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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Contitech Usa, Inc., Fairlawn, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jack Bruce Wallace, Powell, OH (US);
Jacques Frederick Basson, Braga, PT;
Assignee:
ContiTech USA, Inc., Fairlawn, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/02 (2006.01); B65G 15/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/02 (2013.01); B65G 15/36 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0275 (2013.01); B65G 2203/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for monitoring conveyor belts is disclosed. The system includes a generator array, a sensor array and circuitry. The generator array is configured to apply a magnetic field to a plurality of belt subsegments of a segment of a conveyor belt. The sensor array is configured to measure a plurality of magnetic responses for the plurality of belt subsegments. The circuitry is configured to determine whether at least a portion of the segment requires replacement based on the measured plurality of magnetic responses.