. The radius of the semicircular cross section of the yarn channel was 1.5 mm and the diameter of the blow nozzle at its outlet mouth was 1.3 mm. The blowing angle

0 was 80 ° _• The angles c and fh were each 20 °. A yarn was swirled consisting of 36 polyester filaments. It was textured by false twists. The yarn count was 55 dtex. The yarn feed speed during the interlacing was 620 m / min. The compressed air consumption was 2 to 4 INπ ^ h. The intermingled yarn was examined. The number of intermingled areas of the yarn was. _C a. 140 / m. The length of each swirled area was approximately 2 mm. The non-interlaced areas or areas located between the interlaced areas of the yarn all had essentially the same length of approximately 5 mm. The intermingled and non-intermingled parts of the yarn thus resulted in a yarn with an almost periodic character of the interlacing

3 lung. N is the standard cubic meter. Example 2

The swirling device had the dimensions and dimensions as in Example 1 with the following difference: the outlet mouth of the blowing nozzle had a diameter of 1.5 mm. It became a textured one

Examine polyester yarn with a fineness of 167 dtex which consisted of 32 filaments. Two such yarns were simultaneously fed to the intermingling device and intermingled in it, so that the intermingled total yarn resulting from the intermingling of these two yarns had a fineness of 334 dtex. The yarn feed speed was 62θ m / min. The compressed air consumption was approx. 8 fsj / h. The swirled yarn had about 100 swirled spots per meter. The swirling was also almost periodic. The swirled areas had lengths of approx. 3 millimeters and the non-swirled areas were approx. 7 millimeters.

Example 3

The yarn channel length was 25 mm. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment, the yarn channel had a circular diameter of 5 mm. The outlet mouth of the blow nozzle had a diameter of 3.3 mm. The blowing angle was 80 °. The angles oC and> were approx. 20 °. The distances of the yarn guides from the yarn channel openings were approximately 15 mm. It became a textured one 1300 dtex interwoven polyamide yarn. The feed speed was 1800 m / min. This yarn was textured in a swaging process at a distance from the intermingling device. There were approximately 35 to 40 swirling points per meter. The individual swirling points were each about 5 mm long. The non-vortexed locations had lengths of approximately 20 mm. This yarn also had almost periodic interlacing

₃ characters. The air consumption was 20 to 25 Nm / h.

For the exemplary embodiments 1 and 2, it should also be stated that the yarn guides were at a distance of about 7 mm from the adjacent yarn channel openings.

7, the following should also be stated:

So that the yarn areas 45, 46 of the yarn 19 located between the yarn guides 15, 16 and the yarn channel 20 are not in the compressed air jets 44, which would be mostly unfavorable, the angles σ ^, ^? expediently be greater than / 2. In the case of a circular, light cross-section of the yarn channel 20, the compressed air jets 44 expand conically and the angles of propagation adjacent to the yarn areas 45, 46 are equal to / 2. It now applies to any clear cross-sections of the yarn channel 20, for example for semicircular cross-sections, that it is usually for textured and non-textured yarns It is expedient to provide that the changes in direction o, »of the yarns 19 as they enter and leave the yarn channel 20 are larger than the angle of propagation ψ of the compressed air jets 44 adjacent to the yarn areas 45, 46, since these yarn areas also then 45, 46 in the direction of the yarn guides 15, 16 from these compressed air jets 44. These angles of propagation - correspond to the angles between lines 47 and 49. Lines 47 are geometric, straight extensions of the surface line 48 of the yarn channel falling into the plane of the drawing, against which the yarn 19 rests when the compressed air supply is switched off. The lines 49 correspond to the jet boundaries of the compressed air jets 44 adjacent to the yarn areas 45, 46.

The angles c. (3, as shown, correspond to the angles between lines 45 and 47 or between lines 46 and 47.

The yarn guides 15, 16 can expediently be positionally distributed in order to adjust these angles θC _f and to be able to adjust them differently depending on the desired swirl intensity.

8 shows a cross section through a yarn channel 20. The blower nozzle 21 which blows air into the air for swirling the respective multifilament yarns is shown in sections. The cut is made such that the cutting plane halves the outlet mouth 40 of the blowing nozzle 21. Furthermore, 41 denotes the longitudinal center plane of the yarn channel 20 which is perpendicular to the image plane and which expediently be a plane of symmetry both of the yarn channel 20 and of the blowing nozzle 21 formed by a bore can, which as in Fig. 3 or 4 preferably have a trumpet-5 rounded, not shown initial area. The yarn channel 20 is straight and preferably has a constant cross section over its length or essentially over its length. It is usually expedient to keep this cross section constant I _Q , with the exception of somewhat rounded or broken edges of the outlet mouth and the inlet manure for defusing the edges of the yarn channel 20. The mouth 40 of the blowing nozzle 20 is located approximately in the longitudinal center of the Yarn channel 20 so that it has a ig entry mouth and exit mouth each about the same distance, which is appropriate. The blowing nozzle 21 is inclined to the longitudinal axis of the yarn channel at a blowing angle of less than 90.

20 The cross section of the blowing nozzle 20 can preferably be circular, but the edge 39 of the outlet mouth 40 is non-circular, which is caused by the rounding of the wall of the yarn channel at this outlet mouth 40 and the acute blowing angle

Turns 25.

The cross section of the yarn channel 20 is substantially semicircular, with the exit orifice 40 of the nozzle 21 as shown of the yarn channel 20 is in the middle of the approximately semi-circular _Q cross-sectional wall area, which is extremely useful for good intermingling the multifilament yarns. The contour of the cross section of the yarn channel 20 is made up of an approximate semicircle 50 and that of

3 blowing nozzle 21 opposite contour of the ceiling 29 of the yarn channel 20, which, as shown, has a flat, convexly curved central region which over flat concave arches merge into the semicircular contour line 50.

The distance h of the edge 39 of the outlet opening 40 of the blowing nozzle 21 from the wall surface or ceiling 29 of the yarn duct 20 diametrically opposite this outlet opening 40 can preferably be a maximum of 6 mm, in the geometric longitudinal center plane 41 of the thread duct bisecting the outlet opening 40 of the blowing nozzle 21 preferably a maximum of 2 mm. Since the yarn channel 20 has a constant clear cross section over its length or almost over its length, h is correspondingly constant over the length or almost over the length of the yarn channel 20.

The ratio h / bmax this distance h to the measured perpendicular to their maximum width b of max yarn channel 21 in this exemplary example, ^{'approximately} 0.54.

Other can emein ^3, the ratio h / bmax for arbitrarily ^J s

Cross sections of the yarn channel are preferably a maximum of 1.0, preferably a maximum of 0.9, particularly expediently a maximum of 0.6 and / or a minimum of 0.3, preferably a minimum of 0.4, which, like the preferred limit values for h given above, is very good Whirling of the multifilament yarns, high yarn feed speeds, relatively uniform distances between the swirled yarn areas and also swirled yarn areas of relatively short length can be achieved, so that relatively large numbers of swirled locations can be reached per running meter of yarn length. The pressure at which the preferably only air jet is blown into the yarn channel through the blower nozzle, that is to say by the speed at which it is blown in, the number of intermingled areas per meter of yarn length varies within wide limits.

Preferably, only a single blowing nozzle is assigned to the yarn channel, which is favorable for swirling but also keeps the consumption of compressed air to a minimum. The yarn intermingling device according to the invention is also characterized in that it manages with a relatively low consumption of compressed air.

It is particularly expedient to provide that the multifilament yarn 19 is guided in such a way that it rests against a surface line of the inner circumferential wall of the yarn channel, which crosses the outlet opening 40 of the blower nozzle approximately diametrically, in such a way that the multifilament yarn rests on the edge 39 of the outlet mouth 40 of the blowing nozzle 21 so that it crosses this outlet mouth 40 approximately diametrically.

For swirling, it is also advantageous if, as is preferred, it is provided that the yarn channel is approximately 8 to 40 mm, preferably 10 to 30 mm long.

The blow nozzles 21 shown blow the compressed air jets into the yarn channels 20 at subsonic speed, which is or is preferably provided here. It is also conceivable that the blowing nozzles can be designed as Laval nozzles, which can blow the compressed air jets into the yarn channels at supersonic speed.

Claims

Patent claims

1. Intermingling device for intermingling multifilament yarns, preferably textured multifilament yarns, which has at least one yarn channel, yarn guides being arranged at distances from the inlet and outlet mouth of the yarn channel, in which yarn channel at least one blow nozzle or the like . for blowing in a directed compressed air jet, which serves to swirl the filaments passing through the yarn channel with one another, characterized in that the yarn guides (15, 16) are arranged in such a way that they keep the yarn in a tensioned state when the compressed air supply is switched off is applied to the yarn channel (20) in such a way that it extends in the yarn channel parallel to its longitudinal direction and rests on the edge (39) of the outlet mouth (40) of the blowing nozzle (21) or at least one blowing nozzle (21). and when running in and out of the yarn channel (20), there is a change in direction of less than 90 °, so that the blowing angle (< ) of the blowing nozzle

(21) is less than 90, that the distance between the yarn guides (15, 16) and the yarn channel mouths adjacent to them is a maximum of 30 mm and that the length of the yarn channel (20) is a maximum of 40 mm for non-textured multifilament yarns and a maximum of 40 mm for textured ¬ th multifilament yarns is a maximum of 30 mm.

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the yarn guides (15, 16) are arranged during operation at distances of 3 to 25 mm, preferably 5 to 15 mm, from the mouth (31, 32) of the yarn channel adjacent to them and / or that the yarn guides (15, 16) are arranged in an adjustable position.

3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the yarn guides (15, 16) are arranged on supports which have openings for the compressed air jets flowing out of the yarn channel (20).

4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the yarn guides are arranged in such a way that the changes in direction (c _t ß) that occur in the yarn - measured in a tensioned state with the compressed air supply switched off - when entering and leaving the or from the yarn channel (20), for textured yarns it is at least 8, preferably 15 to 25, and for smooth yarns it is a maximum of 15, preferably approximately 1 to 10, and/or that the yarn guides are used to adjust the direction changes of the yarn can be adjusted in position when entering and leaving the yarn channel.

5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the changes in direction (ζfi_., ß ) _ldle the yarn - measured in a tensioned state with the compressed air supply switched off - when running in and out of the yarn channel (20) experienced, for textured multifilament yarns be a maximum of 40 and/or at least 10.

6. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the yarn guides (15, 16) are arranged on the housing (11) of the swirling device (10).

7. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the yarn channel (20) is jointly formed by a lower part (12) and an upper part (13) of the housing (11) which can be lifted off to open the yarn channel over the entire length of the yarn channel Interlacing device is formed, the clear interior of the yarn channel being formed by a straight groove in the lower part (12) and / or by a straight groove in the upper part (13).

8. Device according to claim 7, characterized in that the upper part (13) is designed as a hinged lid pivotably articulated on the lower part (12).

9. Device according to claim 6 and claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the yarn guides (15, 16) are firmly connected to the upper part (13).

10. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the blowing angle ( •£ ) of the blowing nozzle is approximately 60 to 89 °, preferably approximately 75 to 85 °.

11. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the yarn guides (15, 16) for guiding the multifilament yarn (19) have downwardly open brackets which are held on the interlacing device by means of supports and are preferably arranged in such a way that they hold the multifilament yarn on the area of the yarn channel (20) located on the lower part (12).

12. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the longitudinal axis (22) of the blowing nozzle (21) intersects the longitudinal axis of the associated yarn channel (20).

13. Device according to one of the preceding claims, - characterized in that the clear cross section of the yarn channel (20) is approximately semicircular and is preferably formed by a groove (26) let into the lower part (12), which is formed by a through the Upper part (13) formed flat yarn channel ceiling (29) is limited at the top.

1 . Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that outside the yarn channel at a distance from its inlet mouth (31) and / or outlet mouth (32) there is at least one air guide surface (42, 43) for deflecting the one or more in question from the yarn channel (20) compressed air jets flowing out from the yarn path is arranged.

15. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the blowing nozzle (21) opens into the yarn channel (20) opposite an approximately flat yarn channel ceiling (29), so that its blowing direction is towards this yarn channel ceiling is directed.

16. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the yarn channel (20) is approximately 8 to 40 mm, preferably 10 to 30 mm long.

17. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the blowing nozzle (20) is at approximately equal distances from the input and

Exit mouth (31, 32) of the yarn channel (20) is arranged.

18. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the yarn channel (20) is assigned a single blowing nozzle (21).

19. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the yarn channel (20) is straight and / or approximately constant over its length

Has a cross section and/or has a round cross section.

20. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the yarn channel (20) has a non-round cross section, preferably approximately semi-circular cross section.

21. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the yarn guides (15, 16) are arranged in such a way that the changes in direction ( _// 3) which the yarn enters and leaves the or from the yarn channel (20) - measured in the tensioned state with the compressed air supply switched off - through the yarn guides (15, 16) is larger than the adjacent propagation angles ( * ) of the flow out of the yarn channel when the compressed air supply is switched on Compressed air jets are.

22. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the distance (h) of the edge (39) of the outlet mouth (40) of the blowing nozzle (21) from the wall surface (29) of the yarn channel (20) opposite this outlet mouth ) in which the geometric longitudinal center plane (41) of the yarn channel (20) bisecting the outlet mouth (40) of the blowing nozzle (21) is a maximum of 6 mm, preferably a maximum of 2 mm, and / or that the ratio of this distance (h) to that perpendicular to it measured maximum width (bmax) of the yarn channel

(20) in this cross-sectional plane is a maximum of 1.0, preferably a maximum of 0.9, particularly expediently a maximum of 0.6 and/or a minimum of 0.3, preferably a minimum of 0.4.

23. Device according to one of the preceding ^claims , characterized in that the multifilament yarn is guided in such a way that, in the tensioned state with the compressed air supply switched off, it lies on a surface line of the inner wall which approximately diametrically crosses the outlet mouth (40) of the blowing nozzle Yarn channel (20) rests in such a way that the multifilament yarn rests on the edge (39) of the outlet mouth (40) of the blowing nozzle (21) in such a way that it crosses this outlet mouth approximately diametrically.

24. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the blowing nozzle (21) is formed by a straight bore which has a constant or varying cross section over its length.