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Patent No.:

US 10634484 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 05, 2016

Arrangement and a method for inspecting the condition of a chain

Applicant:

Konecranes Global Corporation, Hyvinkää, FI;

Inventors:

Jack Hoover, Hyvinkää, FI;

Lasse Eriksson, Espoo, FI;

Teemu Puustinen, Nurmijärvi, FI;

Risto Vilppo, Riihimäki, FI;

Kimmo Rantala, Hyvinkää, FI;

Juhani Kerovuori, Loppi, FI;

Stefan Hecht, Beuren, FI;

Assignee:

KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION, Hyvinkää, FI;

Attorney:

Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jingge Wu

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01L 5/105 (2020.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); B66C 15/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/04 (2006.01); F16G 13/12 (2006.01); G01N 21/952 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01C 11/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/022 (2013.01); B66C 15/00 (2013.01); F16G 13/12 (2013.01); G01B 11/02 (2013.01); G01B 11/06 (2013.01); G01C 11/02 (2013.01); G01L 5/047 (2013.01); G01L 5/105 (2013.01); G01N 21/95 (2013.01); G01N 21/952 (2013.01); G06K 9/46 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30242 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a fast and a reliable way to inspect a condition of a chain by an arrangement comprising a camera and guide for positioning a chain in front of the camera such that holes of consecutive chain links are visible to the camera. In a method for inspecting a chain connected movable to a hoisting device, the chain is positioned in front of the camera by the guide and the chain is driven past the camera by the hoisting device.

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