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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2022
Minebea Mitsumi Inc., Nagano, JP;
MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A rolling bearing includes an outer ring having a predetermined rotation axis; an inner ring disposed coaxially with the outer ring and situated on an inner peripheral side of the outer ring; multiple rolling elements disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring; and a strain gauge disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the outer ring or an inner peripheral surface of the inner ring. The strain gauge includes three or more detector elements that are disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring or the inner peripheral surface of the inner ring, and the three or more detector elements include at least two detector elements at different locations in a circumferential direction of the outer ring or the inner ring, the at least two detector elements being situated at different locations in a direction of the rotation axis.