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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1992
Dennis M Rusnak, Miamisburg, OH (US);
The Duriron Company, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for monitoring a rotor mounted for rotation by bearings within a stationary housing of an apparatus, such as a sealless pump. In a first embodiment, the monitoring apparatus includes at least one magnet mounted on the circumference of the rotor and a plurality of hall effect devices which sense magnetic flux density as the rotor rotates to generate signals representative of radial and axial bearing wear as well as signals representative of the direction of rotation of the rotor. In a further embodiment, the monitoring apparatus includes magnetic material mounted in one or more locations around the rotor or entirely around the rotor and a plurality of hall effect devices and associated magnets mounted within the stationary housing and surrounding the rotor. The monitoring apparatus further includes a monitor for monitoring the amount of electrical power driving the pump as well as a monitor for monitoring the temperature of a containment shell which encloses the rotor within the sealless pump.