Device for monitoring threads on a textile machine
US4976018A · kind A · utility
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11Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD02H13/08
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A monitoring needle (19) is rotatably mounted under spring tension in a housing (18). A light emitter/light receptor device is fixed to the housing (18) in the plane of the thread (5) and in the pivotal region of the monitoring needle (19), this device producing a control signal both in the case of irregularity in the thread and when crossed by the monitoring needle.
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