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Method and apparatus for examining hairiness of yarn

US4948260A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 1989
Grant dateAug 14, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/365
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The yarn (3) is illuminated by a transmitter (1) and the light reflected by the yarn surface is fed to a detector (5) and evaluated, the optical path being selected such that the receiver (5) receives light only from that side of the yarn (3) that is not illuminated.

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