Load sensing on the basis of transverse deformation
US8979380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C23/086
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The sensing of a mechanical load on a rolling element bearing, in operational use of the bearing, is carried out by measuring the strain on a surface (212) of the bearing that faces in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of the mechanical load.
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