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Take-up machine motor control

US4566646A · kind A · utility

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6References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 1984
Grant dateJan 28, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 11, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/31
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a take-up machine utilized in conjunction with the production of fiber or yarn wherein the product fiber or yarn, as it is produced, is wound onto spools or tubes. A control is provided for varying the speed of an electric motor which drives a spindle on which the tube or spool is mounted. This control is actuated by the position of a compensator arm which is connected to a core of a linear voltage differential transformer which, in turn, controls current flow through an NPN power transistor. The power transistor, in turn, controls current flow through a rectifier having one circuit for each of three windings of a three-phase AC motor, thereby controlling the speed of rotation of the motor.

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