Patent ID: 6138937
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A method for initiating the loading of a cheese onto a transport device of a cheese-producing textile machine, comprising the steps of:(a) measuring in normal environmental conditions with an ultrasonic sensor a normal value representing a predefined fixed distance; and,(b) thereafter,(i) measuring in ambient environmental conditions with the ultrasonic sensor a reference value representing the predefined fixed distance;(ii) determining a correction value by comparing the reference value to the normal value;(iii) measuring in the ambient environmental conditions with the ultrasonic sensor a scanning value representing the open spacing extending from the sensor in the direction toward a cheese deposit area of the transport device;(iv) correcting the scanning value as a function of the correction value to compensate for differences between the ambient environmental conditions and the normal environmental conditions; and(v) initiating the transfer of the cheese to the cheese deposit area of the transport device if the corrected scanning value falls within a tolerance range of a predetermined value.