Transmission belt
AssigneesSkf Magnetic Mechatronics, Aktiebolaget Skf
InventorsLakdar Sadi-Haddad, Lloyd Brown, David Beggs
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a transmission belt providing a belt member, and at least one RFID tag attached to the belt member, the at least one RFID tag including an integrated circuit, and an antenna connected to the integrated circuit for transmitting a signal indicative of a state of the transmission belt. The signal indicative of the state of the transmission belt is determined on the basis of a current deflection of the antenna.
Claims8
A transmission belt comprising:
- a belt member, and
- a first RFID tag and a second RFID tag attached to the belt member, each of the first and second RFID tags comprising:
- an integrated circuit, and
- an antenna connected to the integrated circuit for transmitting a signal indicative of a state of the transmission belt, wherein
- the signal indicative of the state of the transmission belt is determined on the basis of a current deflection of the antenna,
- wherein the first RFID tag is a passive RFID tag and the second RFID tag is an active RFID tag, and
- wherein the belt is made from rubber and metal wires to provide strength.
A condition monitoring arrangement for monitoring a state of a transmission belt, the arrangement comprising:
- a transmission belt having a belt member, and a first RFID tag and a second RFID tag attached to the belt member,
- each of the first and second RFID tags comprising:
- an integrated circuit, and
- an antenna connected to the integrated circuit for transmitting a signal indicative of a state of the transmission belt,
- wherein the first RFID tag is a passive RFID tag and the second RFID tag is an active RFID tag,
- wherein the belt is made from rubber and metal wires to provide strength,
- wherein the signal indicative of the state of the transmission belt is determined on the basis of a current deflection of the antenna, wherein
- the arrangement further comprises at least one receiver for receiving the signal transmitted from the transmission belt.
A method for issuing a signal indicative of the state of a transmission belt, wherein the belt is made from rubber and metal wires to provide strength, the belt providing a belt member, and a first RFID tag and a second FRID tag attached to the belt member, the first and second RFID tags including an integrated circuit, and an antenna connected to the integrated circuit for transmitting a signal indicative of a state of the transmission belt, the first RFID tag being a passive RFID tag and the second RFID tag being an active RFID tag, the method comprising:
- determining the state of the transmission belt on the basis of a current deflection of the antenna, and
- issuing the signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.