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Title:
BEARING PROVIDED WITH SEAL EQUIPPED WITH SENSOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/098980
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a bearing provided with a seal which is equipped with a sensor, the bearing being configured in such a manner that status information relating to the bearing can be detected, the bearing can be applied to any place of installation, can be applied to bearings of existing designs, and is interchangeable with existing bearings. This bearing (1) provided with a seal which is equipped with a sensor comprises: an inner ring (2); an outer ring (3); rolling bodies (4) disposed between the inner and outer rings (2, 3); and the seal (6) which seals the bearing space between the inner and outer rings (2, 3). The seal (6) is provided with: one or more sensors (12, 13) for detecting the status information relating to the bearing; an information handling means (14) for managing the information detected by the sensors (12, 13); and an electric power source (15) having an electric power generating function for driving the information handling means (14) and the sensors (12, 13).

Inventors:
KONDOU HIROMITSU (JP)
UMEMOTO TAKEHIKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/050455
Publication Date:
July 26, 2012
Filing Date:
January 12, 2012
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Assignee:
NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD (JP)
KONDOU HIROMITSU (JP)
UMEMOTO TAKEHIKO (JP)
International Classes:
F16C41/00; F16C19/06; F16C19/52; F16C33/78
Foreign References:
JP2003113835A2003-04-18
JP2005030589A2005-02-03
JP2004332859A2004-11-25
JP2003168182A2003-06-13
JP2008106910A2008-05-08
JP2010023933A2010-02-04
JP2003113850A2003-04-18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUGIMOTO, Shuji et al. (JP)
Shuji Sugimoto (JP)
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