Patent ID: 11945657
Assignee: SIEMENS LOGISTICS GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method for condition monitoring during the operation of a conveyor system or an airport baggage conveyor system including a group of individual conveyor units of an identical conveyor type, each individual conveyor unit of the group having at least one of an individual conveyor line or a group of conveyor lines, each conveyor line including at least one conveyor belt, and each individual conveyor unit of the group having an individual current characteristic in a fault-free operation, the method comprising:
a) driving the conveyor system and recording the individual current characteristic of an individual conveyor unit;
b) detecting an actual current characteristic of the individual conveyor unit;
c) analyzing the actual current characteristic of the individual conveyor unit and based on the analysis signaling an impending wear and a malfunction of the conveyor system or of a conveyor line of the individual conveyor unit; and
d) the analyzing step including comparing an actual current characteristic of the individual conveyor unit to current characteristics for the group to identify if the individual conveyor unit is an outlier from the group as an indicator for at least one of an impending failure or a failure having already occurred or incorrect mechanical adjustments.