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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
James M. McCollough, Arlington, TX (US);
Ryan T. Ehinger, Irving, TX (US);
Troy Bunch, Keller, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/00 (2006.01); F16N 29/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G01M 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 29/00 (2013.01); B64C 27/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G01M 13/04 (2013.01); G01N 33/2858 (2013.01); G01N 33/2888 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method to detect non-ferrous debris from a non-ferrous roller bearing element. The system includes a trap in fluid communication with a lubrication fluid of the non-ferrous bearing and a sensor operably associate with the trap. The method includes trapping the non-ferrous material debris in the lubrication fluid with the trap and triggering the sensor upon detection of the non-ferrous material debris trapped within the trap.