Energy guiding chain and monitoring system for protecting against line breaks

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PATENT NO 9920815
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15117382

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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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IGUS GMBHSPICHER STR 1A KOELN 51147

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barten, Dominik Mechenheim, DE 30 76
Berger, Felix Cologne, DE 6 30
Erdmann, Rene Cologne, DE 1 15
Jaeker, Thilo-Alexander Sankt Augustin, DE 39 146

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