The Textile Machine Switch Button For Loom Warp Stopon the loom is the core safety and quality control component of the loom's warp system. Its function is to immediately trigger an emergency stop of the loom in the event of yarn breakage, abnormal tension, or exhaustion, protecting fabric quality, equipment safety, and the yarn system from defects and equipment damage.
Its main functions can be divided into three levels: core functions, segmented protection scenarios, and auxiliary operation functions, as follows:
1、 Core foundational role
Immediate shutdown due to warp yarn malfunction
This is the most essential function. When there are situations such as warp yarn breakage, single warp yarn relaxation/tension loss, or warp yarn exhaustion during the operation of the loom, the warp stop device will be linked to this switch, instantly cutting off the main operating circuit of the loom, causing the loom to stop running immediately (including all actions such as opening, inserting, beating, and coiling), and preventing the fault from continuing to expand.
Prevent the occurrence of weaving defects
The warp yarn is the longitudinal skeleton of a fabric, and breakage or abnormal tension can directly cause irreversible defects such as warp breakage, thinning, holes, shrinkage, and cloud weaving on the fabric surface, and even result in the entire fabric being scrapped. The instant shutdown of the switch can significantly reduce the length of defective fabric, reduce raw material waste, and ensure fabric yield.
Protection equipment and yarn system
To prevent the weaving machine from spinning and beating in the event of warp yarn failure, and to prevent vulnerable components such as steel reeds, warp spools, and warp stoppers from being pulled or damaged by abnormal yarns due to impact; At the same time, it is necessary to prevent yarn breakage from wrapping around moving parts such as rollers and frames, which may cause equipment jamming and overload damage to transmission components.
2、 Segmented protection and detection functions
Monitoring and linkage of abnormal warp tension
In conjunction with the warp tension sensor and stop frame/stop plate, when the warp tension is too high (prone to yarn breakage) or too low (loose and wrinkled) beyond the set range, the switch will trigger a stop to ensure that the warp tension is always within the stable range required by the weaving process, and to guarantee the uniformity of the fabric surface.
Accurate positioning assistance for meridian interruption
The warp stop switch of some weaving machines will synchronously trigger a fault alarm (sound and light prompt), and display the broken warp position on the control panel. With the falling status of the warp stop piece, operators can quickly find the faulty warp yarn, shorten the downtime for maintenance, and improve the efficiency of the weaving machine.
Safe forced shutdown function
In addition to automatic fault triggering, this switch can also be used as a manual emergency stop button: when the operator discovers a sudden abnormality in the warp system (such as yarn winding or loose components), they can manually press the switch to force the machine to stop, replacing the main emergency stop button, and cutting off the weaving core action in a targeted manner, making the operation more precise.
3、 Process and operational assistance
Process parameter linkage control
In modern automated weaving machines, the signal from the stop switch is connected to the PLC control system to record data such as the number of stops, reasons for stops, and duration of faults. This data is used to calculate the efficiency of weaving machine operation, analyze warp quality and weaving process defects, and provide data support for process optimization (such as warp tension adjustment and yarn selection).
Safety confirmation before startup
After repairing the warp yarn fault, the warp stop switch needs to be reset before the loom can be restarted, forming a safe closed loop of "fault stop repair reset start" to prevent accidental startup when the fault is not repaired, and to avoid secondary faults and defective fabrics.