A conveyor system having a transmission assembly with a closed transmission chain is disclosed. The transmission assembly includes a drive shaft connected to the transmission chain, a conveyor element connected to the chain, a detection system to detect the state of wear and/or defects of the transmission assembly. The detection system has a sensor connected to the transmission assembly and is equipped with a data transmission module and a control unit in communication with the sensor which receives data from the sensor and to detect wear and/or defects of the transmission assembly. The transmission assembly of the conveyor system includes a smart link having an optical or electromagnetic target that is detected by a fixed sensor, or detector, and is capable of detecting such target for the purpose of determining the state of wear and/or the position and/or speed of such smart link.
B65G 43/02 - Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting detecting dangerous physical condition of load- carriers, e.g. for interrupting the drive in the event of overheating
B65G 17/12 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising a series of individual load-carriers fixed, or normally fixed, relative to traction element
B65G 17/38 - Chains or like traction elementsConnections between traction elements and load-carriers
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CONVEYOR PLANT WITH WEAR DETECTION SYSTEM AND RELATED ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD
Conveyor equipment (1) comprising: - a transmission assembly (2) comprising at least one movement element (20) movable along a path; - a wear detection system (4) connected to said transmission assembly (2) and configured to detect the state of wear of said transmission assembly (2); wherein said detection system (4) comprises: - at least one first magnetic element (41a) and one second magnetic element (41b) arranged at a distance from each other on said movement element (20), - at least one electrical winding (42a, 42b), arranged on a respective ferromagnetic core, arranged to be not integral in motion with respect to said movement element, - at least one electric sensor (45) for each electrical winding, configured to detect one or more electrical properties, of the electric current induced by the relative motion between said at least one electrical winding (42a, 42b) and said first and second magnetic elements (41a, 41b), - at least one control unit (44), configured to estimate, as a function of the data detected by said electric sensor, the difference between the actual value of the distance between said first magnetic element (41a) and said second magnetic element (41b) and a predefined reference value of the distance between said first magnetic element (41a) and said second magnetic element (41b), so as to detect a state of wear of said transmission assembly (2).
B65G 43/02 - Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting detecting dangerous physical condition of load- carriers, e.g. for interrupting the drive in the event of overheating
B65G 17/12 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising a series of individual load-carriers fixed, or normally fixed, relative to traction element
G01B 7/04 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for measuring length, width, or thickness specially adapted for measuring length or width of objects while moving
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METHOD FOR THE COOLING AND HEAT RECOVERY FROM MATERIALS AT VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE
A method for the cooling of and heat recovery from materials at very high temperatures is disclosed. The method includes a) conveying material at very high temperature into a mixing system, b) transporting the material exiting the mixing system inside a continuous-flow channel, c) recovering heat from the transported material, d) feeding a flow of material exiting at low temperature from the continuous-flow channel to a flow dividing system, e) recovering a part of the low-temperature material exiting the flow dividing system, f) moving the part of recovered material at low temperature by means of a moving and recirculating system, and g) conveying the material at low temperature for mixing with the material at the very high temperature in the mixing system.
Conveyor system (1) for conveying materials, comprising: a transmission assembly (2) comprising at least one closed transmission chain (20) composed of a plurality of links (201) interconnected to each other, said transmission assembly (2) further comprising at least one drive shaft (21, 22) operatively connected to said transmission chain (20) for a motion transfer; at least one conveyor element (3) connected to said chain (20) and designed for conveying said materials; a detection system (4) for detecting the wear and/or defects, which is operatively connected to said transmission assembly (2) and designed to detect the state of wear and/or defects of said transmission assembly (2), said detection system (4) comprising at least one sensor (41, 42) operatively connected to said transmission assembly (2) and equipped with a data transmission module (43) and at least one control unit (44), in communication with said at least one sensor (41, 42), designed to receive data from said at least one sensor (41, 42) and to detect a state of wear and/or defects of said transmission assembly (2). The aforesaid transmission assembly (2) of the conveyor system (1) comprises at least one smart link (202) constituting at least part of said at least one sensor (41, 42), said smart link (202) comprising at least one optical or electromagnetic target that is detected by a fixed sensor, or detector, capable of detecting such target optically or electromagnetically, for the purpose of determining at least the state of wear and/or the position and/or speed of such smart link.
B65G 17/12 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising a series of individual load-carriers fixed, or normally fixed, relative to traction element
B65G 43/02 - Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting detecting dangerous physical condition of load- carriers, e.g. for interrupting the drive in the event of overheating
G01B 21/06 - Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant for measuring length, width, or thickness specially adapted for measuring length or width of objects while moving
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METHOD FOR THE COOLING AND HEAT RECOVERY FROM MATERIALS AT VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE
A method for the cooling and heat recovery from materials at very high temperature comprises at least the following steps of: - conveying material at very high temperature into a mixing system (20); - transporting the material exiting the mixing system (20) inside a continuous-flow channel (30); - carrying out a step of heat recovery from the transported material; - feeding a flow of material exiting at low temperature from the continuous-flow channel (30) to a flow dividing system (60); - recovering a part of the low-temperature material exiting the flow dividing system (60); - moving the part of recovered material at low temperature by means of a moving and recirculating system (70); and - conveying the material at low temperature for mixing it with the material at very high temperature in the mixing system (20).
A method for the cooling and heat recovery from materials at very high temperature comprises at least the following steps of: - conveying material at very high temperature into a mixing system (20); - transporting the material exiting the mixing system (20) inside a continuous-flow channel (30); - carrying out a step of heat recovery from the transported material; - feeding a flow of material exiting at low temperature from the continuous-flow channel (30) to a flow dividing system (60); - recovering a part of the low-temperature material exiting the flow dividing system (60); - moving the part of recovered material at low temperature by means of a moving and recirculating system (70); and - conveying the material at low temperature for mixing it with the material at very high temperature in the mixing system (20).
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
07 - Machines and machine tools
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Couplings of metal for chains; Cables, wires and chains, of metal; Chains of metal. Sealing joints [parts of machines]; Couplings, other than for land vehicles; Elevator chains [parts of machines]; Conveying chains; Driving chains for machines; Transmission chains, other than for land vehicles; Wire chain belts for machines; Conveying chain links and couplings. Sensors, detectors and monitoring instruments; Sensors, detectors and instruments for monitoring wear, temperature and stress of chains and conveying chains; Electronic measurement sensors; Electronic sensors; Measuring devices; Sensors for measuring wear, temperature and stress of chains and conveying chains; Industrial software; Software; Application software; Computer programmes for data processing; Computer hardware; Software for detecting temperature, wear, stress and strain of chains and conveying chains; Monitoring instruments; Software for monitoring, analysis, control and functioning of chains and conveying chains; Software for controlling the operation of chains and conveying chains; Downloadable computer software for remote monitoring and analysis; Electronic circuit boards; Microchip cards; Interface cards for data processing equipment in the form of printed circuits. Testing for determining the wear rate of chains and conveying chains; Testing of chains; Software as a service [SaaS]; Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software; Designing and Development, In relation to the following goods: Software for controlling, regulating and monitoring of chains and conveying chains.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
07 - Machines and machine tools
Goods & Services
Metallic chains, in particular for elevators and conveyors,
for lifting and moving of loads, and components of said
chains. Transmission chains other than for land vehicles, in
particular motion transmission chains for industrial
installations and appliances of different kinds and
components of said chains.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
07 - Machines and machine tools
Goods & Services
Metallic chains, in particular for elevators and conveyors,
for lifting and moving of loads, and components of said
chains. Transmission chains other than for land vehicles, in
particular motion transmission chains for industrial
installations and appliances of different kinds and
components of said chains.
