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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Nabtesco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takuya Shirata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NABTESCO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G01N 21/94 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/94 (2013.01); G01N 21/27 (2013.01); G01N 21/8507 (2013.01); G01N 33/2888 (2013.01); G01N 21/251 (2013.01); G01N 2201/02 (2013.01); G01N 2201/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lubricant deterioration sensor mounted in a machine to detect deterioration of a lubricant of the machine, the sensor comprising a white LED for emanating white light, an RGB sensor that detects colors of received light, a clearance forming member in which an oil clearance for intrusion of the lubricant is formed, and a support member that supports the white LED, the RGB sensor, and the clearance forming member; and wherein the clearance forming member allows passage of the light emitted from the white LED, and the oil clearance is placed along an optical path from the white LED to the RGB sensor.