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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Kane Chinnel, Edgewater, CO (US);
Joseph R. Duke, Jr., Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Leslee Brown, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/105 (2020.01); F16H 7/12 (2006.01); G01L 5/04 (2006.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/1281 (2013.01); G01L 5/04 (2013.01); G01L 5/105 (2013.01); F16H 2007/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A belt sensor system comprising a first IR sensor disposed adjacent to a belt to detect a belt surface proximity and to generate a first signal therefore, a second IR sensor disposed adjacent to a belt to detect a periodic signal from a second belt surface and to generate a second signal therefore, a signal processor operating on the first signal and second signal to calculate a dynamic belt tension, and displaying the dynamic belt tension on a GUI.