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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2004
Glenn Robert Pierce, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jimmy Franklin Plyler, Salisbury, NC (US);
Donald Frank Austin, Salisbury, NC (US);
Michael Thomas Fox, Locust, NC (US);
Larry Thomas Clodfeller, Salisbury, NC (US);
Glenn Robert Pierce, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jimmy Franklin Plyler, Salisbury, NC (US);
Donald Frank Austin, Salisbury, NC (US);
Michael Thomas Fox, Locust, NC (US);
Larry Thomas Clodfeller, Salisbury, NC (US);
Sara Lee Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A system for controlling the width and stitch density of a moving fabric web compacted by a fabric compaction system. The width control subsystem comprises a first camera which captures an image of a moving fabric web, and a first controller, wherein the first controller receives the captured image, calculates the width of the fabric web, and compares the calculated width to a first width set point. The stitch count control subsystem comprises a second camera that captures an image of a moving fabric web, and a second controller, wherein the second controller receives the captured image, calculates the stitch count of the fabric web, and compares the calculated stitch count to a first stitch count set point.