System for detecting the production data of a number of textile machines

• US 20060079216A1
• Filed: 12/03/2003
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Textilma AG
• Original Assignee: Textilma AG
• Inventors: Speich, Francisco
• Application Number:
  US10/537,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20060079216A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: D03J 1/006 Controlling a group of looms
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 15/99 electrically controlled
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 37/06 with warp knitting machines
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/41855 by local area network [LAN], network structure
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25186 Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31151 Lan local area network
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31158 Wan wide area network
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31162 Wireless lan
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/33192 Radio link, wireless
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

The invention relates to a system comprising control computers (1) for controlling and detecting the operating data e.g. the speed, stoppage, cause of stoppage, etc., for each textile machine, and a central computer (2) for determining the production data. The control computers (1) and the central computer (2) respectively comprise means (3) for wireless signal transmission, and form, with a respectively associated transmission unit (4, 5), a radio network for signal transmission according to the WLAN or Bluetooth standard. The transmission units (4, 5) are connected by a telephone line (6), such that the control computers (1) and the central computer (2) can be positioned at any distance in relation to each other. In this way, the means required for the network are significantly reduced, the production data is determined in a centralised manner, and a centralised production control is achieved.

Claims

1. A system for determining the production data of and controlling a number of weaving or knitting machines, containing a control computer for each weaving or knitting machine and a central computer, which are networked, characterized in that the control computers are respectively connected via wireless signal transmission means to at least a first transmission unit, the latter being at least partially connected to the central computer by means of a data line.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the central computer is connected via wireless signal transmission means to a second transmission unit.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the wireless signal transmission means form a radio network for signal transmission according to the WLAN or Bluetooth standard.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the wireless transmission means have a send and receive unit, these being integrated into the respective terminal device.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a unit for expanding the radio cell is assigned at least to the radio network for the control computers and to the first transmission unit (4).

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the data line is a telephone line.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first and second transmission unit are connected via a data line, preferably a telephone line.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the central computer is a CAM computer for determining the production data from the operating data and for storing pattern data.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a printer for recording the operating data is assigned to the central computer.

10. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a scanner for digitizing image data is assigned to the central computer.

11. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized by a mobile computer such as a laptop, mobile phone or tablet PC for querying the data of the control computers and/or of the central computer.

12. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that digitized data can be converted in the central computer or in the control computer into machine data processable by the weaving or knitting machine.

13. The system as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that a unit for expanding the radio cell is assigned at least to the radio network for the control computers and to the first transmission unit.

14. The system as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the first and second transmission unit are connected via a data line, preferably a telephone line.