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AssigneeIgus GmbH
InventorsAndreas Hermey, Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Dominik Barten, Richard Habering, Konstantin Schmer
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Monitoring systems for energy chains which guide lines, and which are displaceable along a displacement path and thereby form a movable strand, a stationary strand, and a deflection arc therebetween. According to a first aspect, one or multiple sensors are arranged stationary and form a detection path along the displacement path of the energy chain, in order to react to an approaching and/or contact of the energy chain. According to a second aspect, a plurality of sensor modules are distributed along the energy chain. In this case, each sensor module has a measurand detector and a communication unit for transmitting outputs to an evaluation unit. The first and the second aspect allow function monitoring, for example for the purpose of a safety shutdown. According to a third aspect, a sensor module is arranged on the driver-side end region. The module has a sensor for the quantitative detection of a kinematic parameter of the end region, as well as a communication unit for transmitting output data depending on detected kinematic parameters. This allows an application-dependent prediction of the remaining service life of energy chains.
A monitoring system for monitoring an energy chain condition comprising:
A chain link for an energy chain for guiding at least one line between a first connection point, for connection to a base, and a second connection point, relatively moveable thereto, for connection to a driver, wherein the energy chain is displaceable along a displacement path while forming a moveable strand, a stationary strand and a deflection arc therebetween, wherein the chain link comprises at least one sensor module comprising:
A chain link for an energy chain for guiding at least one line between a first connection point, for connection to a base, and a second connection point, relatively moveable thereto, for connection to a driver, wherein the energy chain is displaceable along a displacement path while forming a moveable strand, a stationary strand and a deflection arc therebetween, wherein the chain link comprises at least one sensor module comprising:
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