Textile machine and method for the operation thereof

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a textile machine, particularly a spinning preparation machine, preferably a drawing frame, carding machine, or comber, wherein fiber material (5) is stored into a can (8) at a defined feed rate in the region of an outlet of the textile machine by a storage device, such as a coder plate (7). According to the invention, an electrical signal is generated during the storage of the fiber material (5) by means o f a sensor (11) as soon as a contact is made between the fiber material (5) present in the can (8) and the storage device, and the feed rate of the storage device is controlled using the signal. The invention further relates to a corresponding textile machine having an outlet for a fiber material (5) and a storage device disposed in the region of the outlet, such as a coiler plate (7), for storing the fiber material (5) into at least one can (8) at a predefined feed rate, wherein the storage device according to the invention is associated with at least one sensor (11), said sensor being implemented for generating an electrical signal as soon as contact is made between the fiber material (5) present in the can (8) and the storage device, wherein the sensor (11) is connected to a controller implemented for controlling the feed rate o f the storage device using the signal.