1. A system for threading a running paper web from a preceding section to a following section of a paper-making or paper-finishing machine using a threading tail, comprising:
at least one sensing element for sensing an actual path of the threading tail within a sensing area and providing output data corresponding thereto, said at least one sensing element being contactless with the threading tail, said at least one sensing element being configured for sensing a deviation of said actual path of the threading tail from an ideal path of the threading tail within said sensing area;
at least one of a data collecting system and an analysis system connected to at least one said sensing element for receiving said output data; and
at least one influencing element connected to at least one of said data collecting system and said analysis system, for influencing said actual path of the threading tail by influencing a draw of the threading tail dependent on said deviation from said ideal path.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one said influencing element influences said path dependent on an output from at least one of said data collecting system and said data collecting system and said analysis system.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one said sensing element is a Laser-Doppler sensing arrangement.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one said sensing element is at least one CCD camera.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one said sensing element is at least one high resolution digital camera.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein at least one said high resolution digital camera includes both fast shutter speeds and an array of diodes.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein said sensing element is at least one of an infrared arrangement, an ultrasonic arrangement and a laser arrangement.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the following section includes at least one driven roll, at least one said influencing element is at least one said driven roll.
9. The system of claim 1, further including at least one standard PLC type control of a threading system connected to at least one of said data collecting system and said analysis system.
10. A system for threading a running paper web from a preceding section to a following section of a paper-making or paper-finishing machine using a threading tail, which system is fitted in connection with a preceding roll from which the running paper web is passed to a pair of rolls with at least one driven roll, comprising:
at least one sensing element for sensing at least one property of the threading tail and providing output data corresponding thereto, at least one said sensing element being adapted to sense a deviation of a path of the threading tail within a sensing area from an ideal path of the threading tail within said sensing area;
at least one of a data collecting system and an analysis system connected to at least one said sensing element for receiving said data; and
at least one influencing element connected to at least one of said data collecting system and said analysis system, for influencing at least one of at least one said property of the threading tail and a threading process and for influencing a draw of the threading tail dependent on said deviation.
11. A system for threading a running paper web from a preceding section to a following section of a paper-making or paper-finishing machine using a threading tail, which system is fitted in connection with a preceding roll from which the running paper web is passed to a pair of rolls with at least one driven roll, comprising:
at least one sensing element for sensing at least one property of the threading tail and providing output data corresponding thereto, at least one said sensing element being at least one moisture sensing element configured for sensing a moisture of the threading tail before a threading process;
at least one of a data collecting system and an analysis system connected to at least one said sensing element for receiving said data; and
at least one influencing element connected to at least one of said data collecting system and said analysis system, for influencing said threading process dependent on said moisture.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein said at least one influencing element is configured for influencing said moisture of the threading tail.
13. The system of claim 11, wherein said at least one influencing element is at least one moistening nozzle.
14. The system of claim 11, wherein said threading process threads the threading tail from the preceding section to the following section of the paper-making or paper-finishing machine.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A motorized beach wagon convertible to a table, said beach wagon for transporting goods, said beach wagon comprising, in combination:
an undercarriage;
a pair of front wheels with a yoke for manually pivoting said pair of front wheels to steer said beach wagon, said pair of front wheels depending from said front end of said undercarriage;
a pair of rear wheels depending from said rear end of said undercarriage;
a deck having a front end, two sides and a rear end, said deck disposed on said undercarriage having a substantially rectangular perimeter, said deck being above said front wheels and said rear wheels;
a pair of planar table leaves hingedly attached to and spaced apart from opposite sides of said substantially rectangular perimeter of said deck and operable between an open position and a closed position, said leaves in said open position forming opposite sides of a container for said goods, said leaves in said closed position forming a table and a compartment between said table and said deck;
a pair of container panels each formed from a web of flexible material selected from a group consisting of a polymeric laminate, a high-strength mesh, a woven technical textile, a nonwoven technical textile, and a high-strength net, said pair of container panels stowable in said compartment formed by said deck and said table in said closed position, said container panels, when said table leaves are moved to an open position, attachable thereto to substantially enclose the open portion of said substantially rectangular perimeter of said deck;
a drive motor attached to said undercarriage;
gearbox means in cooperative functional relation with said drive motor for transmitting rotatory forces from said drive motor to said rear wheels;
a battery connected to said drive motor;
a pair of spring rollers mounted adjacent the open portions of said substantially rectangular perimeter within said compartment; and,
said webs of flexible material each mounted to one of said pair said spring rollers, each of said webs of flexible material when extended forming a side of said container and when retracted stowable in said compartment.
2. A motorized beach wagon as described in claim 1, wherein said beach wagon further comprises:
attachment means for attaching said webs of flexible materials to said table leaves, said attachment means disposed in the leading edge of each of said webs of flexible material;
bracket means for receiving said attachment means, disposed on said table leaves each holding a corresponding one of said attachment means of said container panels.
3. A motorized beach wagon as described in claim 2, wherein said pair of planar table leaves are hingedly attached to said substantially rectangular perimeter at said front end of said deck and at said rear end of said deck and wherein said spring rollers are mounted adjacent said two sides of said rectangular perimeter of said deck.
4. A motorized beach wagon as described in claim 2, wherein said pair of planar table leaves are hingedly attached to said substantially rectangular perimeter at said two sides of said deck, and wherein said spring rollers are mounted adjacent said front end and said rear end of said rectangular perimeter of said deck.
5. A motorized beach wagon as described in claim 1, wherein said battery is a rechargeable battery, said beach wagon further comprising:
a solar panel attached to said undercarriage for the adding to and sustaining the energy of said battery.
6. A battery-operated beach cart for transporting paraphernalia to the beachside, said beach cart being manually steerable by an operator and operable over hard and soft surfaces, said beach cart comprising, in combination:
a chassis and drivetrain assembly having an electrically driven motor and a gearbox mounted thereon;
a cargo container disposed on said chassis and drivetrain assembly, said cargo container having a floor, a front wall, a rear wall, a right-side wall and a left-side wall, said right-side wall and said left-side wall each being formed from a web of flexible material, said web of flexible material selected from a group consisting of a polymeric laminate, a high-strength mesh, a woven technical textile, and a high-strength net, said web of flexible material of said right-side wall being storable under spring tension on a first spring roller, said web of flexible material of said left-side wall being storable under spring tension on a second spring roller, said cargo container, further comprising:
a gear selector panel enabling selection of reverse gear and one or more forward gears, said selector panel mounted on the interior of said front wall;
a pair of front wheels with a yoke for manually pivoting said front wheels, said pair of front wheels mounted on said chassis and drivetrain assembly for steering said beach cart;
a handle attached to said yoke and extending forward beyond said front wall enabling said operator to manually steer said beach cart;
an actuator mounted on said handle adapted to enable said operator to provide power and restrict power to said drivetrain assembly and thereby adapted to control the speed of the beach cart to match the walking speed of the operator;
hinge means for respectively attaching said front wall and said rear wall to said cargo container floor; said front wall and rear wall each being positionable between an open position for carting and a closed position for providing a planar table-top for beachside use, wherein a compartment is formed between said floor of said cargo container and said front wall and said rear wall, wherein said compartment is for storing said first spring roller with said web of flexible material of said right-side wall stored on said first spring roller in said closed position and said second spring roller with said web of flexible material of said left-side wall stored on said second spring roller in said closed position, wherein said web of flexible material of said right-side wall and said web of flexible material of said left-side wall are operable between a rolled condition and an unrolled condition; and bracket devices affixed to said front wall and said rear wall for respectively retaining said web of flexible material of said right-side wall and said web of flexible material of said left-side wall.
7. A beach cart as described in claim 6, wherein said web of flexible material of said right-side wall and said web of flexible material of said left-side wall, each further comprise: a latching section having a pin projecting axially outward into said bracket devices of said front wall and said rear wall, said latching section, when engaged, being held by the spring tension of said first spring roller and said second spring roller respectively.