Measuring clothing clearances directly at the facing points
AssigneeTruzschler GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsStefan Schlichter, Ferdinand Leifeld
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Abstract
A fiber processing machine includes a fiber processing roll carrying a first clothing on the surface thereof; and a countermember carrying a second clothing thereon. The first and second clothings cooperate with one another during operation of the fiber processing machine. A sensor determines a clearance between facing points of the first and second clothings. The sensor is mounted on the countermember and faces the first clothing when effecting measurement of the clearance.
Claims15
In a fiber processing machine including a fiber processing roll carrying a first clothing on the surface thereof;
- a countermember carrying a second clothing thereon;
- said first and second clothings cooperating with one another during operation of said fiber processing machine;
- and a sensor determining a clearance between facing points of said first and second clothings;
- the improvement wherein said sensor is mounted on said countermember.;
- said sensor being an inductive sensor having a face set at a position representing a height position of said points of said second clothing;
- further comprising means positioning said sensor for placing said face thereof directly opposite said points of said first clothing when effecting measurement of said clearance whereby a direct measurement of said clearance defined between said face and said points of said first clothing is effected.
The fiber processing machine as defined in claim 89, further comprising a conductor connecting said sensor with said electronic evaluating device.
In a carding machine comprising
- (a) a carding cylinder carrying a first clothing on the surface thereof;
- (b) travelling flats having a plurality of flat bars each having a second clothing thereon for cooperating with said first clothing during operation of said carding machine;
- (c) an additional flat bar positioned between two clothed flat bars for travel as a unit therewith;
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- (d) an inductive sensor mounted on said additional flat bar for determining a clearance between facing points of said first and second clothings;
- said sensor having a face set at a position representing a height position of said points of said second clothings;
- said face of said sensor being positioned directly opposite said points of said first clothing when effecting measurement of said clearance, whereby a direct measurement of said clearance defined between said face and said points of said first clothing is effected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.