Filament winding device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10544005-B2
Application number	US-201816181701-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2018
Priority date	Dec 6, 2017
Publication date	Jan 28, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020

Abstract

A filament winding device includes a controller configured to control a rotating unit, a first moving unit, a second moving unit, and a swing unit based on command values of a rotation angle of a liner, and a first position, a second position, and a swing angle of a guide roller. The controller includes an associating unit configured to associate measured values of the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller, corresponding to each rotation angle of the liner, with a measured value of the rotation angle of the liner, a difference calculating unit configured to calculate differences between the command values and the measured values, and a speed lowering unit configured to, when any one of the differences exceeds a predetermined threshold, lower a winding speed of the fiber bundle on the liner.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A filament winding device that winds a fiber bundle around a liner including a cylindrical body portion and a pair of dome-shaped end portions formed at both sides of the body portion, the filament winding device comprising:
a rotating unit configured to rotate the liner about a central axis of the liner;
a guide roller configured to guide the fiber bundle wound around the liner;
a first moving unit configured to move the guide roller in an axial direction of the liner;
a second moving unit configured to move the guide roller in a radial direction of the liner;
a swing unit configured to rotate the guide roller such that a central axis of the guide roller swings;
a rotation angle measuring unit configured to measure a rotation angle of the liner;
a first measuring unit configured to measure a first position of the guide roller in the axial direction;
a second measuring unit configured to measure a second position of the guide roller in the radial direction;
a swing angle measuring unit configured to measure a swing angle of the guide roller; and
a controller configured to control the rotating unit, the first moving unit, the second moving unit, and the swing unit, based on each of command values of the rotation angle of the liner, and the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller, the command values being set depending on an elapsed time from a start of a winding of the fiber bundle,
wherein the controller is configured to include
an associating unit configured to associate measured values of the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller, corresponding to each rotation angle of the liner, with a measured value of the rotation angle of the liner,
a difference calculating unit configured to calculate differences between the command values of the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller and the measured values of the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller corresponding to the rotation angle of the liner, based on the measured values of the guide roller associated with the rotation angle of the liner and the command values of the guide roller, corresponding to each command value of the rotation angle of the liner, and
a speed lowering unit configured to, when any one of the differences exceeds a predetermined threshold, lower a winding speed of the fiber bundle on the liner by lowering a rotational speed of the liner by the rotating unit, a moving speed of the guide roller by the first moving unit and the second moving unit, and a rotational speed of the guide roller by the swing unit.

2. A filament winding device that winds a fiber bundle around a liner including a cylindrical body portion and a pair of dome-shaped end portions formed at both sides of the body portion, the filament winding device comprising:
a rotating unit configured to rotate the liner about a central axis of the liner;
a guide roller configured to guide the fiber bundle wound around the liner;
a first moving unit configured to move the guide roller in an axial direction of the liner;
a second moving unit configured to move the guide roller in a radial direction of the liner;
a swing unit configured to rotate the guide roller such that a central axis of the guide roller swings;
a rotation angle measuring unit configured to measure a rotation angle of the liner;
a first measuring unit configured to measure a first position of the guide roller in the axial direction;
a second measuring unit configured to measure a second position of the guide roller in the radial direction;
a swing angle measuring unit configured to measure a swing angle of the guide roller; and
a controller configured to control the rotating unit, the first moving unit, the second moving unit, and the swing unit, based on each of command values of the rotation angle of the liner, and the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller, the command values being set depending on an elapsed time from a start of a winding of the fiber bundle, wherein:
the controller is configured to include
an associating unit configured to associate measured values of the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller, corresponding to each rotation angle of the liner, with a measured value of the rotation angle of the liner,
a difference calculating unit configured to calculate differences between the command values of the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller and the measured values of the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller corresponding to the rotation angle of the liner, based on the measured values of the guide roller associated with the rotation angle of the liner and the command values of the guide roller, corresponding to each command value of the rotation angle of the liner,
an offset time calculating unit configured to, when any one of the differences exceeds a predetermined threshold, calculate an offset time with respect to the command values of the rotational angle of the liner, the first position, the second position, and the swing angle of the guide roller, based on the difference exceeding the threshold, and
a correcting unit configured to correct the command values that are set depending on an elapsed time since a point in time when the difference exceeds the threshold, to the command values that are set after the offset time; and

the controller is configured to perform the control based on the command value after correcting the command values.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kobayashi Tomoyoshi

Classifications

• B65H54/06

  for making cross-wound packages · CPC title

• B29C70/16

  using fibres of substantial or continuous length {(non-woven fabrics per se D04H3/00)} · CPC title

• B65H54/44 Primary

  in which the package, core, or former is engaged with, or secured to, a driven member rotatable about the axis of the package · CPC title

• B29C70/32 Primary

  on a rotating mould, former or core · CPC title