POINT MACHINE, POINT MACHINE MONITORING SYSTEM, USE OF A FIBER OPTIC SENSOR FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE OF A POINT MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE OF A POINT MACHINE

摘要

The invention concerns a point machine comprising:.cndot. a housing and an actuating assembly arranged inside the housing;.cndot. an actuating rod driven by the motor for moving at least one pointblade of a point;.cndot. a fiber optic sensor, wherein the fiber optic sensor is directlyattachedto the point machine for detection of a parameter which indicates theconditionof the point machine.