Sensor unit and instrumented bearing comprising such a sensor unit
US9746347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P3/487
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor for sensing an angular position of a rotatable element with respect to a non-rotatable element, the sensor comprising an encoder fast in rotation with the rotatable element, and a sensor body fixed respective to the non-rotatable element. The sensor body includes at least one sensing element adapted to sense angular position or rotation speed and direction of the encoder, a signal processor support member, and a sensing data output connector comprising at least one electrical wire connected to the support member. The sensor comprises a tubular body (accommodating the connector), including a first half-shell integral with the sensor body and a second half-shell assembled with the first half-shell around the connector. A tubular body internal surface comprises at least one radial ridge adapted to block a translation of the output connector along a longitudinal axis of the tubular body by penetrating into a sheath of the connector.
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