Method for operating a spinning machine or winder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11078605-B2
Application number	US-201916242599-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 8, 2019
Priority date	Jan 9, 2018
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

A method is provided for operating a spinning machine or winder that includes a plurality of same-kind workstations and a plurality of input terminals situated with the workstations. The method includes at least intermittently configuring at least one of the input terminals as a master terminal. Commands are entered for operation of all or a group of the workstations via the master terminal. Designation of the master terminal is changed to one or more different ones of the input terminals at different points in time. A spinning machine or winder that practices the method is also provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for operating a spinning machine or winder that includes a plurality of same-kind workstations and a plurality of input terminals situated with the workstations, the method comprising:
at least intermittently, configuring at least one of the input terminals as a master terminal;
entering commands for operation of all or a group of the workstations via the master terminal;
changing the master terminal to one or more different ones of the input terminals at different points in time; and
the plurality of input terminals configured at different workstation locations on the spinning machine or winder such that the changing of the master terminal to one of the input terminals is accomplished by an operating personnel from any one of the different workstation locations.

2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein a display device is assigned to each input terminal, the method comprising displaying information for all or a group of the workstations at individual ones of the display devices.

3. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the commands for operation of the workstations entered via the master terminal are sent to a central control unit, wherein the central control unit is connected to each of the workstations for control purposes.

4. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the commands for operation of the workstations entered via the master terminal are sent to a decentralized control unit that is connected to at least one workstation for control purposes.

5. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the commands for operation of the workstations entered via the master terminal are sent to a central control unit that is connected to each of the workstations or to a decentralized control unit that is connected to at least one of the workstations, and wherein the commands are sent from the central control unit or the decentralized control unit to a group of the workstations.

6. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the workstations are divided into predefined groups, and the workstations within each predefined group are jointly controlled by the commands entered at the master terminal.

7. The method as in claim 1 , wherein a different one of the input terminals is automatically selected as the master terminal within a scope of a standard setting.

Assignees

• Rieter Ag Maschf

Inventors

• Bahlmann Bernd
• Huettinger Franz

Classifications

• D01H13/32

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