Spinning means for a work station of a textile machine, and textile machine and method for operating a textile machine having a plurality of work stations

Abstract

The invention relates to a spinning means for a work station of a textile machine having a plurality of work stations, comprising a first spinning means identification for identifying and/or authenticating the spinning means at a work station. Furthermore, the invention relates to a textile machine having a plurality of work stations and a method for operating the same, wherein the work stations have replaceable spinning means, each having a first spinning means identification. In order to provide a spinning means that has a particularly forgery-proof spinning means identification, it is provided that the first spinning means identification is formed by at least one specific, sensor-detectable material property of a spinning means material and/or a coating applied to the spinning means material. In order to provide a method for operating a textile machine which prevents operation with unsuitable spinning means, it is provided that the first spinning means identification formed by a material property of the spinning means is monitored by a sensor device and, depending on the detected material property, operation of the respective work station is blocked or limited.

1 . A spinning means ( 1 ) for a work station of a textile machine having a plurality of work stations, in particular for a rotor spinning machine, an air spinning machine or a ring spinning machine, having a first spinning means identification for identifying and/or authenticating the spinning means ( 1 ) at a work station,
 characterized in that   the first spinning means identification is formed by at least one specific, sensor-detectable material property of a spinning means material and/or of a coating applied to the spinning means material.   
     
     
         2 . The spinning means ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the spinning means material and/or the coating has signal-emitting solid particles incorporated therein. 
     
     
         3 . The spinning means ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the solid particles have a predetermined concentration for identifying and/or authenticating the spinning means ( 1 ). 
     
     
         4 . The spinning means ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the solid particles can be identified and/or quantified by means of photosensory, spectroscopic and/or imaging methods. 
     
     
         5 . The spinning means ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the coating applied to the spinning means material has a correlating proportion of solid particles and industrial diamond. 
     
     
         6 . The spinning means ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the spinning means material has a coating formed from a plurality of individual layers, wherein the individual layers have different concentrations of solid particles. 
     
     
         7 . The spinning means ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized by a second spinning means identification ( 4 ,  5 ). 
     
     
         8 . The spinning means ( 1 ) according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the second spinning means identification ( 4 ,  5 ) can be read out optoelectronically and/or electronically. 
     
     
         9 . The spinning means ( 1 ) according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the second spinning means identification has a QR code and/or a transponder, in particular an RFID chip ( 5 ). 
     
     
         10 . A textile machine having a plurality of work stations, wherein the work stations have replaceable spinning means ( 1 ), each having a first spinning means identification, characterized in that
 the first spinning means identification is formed by at least one specific, sensor-detectable material property of a spinning means material and/or a coating applied to the spinning means material, and in that the textile machine has a sensor device which is designed to detect the first spinning means identification formed by a material property of the spinning means material and/or the coating applied to the spinning means material for identification and/or authentication.   
     
     
         11 . The textile machine according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the spinning means material and/or the coating has signal-emitting solid particles incorporated therein, and the sensor device is designed to detect the solid particles. 
     
     
         12 . The textile machine according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the solid particles have a predetermined concentration, and the sensor device is designed to detect the concentration of the solid particles for identifying and/or authenticating the spinning means ( 1 ). 
     
     
         13 . A method for operating a textile machine having a plurality of work stations, wherein the work stations have replaceable spinning means ( 1 ), each having a first spinning means identification,
 characterized in that   the first spinning means identification formed by a material property of a spinning means material and/or a coating applied to the spinning means material is detected by means of a sensor device and, depending on the detected material property of the spinning means material and/or the coating applied to the spinning means material, the operation of the respective work station is blocked or limited.   
     
     
         14 . The method for operating a textile machine according to  claim 13 , characterized in that the sensor device detects signal-emitting solid particles in the spinning means material and/or in a coating applied to the spinning means ( 1 ), and, depending on the detected solid particles, the operation of the respective work station is blocked or limited. 
     
     
         15 . The method for operating a textile machine according to  claim 14 , characterized in that the sensor device detects the concentration of the signal-emitting solid particles in the spinning means material and/or in a coating applied to the spinning means ( 1 ) and, depending on the detected concentration, the operation of the respective work station is blocked or limited. 
     
     
         16 . The method for operating a textile machine according to  claim 13 , characterized in that the spinning means ( 1 ) have a second spinning means identification ( 4 ,  5 ) which is detected by means of the sensor device, and a spinning process is started only when the spinning means ( 1 ) is recognized as harmless in terms of safety on the basis of the first spinning means identification and the second spinning means identification ( 4 ,  5 ).