System and method for monitoring an agricultural belt

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10660266
APP PUB NO 20170359953A1
SERIAL NO

15186197

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A belt monitoring system for an agricultural belt arrangement, the monitoring system including an agricultural belt having a magnetic element embedded therein and a sensor. The agricultural belt arrangement defines a proper belt alignment for the belt and moves the belt. The magnetic element is polarized so as to output a magnetic signal. The sensor is configured to detect, at a reference position, the magnetic signal outputted by the magnetic element. The monitoring system further includes a circuit configured to output a signal if, for example, the agricultural belt moves more than a predetermined amount through the agricultural belt arrangement without the sensor arrangement detecting the magnetic signal outputted by the magnetic element, a predetermined amount of time passes without the sensor detecting the magnetic signal, and the circuit determines the position of the magnetic element to be outside of a permissible positional range.

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CONTITECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBHCONTINENTAL-PLAZA 1 30175 HANNOVER 30175

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Basson, Jacques Durban, ZA 3 10
Echtenkamp, Alan Waverly, US 1 5
Gilg, Douglas Powell, US 1 5
Wallace, Jack Powell, US 13 179

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