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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Althaus Engineering, Büren, DE;
ThyssenKrupp Rothe Erde GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Althaus Engineering, Büren, DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for inspection of rolling elements (W) by means of ultrasound, wherein the rolling elements (W) are taken individually to an ultrasound measuring device (), wherein the rolling elements (W) are moved in the ultrasound measuring device () and subjected to an ultrasound measurement and wherein depending on a result of the ultrasound measurement the individual rolling elements (W) are classified as defective or nondefective. The subject matter of the invention is also a rolling element inspection layout for performance of the method, having at least one ultrasound measuring device () with a holder for the individual rolling elements (W), at least one ultrasound head () and a drive unit for the movement of the individual rolling elements (W).