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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Isabelle Port-Robach, Deuil la Barre, FR;
Assignee:
TRW Systemes Aeronautiques Civils, St. Ouen l'Aumone, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/102 ; F16B 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/102 ; F16B 3/700 ;
Abstract
A screw-and-nut assembly comprising a support secured to the nut, which support is provided with a surface in contact with the thread of the screw, and an electrical sensing member responsive to mechanical interaction with the thread of the screw, the sensing member being placed in the support close to said surface to come into interaction with the thread of the screw in the event of said surface wearing, wherein the support and the nut are constituted by the same block of material, the sensing member thus being placed inside the nut.