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Method for monitoring the path of movement of a part

US5834658A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1997
Grant dateNov 10, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P3/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for monitoring the path of movement of a part which is movable toward at least one end position by means of a drive, wherein at least one time period is measured which corresponds to a selectable number of revolutions of a drive shaft and the at least one time period is evaluated and supplies a measure for a running behavior of the part. Immediately after the start of the drive, at least one time period is measured which corresponds to a selectable number of revolutions of the drive shaft, this time period is stored temporarily when the drive shaft has executed a selectable minimum number of revolutions and, during a next start of the drive, the time period corresponding to the selectable number of revolutions of the drive shaft is measured again and is compared with the temporarily stored time period and the drive is stopped or reversed if the temporarily stored time period is exceeded by a selectable measure.

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