System and method for controlling a group of fiber processing machines
AssigneeTrutzschler GmbH & Co. KG
InventorFritz Hösel
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Abstract
A control system for a group of fiber processing machines includes a superordinated control console; and separate machine-specific control consoles connected to each respective fiber processing machine. The superordinated control console and the machine-specific control consoles are connected to one another by control and regulating devices via a network. The superordinated control console includes a stationary unit having arrangements for supplying current, for communicating with said network, for storing and administering data, and a computer. The superordinated control console further includes a mobile unit having an operating and displaying unit.
Claims14
In a control system for a group of fiber processing machines, wherein the control system includes a superordinated control console and separate machine-specific control consoles connected to each respective fiber processing machine, the superordinated control console and the machine-specific control consoles being connected to one another by control and regulating devices via a network, the superordinated control console comprising:
- a stationary unit including means for supplying current, means for communicating with said network, means for storing and administering data, and a computer;
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- a mobile unit comprising an operating and displaying unit, the mobile unit being removable from said stationary unit and attachable to selected ones of the fiber processing machines for data inputting and data displaying.
In a method of controlling a group of fiber processing machines by a system including a superordinated control console and separate machine-specific control consoles connected to each respective fiber processing machine, the superordinated control console and the machine-specific control consoles being connected to one another by control and regulating devices via a network, the superordinated control console comprising a stationary unit and a mobile unit removable from the stationary unit and attachable to selected ones of the fiber processing machines for data inputting and data displaying, the method comprising:
- utilizing said superordinated control console for all, and only for those, inputs and displays requiring no personal control and display acknowledgment at the machines;
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- utilizing said machine-specific control consoles for all, and only for those, inputs and displays which, for the operation of the machines, require a personal control and display acknowledgement at the machines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.