Apparatus and method for gathering and displaying information

In apparatus for displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein each machine has delivery rolls from which strand material issues and intermediate guides through which strand material passes and ring rails by which strand material is formed into packages during winding thereof, an improvement comprising:

• rotation sensor means mounted on each machine of the group for generating a train of electrical pulse signals at a frequency proportional to revolutions of the delivery rolls of the machine,
• processor means operatively communicating with each of said sensor means of the group of machines and responsive to sensor signals for determining from said signals the operating time remaining before doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and for generating display signals indicative of the determined time conditions of the machines, and
• cathode ray tube video display means operatively communicating with said processor means and responsive to generated display signals for presenting a numerical visual display of the determined time conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In apparatus for displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein each machine has delivery rolls from which strand material issues and intermediate guides through which strand material passes and ring rails by which strand material is formed into packages during winding thereof, an improvement comprising:

• rotation sensor means mounted on each machine of the group for generating a train of electrical pulse signals at a frequency proportional to revolutions of the delivery rolls of the machine,
• processor means operatively communicating with each of said sensor means of the group of machines and responsive to sensor signals for determining from said signals the delivery roll speed in revolutions per minute of respective ones of the machines of the group and for generating display signals indicative of the determined speed conditions of the machines, and
• cathode ray tube video display means operatively communicating with said processor means and responsive to generated display signals for presenting a numerical visual display of the determined speed condition of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In apparatus for displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein each machine has delivery rolls from which strand material issues and intermediate guides through which strand material passes and ring rails by which strand material is formed into packages during winding thereof, an improvement comprising:

• rotation sensor means mounted on each machine of the group for generating a train of electrical pulse signals at a frequency proportional to revolutions of the delivery rolls of the machine,
• processor means operatively communicating with each of said sensor means of the group of machines and responsive to sensor signals for determining from said signals the operating time remaining before doffing and the delivery roll speed in revolutions per minute of respective ones of the machines of the group and for generating display signals indicative of the determined time and speed conditions of the machines, and
• cathode ray tube video display means operatively communicating with said processor means and responsive to generated display signals for presenting a numerical visual display of at least one selected one of the determined time and speed conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In apparatus for displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein each machine has delivery rolls from which strand material issues and intermediate guides through which strand material passes and ring rails by which strand material is formed into packages during winding thereof, an improvement comprising:

• guiding position sensor means mounted on each machine of the group for generating an electrical signal upon movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position indicative that the machine is being doffed,
• processor means operatively communicating with each of said sensor means of the group of machines and responsive to sensor signals for determining from said signals that doffing is in progress at respective ones of the machines of the group and for generating display signals indicative of the determined doffing conditions of the machines, and
• cathode ray tube video display means operatively communicating with said processor means and responsive to generated display signals for presenting a visual display of the determined doffing conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In apparatus for displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein each machine has delivery rolls from which strand material issues and intermediate guides through which strand material passes and ring rails by which strand material is formed into packages during winding thereof, an improvement comprising:

• guide position sensor means mounted on each machine of the group for generating an electrical signal upon movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position indicative that the machine is being doffed,
• processor means operatively communicating with each of said sensor means of the group of machines and responsive to sensor signals for determining from said signals the interval of time required for doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and for generating display signals indicative of the determined time conditions of the machines, and
• cathode ray tube video display means operatively communicating with said processor means and responsive to generated display signals for presenting a numerical visual display of the determined time conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In apparatus for displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein each machine has delivery rolls from which strand material issues and intermediate guides through which strand material passes and ring rails by which strand material is formed into packages during winding thereof, an improvement comprising:

• guide position sensor means mounted on each machine of the group for generating an electrical signal upon movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position indicative that the machine is being doffed,
• processor means operatively communicating with each of said sensor means of the group of machines and responsive to sensor signals for determining from said signals that doffing is in progress at respective ones of the machines of the group and the interval of time required for doffing and for generating display signals indicative of the determined doffing and time conditions of the machines, and
• cathode ray tube video display means operatively communicating with said processor means and responsive to generated display signals for presenting a visual display of at least one selected one of the determined doffing and time conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In apparatus for displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein each machine has delivery rolls from which strand material issues and intermediate guides through which strand material passes and ring rails by which strand material is formed into packages during winding thereof, an improvement comprising:

• rail position sensor means mounted on each machine of the group for generating an electrical signal upon movement of the rails of the machine to a predetermined position indicative that the machine is ready to be doffed,
• processor means operatively communicating with each of said sensor means of the group of machines and responsive to sensor signals for determining from said signals the readiness for doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and for generating display signals indicative of the determined doffing readiness conditions of the machines, and
• cathode ray tube video display means operatively communicating with said processor means and responsive to generated display signals for presenting a visual display of the determined readiness conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group rotary movement of the delivery rolls of that machine and signalling such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement an operating condition of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined conditions of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to the generated display signals indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position and signalling such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement an operating condition of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined conditions of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to the generated display signals indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the rails of the machine to a predetermined position and signalling such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement an operating condition of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined conditions of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to the generated display signals indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group rotary movement of the delivery rolls of that machine and generating a train of electrical pulse signals having a frequency proportional to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the rotational speed of the delivery rolls of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined speed conditions of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to the generated display signals numerical indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group rotary movement of the delivery rolls of that machine and generating a train of electrical pulse signals having a frequency proportional to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the time interval remaining before doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined time conditions of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to the generated display signals numerical indicia representative of the determined time conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group rotary movement of the delivery rolls of that machine and generating a train of electrical pulse signals having a frequency proportional to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the rotational speed of the delivery rolls of respective ones of the machines of the group and the time interval remaining before doffing and generating display signals indicative of the determined speed and time conditions of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to the generated display signals indicia representative of at least one selected one of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position indicative of doffing of the machine and generating an electrical signal in response to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the occurrence of doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined doffing condition of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to generated display signals indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position indicative of doffing of the machine and generating an electrical signal in response to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the time interval during which doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group occurs and generating display signals indicative of the determined time conditions of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to generated display signals numerical indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position indicative of doffing of the machine and generating an electrical signal in response to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the occurrence of doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and the time interval during which doffing occurs and generating display signals indicative of the determined conditions of the display signals indicative of the determined conditions of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to generated display signals indicia representative of at least one selected one of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, and wherein the method includes traversing one or more machines with a traveling unit having a detector moving therewith while monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by a traversed machine, and responding to the monitoring of ends by determining the ends down condition of the traversed machine, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the rails of the machine to a predetermined position and generating an electrical signal in response to such sensed movement and indicative that the machine is ready to be doffed,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the readiness for doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined doffing readiness conditions of the machines, and
• visually displaying in response to generated display signals indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group rotary movement of the delivery rolls of that machine and generating a train of electrical pulse signals having a frequency proportional to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the rotational speed of the delivery rolls of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined speed conditions of the machines, and
• displaying on a cathode ray tube video device and in response to the generated display signals numerical indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group rotary movement of the delivery rolls of that machine and generating a train of electrical pulse signals having a frequency proportional to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the time interval remaining before doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined time conditions of the machines, and
• displaying on a cathode ray tube video device and in response to the generated display signals numerical indicia representative of the determined time conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group rotary movement of the delivery rolls of that machine and generating a train of electrical pulse signals having a frequency proportional to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the rotational speed of the delivery rolls of respective ones of the machines of the group and the time interval remaining before doffing and generating display signals indicative of the determined speed and time conditions of the machines, and
• displaying on a cathode ray tube video device and in response to the generated display signals indicia representative of at least one selected one of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position indicative of doffing of the machine and generating an electrical signal in response to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the occurrence of doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined doffing conditions of the machines, and
• displaying on a cathode ray tube video device and in response to the generated display signals indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position indicative of doffing of the machine and generating an electrical signal in response to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the time interval during which doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group occurs and generating display signals indicative of the determined time conditions of the machines, and
• displaying on a cathode ray tube video device and in response to the generated display signals numerical indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the guides of the machine to a predetermined position indicative of doffing of the machine and generating an electrical signal in response to such sensed movement,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the occurrence of doffing and respective ones of the machines of the group and the time interval during which doffing occurs and generating display signals indicative of the determined conditions of the machines, and
• displaying on a cathode ray tube video device and in response to the generated display signals indicia representative of at least one selected one of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.

In a method of displaying information regarding the operating conditions of a group of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein strand material issues from delivery rolls and passes through intermediate guides and is formed into packages by ring rails during winding, an improvement comprising:

• sensing at each machine of the group movement of the rails of the machine to a predetermined position and generating an electrical signal in response to such sensed movement and indicative that the machine is ready to be doffed,
• determining from signalled, sensed movement the readiness for doffing of respective ones of the machines of the group and generating display signals indicative of the determined doffing readiness conditions of the machines, and
• displaying on a cathode ray tube video device and in response to the generated display signals indicia representative of the determined conditions of at least a selected one of the group of machines.