Method for in-line treatment of a thread and a system therefore comprising a treatment unit and a control unit configured to determine if a maintenance sequence is needed
AssigneeColoreel Group AB
InventorsMartin Eklind, Joakim Staberg
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Abstract
A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system includes a treatment unit including at least a first and a second print head each being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated; and a control unit configured to determine if a maintenance sequence is to be performed on at least the first print head, and if so schedule said maintenance sequence on at least the first print head. A method is further provided.
Claims20
A system for in-line treatment of thread, the system comprising:
- a treatment unit comprising at least a first print head and a second print head, each being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread;
- and
- a control unit configured to determine if a maintenance sequence is to be performed on at least the first print head and configured to schedule said maintenance sequence, and if the control unit determines that the maintenance sequence is to be performed, the control unit schedules said maintenance sequence on at least the first print head;
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- a thread buffer system being arranged downstream the at least two print heads, wherein the control unit is further configured fill up the thread buffer system when it is determined that the maintenance sequence is to be performed.
A method for in-line treatment of at least one thread in a thread consuming device, comprising:
- providing a treatment unit comprising at least a first print head and a second print head;
- providing a control unit in communication with the first print head and the second print head;
- providing a thread buffer system being arranged downstream the first print head and the second print head;
- dispensing, via at least one of the first print head and the second print head, one or more coating substances onto at least one thread;
- determining, via the control unit, if a maintenance sequence is to be performed on at least the first print head;
- scheduling, via the control unit, said maintenance sequence on at least the first print head;
- and
- the control unit filling up the thread buffer system when it is determined that the maintenance sequence is to be performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.