Electrical resistance wear indicator
US10760445B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2270/80
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In combination a wear indicator and a component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The wear indicator is secured to a surface of the component of the gas turbine engine. The wear indicator comprising: a first component including: a first plate; a second plate opposite the first plate; a plurality of wires extending from first plate to the second plate, wherein the first plate is electrically connected to the second plate through the plurality of wires; and a potting material configured to partially fill the first component and fill voids between the plurality of wires, such that the plurality of wires are electrically insulated from each other by the potting material.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.