Rothe Erde Gmbh

Wolfgang Werther

Wolfgang Claus

The invention relates to a device for detecting and monitoring damage to races or adjacent regions of bearing rings () of anti-friction bearings. The device includes a measuring device, disposed in the anti-friction bearing chamber, having a sensor and structure for supplying sensor measurement data to the outside. The device has an energy source, which is also disposed in the anti-friction roller bearing chamber and which comprises a first coil () for the measuring device and a second coil () disposed outside the anti-friction bearing chamber and destined for inductive transfer of electrical energy to the first coil (). The second coil () extends only over a part of the bearing circumference and the energy source comprises an energy accumulator () connected to the first coil ().

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Lippstadt, Germany

Wolfgang Werther