Conveyor Condition Monitor For A Conveyor With Linked Trollies
AssigneeCastrol Limited
InventorsScott Alan Johnson, Richard Allen Moen, William Thomas Preble
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Abstract
A conveyor condition monitor, for use with a conveyor comprising a plurality of trollies running along a conveyor rail and linked to one another by a chain link system, is disclosed. The monitor comprises a conveyor monitoring station and a first deformation sensor. The deformation sensor is in communication with the conveyor monitor, and is adapted to notify the conveyor monitor of the presence of a deformed trolley in the conveyor.
Claims20
A conveyor condition monitor coupled to a conveyor, the conveyor comprising a plurality of trollies running along a conveyor rail and linked to one another by a chain link system, the conveyor condition monitor comprising:
- a conveyor monitoring station;
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- a deformation sensor comprising an ultrasonic sensor configured to transmit waves at ultrasonic frequencies and receive waves at ultrasonic frequencies,
- wherein the deformation sensor is in communication with the conveyor monitoring station, wherein the deformation sensor is configured to detect a deformed trolley among the plurality of trollies based on the waves received by the ultrasonic sensor, and wherein the deformation sensor is configured to notify the conveyor monitoring station of the presence of the deformed trolley in the conveyor.
A conveyor condition monitor coupled to a conveyor, the conveyor comprising a plurality of trollies running along a conveyor rail and linked to one another by a chain link system, the conveyor condition monitor comprising:
- a conveyor monitoring station;
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- a deformation sensor comprising a magnetic field, wherein the deformation sensor is in communication with the conveyor monitoring station, wherein the deformation sensor is configured to detect a deformed trolley among the plurality of trollies based on whether the magnetic field is continuous or interrupted, and wherein the deformation sensor is configured to notify the conveyor monitoring station of the presence of the deformed trolley in the conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.