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Rolling bearing seal assembly with a built-in sensor

US5372435A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1993
Grant dateDec 13, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C19/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rolling bearing seal assembly with a built-in sensor; the bearing including a first ring rotating in relation to a second ring, and a number of rolling bodies interposed between the first ring and the second ring and housed in a chamber defined between the two rings; and the seal assembly including at least one shielding element for closing the chamber and located facing the chamber and outside the bearing, and at least one sensor housed inside a seat formed inside the shielding element.

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