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US 2025/0042669 A1Published application
Conveyor belt operation monitoring system
AssigneeAshworth Bros., Inc.
InventorsNATHANIËL AKKERMANS, Pieter Remco de Vries
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Abstract
A sensor assembly for a conveyor belt includes a load cell attachable to a link of a modular conveyor belt and configured to measure tension in the belt and a housing. The housing may include a first cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the load cell, and a second cavity configured to receive one or more electronic components.
Claims22
A sensor assembly for a conveyor belt, comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to be integrated with the belt and collect data regarding belt operating conditions;
- and
- an onboard controller including a device processor and a non-transient computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, executable by the processor, to perform the following functions:
- receiving data from the one or more sensors;
- and
- transmitting the data to an offboard controller.
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A receiver module for a conveyor belt data collection system, comprising:
- a housing located offboard from the belt and configured to be positioned proximate to a conveyor belt;
- a belt interface unit including an offboard controller including a device processor and a non-transient computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, executable by the processor, to perform the following functions:
- receiving data regarding belt operating conditions transmitted by an onboard controller integrated with the belt.
A conveyor belt operation monitoring system, comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to be integrated with the belt and collect data regarding belt operating conditions;
- and
- an onboard controller including a first device processor and a first non-transient computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, executable by the processor, to perform the following functions:
- receiving data from the one or more sensors;
- and
- transmitting the data to an offboard controller;
- and
- at least one receiving module including a belt interface unit, the belt interface unit including an offboard controller including a second device processor and a second non-transient computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, executable by the processor, to perform the following functions:
- receiving the data transmitted by the onboard controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.