Monitoring device and method for monitoring the wear condition of an electrical line
AssigneeIgus GmbH
InventorRichard HABERING
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device (11) and a method for monitoring the wear condition of an electrical line (13) which is guided through a movable line guide device, in particular an energy chain (1). According to the invention, the monitoring device (11) is modular, wherein at least an evaluation unit (30), a signal unit (32) and an interface (24A, 24B) are incorporated in a module housing (21) and the module housing (21) has a display (20) for graphical and/or alphanumeric information display, which is arranged on or in the module housing (21) in order to display information about the wear condition.
Claims15
A monitoring device (11) for monitoring the wear condition of an electrical line (13) which is guided through a movable line-guiding apparatus, in particular through an energy guiding chain (1), the monitoring device comprising:
- a signal unit (32) which is configured for transmitting, processing and/or evaluating signals which are transmitted by an electrical line to be monitored;
- an evaluation unit (30) which interacts with the signal unit and is configured to ascertain at least one item of information relating to the wear condition of the line to be monitored, in particular on the basis of transmission, processing and/or evaluation by the signal unit;
- at least one interface (24A, 24B) by means of which the signal unit is connectable to the line to be monitored;
- characterized
- in that the monitoring device is of modular design, wherein at least the evaluation unit (30), the signal unit (32) and the interface (24A, 24B) are arranged in a module housing (21);
- and
- in that the module housing (21) has a display (20) for graphically and/or alphanumerically displaying information, said display being arranged on or in the module housing (21) for the purposes of displaying information relating to the wear condition.
The monitoring device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the monitoring device, in particular the evaluation unit (30), comprises a web server (35) and preferably a wireless interface, in particular radio interface (36), for communication with the web server, wherein the evaluation unit (30) is preferably configured for the purposes of parameterization and/or for the purposes of data exchange via the web server.
The monitoring device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the monitoring device has at least two physical line connections, in particular two control line and/or data line connections (24A, 24B), wherein the signal unit is connected via interfaces, in particular Ethernet interfaces, to the connections for the purposes of signal transmission, in particular data transmission.
The monitoring device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the monitoring device (11) has not only the display (20) but also a number of signal lamps (23A, 23B, 23C) for indicating a condition and/or status, said signal lamps being arranged on or in the module housing (21) adjacently to the display.
The monitoring device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the module housing (21) has a front side, in particular a front side which is formed on a narrow side and on which the display (20) is arranged, and a rear side having a fastening device (22), wherein the display preferably has a width:
- height ratio≥2:1.
A method for monitoring the wear condition of an electrical line which is guided through a movable line-guiding apparatus, in particular through an energy guiding chain, wherein a modular monitoring device is connected to the line to be monitored and has at least an evaluation unit and a signal unit, characterized in that
- the modular monitoring unit has a display and, by means of the display, displays information relating to the wear condition of the line to be monitored.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.