Yarn sensor for optically sensing a yarn moved in the longitudinal direction of the yarn
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Oct 27, 2020
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Nov 21, 2019
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May 13, 2019
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May 15, 2018
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In order to optically sense a yarn moved in the longitudinal direction of the yarn, a yarn sensor has a light source, a detector and a light guiding element. The yarn sensor is based on the effect of frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR). Because of the FTIR effect, scattered light exiting the light guiding element in the contact region between the yarn and an outer surface of the light guiding element is detected by means of the detector, in which case sensing of the yarn lying against the outer surface is enabled. Alternatively, the reduced intensity in the totally internally reflected beam is then sensed by the detector. The intensity in the totally internally reflected beam is reduced mainly by the scattered light coupled out of the light guiding element.
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