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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventor:
Allan Thomson, Lanark, GB;
Assignee:
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/04 (2019.01); G01B 7/14 (2006.01); G01M 13/045 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/04 (2013.01); G01B 7/14 (2013.01); G01M 13/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting roller spacings in a roller bearing having at least one row of rollers wherein the rollers in the row are held by at least one cage, preferably by a plurality of roller cages. The method uses roller load induced strain signals for determining the roller spacings.