Transmission chain monitoring system
US7886613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M13/023
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for detecting the strain applied to a transmission chain includes positioning a strain gauge on an inwardly-facing surface of a first of a pair of opposed outer link plates, spacing the inwardly-facing surface of the first outer link plate from an outwardly-facing surface of a first of a pair of opposed inner link plates facing the first outer link plate, connecting the strain gauge into a bridge network and an electric circuit, and using an output of the electric circuit to determine the strain applied to the chain.
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