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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Jens Heim, Bergrheinfeld, DE;
Robert Heuberger, Schweinfurt, DE;
Jens Heim, Bergrheinfeld, DE;
Robert Heuberger, Schweinfurt, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a rolling bearing for rotatively mounting a machine element, including a sensor for measuring a mechanical load acting on the rolling bearing. The rolling bearing can be a wheel bearing of a motor vehicle, for example, or the bearing of a gearbox shaft. The rolling bearing includes a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring, which can be rotated with respect to the first bearing ring. A bearing inner space, which has at least one first axial section in which rotatable rolling elements are arranged, is formed between the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring. The rolling bearing further includes at least one sensor for measuring a mechanical load acting on the rolling bearing, in particular for measuring a force or torque, or a physical variable derived from a force or torque, for example, angular momentum or mechanical tension.