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Device and method for determining the diameter of a yarn balloon formed by a running yarn at a workstation of a textile machine

US10000867B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Saurer Germany GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Magnus Hiepp · Kempten, DE
Walter Pede-Vogler · Durach, DE
Alexander Thaler · Burggen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 13, 2016
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 18, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD01H7/86
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for determining the diameter of a yarn balloon (B) formed by a running yarn at a workstation (1) of a textile machine wherein the workstation (1) is provided with a mechanical, contact scanning sensor (22), which is designed and arranged so that during the operation of the workstation (1) it is positioned by a yarn forming the thread balloon (B) in an operating position dependent on the diameter of a thread balloon (B), and a sensor device (24) is provided which detects the operating position (BS) of the scanning sensor (22).

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