Conveyor with clamping connection and method for operating a conveyor
AssigneeAumund Fordertechnik GmbH
InventorsReiner Furthmann, Christian Kirschniok
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Abstract
The present invention relates to conveyors, comprising at least one circulating conveyor strand (7, 8), wherein the conveyor strand has at least one clamping connection (1), wherein at least one sensor (2) is arranged in the clamping connection (1), a transmitter (3) for wirelessly transmitting data is arranged on the conveyor strand (7, 8), the sensor (2) is connected with the transmitter (3), and a receiver (4) for receiving the data transmitted by the transmitter (3) is provided.
Claims15
A conveyor comprising at least one circulating conveyor strand (7, 8), wherein the conveyor strand has at least one clamping connection (1), characterized in that
- at least one sensor (2) is arranged in the clamping connection (1), where the sensor determines parameters of the clamping connection (1),
- a transmitter (3) for wirelessly transmitting data is arranged on the conveyor strand (7, 8),
- the sensor (2) is connected to the transmitter (3), and
- a receiver (4) for receiving the data transmitted by the transmitter (3) is provided.
A method for operating a conveyor, comprising at least the following steps:
- conveying conveyed goods by means of a circulating conveyor strand,
- measuring a parameter of a clamping connection of the conveyor strand,
- wirelessly transmitting the measured parameter by means of a transmitter moved with the conveyor strand, and
- receiving the transmitted parameters by means of a receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.