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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:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paolo Audagnotto, Turin, IT;
Mario Micca, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
SKF Industrie S.P.A., , US;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25023113 ; 25023118 ;
Abstract
A device for gauging relative rotational movement and/or displacement between the races (10, 11) of a bearing comprises a pulse generator (13) activated by the rotating race (11) and coupled to a non-rotating sensor (12). The pulse generator consists of a coding wheel and the sensor consists of an optical encoder. The coding wheel (13) comprises a disk of reflecting material on which a plurality of non-reflecting zones or apertures is provided.