Patent ID: 11866267
Assignee: METSO OUTOTEC USA INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 3:
4. The system according to claim 3, wherein
the pan module comprises at least one pan wear sensor, the return roller module comprises at least one return roller rotation sensor, the tail wheel module comprises at least one tail wheel alignment sensor, the gearbox module comprises at least one gearbox oil monitoring sensor, and the chain module comprises at least one chain sag sensor;
the pan wear sensor is configured to measure the individual condition of a pan of the apron feeder;
the return roller rotation sensor is configured to measure the individual condition of a return roller of the apron feeder;
the tail wheel alignment sensor is configured to measure the individual condition of the tail wheel of the apron feeder;
the gearbox oil monitoring sensor is configured to measure the individual condition of oil within the gearbox of the apron feeder; and
the chain sag sensor is configured to measure the individual condition of the endless chain of the apron feeder.