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Distance measuring device in a spinning preparation machine

US6317931A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 22, 2000
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD01G15/28
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fiber processing machine includes a rotary roll provided with a peripheral clothing; a counter element having a part cooperating with the roll clothing; a sensor stationary relative to the counter element and having a sensing portion facing said roll clothing; and an arrangement for generating a signal representing a distance between the sensing portion and the roll clothing. The distance represents a spacing between the roll clothing and the counter element part.

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