Method and device for monitoring a yarn tension of a running yarn

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11840420-B2
Application number	US-202217704311-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2022
Priority date	Jun 7, 2017
Publication date	Dec 12, 2023
Grant date	Dec 12, 2023

Abstract

Techniques are directed to a method and a device for monitoring a yarn tension of a running yarn in a yarn treatment process. To this end, the yarn tension of the yarn is continuously measured and the measurement signals for the yarn tension are compared with a threshold value of an admissible yarn tension. In the event of an inadmissible tolerance deviation of the measurement signals, a short-term signal path of the yarn tension is detected as a fault graph. In order to enable a fault diagnosis, the fault graph of the yarn tension is analyzed using a machine learning program. The fault graph is then allocated to one of the existing fault categories or to a new fault category. A device for this purpose may include a diagnosis unit, which cooperates accordingly with the yarn tension evaluation unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for monitoring a yarn tension of a running yarn in a yarn treatment process, in which the yarn tension of the yarn is progressively measured, in which measurement signals of the yarn tension are compared to at least one limiting value of a permissible yarn tension and in which in the event of an impermissible tolerance deviation of the measurement signals, a short-term signal profile of the yarn tension is acquired as a fault graph,
wherein the fault graph of the yarn tension is analyzed using a machine learning program,
wherein the fault graph is assigned to a particular fault graph category that is either a known fault graph category or a new fault graph category,
wherein the particular fault graph category is visualized at an output unit,
and
wherein after assignment of the fault graph to the particular fault graph category, the method includes automatically triggering a control command for a process change related to the particular fault graph category, the control command automatically initiating an intervention to address a fault in the yarn treatment process corresponding to the particular fault graph category and to remedy a disturbance.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fault graph categories are each specified by a fault pattern of one of the fault graphs and/or a group of fault graphs.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a specific process disturbance and/or a specific operating fault and/or a specific disturbance parameter and/or a specific product fault is/are assigned to each of the fault graph categories.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the analysis of the fault graphs is executed by at least one machine learning algorithm of the machine learning program.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein at least one of the fault graph categories is defined solely by the machine learning algorithm from analyzed fault graphs.

6. A method as in claim 1 , wherein the control command automatically initiating the intervention includes initiating a direct intervention into the yarn treatment process to remedy the disturbance.

7. A method as in claim 1 , wherein the control command automatically initiating the intervention includes initiating an operator intervention by an operator into the yarn treatment process to remedy the disturbance.

8. A method as in claim 1 , wherein comparing the measurement signals of the yarn tension to at least one limiting value of a permissible yarn tension includes comparing the measurement signals of the yarn tension to an upper limiting value and a lower limiting value of a permissible yarn tension and wherein a short-term exceeding of the upper limiting value is assigned to a fault graph category that refers to a knot overflow.

9. A method as in claim 8 , wherein automatically initiating the intervention to address the fault in the yarn treatment process includes changing a bobbin.

10. A method as in claim 1 , wherein automatically initiating the intervention to address the fault in the yarn treatment process includes changing a bobbin.

11. A device for monitoring a yarn tension of a running yarn in a yarn treatment process, comprising:
a yarn tension measuring unit having a yarn tension sensor and having a measurement signal pickup, and
a yarn tension analysis unit having a fault graph generator,
wherein the yarn tension analysis unit interacts with a diagnostic unit in such a way that a fault graph is analyzable using a machine learning program,
wherein the fault graph is assigned by the device to a particular fault graph category that is either a known fault graph category or a new fault graph category,
wherein the particular fault graph category is visualized at an output unity, and
wherein after assignment of the fault graph to the particular fault graph category, the device is configured to automatically trigger a control command for a process change related to the particular fault graph category, the device configured to respond to the control command automatically by initiating an intervention to address a fault in the yarn treatment process corresponding to the particular fault graph category and to remedy a disturbance.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the diagnostic unit comprises a storage unit and a programmable learning processor for executing the machine learning program.

13. The device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the learning processor is coupled to an input unit, by which one or more ascertained fault graphs can be input.

14. The device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the learning processor is coupled to the output unit, by which an assignment of the analyzed fault graphs to one of the fault graph categories can be visualized.

15. The device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the learning processor comprises a neural network for executing the machine learning program.

16. The device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the diagnostic unit is connected to a machine control unit, by which the control command for the process change is executable.

17. A method for monitoring a yarn tension of a running yarn in a yarn treatment process, the method comprising:
progressively measuring the yarn tension of the running yarn in the yarn treatment process to provide measurement signals identifying the yarn tension,
comparing the measurement signals to at least one limiting value of a permissible yarn tension to detect an event of an impermissible tolerance deviation of the measurement signals,
in response to the event of the impermissible tolerance deviation of the measurement signals, acquiring a short-term signal profile of the yarn tension as a fault graph of the yarn tension,
analyzing the fault graph of the yarn tension using a machine learning program,
based on analyzing the fault graph of the yarn tension, assigning the fault graph to a particular fault graph category that is either a known fault graph category and a new fault graph category, and
visualizing the particular fault graph category at an output unit, wherein the method further comprises,
after assigning the fault graph to the particular fault graph category, automatically triggering a control command for a process change related to the particular fault graph category, the control command automatically initiating an intervention to address a fault in the yarn treatment process corresponding to the particular fault graph category and to remedy a disturbance.

Assignees

• Oerlikon Textile Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Huthmacher Jörg

Classifications

• B65H59/40 Primary

  Applications of tension indicators · CPC title

• B65H63/02

  responsive to reduction in material tension, failure of supply, or breakage, of material · CPC title

• G01L5/102 Primary

  using sensors located at a non-interrupted part of the flexible member · CPC title

• G05B23/0229

  knowledge based, e.g. expert systems; genetic algorithms · CPC title

• B65H2701/31

  Textiles threads or artificial strands of filaments · CPC title