Analysis on Nipper Balance Shaft Movement with Transmission Drive of Comber

The alternating movement of comber nipper balance shaft causes comber vibration, which is considered as the primary limitation for its velocity. First, optimal angular acceleration coefficients of nipper balance shaft were set in this study to acquire theoretical limiting angular velocity. Second,the transmission input model of the input shaft was developed by adopting a numerical approximation method and by considering the Bézier curve as the motion curve of the input shaft. Hence, the motion of nipper balance shaft was controlled. The optimum transmission driver curve of the input shaft was obtained by contrasting the analyses of the actual angular acceleration of nipper balance shaft for each optimal coefficient. Experimental tests validated the results. The nipper balance shaft of the comber reduced comber vibration because the shaft adopted the controllable unit of transmission input.Our research sheds light on the application of controlled mechanisms in textile machines and provides a theoretical basis for increasing the velocity and decreasing the vibration or noise of the comber.