A tensioner system (60) for holding-back elongate products such as subsea pipelines being laid into water. The system comprises at least one endless circulatory track (10) and an array of rollers (30) supporting the track. Each of the rollers of the array are mounted for rotation around a respective shaft (34). At least one of the shafts comprises a load pin (40) that is arranged to sense loads applied to the surrounding roller in directions normal to an axis of rotation of that roller.
Monitoring squeeze pressure of track tensioners
2021-12-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F16L PIPES , Rohre / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / G01L Messen von Kraft, mechanischer Spannung, Drehmoment, Arbeit, mechanischer Leistung, mechanischem Wirkungsgrad oder des Drucks von Fluiden , MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE |
Driving wheel for seatbelt tensioners and seatbelt tensioners for a seatbelt system
European Patent Office | 2017
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