Igus Gmbh

Rene Erdmann

Thilo-Alexander Jaeker

Dominik Barten

Felix Berger

An energy guiding chain () with additional protection against a line break is proposed. It includes link members () or segments for guiding one or more lines like cables, hoses or the like, wherein the link members or segments can be angled relative to each other to form a direction-changing curve (). The protection means includes a detector for monitoring the energy guiding chain. The detector () is mechanically operatively connected to a low-stretch triggering cord () and has a sensor () for detecting a kinematic parameter of the triggering cord (). A break () in the energy guiding chain (can be detected in good time by a change in the kinematic parameter. In that way guided cables, hoses or the like can be protected against a line break.

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Cologne, Germany

Rene Erdmann