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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
John Roux Phelan, Boulder, CO (US);
Richard Stephen Pollack, Boulder, CO (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a hose ( ) including an inner liner ( ) and a carcass ( ) having at least one ply ( or ) disposed in surrounding relationship with the inner liner ( ) and an outer cover ( ) about the carcass ( ). The monitoring apparatus includes an electronic hose tag ( ) connected to the hose ( ) for measuring the vibration of the hose. In another embodiment, the hose includes at least one sensing element ( ) helically wound about the inner liner ( ) and an inner sensing element monitoring circuit ( ) with a microprocessor ( ) connected thereto for determining whether there is a discontinuity in the inner sensing element ( ) and thus a worn through area of the inner liner ( ). An alarm signal can be transmitted with transmitter structure ( ) to a remote receiver ( ).