Embedded magnetic rip inserts using printing technologies
AssigneeContiTech AG
InventorsJack Bruce Wallace, Andrey Minkin, Christel Bäuerle-Müller, Stavros Podias, Janosch Kneer, Juerg Schleuniger, Jacques Frederick Basson, Sebastian Seibold
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Abstract
A printed magnetic rip insert and system for monitoring conveyor belts using printed rip inserts is disclosed. The system includes: a plurality of printed rip insert elements on a substrate of a conveyor belt; a field generator for generating a magnetic field proximate the printed rip insert elements; and a detector for detecting an image of a magnetic field produced by the plurality of printed rip inserts.
Claims13
A printed rip insert element for a conveyor belt comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
- and
- a magnetic material printed on the substrate.
10-13. (canceled)
A method of forming a printed rip insert for a conveyor belt, the method comprising:
- adapting a surface of a substrate for adhesion of a magnetic material;
- forming a magnetic material on the adapted surface;
- forming a protective layer over the magnetic material;
- and
- polarizing the magnetic material.
A conveyor belt monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of printed rip insert elements on a substrate of a conveyor belt;
- a field generator for generating a magnetic field proximate the printed rip insert elements;
- a detector for detecting an image of a magnetic field produced by the plurality of printed rip inserts;
- circuitry configured to monitor the magnetic field and identify damage to the conveyor belt based on the detected image of the magnetic field;
- the rip insert elements configured to generate parallel fields with each other;
- and
- the rip insert elements comprising a plurality of parallel lines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.