Thread monitoring device
US4683711A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD01H13/165
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spinning machine is provided with a thread monitoring device having a light source and a light sensitive cell to sense the thread running to a spindle from the front exit rollers. The thread monitor is formed of two parts, each having a housing arranged on either side of the thread. Within each housing is the light source and the light sensitive cell. The housings are each detachably connected to a slider which is adjustably held in a guide support that can be swivelled and locked in a carrier which is secured to the free end of a support rail running alongside and parallel to the roller supporting arm.
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