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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2022
Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
A measuring assembly with a mechanical excitation device that excites the metal belt of a transport device at an excitation frequency (fA) to produce mechanical vibrations. Analog measurement signals (MA) characterizing the amplitude (A) of the excited mechanical vibrations are detected for corresponding regions of the metal belt using sensor elements. The measurement signals (MA) are digitized with digitization devices and the digitized measurement signals or signals derived therefrom are transmitted from the digitization devices to an evaluation device arranged outside of the measuring assembly as transmitted signals (MA'). The sensor elements comprise eddy current sensors. The eddy current sensors, which directly adjoin one another when viewed in the width direction are operated using different operating frequencies (f, f, f). When the sensor elements are viewed as a whole, a plurality of sensor elements are operated using the same operating frequency (f, f, f).