Temperature and wear and tear sensor for brake or clutch devices
US8437934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2066/001
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A temperature and/or wear sensor for brake or clutch devices is designed as a thermocouple in which the conductors (20, 22) that are electrically insulated from each other are arranged inside a friction lining (14) and can be connected to each other so as to be electrically conductive by means of a rotatably mounted brake element (12), clutch element or the like, with which the friction lining can be engaged in order to brake or to depress the clutch (FIG. 1). The conductors can be coupled to an electric oscillating circuit.
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