US 12,227,882 B2
Carder
Peter Anderegg, Winterthur (CH); Christian Sauter, Flurlingen (CH); and Thomas Walther, Winterthur (CH)
Assigned to Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG, Winterthur (CH)
Filed by Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG, Winterthur (CH)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/166,162.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257914 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. D01G 15/36 (2006.01); D01G 15/16 (2006.01); D01G 15/32 (2006.01)
CPC D01G 15/36 (2013.01) [D01G 15/16 (2013.01); D01G 15/32 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carder, comprising:
a machine frame;
a controller;
a drum provided with a clothing on an outer surface thereof;
working elements disposed relative to the outer surface of the drum;
the drum comprising two stub axles or a continuous axial along a longitudinal axis thereof, the continuous axle comprising a first end face and an opposite second end face and each of the stub axles having an outer end face; and
an acceleration sensor that measures structure-borne sound mounted on the outer end face of at least one of the stub axles or on the first end face of the continuous axle so as to rotate with the at least one stub axle or the continuous axle.