Patent ID: 9255889
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: D01H,G01B,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method for monitoring a yarn quality parameter or a sensor parameter with an electronic yarn cleaner having an optical detector with a sensor having one or two rows of individual optical elements and a photodiode that projects light towards the optical elements, wherein a yarn being monitored passes between the photodiode and optical elements, comprising: generating an analog output from each of the optical elements as a function of light incident on the optical elements; converting the analog output from each of the optical elements with an analog-to-digital converter having a defined operating range; amplifying the analog outputs from the optical elements with a variable amplifier; adjusting sensitivity of the optical elements by modifying amplification of the analog outputs from the optical elements so that an output signal from the optical elements is generated that proportionally changes over the defined operating range of the analog-to-digital converter corresponding to a full range of incident light conditions on the respective optical element in performing yarn quality parameter or sensor parameter detection.