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US 2023/0280807 A1Published application
Smart cord reel system
AssigneeKonnectronix, Inc.
InventorsJohn Alford, Mark Schwartz, Chris Hinojosa
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Abstract
A smart cord reel cable including at least one sensor for measuring cord or cord reel usage, a memory for receiving sensor input to create usage records, and a processor for analyzing the usage records to provide information for maintenance status indication and/or usage analytics.
Claims3
A smart cord reel system comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a spool located with the housing having a central axis;
- c) a slip ring comprising an inner slip ring and an outer slip ring proximate the central axis,
- d) a retractable cable wound around the spool for retracting within and extending out of the housing and connected to one of the inner slip ring and the outer slip ring;
- e) a stationary cable extending from the housing connected to one of the inner slip ring and the outer slip ring;
- wherein the inner slip ring rotatably and substantially continuously contacts the outer slip ring for transmitting between the stationary cable and the retractable cable;
- f) a sensor connected to one of the spool or the retractable cable;
- g) at least one memory located within the cord reel system for receiving an input from the sensor correlating to the voltage within the retractable cord;
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- h) a processor electrically connected to the at least one memory for receiving data representative of the input from the sensor, and generating usage analytic records therefrom.
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A smart cord reel system comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a spool located with the housing having a central axis;
- c) a slip ring comprising an inner slip ring and an outer slip ring proximate the central axis,
- d) a retractable cable wound around the spool for retracting within and extending out of the housing and connected to one of the inner slip ring and the outer slip ring;
- e) a stationary cable extending from the housing connected to one of the inner slip ring and the outer slip ring;
- wherein the inner slip ring rotatably and substantially continuously contacts the outer slip ring for transmitting between the stationary cable and the retractable cable;
- f) a sensor connected to one of the spool or the retractable cable;
- g) at least one memory located within the cord reel system for receiving an input from the sensor correlating to the amperage flow within the retractable cord;
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- h) a processor electrically connected to the at least one memory for receiving data representative of the input from the sensor, and generating usage analytic records therefrom.
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A smart cord reel system comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a spool located with the housing having a central axis;
- c) a slip ring comprising an inner slip ring and an outer slip ring proximate the central axis,
- d) a retractable cable wound around the spool for retracting within and extending out of the housing and connected to one of the inner slip ring and the outer slip ring;
- e) a stationary cable extending from the housing connected to one of the inner slip ring and the outer slip ring;
- wherein the inner slip ring rotatably and substantially continuously contacts the outer slip ring for transmitting between the stationary cable and the retractable cable;
- f) a sensor connected to the spool;
- g) at least one memory located within the cord reel system for receiving an input from the sensor correlating to the rotation of the spool within the housing;
- and
- h) a processor electrically connected to the at least one memory for receiving data representative of the input from the sensor, and generating usage analytic records therefrom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.