Apparatus for determining quantities of fiber conveyed through a duct
AssigneeTrutzschler GmbH & Co. KG
InventorFritz Hosel
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Abstract
An apparatus which determines quantities of textile fiber material during conveyance thereof by an air stream through a duct, includes a sensor unit situated at the duct and arranged for monitoring the stream flowing through the duct and composed of a fiber/air mixture. The sensor unit comprises a plurality of side-by-side situated light emitters forming an emitter bank and a plurality of side-by-side arranged light detectors forming a detector bank. The detector bank is situated spaced from and opposite to the emitter bank for providing a passage for the stream therebetween.
Claims16
In an apparatus for determining quantities of textile fiber material during conveyance thereof by an air stream through a duct, including a sensor unit situated at the duct and arranged for monitoring the stream flowing through the duct and composed of a fiber/air mixture;
- the improvement wherein said sensor unit comprises a plurality of side-by-side situated light emitters forming an emitter bank and a plurality of side-by-side arranged light detectors forming a detector bank;
- said detector bank being situated spaced from and opposite to said emitter bank for providing a passage for the stream therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.