Wheel system, in particular for a crane
AssigneeKonecranes Global Corporation
InventorsTony Hong, Henry Chen, Thomas Düllmann, Gregor Jansen, Lukas Pieper, Ralph Eising, Christoph Greger
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Abstract
The invention relates to a wheel system having a running wheel and a support body which at least partially surrounds the running wheel and in which the running wheel is mounted and from which the running wheel projects in order to come into contact with a rail. In order to allow predictive maintenance of the wheel system with a low inspection effort, it is proposed that a mechanical device for detecting and/or determining wear on the running wheel is mounted on the support body.
Claims15
A wheel system having a running wheel and a support body which at least partially surrounds the running wheel and in which the running wheel is mounted and from which the running wheel projects in order to come into contact with a rail, wherein a mechanical device for detecting and/or determining wear on the running wheel is mounted on the support body, wherein the mechanical device comprises a probe which can be brought into contact with the running wheel in order to abut on a running surface of the running wheel in order to detect and/or determine wear, wherein the mechanical device comprises a visual indicator that is arranged outside the support body, and wherein the probe has a free end that from a standby position remote from the running wheel can be brought into contact with the running wheel in order to abut on the running surface of the running wheel in order to detect and/or determine wear, and wherein the visual indicator comprises a pointer that is rigidly connected to the probe via a connector and forms a movable part of the mechanical device.
A wheel system having a running wheel and a support body which at least partially surrounds the running wheel and in which the running wheel is mounted and from which the running wheel projects in order to come into contact with a rail, wherein a mechanical device for detecting and/or determining wear on the running wheel is mounted on the support body, wherein the mechanical device comprises a probe which can be brought into contact with the running wheel in order to abut on a running surface of the running wheel in order to detect and/or determine wear, wherein the mechanical device comprises a visual indicator that is arranged outside the support body, wherein the visual indicator comprises a pointer that is connected to the probe and forms a moveable part of the mechanical device, and wherein the movable part of the mechanical device is rotatably and/or translationally movably mounted on the support body.
A wheel system having a running wheel and a support body which at least partially surrounds the running wheel and in which the running wheel is mounted and from which the running wheel projects in order to come into contact with a rail, wherein a mechanical device for detecting and/or determining wear on the running wheel is mounted on the support body, wherein the mechanical device comprises a probe which can be brought into contact with the running wheel in order to abut on a running surface of the running wheel in order to detect and/or determine wear, wherein the probe from a standby position remote from the running wheel can be brought into contact with the running wheel in order to abut on the running surface of the running wheel in order to detect and/or determine wear, and wherein the mechanical device comprises a visual indicator that is arranged outside the support body, and wherein the visual indicator comprises a pointer that is connected to the probe and forms a movable part of the mechanical device, and wherein the movable part of the mechanical device is rotatably and/or translationally movably mounted on the support body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.