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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred J Santos, Canton, CT (US);
Frederick A Cook, Jr, West Hartford, CT (US);
Scott M Duncan, Avon, CT (US);
John Moseley, Norfolk, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Torrington Company, Torrington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384448 ; 384446 ; 384618 ;
Abstract
A permanently magnetized magnet associated with the bearing provides a magnetic field which is detected by a detector in the bearing. The relative rotation of one part of the bearing, such as a rotatable shaft or rotatable race, with respect to a second part of the bearing, such as a race, is indicated by the detector.