Wear sensor
US4884434A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N17/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wear sensor provided with a block incorporating one or more optical fibers for indicating that wear has occurred to the block, on the basis of a fact that the fibers have been severed on account of wear of the block.
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