Global Patent Index - EP 3391034 A4

EP 3391034 A4 20191016 - CONVEYOR MEASURING SYSTEM

Title (en)

CONVEYOR MEASURING SYSTEM

Title (de)

FÖRDERMESSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE MESURE DE TRANSPORTEUR

Publication

EP 3391034 A4 20191016 (EN)

Application

EP 16876376 A 20161201

Priority

  • US 201514974890 A 20151218
  • US 2016064432 W 20161201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017105862A1] A conveyor and a sensing system for sensing various conditions on an advancing conveying bodies of a conveyor. The conveyor includes an array of sensing elements embedded in the conveying bodies to measure belt conditions. The sensing elements form parts of passive resonant circuits that each include a capacitor and an inductive coil. The capacitor or the inductive coil can be a sensing element. Measuring circuits external to the belt are inductively or capacitively coupled to the resonant circuits in the conveying bodies as they pass closely by. The sensing elements change the resonant frequency of their resonant circuits as a function of the sensed conditions. Frequency detectors in the measuring circuits measure that frequency change and convert it into a functionally related value used to determine a conveyor condition. Exemplary conditions include temperature, pressure, humidity, spillage, and product weight.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 27/02 (2006.01); B65G 43/02 (2006.01); G01G 7/06 (2006.01); G01G 11/00 (2006.01); G01G 19/03 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65G 43/02 (2013.01); G01G 11/003 (2013.01); B65G 17/08 (2013.01); G01G 7/06 (2013.01); G01G 19/035 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017105862 A1 20170622; CN 108369201 A 20180803; CN 108369201 B 20201208; EP 3391034 A1 20181024; EP 3391034 A4 20191016; EP 3677903 A1 20200708; JP 2019505771 A 20190228; JP 6707135 B2 20200610

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016064432 W 20161201; CN 201680073833 A 20161201; EP 16876376 A 20161201; EP 20158074 A 20161201; JP 2018530525 A 20161201