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Protection device for a speed sensor

US8002475B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2006
Grant dateAug 23, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C41/007
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Protection device for a speed sensor, the sensor being provided with a reading surface which is arranged at a first determined distance from an encoder of a contact rolling bearing, and the protection device being coupled to the contact rolling bearing, and presenting a housing for the sensor, and at least one scraping element which is arranged in such a way as to face the encoder itself in order to remove any eventual impurities from the encoder.

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