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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Igus Gmbh, Cologne, DE;
Andreas Hermey, Hennef, DE;
Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Sankt Augustin, DE;
Dominik Barten, Meckenheim, DE;
Konstantin Schmer, Cologne, DE;
IGUS GMBH, Cologne, DE;
Abstract
A monitoring system for the operation of an energy chain. This has a movable strand, a stationary strand and a deflection bend therebetween. The system comprises at least one sensor which generates at least one output dependent on the condition of the energy chain, and an evaluation unit which evaluates the at least one output of the sensor in order to monitor whether a fault condition occurs during operation of the energy chain. The sensor has a non-contact working principle and is arranged so that the sensor interacts from a distance with at least a subregion of the deflection bend and/or a subregion of the movable strand. The sensor thus generates an output which is dependent on the position and/or speed of the energy chain.