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Energy guiding chain and monitoring system for protecting against line breaks

US9920815B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

IGUS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Thilo-Alexander Jaeker · Sankt Augustin, DE
Felix BERGER · Cologne, DE
Rene Erdmann · Cologne, DE
Dominik BARTEN · Meckenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2015
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02G11/006
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An energy guiding chain (12) with additional protection against a line break is proposed. It includes link members (20) or segments for guiding one or more lines like cables, hoses or the like, wherein the link members or segments can be angled relative to each other to form a direction-changing curve (28). The protection means includes a detector for monitoring the energy guiding chain. The detector (16) is mechanically operatively connected to a low-stretch triggering cord (30) and has a sensor (36) for detecting a kinematic parameter of the triggering cord (30). A break (13) in the energy guiding chain (12 can be detected in good time by a change in the kinematic parameter. In that way guided cables, hoses or the like can be protected against a line break.

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