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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Olivier Verbe, Tours, FR;
Yves-André Liverato, Saint Paterne Racan, FR;
Assignee:
Aktiebolaget SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/04 (2019.01); G01L 5/166 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/166 (2013.01); G01M 13/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device configured to be mounted on a mechanical component and to measure an axial load exerted on the mechanical component, the device including a ring provided with an inner cylindrical surface and with an outer opposite cylindrical surface, the inner and outer cylindrical surfaces delimiting the radial thickness of the ring. The device further provides at least one optical sensing fiber disposed in a first circumferential groove provided on one of the outer and inner cylindrical surfaces of the ring.