Pressure Regulation in a Flock Feed
AssigneeMaschinenfabrik Rieter AG
InventorsTobias Wolfer, Gerhard Gschliesser
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Abstract
A device and method for regulating pressure in a flock feed include a storage device disposed for receipt of fiber flocks, an exhaust air fan having a drive, and a controller in communication with the drive. A filling level measurement device and a pressure measurement device are provided in the storage device. The controller is configured to regulate the drive to achieve a target pressure as sensed by the pressure measurement device that is based on a filling level of the fiber flocks determined by the filling level measurement device.
Claims10
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A device for regulating pressure in a flock feed, comprising:
- a storage device disposed for receipt of fiber flocks;
- an exhaust air fan having a drive;
- a controller in communication with the drive;
- a filling level measurement device and a pressure measurement device provided in the storage device;
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- wherein the controller is configured to regulate the drive to achieve a target pressure as sensed by the pressure measurement device that is based on a filling level of the fiber flocks determined by the filling level measurement device.
A method for regulating pressure in a flock feed that includes a storage device for filling with fiber flocks and an exhaust air fan with a drive, comprising:
- measuring a filling level of the fiber flocks in the storage device;
- measuring a pressure a pressure in the storage device;
- determining a target value for the pressure in the storage device based the measured filling level;
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- regulating the pressure in the storage device to achieve the target value by controlling the drive of the exhaust air fan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.