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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1987
Delano M Conklin, Burlington, NC (US);
Robert H Best, Greensboro, NC (US);
Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
An automatic method and apparatus for determining whether adequate size has been applied to yarn ends includes at least one photo-optic detector for counting the number of frays or hairs at various locations of a warp beam made up of yarn ends, comparing the count to a predetermined upper limit of acceptable frays or hairs and displaying the result. An alarm is enabled whenever the detected amount of frays of hairs exceeds the predetermined acceptable upper limit. A feedback control loop provides for the control of yarn transport speed, pressure roll force and/or size pump speed to maintain the amount of applied size within an acceptable range of values.