Patent ID: 6036132
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B65H,D03D

Abstract:
A yarn feeder comprising:a housing;a storage drum stationarily supported on said housing and defining an axis;a winding member supported for rotation relative to said drum for winding a yarn around said drum, said winding member defining a yarn exit opening disposed between said housing and said drum; anda sensor arrangement supported on said housing and including a wall in which a window is disposed, said window facing a surface area of said drum on which yarn from said winding member is wound, said sensor arrangement also including an opto-electric electronic sensor disposed to direct light through said window and toward said surface area of said drum; anda deflector stationarily disposed axially between said yarn exit opening and said window and projecting outwardly away from said window in a direction toward said surface area of said drum to direct an air stream emerging from said yarn exit opening away from said window.