IP Library Granted Patent US 10,487,563
Granted Patent B2
US 10,487,563 · App. 15/572,789 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Maintenance system for monitoring a gate device and method for monitoring a gate device

Inventor: Andre Quaiser (Bonn, DE)
Assignee: FRABA B.V.
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Patent No.
US 10,487,563
App. No.
15/572,789
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A maintenance system for monitoring a gate device includes the gate device having a gate guide, a gate segment which is movably supported in the gate guide, and a sensor which monitors a gate guiding quality. A method for monitoring the gate device includes the gate device having a gate guide, a gate segment which is movably supported in the gate guide, a sensor which monitors a gate guiding quality arranged at the gate segment, and a maintenance unit. The method includes, when a movement of the gate segment occurs, detecting a vibration value and/or an acceleration value of the gate segment via the sensor, and transmitting the vibration value and/or the acceleration value as maintenance data to the maintenance unit.

Claims (45)

1. A maintenance system for monitoring a gate device, the maintenance system comprising:

a gate device, the gate device comprising,

a gate guide,

at least one gate segment which is movably supported in the gate guide, and

a sensor which is configured to monitor a gate guiding quality, the sensor comprising an evaluation unit which is configured to compare a measuring value to a set value.

2. The maintenance system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sensor is arranged at the at least one gate segment.

3. The maintenance system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sensor is designed as at least one of a vibration sensor and an acceleration sensor.

4. The maintenance system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

a safety device; and

a gate controller,

wherein,

the sensor is connected to at least one of the safety device and the gate controller.

5. The maintenance system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sensor is further configured to detect a collision of at least one the gate segment with an obstacle or a collision of the obstacle with the at least one gate segment.

6. The maintenance system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

a central maintenance unit; and

a data link,

wherein,

the sensor further comprises a transmitter unit which is configured to connect the sensor with the central maintenance unit via the data link to transmit maintenance data.

7. The maintenance system as recited in claim 6 , wherein the data link is a network link, an internet link, or a mobile communications link.

8. The maintenance system as recited in claim 6 , wherein the maintenance data comprises at least one of a gate identification, a malfunction message, and a measuring value.

9. A method for monitoring a gate device,

the gate device comprising

a gate guide,

at least one gate segment which is movably supported in the gate guide,

a sensor which is configured to monitor a gate guiding quality, the sensor being arranged at the at least one gate segment, and

a maintenance unit,

the method comprising, when a movement of the at least one gate segment occurs:

detecting at least one of a vibration value and an acceleration value of the at least one gate segment via the sensor;

comparing the at least one of a vibration value and an acceleration value detected to a predefined set value;

transmitting the maintenance data when the at least one of a vibration value and an acceleration value detected exceeds a respective predefined first threshold value;

delaying the transmitting of the maintenance data when the at least one of a vibration value and an acceleration value detected does not exceed the respective predefined first threshold value; and

transmitting the at least one of a vibration value and an acceleration value as maintenance data to the maintenance unit.

10. The method as recited in claim 9 , wherein, during the detecting of the at least one of a vibration value and an acceleration value of the at least one gate segment via the sensor, the method further comprises:

detecting a time in order to record a number of gate movements.

11. The method as recited in claim 9 , wherein the transmitting of the maintenance data is performed in a predefined time interval.

12. The method as recited in claim 9 , wherein, after the transmitting of the maintenance data, the method further comprises:

determining at least one of a next maintenance time and a future maintenance interval for the gate device.

13. The method as recited in claim 9 , wherein,

the gate device further comprises a gate controller, and

prior to the transmitting of the maintenance data, the method further comprises:

comparing the at least one of a vibration value and an acceleration value detected to the predefined set value and, when the at least one of a vibration value and an acceleration value detected exceeds a respective predefined second threshold value;

transmitting a trigger signal to the gate controller to stop the movement of the at least one gate segment; and

transmitting the at least one of a vibration value and an acceleration value detected to the maintenance unit as malfunction data.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein, after the transmitting of at least one of the maintenance data and the malfunction data to the maintenance unit, the method further comprises:

transmitting at least one of an order and a routing of the at least one of the maintenance data and the malfunction data from the maintenance unit to a mobile terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2018
From: QUAISER, ANDRE, MR
To: FRABA B.V.
Reel/Frame 044707/0154 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 107 416 · May 12, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180119476A1 · May 3, 2018
Cited By (1)
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