Patent · US Expired

Thrust bearing with a magnetic field detector

US4875785A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1989
Grant dateOct 24, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2300/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A permanently magnetized magnet associated with the bearing provides a magnetic field which is detected by a detector in the bearing. The relative rotation of one part of the bearing, such as a rotatable shaft or rotatable race, with respect to a second part of the bearing, such as a race, is indicated by the detector.

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