Textile production control apparatus

• US 3,319,253 A
• Filed: 10/20/1965
• Issued: 05/09/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Noel V. Long
• Original Assignee: Noel V. Long
• Inventors: Long, Noel V.
• Application Number:
  US04/498,689
• Time in Patent Office: 566 Days
• US Class Current: 346/34
• CPC Class Codes: D03J 1/00 Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms
• CPC Class Codes: D03J 2700/04 Efficiency control of looms
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 3/12 in graphical form

Claims

1. A PRODUCTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A LARGE GROUP OF MACHINES INCLUDING, SWITCH MEANS PRODUCING A SIGNAL RESPONSIVE TO A GIVEN OPERATING CONDITION UPON EACH MACHINE, A ROTATBLY MOUNTED SHAFT, POWER OPERATED MEANS DRIVING SAID SHAFT UNIFORMLY, A FIRST ROATRY SWITHC HAVING AN OUTPUT TERMINAL AND A PLURALITY OF SPACED OCNTACTS EACH CONNECTED TO A SWITCH MEANS, A PJOSITIVE DRIVE FOR DRIVING SAID FIRST ROTARY SWITCH FROM SAID SHAFT FOR SCANNING EACH OF SAID SWITCH MEANS IN PREDETERMINED TIMED CYCLES, A FIRST GRPAHIC RECORDER MEANS, A POSITIVE DRIVE FOR MOVING SAID FIRST GRAPHIC RECORDER MEANS FROM SAIS SHAFT, A SECOND GRAPHIC RECORDER MEANS DRIVER PROGRESSIVELY ACROSS SAID FIRST GRAPHIC RECORDER MEANS IN A PREDETERMINED TIMED SEQUENCE, COUPLING MEANS COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT TERMINAL OF SAID FIRST ROTARY SWITCH FOR CONNECTING A FIRST OVLTAGE SOURCE TO ONE OF SAID GRAPHIC RECORDER MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A SIGNAL ON SAID OUTPUT TERMINAL OF SAID FIRST ROTARY SWITCH FOR GRAPHICALLY RECORDING SUCH OPERATING CONDITION OF EACH SCANNING CYCLE DURING WHICH SUCH OPERATING CONDI-