Device and method for automatically loading an apparatus for characterizing mechanical and / or geometric properties of staple fiber samples

摘要

An appts. for the automatic fitting of staple fibre samples in an instrument for the evaluation of their mechanical and geometrical properties comprises strips (2) having clamps (3) to hold the samples (4), at least one storage device (5) for the strips and a transport device (5) to bring the strips from the store to the instrument. Also claimed is the process using the above appts. entailing fitting the clamps on the strips with fibre samples, placing the fitted strips into the storage device and automatically transferring the strips by the transport device to the instrument.