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I have an electrically powered yarn winder (that uses the equivalent of a bathroom fan motor) to drive a spindle which holds and turns the yarn cone, and simultaneously drives a chain mechanism which moves the yarn holder parallel to the yarn cone in a back and forth motion along the parallel axis to create a cross winding of the yarn on the cone.
My problem is that the chain often jumps off the gears driving it, either due to wear on the gears, stretching of the chain, or stress on the yarn holder when the yarn feed is interrupted, or the yarn comes under stress from slow feeding (becomes taut).
I am wondering if there is a different, hopefully better, way to convert the rotary motor motion to reciprocating linear motion, in a way that is more robust, by which I mean it is less susceptible to damage and more reliable. It does have to cope with sudden starts and stops.
Hoping for some suggestions here! Thanks in advance.
My problem is that the chain often jumps off the gears driving it, either due to wear on the gears, stretching of the chain, or stress on the yarn holder when the yarn feed is interrupted, or the yarn comes under stress from slow feeding (becomes taut).
I am wondering if there is a different, hopefully better, way to convert the rotary motor motion to reciprocating linear motion, in a way that is more robust, by which I mean it is less susceptible to damage and more reliable. It does have to cope with sudden starts and stops.
Hoping for some suggestions here! Thanks in advance.