IP Library Granted Patent US 12686562
Granted Patent B2
US 12686562 · App. 18/086,269 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system

Inventors: Jian Nie (Yichang, CN); Pihua Zhang (Yichang, CN); Ming Zhang (Yichang, CN); Yanwei Zhang (Yichang, CN); Lei Wu (Yichang, CN); Yuchao Yan (Yichang, CN); Yongming Li (Yichang, CN); Longfei Zhang (Yichang, CN); Qingqing Lv (Yichang, CN); Huanian Yang (Yichang, CN)
Assignee: YICHANG JINGWEI TEXTILE MACHINERY CO., LTD.
B65G1/0457B65G9/008G05B19/41865B65G2203/0283G05B2219/45192
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Patent No.
US 12686562
App. No.
18/086,269
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system is disclosed. The system includes an outer yarn preparation area, an inner yarn preparation area, a weaving area and an in-air conveying rail; the outer yarn preparation area is configured to have a carrier assembly, which delivers an outer yarn winding package to an outer yarn branch rail of a twisting machine in a twisting area via the out yarn main rail of the in-air conveying rail; in the inner yarn preparation area, the carrier assembly delivers an inner yarn winding package to an inner yarn branch rail of the twisting machine in the twisting area via the inner yarn main rail of the in-air conveying rail; in the twisting area, the carrier assembly delivers a yarn product to a yarn product donning rail in the weaving area via the yarn product main rail of the in-air conveying rail.

Claims (31)

1 . A whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system, comprising an outer yarn preparation area ( 1 ), an inner yarn preparation area ( 2 ), a weaving area ( 7 ) and an in-air conveying rail ( 3 ),

wherein from said outer yarn preparation area ( 1 ) an outer yarn winding package ( 47 ) is delivered to an outer yarn branch rail ( 12 ) of a twisting machine ( 8 ) in a twisting area ( 5 ) via an out yarn main rail ( 302 ) of said in-air conveying rail ( 3 ) by one of outer yarn seated suspending carrier assemblies ( 46 ) of a carrier assembly ( 25 ),

from said inner yarn preparation area ( 2 ), an inner yarn winding package ( 48 ) is delivered to an inner yarn branch rail ( 13 ) of the twisting machine ( 8 ) in the twisting area ( 5 ) via an inner yarn main rail ( 303 ) of said in-air conveying rail ( 3 ) by one of hugging suspending devices ( 45 ) or inner yarn suspending devices ( 21 ) of the carrier assembly ( 25 );

wherein, in each one of the outer yarn seated suspending carrier assemblies ( 46 ) an articulating connection rod ( 452 ) is provided with a suspending wheel assembly ( 451 ), which is suspended inside the outer yarn branch rail ( 12 ), a lower part of the articulating connection rod ( 452 ) is fixedly connected with an outer yarn suspending frame ( 461 ), which is connected to a disc-shaped outer yarn seat ( 462 ), and a columnar structure ( 4621 ) used to mount the outer yarn winding package ( 47 ) is arranged on the outer yarn seat ( 462 );

the outer yarn branch rail ( 12 ) is positioned on the both sides of the machine frame ( 10 ) of the twisting machine ( 8 ), and an outer yarn guiding rail ( 101 ) is arranged on the machine frame ( 10 ), and an outer yarn guiding wheel ( 464 ) is arranged on the outer yarn seat ( 462 ), when the outer yarn seated suspending carrier assembly ( 46 ) moves to a position of the twisting machine ( 8 ), the outer yarn guiding wheel ( 464 ) enters the outer yarn guiding rail ( 101 ), and holds up the outer yarn seat ( 462 ) of the outer yarn seated suspending carrier assembly ( 46 ) to keep it in an inclined state;

when one of the outer yarn seated suspending carrier assemblies ( 46 ) of the outer yarn carrier assembly ( 25 ) runs to a workstation corresponding to the twisting machine ( 8 ), it constitutes a carriage ( 11 ) of the twisting machine ( 8 ), which is used to load the outer yarn winding package ( 47 ) for twisting operation, wherein, the outer yarn winding package ( 47 ) is located outside a spindle bucket ( 18 ) of the twisting machine ( 8 ), and the inner yarn winding package ( 48 ) is located in the spindle bucket ( 18 ).

2 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 1 , wherein from the twisting area ( 5 ), the hugging suspending devices ( 45 ) of the carrier assembly ( 25 ) deliver yarn products to a yarn product donning rail ( 703 ) in said weaving area ( 7 ) via a yarn product main rail ( 701 ) of said in-air conveying rail ( 3 ).

3 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 1 , wherein

the carrier assembly ( 25 ) is driven to travel by a travel driving unit ( 22 ) fixed on said in-air conveying rail ( 3 );

a carrier-backing rail ( 301 ) is further arranged on said in-air conveying rail ( 3 ), and has its one end connected to said in-air conveying rail ( 3 ).

4 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 1 , wherein a yarn product buffering rail ( 702 ), which is a parallel multi-row rail, is further arranged on said in-air conveying rail ( 3 ), and has its both ends connected to a yarn product main rail ( 701 ).

5 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 1 , wherein diverging-and-merging switches ( 6 ) are arranged at many positions of said in-air conveying rail ( 3 ), enabling a controllable switching between two rails.

6 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 5 , wherein said in-air conveying rail ( 3 ) is provided with an inner cavity ( 305 ), in which a movement part of the carrier assembly ( 25 ) runs;

the diverging-and-merging switch ( 6 ) is structured in the relation that a switch pin shaft ( 603 ) is vertically arranged at the position where a switch case ( 602 ) of the diverging-and-merging switch ( 6 ) forks, and a vertical rail-change baffle ( 601 ) is connected to the switch pin shaft ( 603 ) and capable of swaying, the rail-change baffle ( 601 ) has its one end positioned in the cavity of the switch case ( 602 );

the rail-change baffle ( 601 ) is further connected with a switch power-driven rod ( 605 ), so as to drive the rail-change baffle ( 601 ) to sway.

7 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 6 , wherein an other end of the rail-change baffle ( 601 ) extends out from the switch case ( 602 ), and the switch power-driven rod ( 605 ) has its one end articulating with the switch case ( 602 ), and its other end articulating with one end of the rail-change baffle ( 601 ) positioned outside the switch case ( 602 );

the switch power-driven rod ( 605 ) is provided with a diversion angle feedback device ( 606 ).

8 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 1 , wherein a trigger sensor ( 23 ) used to write and read the position of the carrier assembly ( 25 ) is arranged on said in-air conveying rail ( 3 );

a sort reader ( 28 ) used to read a type of the winding packages carried by the carrier assembly ( 25 ) is arranged on said in-air conveying rail ( 3 ).

9 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 1 , wherein

in each one of the hugging suspending devices ( 45 ), a second articulating connection rod ( 452 ) is provided with a second suspending wheel assembly ( 451 ), which is suspended inside the inner yarn branch rail ( 13 ), a lower part of the second articulating connection rod ( 452 ) is connected with a vertical bar ( 453 ), which is connected with a hugging arm ( 455 ), a space used to cany the inner yarn winding package ( 48 ) is arranged in a middle of the hugging arm ( 455 ), and an opening ( 4551 ) is arranged at a bottom of the hugging arm ( 455 ).

10 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 1 , wherein in each one of the inner yarn suspending devices ( 21 ) a third articulating connection rod ( 452 ) is provided with a third suspending wheel assembly ( 451 ), which is suspended inside the inner yarn branch rail ( 13 ), a lower part of the third articulating connection rod ( 452 ) is connected with a connecting rod ( 211 ), which is connected with a four bar linkage ( 212 ), a draw spring ( 213 ) is arranged between two connecting rods ( 2121 , 2122 ) at a bottom, the two connecting rods ( 2121 , 2122 ) within the four bar linkage ( 212 ) are connected to a first suspending rod ( 214 ) and a second suspending rod ( 215 ), respectively, and barbs ( 216 ) are arranged on bottoms of the first suspending rod ( 214 ) and the second suspending rod ( 215 );

the draw spring ( 213 ) is configured to direct the first suspending rod ( 214 ) and the second suspending rod ( 215 ) to part from each other.

11 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 1 , wherein an inner yarn branch rail-lifting section ( 131 ) capable of ascending and descending is arranged on the inner yarn branch rail ( 13 ) corresponding to the twisting machine ( 8 ), so that the carrier assembly ( 25 ) carrying the inner yarn winding package ( 48 ) ascends and descends in its entirety.

12 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 11 , wherein a beam ( 37 ) is fixedly connected with a supporting frame ( 36 ) of the inner yarn branch rail-lifting section ( 131 ) which is fixedly connected with a lifting rail ( 38 ), shafts of four lifter guiding wheels ( 39 ) are further connected to the beam ( 37 ), the lifting rail ( 38 ) is slidingly connected with the four lifter guiding wheels ( 39 ) and moving along the four lifter guiding wheels ( 39 ), a guide limit block ( 132 ) is arranged on the inner yarn branch rail ( 13 ) of the both sides of the inner yarn branch rail-lifting section ( 131 ), so as to ensure that the inner yarn branch rail-lifting section ( 131 ) is aligned with the inner yarn branch rail ( 13 ) on the both sides when it rises to the highest position; and there is also a driving device ( 400 ) provided, which drives the inner yarn branch rail-lifting section ( 131 ) to ascend and descend;

there is further a travel sensor ( 44 ) provided to detect the ascending and descending distance of the inner yarn branch rail-lifting section ( 131 ).

13 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 12 , wherein a lifting main shaft ( 41 ) is arranged on the supporting frame ( 36 ), the driving device ( 400 ) drives the lifting main shaft ( 41 ) to rotate, a winching wheel ( 42 ) is further arranged on the lifting main shaft ( 41 ), a winching belt ( 43 ) is wound on the winching wheel ( 42 ), the end of the winching belt ( 43 ) is connected with the inner yarn branch rail-lifting section ( 131 ), and the winching wheel ( 42 ) rotates to drive the inner yarn branch rail-lifting section ( 131 ) to ascend and descend.

14 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 12 , wherein a sliding rail ( 34 ) is arranged on the machine frame ( 10 ) of the twisting machine ( 8 ), a sliding frame ( 35 ) is slidingly connected with the sliding rail ( 34 ), the spindle bucket ( 18 ) and a twisting mechanism ( 26 ) are arranged on the sliding frame ( 35 ), and the sliding frame ( 35 ) is configured to carry the spindle bucket ( 18 ) and the twisting mechanism ( 26 ) to slide out from or into one side of the twisting machine ( 8 ), when the sliding frame ( 35 ) slides out from the side, no covering is above the spindle bucket ( 18 ).

15 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 14 , wherein a sliding main shaft ( 31 ) is arranged on the machine frame, the sliding main shaft ( 31 ) is connected with a driving device ( 33 ) by means of a transmission mechanism ( 32 ), a sliding rack ( 29 ) is fixedly arranged on the sliding frame ( 35 ), a sliding gear ( 30 ) is fixedly arranged on the sliding fame ( 35 ), the sliding gear ( 30 ) meshes with the sliding rack ( 29 ), so as to drive the sliding frame ( 35 ) to slide out from or into one side of the twisting machine ( 8 ).

16 . The whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system according to claim 1 , wherein a donning area ( 49 ) is further arranged in said outer yarn preparation area ( 1 ) or said inner yarn preparation area ( 2 ), a mechanical arm ( 495 ) is arranged in the donning area ( 49 ), the mechanical arm ( 495 ) is provided with a manipulator ( 494 ) with multiple claws;

a roller path ( 493 ) is arranged around the mechanical arm ( 495 ).