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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chokri Cherif, Ingolstadt, DE;
Burkhard Wulfhorst, Stolberg, DE;
Assignee:
Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG, Mönchengladbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01H 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01H 5/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for determining a point of regulation in a drafting unit includes a sensor for generating signals as a function of change in a quality-representing magnitude of the fiber material running through the drafting unit; a control device receiving the signals for varying a draft of the fiber material by the drafting unit; and an arrangement for continuously determining, during operation, optimal points of regulation based on the signals.