US4653701A
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Delivery device for continuous threads
Assignee: Sobrevin Societe de Brevets Industriels
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Filing: 1986-02-21
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Granted: 1987-03-31
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Expires: 2006-02-21
Abstract
Abstract A delivery device for continuous threads, having a storage member (5) to which the thread passes in circumferential direction and from which the thread is withdrawn over head, on which member a given adjustable number of thread turns is stored as storage quantity between point of feed and point of withdrawal, a light monitor which scans the outer surface of the storage member and controls the rotary drive for delivering the thread being provided in order to determine the turns of thread. In order to achieve a high output construction which is insensitive to disturbance, the storage member (5) has a light guide, the end surfaces (35', 35") of which are exposed towards the outer surface (6) of the storage member, one end surface (35') of each light guide facing the transmitter (29) of the light monitor and the other end surface (35"), staggered in circumferential direction of the storage member (5), facing the receiver (30) of the light monitor.
Inventors
- 👤 Ermete Riva
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:38
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B15/00; D04B15/38; D04B15/48; D03; D03D; D03D47/00; D03D47/34; D03D47/36; D03D47/361; D03D47/367; A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/18; B; B65; B65H; B65H51/00; B65H51/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
In a delivery device for continuous threads, having a storage member to which a thread passes in circumferential direction and from which the thread is withdrawn, on which member a predetermined adjustable number of turns of thread is stored as a storage quantity between a place of feed of the thread and a place of withdrawal of the thread, a rotary drive for delivering the thread to the storage member, a light monitor which scans the outer surface of the storage member for determining the turns of thread and for controlling the rotary drive for the delivering of the thread, the improvement wherein the light monitor comprises a transmitter and a cooperating receiver, the storage member has a light guide having end surfaces exposed towards an outer surface of the storage member, one of said end surfaces of each light guide faces the transmitter and the other of said end surfaces faces the receiver, and said other end surface is staggered in circumferential direction of the storage member relative to said one end surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
In a delivery device for continuous threads, having a storage member to which a thread passes in circumferential direction and from which the thread is withdrawn, on which member a predetermined adjustable number of turns of thread is stored as a storage quantity between a place of feed of the thread and a place of withdrawal of the thread, a rotary drive for delivering the thread to the storage member, a light monitor which scans the outer surface of the storage member for determining the turns of thread and for controlling the rotary drive for the delivering of the thread, the improvement wherein the light monitor comprises a transmitter and a cooperating receiver, the storage member has a light guide having end surfaces exposed towards an outer surface of the storage member, one of said end surfaces of each light guide faces the transmitter and the other of said end surfaces faces the receiver, and said other end surface is staggered in circumferential direction of the storage member relative to said one end surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the light guide comprises light-guide fibers lying in a row alongside of each other, and a holder piece holding said light-guide fibers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The delivery device according to claim 2, wherein the holder piece is formed as a bow-shaped piece.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A delivery device according to claim 2, further comprising bars forming the outer surface of the storage member, said bars are displaceably mounted on said storage member for variation of the outer surface of the storage member in the region of a thread-wind-on point, said end surfaces of the light guide fibers lie in two adjacent of said bars.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The delivery device according to claim 3 wherein a plurality of said bow-shaped pieces are provided one after the other in a circumferential direction of the storage member in such a manner that their respective distance from each other is smaller than an aperture cone of said transmitter and receiver.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The delivery device according to claim 2 wherein the holder piece comprises two plates which are concentric to each other, and the light-guide fibers are mounted between said plates.
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