Elongation measuring device
US7311012B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D3/12
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An elongation measuring device 10 measures an elongation in a timing belt 4 included in a driving device 1 provided with a drive roller 2. The elongation measuring device 10 is provided with an encoder 11 and a microphotosensor 12. A present angular position of the drive roller 2 measured at a present-stage measuring cycle and a past angular position of the same measured at a past-stage measuring cycle. The difference between the present and the past angular position is due to the elongation of the timing belt 4. An elongation in the timing belt 4 is estimated on the basis of the difference between the present and the past angular position. Time when the timing belt 4 may possibly break is forecast on the basis of the elongation in the timing belt. The worn out timing belt 4 is replaced with a new one before the same breaks.
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