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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1998
Paul Straaten, Kerken, DE;
Ulrich Fechter, Monchengladbach, DE;
Jurgen Enger, Moenchengladbach, DE;
Peter Schwartz, Monchengladbach, DE;
W. Schlafhorst AG & Co., , DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a cheese-producing textile machine (1), having a plurality of aligned work stations (2), a transport device (21) extending over the length of the machine for removing finished cheeses (11), and a cheese changer (23) displaceable above the work stations with an ultrasound sensor device (30) connected to the control device (38) of the cheese changer (23) for monitoring the loading state of the transport device (21). The sensor device (30, 38) is initially set to the climatic conditions of the respective place of employment by processing appropriate reference sound signals, i.e. a correction factor is determined. During operation, scanning values (TW) are then determined by means of the traveling time of the measuring sound signals of the ultrasound sensor (30) which, taking into consideration the respectively prevailing climatic conditions, permit conclusions regarding the loading state of the transport device (21) in the deposit areas of the respective work station (2).