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Electronic device for monitoring a plurality of running threads on a textile machine
Assignee: Loepfe AG Gebrueder
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Filing: 1979-06-08
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Granted: 1981-05-12
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Expires: 1999-06-08
Abstract
Abstract At each work position of a textile machine having a plurality of work positions driven by a common drive unit (warper's creels, winder or spooling and spinning machines, or circular knitting machines, for example), an electronic monitor device is provided which is responsive to thread travel. An indicator device is associated with each travel monitor and comprises a storage element and an indicator connected thereto, for the permanent indication of a thread breakage. To prevent false indications of thread breakage when the machine is stopped, a control signal is generated when the machine's drive unit is operating. Each indicator device further includes an electronic switch responsive to the control signal to insure the storage unit can be set to indicate a thread breakage only during operation of the drive unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Erich Loepfe
- 👤 Erich Weidmann
- 👤 Walter Graf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:42
CPC Classifications
D; D02; D02H; D02H13/00; D02H13/02; D02H13/04; D02H13/08; B; B65; B65H; B65H63/00; B65H63/02; B65H63/024; B65H63/028; B65H63/032; B65H63/0321; D01; D01H; D01H13/00; D01H13/32; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/30; B65H2701/31
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
In an electronic device for monitoring a plurality of threads on a textile machine having a drive unit common to all thread travel positions, drive unit control means and a plurality of travel monitors, one being allocated to each thread for generating signals indicating a thread breakage, the outputs of the travel monitors being connected via a common line to a cut-off device, the improvement which comprises: a circuit activated by said drive unit control means for generating a D.C. control signal within the time interval for which the drive unit is switched on; a plurality of indicator-devices, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said indicator device comprising a storage element and an indicator connected thereto, for permanent indication of a thread breakage; and a plurality of switching elements, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said switching element ensuring that a signal, indicating a thread breakage, of the related travel monitor, can set the related storage element only over the duration of the D.C. control signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
In an electronic device for monitoring a plurality of threads on a textile machine having a drive unit common to all thread travel positions, drive unit control means and a plurality of travel monitors, one being allocated to each thread for generating signals indicating a thread breakage, the outputs of the travel monitors being connected via a common line to a cut-off device, the improvement which comprises: a circuit activated by said drive unit control means for generating a D.C. control signal within the time interval for which the drive unit is switched on; a plurality of indicator-devices, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said indicator device comprising a storage element and an indicator connected thereto, for permanent indication of a thread breakage; and a plurality of switching elements, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said switching element ensuring that a signal, indicating a thread breakage, of the related travel monitor, can set the related storage element only over the duration of the D.C. control signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
219 words
In an electronic device for monitoring a plurality of threads on a textile machine having a drive unit common to all thread travel positions, and a plurality of travel monitors, one being allocated to each thread for generating signals indicating a thread breakage, the outputs of the travel monitors being connected via a common line to a cut-off device, the improvement which comprises: a circuit for generating a D.C. control signal within the time interval for which the drive unit is switched on, comprising: a current pulse shaper controlled by a current signal determining the time of running of the drive unit; a delay element connected to said current pulse shaper, said delay element having a time delay which is such that at the beginning of the control signal all travel monitors each produce a travel signal indicating the running of the thread; a plurality of indicator devices, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said indicator device comprising a storage element and an indicator connected thereto, for permanent indication of a thread breakage; and a plurality of switching elements, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said switching element ensuring that a signal, indicating a thread breakage, of the related travel monitor, can set the related storage element only over the duration of the control signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
219 words
In an electronic device for monitoring a plurality of threads on a textile machine having a drive unit common to all thread travel positions, and a plurality of travel monitors, one being allocated to each thread for generating signals indicating a thread breakage, the outputs of the travel monitors being connected via a common line to a cut-off device, the improvement which comprises: a circuit for generating a D.C. control signal within the time interval for which the drive unit is switched on, comprising: a current pulse shaper controlled by a current signal determining the time of running of the drive unit; a delay element connected to said current pulse shaper, said delay element having a time delay which is such that at the beginning of the control signal all travel monitors each produce a travel signal indicating the running of the thread; a plurality of indicator devices, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said indicator device comprising a storage element and an indicator connected thereto, for permanent indication of a thread breakage; and a plurality of switching elements, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said switching element ensuring that a signal, indicating a thread breakage, of the related travel monitor, can set the related storage element only over the duration of the control signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
197 words
In an electronic device for monitoring a plurality of threads on a textile machine having a drive unit common to all thread travel positions, and a plurality of travel monitors, one being allocated to each thread for generating signals indicating a thread breakage, the outputs of the travel monitors being connected via a common line to a cut-off device, the improvement which comprises: a circuit for generating a control signal within the time interval for which the drive unit is switched on; a plurality of indicator devices, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said indicator device comprising a storage element and an indicator connected thereto, for permanent indication of a thread breakage; a plurality of switching elements, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said switching element ensuring that a signal, indicating a thread breakage, of the related travel monitor, can set the related storage element only over the control signal; and switching means provided for said travel monitors by means of which said storage elements can be disabled for purposes of testing the travel monitors, so that the output signal of each travel monitor can reach the related indicator device without being stored.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
197 words
In an electronic device for monitoring a plurality of threads on a textile machine having a drive unit common to all thread travel positions, and a plurality of travel monitors, one being allocated to each thread for generating signals indicating a thread breakage, the outputs of the travel monitors being connected via a common line to a cut-off device, the improvement which comprises: a circuit for generating a control signal within the time interval for which the drive unit is switched on; a plurality of indicator devices, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said indicator device comprising a storage element and an indicator connected thereto, for permanent indication of a thread breakage; a plurality of switching elements, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said switching element ensuring that a signal, indicating a thread breakage, of the related travel monitor, can set the related storage element only over the control signal; and switching means provided for said travel monitors by means of which said storage elements can be disabled for purposes of testing the travel monitors, so that the output signal of each travel monitor can reach the related indicator device without being stored.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
174 words
In an electronic device for monitoring a plurality of threads on a textile machine having a drive unit common to all thread travel positions, and a plurality of travel monitors, one being allocated to each thread for generating signals indicating a thread breakage, the outputs of the travel monitors being connected via a common line to a cut-off device, the improvement which comprises: a circuit for generating a control signal within the time interval for which the drive unit is switched on; a plurality of indicator devices, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said indicator device comprising a storage element and an indicator connected thereto, for permanent indication of a thread breakage; a plurality of switching elements, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said switching element ensuring that a signal, indicating a thread breakage, of the related travel monitor, can set the related storage element only over the duration of the control signal, and switching means for resetting the storage elements automatically after the drive unit has been switched on.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
174 words
In an electronic device for monitoring a plurality of threads on a textile machine having a drive unit common to all thread travel positions, and a plurality of travel monitors, one being allocated to each thread for generating signals indicating a thread breakage, the outputs of the travel monitors being connected via a common line to a cut-off device, the improvement which comprises: a circuit for generating a control signal within the time interval for which the drive unit is switched on; a plurality of indicator devices, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said indicator device comprising a storage element and an indicator connected thereto, for permanent indication of a thread breakage; a plurality of switching elements, one operatively associated with each travel monitor, each said switching element ensuring that a signal, indicating a thread breakage, of the related travel monitor, can set the related storage element only over the duration of the control signal, and switching means for resetting the storage elements automatically after the drive unit has been switched on.
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