CPC D07B 1/145 (2013.01) [B66C 15/00 (2013.01); D07B 1/025 (2013.01); D07B 1/162 (2013.01); D07B 2201/102 (2013.01); D07B 2205/2014 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A device for determining a discard state of a high-strength fiber rope having a rope core comprising high-strength plastic fibers or strands and a rope sheath surrounding the rope core, comprising:
an optical detector and/or a load spectrum counter, wherein a damage image of the rope sheath is detectable by the optical detector, wherein load cycles associated with the high-strength fiber rope are countable by the load spectrum counter;
a detector, wherein a light absorption coefficient and/or a degree of reflection of the rope sheath is detectable by the detector; and
an adaptor, wherein the discard state is determinable by an algorithm, wherein the algorithm is adaptable by the adapter based on a detected light absorption coefficient and/or a detected degree of reflection, wherein a critical number of load cycles at which a discard state signal is output is adjustable by the adaptor in dependence on the detected light absorption coefficient and/or the detected degree of reflection such that at a higher degree of light absorption the critical number of load cycles is set lower than at a comparatively lower light absorption coefficient.
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