Patent ID: 6317931
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: D01G

Abstract:
A fiber processing machine comprising(a) a rotary roll provided with a peripheral clothing;(b) a counter element held stationarily during operation and having a part cooperating with the roll clothing;(c) a sensor affixed to said counter element and having a sensing portion facing said roll clothing;(d) means for generating a signal representing a distance between said sensing portion and said roll clothing; said distance representing a spacing between said roll clothing and said part of said counter element;(e) a control and regulating device connected to said sensor for receiving said signals therefrom; and(f) setting means including a component engaging the stationarily held counter element for displacing said counter element radially with respect to said rotary roll to alter said spacing between said roll clothing and said part of said counter element as a function of said signal.