DISC COUPLING BREAK MONITORING DEVICE

摘要

A break monitoring device for use with a disc coupling having an outermost disc disposed on a disc pack. There is an RFID tag mounted on the outermost disc which transmits a signal to a receiver or monitor. The RFID may be an active or passive tag. When the RFID tag is broken due to the outermost disc failing, the signal sent to the receiver is different than the signal sent during normal operation. This triggers an alert that the outermost disc has failed and the machine can be shut down in an orderly manner.

主权项

1. a break monitoring device for use with a disc coupling having an outermost disc disposed on a disc pack comprising:
at least one RFID tag mounted on the outermost disc, the RFID tag transmitting a first signal; monitoring means for receiving the first signal; the RFID tag transmitting a second signal or no signal when the RFID tag is fractured due to the outermost disc breaking, the monitoring means comparing the first signal to the second signal or first signal and no signal and transmitting an alert signal in response to detecting the change between the first and second signal or first signal and no signal.