Conveyor systems and methods
AssigneeRexnord Industries, LLC
InventorsAndrea Andreoli, Cornelis Hendrik Mijndert Menke, Justin Michael Stefanko, Philip Michael Gabor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for monitoring and removing contaminants from a conveyor surface based upon predicted frictional engagement qualities detected on a conveyor surface. In some examples, the methods may include monitoring the conveyor surface with at least one sensor configured to sense a condition on the conveyor surface. The sensor may detect the presence of a contaminant, and communicate the location of the detected contaminant to a processor. A treatment cycle may then be initiated to remove or displace the contaminant from the conveyor surface after the presence of a contaminant has been detected.
Claims15
A method of monitoring and treating contaminants on a conveyor surface, the method comprising:
- monitoring the conveyor surface with at least one sensor configured to sense a condition on the conveyor surface;
- detecting the presence of a contaminant on the conveyor surface with the sensor;
- communicating the presence of the contaminant to a processor;
- and
- initiating a treatment cycle to treat the condition on the conveyor surface after the presence of the contaminant on the conveyor surface has been detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.