Sensory fitting for monitoring bearing performance
US6271761A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2380/26
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Described is a device (10) for monitoring bearing performance in apparatus having an aperture sized and configured to receive a grease fitting. The device includes temperature sensing components (34) or vibration sensing components (36), or both, to enable detection of impending bearing failure, and is adapted to either replace or supplement conventional grease fittings (28). The device is configured so as to cooperate with bearings housings of widely divergent dimensions, and in each case to permit adjustment of the device, including the sensing components thereof, to place it in very close proximity to the bearing.
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