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1.

METHOD FOR OPERATING A SPINNING STATION OF A RING-TYPE SPINNING MACHINE AND A BALLOON-CONTROL RING AND SPINNING STATION EQUIPPED THEREWITH

      
Application Number EP2024079374
Publication Number 2025/087784
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-10-17
Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Dalitz, Dieter
  • Kempken, Pia

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating at least one spinning station (1) of a ring-type spinning machine, wherein the spinning station comprises a drawframe (11), a ring bank (2) and a ring (3), and a rotor (4) surrounding the ring (3), and a rotating spindle (7), which can be fitted with a sleeve (6), for winding up the yarn (5'), and wherein the spindle (7) and the ring (3) are movable relative to one another, and wherein a helical path of the yarn (5'), having a plurality of balloons (5''), results between the output-roller pair and the rotor (4). The invention is characterised in that at least one balloon-control ring (8) is automatically moved from a control position into a non-control position depending on a winding phase of the yarn (5') on the sleeve (6) at a point in time t. The invention also relates to a spinning station and a balloon-control ring.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 1/02 - Spinning or twisting machines in which the product is wound-up continuously ring type
  • D01H 1/28 - Driving or stopping arrangements for two or more machine elements possessing different characteristics but in operative association
  • D01H 1/42 - Guards or protectors for yarns or threads, e.g. separator plates, anti-ballooning devices

2.

METHOD FOR TREATING TEXTILE WASTE AND TEXTILE RECYCLING LINE THEREOF

      
Application Number EP2024079459
Publication Number 2025/087801
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-10-18
Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Soom, Jonathan
  • Will, Michael

Abstract

The present invention concerns a method (700) for treating textile waste (990) such as to deliver fiber stock containing usable fiber for short staple spinning. Said method comprises a preparation (720, 730) of said waste textile, tearing (740) said prepared waste textile into teared fibers tufts, and/or forming said teared fibers tufts into batt feed. Said method comprises a mixing of said teared fibers tufts such as to produce a homogenized batt feed and a feeding of a carding machine (500) with said batt feed, wherein said batt feed is transferred to a card drum such as to open and parallelize the fibers of said batt feed by transferring said fibers of said batt feed to a card drum and a revolving flat. The method comprises a further fiber refining process in which the opened and parallelized fibers are transferred without blending together with virgin fibers to a combing process such as to sort and separate the dust, the shortest fibers (noil) and the longer fibers from each other.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01G 11/00 - Disintegrating fibre-containing articles to obtain fibres for re-use
  • D01G 21/00 - Combinations of machines, apparatus, or processes, e.g. for continuous processing

3.

MAINTENANCE MEANS FOR A RING-SPINNING MACHINE FOR CARRYING OUT AND EVALUATING A STATE DETECTION OF A WORKSTATION AND/OR THE MAINTENANCE MEANS

      
Application Number EP2024077859
Publication Number 2025/078261
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-10-03
Publication Date 2025-04-17
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Federer, Johannes

Abstract

The invention relates to a maintenance means (1) for carrying out a service operation on a workstation of a ring-spinning machine, wherein the maintenance means (1) comprises a main structure (2), wherein at least one handling means (3) and a control unit (4) are attached to the main structure (2), and wherein it comprises at least one illumination means (5) for illuminating at least one part region of a workstation and a camera (6) which can be positioned in this way on the main structure, wherein the camera (6) generate image data of both the at least one part region of the workstation and of the handling means (3) of the maintenance means, and wherein the maintenance means (1) comprises, furthermore, an evaluation means for evaluating the image data generated by the camera (6). Furthermore, the invention comprises a method for carrying out a state detection and evaluation and/or a maintenance means using a maintenance means according to the invention.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 13/00 - Other common constructional features, details or accessories
  • D01H 13/14 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop motions

4.

PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR A DOFFING SYSTEM OF A RING SPINNING MACHINE, METHOD OF OPERATING A DOFFING SYSTEM, AND A DOFFING SYSTEM

      
Application Number EP2024076425
Publication Number 2025/078133
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-09-20
Publication Date 2025-04-17
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Jayaprakash, Sellappagounder
  • Desai, Priyanka
  • Kulkarni, Amol

Abstract

The invention relates to a pneumatic system for a doffing system of a ring spinning machine (RMS), wherein the doffing system comprises two doffing beams and a multitude of grippers and a doffer motor for lifting and lowering the doffing beam, wherein the pneumatic system is divided into at least 4 sections for supplying pressure air to the grippers; further the pneumatic system comprises a hose and/or tube and/or passage system to and from pneumatic cylinders enabling the lateral swinging-in and swinging-out of the at least one doffing beam of the doffing system, and wherein the pneumatic system comprises a main air supply, which is connected to a first and a second main air connection (MAC), wherein the first MAC is arranged to pass a main pneumatic panel (PP) of the RMS arranged in a foot end of the RMS and the first MAC being controlled by the PP.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 9/04 - Doffing arrangements integral with spinning or twisting machines
  • B65H 67/00 - Replacing or removing cores, receptacles, or completed packages at paying-out, winding, or depositing stations
  • D01H 9/08 - Doffing arrangements independent of spinning or twisting machines

5.

AUTOMATIC FULL REEL AND EMPTY TUBE TRANSPORT SYSTEM

      
Application Number EP2024077013
Publication Number 2025/073562
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-09-26
Publication Date 2025-04-10
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Bommer, Daniel

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic full reel and empty tube transport system (1) for preparing a combing section, comprising at least one transfer module (2) and at least one buffering module (3), wherein each of the aforementioned modules comprises a frame (4), each frame (4) comprises a first and second cooperating side (5.1, 5.2), and the frame (4) of the at least one transfer module (2) additionally comprises a first and/or second production-cooperating side (6.1, 6.2). Each of the two modules (2, 3) additionally comprises two respective conveyor means (7, 8). The individual modules (2, 3) are arranged one behind the other, starting with a transfer module (2), in the conveyor direction (9). In the process, interfaces (10) are formed between the modules (2, 3), at least one full reel (11) to be transported and/or at least one empty tube (12) to be transported passing through the interfaces in a coordinated manner.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01G 19/00 - Combing machines
  • B65H 67/06 - Supplying cores, receptacles, or packages to, or transporting from, winding or depositing stations
  • D01G 27/00 - Lap- or sliver-winding devices, e.g. for products of cotton scutchers, jute cards, or worsted gill boxes

6.

SPINNING MACHINE WITH A SERVICING CARRIAGE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SPINNING MACHINE WITH A SERVICING CARRIAGE

      
Application Number EP2024075365
Publication Number 2025/061541
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-09-11
Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Stephan, Adalbert
  • Küsters, Gerard

Abstract

The invention relates to a spinning machine (1) with a multiplicity of working positions (2, 3), wherein the spinning machine (1) has at least one servicing carriage (5) for operating or servicing installations of the working positions (2, 3), and a controller (4) and a drive (6) for moving the servicing carriage (5) at a certain speed on a travel path (7) along the working positions (2, 3), wherein, for a multiplicity of events, in each case at least one action is to be carried out by the servicing carriage (5) at one of the working positions (2, 3), characterized in that the controller (4) is designed to control the speed of the servicing carriage (5), wherein, in the controller (4), each of the events is assigned a priority level for the action to be carried out, with the priority level of the respectively pending action being taken into consideration in the control of the speed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 13/00 - Other common constructional features, details or accessories
  • D01H 15/013 - Carriages travelling along the machines
  • B65H 54/26 - Automatic winding machines, i.e. machines with servicing units for automatically performing end-finding, interconnecting of successive lengths of material, controlling or fault-detecting of the running material, and replacing or removing of full or empty cores having one or more servicing units moving along a plurality of fixed winding units

7.

CONTACTLESSLY MOUNTED AND DRIVEN SPINNING RING FOR A SPINNING UNIT OF A RING SPINNING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CONTACTLESSLY MOUNTED AND DRIVEN SPINNING RING

      
Application Number EP2024075056
Publication Number 2025/056443
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-09-09
Publication Date 2025-03-20
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Ingold, Benedikt

Abstract

The invention relates to a spinning unit for a ring spinning machine, for producing a yarn from a fibre composite, comprising, in addition to the conventional components of a spinning unit, a drive comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein the spinning ring is designed as part of the rotor, and the rotor comprises at least one magnet for generating torque and for mounting the spinning ring, and an electronic unit comprising a computing means. The invention is distinguished in that the electronic unit comprises a means for determining the radial force FR acting on the ring traveller by means of a yarn being wound onto the sleeve provided on the spindle. A method for determining the yarn tension FF and a driven spinning ring for use in a spinning unit according to the invention are also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 7/52 - Ring-and-traveller arrangements
  • D01H 13/16 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop motions responsive to reduction in material tension, failure of supply, or breakage, of material
  • D01H 13/32 - Counting, measuring, recording or registering devices
  • D01H 7/58 - Ring-and-traveller arrangements with driven rings

8.

SENSOR BAR FOR DETECTING TEMPERATURE AND/ODER TEMPERATURE CHANGES

      
Application Number EP2024072796
Publication Number 2025/036899
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-08-13
Publication Date 2025-02-20
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Rengel, Marcel

Abstract

The present invention relates to a thread-processing machine (200) and a sensor bar (100) for detecting the temperature and/or temperature changes (211) at a spinning point (201) in a thread-processing machine (200), in particular a ring spinning frame (200). The sensor bar (100) comprises a detection unit (110), a connection (130) and a bar (150). The bar (150) is in the form of a common housing (150) for the detection unit (110), which consists of a plurality of infrared sensors (111) for detecting the temperature and/or the temperature changes (211) at a spinning point (201), and for the connection (130), which can be connected to another sensor bar (100) or to the thread-processing machine (200).

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 13/32 - Counting, measuring, recording or registering devices
  • G01K 13/00 - Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes

9.

AIR-JET SPINNING MACHINE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPINNING UNITS ARRANGED NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER

      
Application Number EP2024068716
Publication Number 2025/012048
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-07-03
Publication Date 2025-01-16
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Blankenhorn, Peter
  • Wirth, Bettina

Abstract

In an air-jet spinning machine (1) having a plurality of spinning units (2) which are arranged next to one another and each have a drafting arrangement (3) with a starting roller pair (19) defining a fibre pinch line (6) for drafting a sliver (4) fed to one of the spinning units (2), an air-jet spinning nozzle (7) for spinning the drafted sliver (4), and a suction device (5) for suctioning the drafted sliver (4), the suction device (5) has a rotating suction drum (16) and a suction insert (25) with a suction opening (32), said suction insert being arranged within the suction drum (16) and defining a suction zone (29). The suction drum (16) forms a starting bottom roller (19b) of the drafting arrangement (3). The suction zone (29) starts before the fibre pinch line (6), with respect to a running direction (LR) of the sliver (4) in the circumferential direction of the suction drum (16), and extends at most to the fibre pinch line (6).

IPC Classes  ?

10.

A MONITORING UNIT AND A MONITORING METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAULTY OPERATION WITHIN A SPINNING MILL

      
Application Number EP2024069348
Publication Number 2025/012267
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-07-09
Publication Date 2025-01-16
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Von Grünigen, Selwyn
  • Gehring, David
  • Schmitt, Max

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a monitoring unit (U) and a monitoring method for detecting a faulty operation (fO) within a spinning mill (M). The spinning mill (M) comprises a plurality of textile machines (12, 23, 34, 45, 56, 67) for processing textile materials (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). The monitoring unit (U) is configured to: access an operating state (oS) of the spinning mill (M), apply the operating state (oS) to a deep learning model (DLM) which has been pre-trained with expert literature (el) of spinning mills (Ms) to detect the faulty operation (fO) within the spinning mill (M) based on the operating state (oS).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • D01H 13/14 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop motions
  • D01H 13/32 - Counting, measuring, recording or registering devices

11.

SWIVEL MECHANISM FOR A BLOW PIPE OF A TRAVELLING CLEANER FOR A RING SPINNING MACHINE, TRAVELLING CLEANER COMPRISING A SWIVEL MECHANISM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SWIVEL MECHANISM

      
Application Number EP2024075080
Publication Number 2025/012488
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-09-09
Publication Date 2025-01-16
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Federer, Johannes

Abstract

The invention relates to a swivel mechanism (4) for a blow pipe (2.2) of a travelling cleaner (2), said blow pipe having an upper and a lower part (2.2a and 2.2b). The swivel mechanism (4) comprises a connecting piece (9) for connection to the upper and lower part (2.2a and 2.2.b) of the blow pipe, and a support (6) for a sensor system (5), the support being mountable on the connecting piece (9). The swivel mechanism (4) additionally comprises an electric motor (8) for driving a gear (10), an electronics unit (7) connected to the sensor system (5) and the electric motor (8), and a toothed belt (11). The invention also relates to a travelling cleaner (2) and to a method.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 11/00 - Arrangements for confining or removing dust, fly or the like
  • B65H 54/70 - Other constructional features of yarn-winding machines

12.

METHOD FOR MONITORING AT LEAST ONE ROLLER OF A DRAFTING UNIT OF A TEXTILE MACHINE, TEXTILE MACHINE, AND USE OF A MONITORING UNIT

      
Application Number EP2024065551
Publication Number 2025/002744
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-06
Publication Date 2025-01-02
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Mueller, Juergen

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for monitoring at least one roller (4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7) of a drafting unit (2) of a textile machine (1), in particular at least one top roller (4a, 5a, 6a) of the drafting unit (2). According to the invention, an actual state of a roller surface (8) of the at least one roller (4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7) is detected by means of at least one non-contact detection device (9), and the actual state is compared with a desired state of the roller surface (8), wherein the at least one roller (4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7) is illuminated by at least one light source (13). The invention also relates to a textile machine (1) and to a use of a monitoring unit (15).

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 5/60 - Arrangements maintaining drafting elements free of fibre accumulations

13.

DEVICE FOR A TEXTILE MACHINE COMPRISING A DRAWING UNIT, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TEXTILE MACHINE COMPRISING THE DRAWING UNIT

      
Application Number EP2024067279
Publication Number 2025/002984
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-20
Publication Date 2025-01-02
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Kriegler, Albert
  • Schmolke, Werner
  • Grabmair, Martin

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for a textile machine, to a method for operating a textile machine, and to a textile machine. The device has a drawing unit (1) for drawing at least one sliver (2), a nonwoven nozzle (3) which is arranged at the outlet of the drawing unit (1) for combining the drawn slivers (4), and a base frame (5), wherein the nonwoven nozzle (3) is held on the base frame (5) in a stationary manner. The drawing unit (1) has at least one inlet roller pair (14) and an outlet roller pair (18). The inlet roller pair (14) has a lower roller (16) and a pressure roller (17), and the outlet roller pair (18) has a lower roller (20), a pressure roller (21), and a deflecting roller (22). A clamping point (42) is formed between the deflecting roller (22) and the lower roller (20) of the outlet roller pair (18), and an adjustment function is provided for a path (41) between the clamping point (42) and the nonwoven nozzle (3).

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 5/70 - Constructional features of drafting elements

14.

SYSTEM FOR SETTING A PLURALITY OF CLEANING POINTS BY MEANS OF CAPTURE BY A SENSOR AND METHOD FOR SAME

      
Application Number EP2024063400
Publication Number 2024/251483
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-15
Publication Date 2024-12-12
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Wolfer, Tobias
  • Walther, Thomas
  • Schelling, Patrick

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for setting a plurality of cleaning points (190) by means of capture by a sensor (110) of the processed fibres in a fibre processing facility. Each sensor (110) is connected to an evaluation unit (120), and captures the fibres processed by the cleaning point (190). As soon as the system has identified a parameter to be adjusted, the system performs setting in order to keep the degree of cleaning constant or improve it. Alternatively, the system can also make a recommendation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01G 15/76 - Stripping or cleaning carding surfacesMaintaining cleanliness of carding area
  • D01G 21/00 - Combinations of machines, apparatus, or processes, e.g. for continuous processing
  • D01H 11/00 - Arrangements for confining or removing dust, fly or the like
  • D01G 31/00 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop motions

15.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION CONTROL OF CARDING MACHINES

      
Application Number EP2024064040
Publication Number 2024/251516
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-22
Publication Date 2024-12-12
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Wolfer, Tobias
  • Walther, Thomas
  • Schelling, Patrick
  • Härdi, Rudolf

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a device for the production control of operating carding machines (1, 2, 3, 4), having a controller (5) and a multiplicity of carding machines that are operating with respective production outputs (16), and having a production level (20) predefined in the controller, wherein the individual carding machines (1, 2, 3) are controlled by the controller such that a sum of the individual production outputs of the respectively operating carding machines corresponds to the production level. If a carding machine fails, the controller increases the production output of at least one of the remaining carding machines or switches on a carding machine (4) that is not in operation, in order to maintain the production level.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01G 15/36 - Driving or speed control arrangements
  • D01G 21/00 - Combinations of machines, apparatus, or processes, e.g. for continuous processing

16.

METHOD FOR STARTING UP ALL OR PART OF A SPINNING MILL

      
Application Number EP2024065388
Publication Number 2024/251764
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-05
Publication Date 2024-12-12
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Bahlmann, Bernd

Abstract

SSM, JN, lM, iM, JN, kN, lM, iN, kyt'j,lj,l SS.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

17.

SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE FIBRE MIXTURE AND METHOD FOR SAME

      
Application Number EP2024063199
Publication Number 2024/251469
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-14
Publication Date 2024-12-12
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Wolfer, Tobias
  • Walther, Thomas
  • Schelling, Patrick
  • Brose, Thomas
  • Juchli, Lukas
  • Eberle, Patric

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system (100) for controlling the fibre mixture of a fibre preparation machine. The fibre preparation machine combines the fibres of different raw materials, length, thickness or colour to form yarn, such as flock mixture or sliver mixture. The system (100) comprises a sensor (110) which is configured to detect the fibre mixture, and an evaluation unit (120) which is connected to the sensor (110). The evaluation unit (120) is configured such that it collects all images and parameters of the fibre preparation machine and for setting the fibre preparation machine.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01G 13/00 - Mixing, e.g. blending, fibresMixing non-fibrous materials with fibres

18.

CONTROLLER FOR A SPINNING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SPINNING MACHINE

      
Application Number EP2024065593
Publication Number 2024/251875
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-06
Publication Date 2024-12-12
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Patil, Nitin Tukaram
  • Dalitz, Dieter
  • Ingold, Benedikt
  • Rengel, Marcel

Abstract

A spinning controller (c1) for a spinning machine (1) and a method for controlling a spinning machine (1) for producing a cop (C) with wound yarn from a roving (R) are configured to: access a quality curve (qu) of a reference cop (rC) with wound yarn, the quality curve (qu) defining a quality of the wound reference yarn depending on a position (y) of the wound reference yarn relative to the cop (C), the quality curve (cu) having been determined with the reference cop (rC) being unwound at a winding machine (2), determine based on the quality curve (qu) a spinning curve (sp) which defines a spindle speed of a spindle (10) of the spinning machine (1) for producing the cop (C) depending on a position (y) of the yarn being wound relative to the cop (C), control the spinning machine (1) for producing the cop (C) according to the spinning curve (sp).

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 1/20 - Driving or stopping arrangements

19.

A MONITORING DEVICE AND A MONITORING METHOD FOR A SPINNING MILL FOR DETERMINING STATUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPINNING MILL

      
Application Number EP2024065695
Publication Number 2024/251928
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-07
Publication Date 2024-12-12
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Patil, Nitin Tukaram

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a monitoring device (9) for a spinning mill (M) for determining status information (S) about the spinning mill (M), wherein the spinning mill (M) comprises a plurality of textile machines (12,23,34,45,56,67) for processing textile materials (1,2,3,4,5,6,7). The monitoring device (9) is configured to: record textile statistics (91) about textile irregularities in the textile materials (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) being processed by the textile machines (12,23,34,45,56,67), record machine statistics (92) about machine faults at the textile machines (12,23,34,45,56,67) during processing of the textile materials (1,2,3,4,5,6,7), activate a status processor (94) for processing the textile statistics (91) and the machine statistics (92) for determining the status information (S), in particular based on one or more of a knowledge base (kb), a set of rules (rl) and an artificial intelligence machine (ai).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • D01H 13/32 - Counting, measuring, recording or registering devices

20.

AN ATTENDING DEVICE FOR A RING OR AIR-JET SPINNING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING YARN, A RING OR AIR-JET SPINNING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING YARN AND A METHOD OF USING THIS ATTENDING DEVICE

      
Application Number EP2024064869
Publication Number 2024/246183
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-30
Publication Date 2024-12-05
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Kubes, Vitezslav

Abstract

The invention relates to an attending device for a ring or air-jet spinning machine, which comprises a frame on which are mounted means (11) allowing displaceable mounting on the spinning machine means for moving along a row of workstations (2) of the machine service means (SM) for performing attending operations at the workstations (2) and which further comprises a power supply system and a control system (CS). At least one temperature sensor (18) and/or at least one humidity sensor (19) and/or at least one common air temperature and humidity sensor (190) is/are mounted in the frame of the attending device (1). This sensor/these sensors being adapted for data transmission. In addition, the invention relates to a ring or air-jet spinning machine for producing yarn on which such an attending device is located and a method of using the attending device on the ring or air-jet spinning machine.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 13/00 - Other common constructional features, details or accessories
  • D01H 13/32 - Counting, measuring, recording or registering devices

21.

AIR SUCTION DUCT

      
Application Number EP2024064970
Publication Number 2024/246249
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-31
Publication Date 2024-12-05
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Bernhardsgrütter, Fabio

Abstract

The present utility model relates to an air suction duct for a carding machine, having a main air suction duct and at least one branch air suction duct attached to the main air suction duct, wherein the main air suction duct and/or the at least one branch air suction duct are each integrally made by means of a rotational molding process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01G 15/82 - Arrangements for confining or removing dust, fly, or the like

22.

ATTENDING DEVICE FOR A TEXTILE SPINNING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING YARN, A RING OR AIR-JET SPINNING MACHINE COMPRISING THIS ATTENDING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF PROTECTING THE INTERIOR SPACE OF THE ATTENDING DEVICE FROM THE DEPOSITION OF IMPURITIES

      
Application Number EP2024064870
Publication Number 2024/246184
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-30
Publication Date 2024-12-05
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Kubes, Vitezslav

Abstract

The disclosed invention shows an attending device for a textile spinning machine comprising a supporting structure, and a front side (12) which is adapted to be arranged against the row of workstations of the textile spinning machine. In the supporting structure at least one flat air stream (1310) generator (13) is arranged, which has at least one outlet (131) of the flat air stream (1310) and at least one outlet (131) is directed to generate the flat air stream (1310) along the front side (12) of the attending device (1), wherein the flat air stream (1310) generator (13) is coupled to a control and power supply system (CS) of the attending device (1). Further the invention discloses a ring or air-jet spinning machine comprising such attending device and a method of protecting the interior space of the attending device from the deposition of impurities.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 11/00 - Arrangements for confining or removing dust, fly or the like
  • D01H 13/00 - Other common constructional features, details or accessories
  • D01H 15/013 - Carriages travelling along the machines

23.

AN ATTENDING DEVICE FOR A RING SPINNING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING YARN, A RING SPINNING MACHINE WITH AN ATTENDING DEVICE, AND A METHOD OF USING THE ATTENDING DEVICE TO DETECT THE WORKING STATE AT A WORKSTATION OF THE RING SPINNING MACHINE

      
Application Number EP2024064871
Publication Number 2024/246185
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-30
Publication Date 2024-12-05
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Kubes, Vitezslav

Abstract

The present invention relates to an attending device for a ring spinning machine for producing yarn which comprises a supporting structure in which are arranged means (11) for mounting the attending device (1) on the machine displaceable along at least one row of workstations (2) and for moving it along the row of workstations (2) of the machine, service means (SM) for performing service operations at the workstations (2) of the machine and a power supply system and a control system (CS). At least one non-contact sensor (12) of the profile of the surface of the rotating element is mounted in the supporting structure, wherein the non-contact sensor (12) has a sensing area (SA) which is directed outside the ground plan of the attending device (1) and the non-contact sensor (12) is adapted to transmit the data about the sensed profile or is coupled to means for transmitting the data about the sensed profile or can be coupled to means for transmitting the data about the sensed profile.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 13/00 - Other common constructional features, details or accessories
  • D01H 13/14 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop motions
  • D01H 13/32 - Counting, measuring, recording or registering devices
  • D01H 15/013 - Carriages travelling along the machines

24.

FILLING CHANNEL OUTPUT DEVICE FOR CARDING MACHINE

      
Application Number EP2024061407
Publication Number 2024/223747
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-04-25
Publication Date 2024-10-31
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Bischof, Roland
  • Jelinek, Pavel
  • Kaska, Radek

Abstract

The present invention relates a filling channel output device for a carding machine, said device being used to supply a fiber bundle from a filling channel of a carding machine into a feeding duct, being provided with an opening roller having a shaft and an axial working length, being provided with a feeding roller upstream from the opening roller, and being provided with an air supply duct comprising a first component and a second component. The air supply duct comprises an air flow control plate configured to change an air flow in the second component.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01G 15/40 - Feeding apparatus
  • D01G 23/04 - HoppersDelivery shoots with means for controlling the feed

25.

PORTABLE SENSOR UNIT AND SPINNING PREPARATION MACHINE

      
Application Number EP2024057289
Publication Number 2024/200112
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-19
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Cevona, Petr
  • Stejskal, Pavel
  • Nick, Uwe
  • Wolfer, Tobias

Abstract

The present invention relates to a spinning preparation system, comprising a spinning preparation machine (200) and a portable sensor unit (100) which can be transported in order to display the operating process and/or the operating parameters of the spinning preparation machine (200) and/or the quality of the fibre material (990) to be processed using the spinning preparation machine (200). The portable sensor unit (100) comprises a sensor (120), an evaluation unit (130), a display (140) and a control unit (150). The sensor (120) records the operating process and/or the operating parameters of the spinning preparation machine (200) and/or the quality of the fibre material (990) to be processed using the spinning preparation machine (200). The recording is evaluated by the evaluation unit (130) and, in accordance with the evaluation, the display (140) is actuated by the control unit (150).

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01G 31/00 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop motions
  • G01N 33/36 - Textiles

26.

METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A TEST CYCLE AT WORKSTATIONS OF A SPINNING OR WINDING MACHINE

      
Application Number EP2024055567
Publication Number 2024/193998
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-04
Publication Date 2024-09-26
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Stephan, Adalbert
  • Weidner-Bohnenberger, Stephan

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for carrying out a test cycle at workstations (2) of a spinning or winding machine (1) by means of a test unit (17). According to the method, the test unit (17) is connected to a maintenance device (15) which can be moved along the workstations (2) on a rail (16) during the test cycle. The test unit (17) is physically connected to the maintenance device (15) in order to carry out the test cycle at the workstations (2) and is separated from the maintenance device (15) after the test cycle has ended. A corresponding test unit (17) can be physically connected to the maintenance device (15) in order to carry out the test cycle at the workstations (2) and can be separated from the maintenance device (15) after the test cycle has ended. A system comprising a plurality of workstations (2) arranged next to one another and a plurality of movable maintenance devices (15) additionally has such a test unit (17) which can be physically connected to one of the maintenance devices (15) in a freely selectable manner.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65H 54/26 - Automatic winding machines, i.e. machines with servicing units for automatically performing end-finding, interconnecting of successive lengths of material, controlling or fault-detecting of the running material, and replacing or removing of full or empty cores having one or more servicing units moving along a plurality of fixed winding units
  • B65H 63/00 - Warning or safety devices for use when unwinding, paying-out, forwarding, winding, coiling, or depositing filamentary material, e.g. automatic fault detectors or stop-motions
  • D01H 13/26 - Arrangements facilitating the inspection or testing of yarns or the like in connection with spinning or twisting
  • D01H 13/32 - Counting, measuring, recording or registering devices

27.

REVOLVING FLAT CARD

      
Application Number EP2024055275
Publication Number 2024/188654
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-29
Publication Date 2024-09-19
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Anderegg, Peter

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a revolving flat card (1) and to a revolving flat card (1). The revolving flat card (1) has a controller (2) comprising an input module (3), a feed (6) and a cylinder (8) fitted with a cylinder clothing (9). A carding gap width (12) is formed between an outer surface (10) of the cylinder clothing (9) and a flat clothing (15). The revolving flat card (1) also has a carding gap width measurement arrangement (33) and an actuator (31) for adjusting the carding gap width (21) and a drive (42) for controlling a rotation speed of the cylinder (8). The input module (3) measures a process temperature, detects a target process temperature together with an associated maximum process temperature and detects a control range and a maximum value for the carding gap width (21), The controller (2) controls the target process temperature by adjusting the carding gap width (21) and/or the feed (6) and/or a rotation speed of the cylinder (8).

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01G 15/28 - Supporting arrangements for carding elementsArrangements for adjusting relative positions of carding elements
  • D01G 31/00 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop motions

28.

METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIR-JET SPINNING MACHINE AND AIR-JET SPINNING MACHINE

      
Application Number EP2024051166
Publication Number 2024/156592
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-18
Publication Date 2024-08-02
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor
  • Straub, Oliver
  • Janousek, Martin

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating an air-jet spinning machine with multiple spinning positions, wherein the spinning positions each comprise a spinning nozzle (1), which is supplied with a fibre composite (3) during a spinning operation using a delivery device (2) of the respective spinning position, wherein the fibre composite (3) is made to rotate within the spinning nozzle (1) using a swirling air flow, such that a yarn (4) is formed from the fibre compsite (3), and wherein the yarn (4) is withdrawn from the spinning nozzle (1) in a predefined spinning direction using a withdrawal device (5) of the respective spinning position. According to the invention, the ratio between the delivery speed of the delivery device (2), with which the fibre composite (3) is supplied to the spinning nozzle (1), and the withdrawal speed of the withdrawal device (5), with which the yarn (4) is withdrawn from the spinning nozzle (1), determining the spinning tension, is altered at least at one of the spinning positions during the spinning operation. The invention also relates to an air-jet spinning machine with multiple spinning positions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 1/115 - Spinning by false-twisting using pneumatic means

29.

OPEN-END SPINNING DEVICE

      
Application Number EP2024050509
Publication Number 2024/149814
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-10
Publication Date 2024-07-18
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
Inventor Krohmer, Siegfried

Abstract

An open-end spinning device (5) has an opening roller (10) arranged rotatably in an opening-roller housing (11), a spinning rotor (12) which is arranged rotatably in a rotor housing (13), which can be exposed to negative pressure and is closable with a cover element (14), a fibre-guiding channel (16) which extends in a fibre transport direction from the opening-roller housing (11) as far as the rotor housing (13) and pneumatically connects the opening-roller housing (11) to the rotor housing (13), wherein the fibre-guiding channel (16) has an entry section (17), which is arranged in the opening-roller housing (11), with a fibre inlet region (19) and an exit section (18), which is arranged in the cover element (14) of the rotor housing (13), with a fibre outlet mouth (20), and also a bypass channel (22) which branches off from the fibre-guiding channel (16) at at least one branch point (21) and can be exposed to negative pressure. The branch point (21) of the bypass channel (22) is arranged in the entry section (17) of the fibre-guiding channel (16) downstream of the fibre inlet region (19) in the fibre transport direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01H 4/08 - Rotor spinning, i.e. the running surface being provided by a rotor
  • D01H 4/38 - Channels for feeding fibres to the yarn forming region

30.

ROBOspin

      
Application Number 1575074
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-12-15
Registration Date 2020-12-15
Owner Rieter AG (Switzerland)
NICE Classes  ? 07 - Machines and machine tools

Goods & Services

Robot for preparation and maintenance and mechanical devices for maintenance and operation of spinning machines; accessories and parts for all the above-mentioned goods (insofar as they are included in class 7).

31.

ROBOSPIN

      
Serial Number 79304036
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-12-15
Registration Date 2022-01-04
Owner RIETER AG (Switzerland)
NICE Classes  ? 07 - Machines and machine tools

Goods & Services

Robots for preparation and maintenance, namely, robots for servicing spinning machines that spin fibers into yarn; Mechanical devices for maintenance and operation of spinning machines, namely, robots for repairing yarn breakages on yarn spinning machines, and machines for cleaning debris out of yarn spinning machines; accessories and parts for all the above-mentioned goods, namely, yarn piecing modules, lattice aprons specially adapted for use with spinning machines, suction tubes, air filters for mechanical purposes, toothed belts for machines, machine housings, power operated fork lifts for moving robots to service stations, waste disposal units for maintenance robots to empty debris

32.

Com4

      
Application Number 1131225
Status Registered
Filing Date 2012-07-20
Registration Date 2012-07-20
Owner Rieter AG (Switzerland)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 07 - Machines and machine tools
  • 23 - Yarns and threads for textile use
  • 24 - Textiles and textile goods
  • 25 - Clothing; footwear; headgear

Goods & Services

Machines and machine tools for the textile industry; spinning machines, including bale separators, opening machines and cleaning machines, mixers, carding machines, drawing machines, combers, combing preparation machines, fly frames, ring-spinning frames, rotor-spinning machines, materials-handling machines, respectively for transporting bales, cans, rollers, bobbins for fly frames, spinning and cross-wound bobbins, clump distribution systems, waste collectors, waste recyclers and waste disposal apparatus; machines for producing and processing continuous filaments, natural and artificial yarns, discontinuous textile fibers and non-woven materials; machines, apparatus and instruments for the synthetic materials manufacturing, processing and reconditioning industry; machine tools for the maintenance and use of the aforesaid machines and installations, accessories and parts of all the aforesaid goods (included in this class). Yarns and threads for textile use. Textiles and textile goods included in this class; bed and table covers. Clothing, footwear, headgear.

33.

COM4

      
Application Number 799022
Status Registered
Filing Date 2002-10-08
Registration Date 2002-10-08
Owner Rieter AG (Switzerland)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 07 - Machines and machine tools
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 22 - Rope, netting, tents, awnings, sails and sacks; padding and stuffing materials
  • 23 - Yarns and threads for textile use
  • 24 - Textiles and textile goods
  • 25 - Clothing; footwear; headgear
  • 37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Machines and machine tools for the textile industry; spinning machines, including pellet separators, mixers, carding machines, drawing machines, combers, combing preparation machines, fly frames, ring-spinning frames, rotor-spinning machines, materials-handling machines, respectively for transporting bales, cans, rollers, bobbin of roving, spinning bobbins and cross-wound bobbins, distribution systems for floc, waste collectors, waste recyclers and waste disposal apparatus; machines for use in manufacturing processes and treating continuous filaments, natural or synthetic fibre yarns, discontinuous textile fibres and nonwoven fabrics, including drawing chambers, cooling chambers, drawing rollers, drawing frames, drawing and texturing frames, batchers, extruders for treating filaments, drawing tanks, automatic batchers, shredders, machines for preparing fibrous material for spinning, hair-saving distribution devices, stop valves for polymers, spinning extruders, dosing apparatus for machines for conditioning polymers; cleaning apparatus for the above machines; machines, apparatus and instruments for the synthetic materials manufacturing, processing and reconditioning industry, including pelleting machines, pellet dryers, spinnerets, continuous casting heads, drawtwisters and trueing machines for profiles, tubes, plates and sheets; machines and apparatus for manufacturing sheets, strips for packaging, woven strips, adhesive tapes, slit films for wires and rope of synthetic materials; machine-tools for the maintenance and operation of machines and installations mentioned before, accessories and parts of all the above goods (included in this class); recycling installations; robots. Apparatus, utensils and instruments for quality control, metering, control, monitoring, tuning, operating and automating of some or several production steps for textile machines, spinning machines and machines for manufacturing and processing synthetic materials as well as for installations comprising such machines, including transport installations; sensors, diagnostic apparatus; data processing installations, apparatus and instruments for control of processes; computer software; scientific apparatus and instruments for weighing and measuring; accessories and parts of all the above goods (included in this class); integrated computer manufacturing apparatus, electric and electronic networks; power supply apparatus. Fibres, strings for textile purposes; ropes for pneumatic tyres made of natural and artificial fibres. Thread, textile filaments. Textile fabrics and textile goods included in this class; bed and table covers; nonwoven fabrics. Clothing, shoe, headwear. Maintenance and repair of textile and spinning machines and installations. Operation of spinning tests, consulting and planning for textile and spinning machines and installations.

34.

ORBIT

      
Application Number 591968
Status Registered
Filing Date 1992-09-03
Registration Date 1992-09-03
Owner Rieter AG (Switzerland)
NICE Classes  ? 07 - Machines and machine tools

Goods & Services

Anneaux et curseurs pour des machines à filer et des machines à retordre.