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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Thyssenkrupp Ag, Essen, DE;
Gunther Elfert, Erwitte, DE;
Bernd Lueneburg, Mülheim, DE;
Joerg Rollmann, Lippstadt, DE;
Manfred Reimann, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, DE;
THYSSENKRUPP ROTHE ERDE GMBH, Dortmund, DE;
THYSSENKRUPP AG, Essen, DE;
Abstract
A rolling element for use in a rolling-element bearing is proposed, including an outer casing and a bore hole. The bore hole is provided along a center line of the rolling element. The rolling element has at least one sensor arranged in the bore hole for load measurement and a radio module for transmitting the data measured by the sensor, wherein the rolling element has a micro-generator to provide the energy required for operation of the sensor and/or of the radio module.