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Device for measuring the tensile force on a thread
Assignee: TEMCO TEXTILMASCHINEN KOMPONENTEN & Co KG GmbH
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Filing: 1986-02-25
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Granted: 1988-07-26
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Expires: 2006-02-25
Abstract
Abstract A device for measuring the tensile force on a thread includes a housing having thread guides at the points of inlet and outlet of the thread. A spring plate is mounted on the housing intermediate the thread guides and has a dumbbell-shaped guide member at its end for engaging the thread. The spring plate is so mounted that the tension on the thread displaces the spring plate from its initial unflexed position. Adjacent the guide member on the movable spring plate is a permanent magnet which moves with the spring plate as it displaces. A sensor employing the Hall effect is fixed to the housing at a given distance from the magnet. Movements by the magnet are detected by the Hall sensor, which produces an output signal indicative of the displacement of the spring plate, which signal is processed to give an indication of the thread tension.
Inventors
- 👤 Erwin Leurer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:24
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L5/00; G01L5/04; G01L5/10; G01L5/106; B; B65; B65H; B65H59/00; B65H59/40; G01L5/107; B65H2553/00; B65H2553/20; B65H2553/22; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/30; B65H2701/31; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S73/00; Y10S73/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A device for measuring the tension on a thread, comprising: (a) a frame; (b) resilient means on the frame for bearing against the thread at a bearing point and being displaced thereby as a function of such tension; (c) generating means on the resilient means and adjacent the bearing point for generating an electromagnetic field between the frame and the resilient means which varies as a function of such displacement; (d) sensor means on the frame for sensing such field and generating an output signal indicative of such tension; and (e) further comprising retaining means on the frame for retaining the thread in engagement with the resilient means, the retaining means including a pair of fixed flanges on the frame on both sides of the bearing point at which the resilient means engages the thread, the flanges having holes therein for accommodating the thread.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A device for measuring the tension on a thread, comprising: (a) a frame; (b) resilient means on the frame for bearing against the thread at a bearing point and being displaced thereby as a function of such tension; (c) generating means on the resilient means and adjacent the bearing point for generating an electromagnetic field between the frame and the resilient means which varies as a function of such displacement; (d) sensor means on the frame for sensing such field and generating an output signal indicative of such tension; and (e) further comprising retaining means on the frame for retaining the thread in engagement with the resilient means, the retaining means including a pair of fixed flanges on the frame on both sides of the bearing point at which the resilient means engages the thread, the flanges having holes therein for accommodating the thread.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device as in claim 1, in which the resilient means includes a spring plate mounted on the frame and deflectable along its length.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device as in claim 2, in which the spring plate has a dumbbell-shaped guide member at an end thereof for engaging the thread with a low coefficient of friction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device as in claim 3, in which the dumbbell-shaped guide member has enlarged portions at ends thereof, which form therebetween a central notch-like portion for engaging the thread.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A device as in claim 4, in which the central notch-like portion of the guide member includes a central portion extending between said enlarged portions and having substantially uniform thickness, for permitting said thread to be engaged by said guide member at any points along said central portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as in claim 1, in which the generating means includes a magnet mounted on the resilient means for displacement therewith.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device as in claim 6, in which the resilient means includes a spring plate mounted at one end on the frame and deflectable along its length, and the magnet is mounted on an end of the spring plate away from the frame.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as in claim 7, in which the displacement of the magnet is in a plane extending generally toward any away from the sensor means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device as in a claim 7, in which the displacement of the magnet as in a plane at a distance spaced away from the sensor means.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
185 words
A device for measuring the tension on a thread, comprising: (a) a frame; (b) resilient means including a spring plate mounted on the frame and deflectable along its length for directly slidingly engaging the thread at a bearing point and being displaced thereby as a function of such tension; (c) generating means on the resilient means and adjacent the bearing point for generating an electromagnetic field between the frame and the resilient means which varies as a function of such displacement; and (d) sensor means on the frame for sensing such field and generating an output signal indicative of such tension; in which the spring plate has a dumbbell-shaped guide member at an end thereof, the dumbbell-shaped guide member having enlarged portions at ends thereof, which form therebetween a central notch-like portion, for engaging the thread with a low coefficient of friction; and in which the central notch-like portion of the guide member includes a central portion extending between said enlarged portions and having substantially uniform thickness, for permitting said thread to be engaged by said guide member at any point along said central portion.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
185 words
A device for measuring the tension on a thread, comprising: (a) a frame; (b) resilient means including a spring plate mounted on the frame and deflectable along its length for directly slidingly engaging the thread at a bearing point and being displaced thereby as a function of such tension; (c) generating means on the resilient means and adjacent the bearing point for generating an electromagnetic field between the frame and the resilient means which varies as a function of such displacement; and (d) sensor means on the frame for sensing such field and generating an output signal indicative of such tension; in which the spring plate has a dumbbell-shaped guide member at an end thereof, the dumbbell-shaped guide member having enlarged portions at ends thereof, which form therebetween a central notch-like portion, for engaging the thread with a low coefficient of friction; and in which the central notch-like portion of the guide member includes a central portion extending between said enlarged portions and having substantially uniform thickness, for permitting said thread to be engaged by said guide member at any point along said central portion.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
182 words
A device for measuring the tension on a thread, comprising: (a) a frame; (b) resilient means having two ends, the resilient means being mounted at one end thereof on the frame and being deflectable along the length of the resilient means; the resilient means having a dumbbell-shaped guide member at the other end thereof for bearing against the thread at a bearing point with a low coefficient of friction and being displaced thereby as a function of such tension; the dumbbell-shaped guide member having enlarged portions at ends thereof, which form therebetween a central notch-like portion for engaging the thread; (c) generating means for generating an electromagnetic field between the frame and the resilient means which varies as a function of such displacement; and (d) sensor means for sensing such field and generating an output signal indicative of such tension; in which the central notchlike portion of the guide member includes a central portion extending between said enlarged portions and having substantially uniform thickness, for permitting said thread to be engaged by said guide member at any point along said central portion.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
182 words
A device for measuring the tension on a thread, comprising: (a) a frame; (b) resilient means having two ends, the resilient means being mounted at one end thereof on the frame and being deflectable along the length of the resilient means; the resilient means having a dumbbell-shaped guide member at the other end thereof for bearing against the thread at a bearing point with a low coefficient of friction and being displaced thereby as a function of such tension; the dumbbell-shaped guide member having enlarged portions at ends thereof, which form therebetween a central notch-like portion for engaging the thread; (c) generating means for generating an electromagnetic field between the frame and the resilient means which varies as a function of such displacement; and (d) sensor means for sensing such field and generating an output signal indicative of such tension; in which the central notchlike portion of the guide member includes a central portion extending between said enlarged portions and having substantially uniform thickness, for permitting said thread to be engaged by said guide member at any point along said central portion.
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