Predictive maintenance system, methods, and apparatus for use with conveyor belts
OwnerPablo Gonzalezinventor
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Abstract
A predictive maintenance system for a conveyor belt system may include a predictive maintenance device, which may be in communication with a central station. The device may communicate with the central station via a wired or wireless communication system. The conveyor belt system includes a belt for transporting product or material, which exert force on the belt which may eventually lead to wear or catastrophic failure of the belt. A device driver in the device may receive data from sensors and use the data to provide predictive maintenance models and detect faults.
Claims19
A predictive maintenance device for a conveyor belt system including a belt, the device comprising:
- a support plate;
- a support bar connected to the support plate;
- a plurality of top wheels fixed to the support bar;
- a housing connected to the support plate;
- a force wheel connected to the housing, wherein the plurality of top wheels and the force wheel provide a path for the belt, the force wheel operative to move vertically in response a force exerted by the belt;
- a force sensor operative to measure force exerted by the belt and generate force sensor data;
- a rocker arm connected between the force wheel and the force sensor, the rocker arm operative to translate vertical movement of the force wheel into a horizontal force onto the force sensor;
- a speed sensor operative to estimate a speed of the belt and generate speed sensor data;
- and
- a device driver comprising
- a processor operative to receive force sensor data from the force sensor and speed sensor data from the speed sensor and generate predictive maintenance data from said data, and
- a memory operative to store instructions for the processor and force sensor data and speed sensor data.
A predictive maintenance system for a conveyor belt system including a belt, the system comprising:
- device comprising
- a support plate;
- a support bar connected to the support plate;
- a plurality of top wheels fixed to the support bar;
- a housing connected to the support plate;
- a force wheel connected to the housing, wherein the plurality of top wheels and the force wheel provide a path for the belt, the force wheel operative to move vertically in response a force exerted by the belt;
- a force sensor operative to measure force exerted by the belt and generate force sensor data;
- a rocker arm connected between the force wheel and the force sensor, the rocker arm operative to translate vertical movement of the force wheel into a horizontal force onto the force sensor;
- a speed sensor operative to estimate a speed of the belt and generate speed sensor data;
- a device driver comprising
- a processor operative to receive force sensor data from the force sensor and speed sensor data from the speed sensor and generate predictive maintenance data from said data,
- a communication module connected to the processor and operative to transmit and receive data, and
- a memory operative to store instructions for the processor and force sensor data and speed sensor data;
- and
- a central station comprising:
- a controller,
- a modem connected to the controller and operative to transmit and receive data to and from the device driver, and
- a user interface connected to the controller operative to display information to and receive commands from a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.