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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiki Sakaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/02 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); G01N 27/82 (2006.01); B65G 15/34 (2006.01); B65G 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/82 (2013.01); B65G 15/34 (2013.01); B65G 43/02 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 45/00 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0275 (2013.01); B65G 2203/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor and monitoring system that can prevent the accumulation of scraps of a transport object on the sensor are provided. A sensoris located below a return-side portionof a conveyor belt, and includes: a detectorthat detects a detection objectembedded in the conveyor belt; and a covercovering at least an upper part of the detector, wherein the cover has a downward surfacethat extends continuously downward from a top part of the cover while extending outward in the horizontal direction.