Wireless sensor, rolling bearing with sensor, management apparatus and monitoring system
First Claim
1. A wireless sensor for detecting normal condition or abnormality in one of a rolling bearing, a ball screw and a linear guide, comprising:
- a detection unit for detecting a subject of detection;
a data processing unit for processing data detected by said detection unit; and
a communication unit for transmitting, by wireless, detection data processed by said processing unit.
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Abstract
The wireless sensor adds identification information peculiar to respective sensor modules to detection data of vibration, temperature, and so on, detected by the sensor modules respectively. The wireless sensor transmits the detection data with the identification information as a signal through a communication unit by radio waves. On the other hand, the management apparatus receiving the signal classifies and files the detection data on the basis of the identification information included in the signal. Then, the monitoring system is designed to make the management apparatus manage a plurality of wireless sensors attached to movable shafts of processing machines or the like.
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62 Claims
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1. A wireless sensor for detecting normal condition or abnormality in one of a rolling bearing, a ball screw and a linear guide, comprising:
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a detection unit for detecting a subject of detection;
a data processing unit for processing data detected by said detection unit; and
a communication unit for transmitting, by wireless, detection data processed by said processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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11. A management apparatus, comprising:
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a communication tool for receiving a signal transmitted from one of a wireless sensor and a bearing unit having a detection unit for detecting a subject of detection; and
a signal processing unit for managing said received signal on a basis of identification information peculiar to at least one of said detection unit, said wireless sensor and said bearing unit, said identification information being included in said signal. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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12. A management apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit for selectively receiving a signal transmitted from one of a wireless sensor and a bearing unit having a detection unit for detecting a subject of detection in accordance with identification information peculiar to said detection unit included in said signal, said selectively received signal including identification information registered in advance in said management apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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13. A management apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit for receiving a signal transmitted from one of a wireless sensor and a bearing unit, and transmitting an instruction signal to make a request to one of said wireless sensor and said bearing unit for receiving said signal. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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29. A rolling bearing with sensor, comprising:
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an outer ring and an inner ring which can rotate relatively to each other, one of said outer and inner rings being a stationary ring while the other is a rotating ring;
a plurality of rolling elements incorporated between said outer ring and said inner ring; and
a detection sensor unit provided in at least one of said stationary ring, a member attached to said stationary ring, said rotating ring and a member attached to said rotating ring, said detection sensor unit detecting a condition of said rolling bearing;
wherein said detection sensor unit has a communication function for transmitting data to outside by wireless. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A bearing unit with sensor comprising:
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a rolling bearing having at least an outer ring, an inner ring and a plurality of rolling elements, at least one of said outer and inner rings being a rotating ring while the other is a stationary ring;
an integral-type sensor having at least one sensor for detecting a condition of said bearing unit and a single sensor holder for including said sensor, said integral-type sensor being attached to one of said stationary ring and a member attached to said stationary ring; and
at least one relay unit provided in the vicinity of one of said integral-type sensor and said bearing, said relay unit transmitting an output signal from said integral-type sensor to a control unit provided outside said bearing unit. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A rolling bearing with sensor, comprising:
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an outer ring and an inner ring which can rotate relatively to each other, one of said outer and inner rings being a stationary ring while the other is a rotating ring;
a plurality of rolling elements incorporated between said outer ring and said inner ring;
at least one sensor provided in at least one of said stationary ring, a member attached to said stationary ring, said rotating ring and a member attached to said rotating ring; and
a board on which said at least one sensor is mounted, wherein said board is fixed to said sensor holder by screwing. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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56. A rolling bearing with sensor, comprising:
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an outer ring and an inner ring which can rotate relatively to each other, one of said outer and inner rings being a stationary ring while the other is a rotating ring;
a plurality of rolling elements incorporated between said outer ring and said inner ring; and
at least one sensor provided in at least one of said stationary ring, a member attached to said stationary ring, said rotating ring and a member attached to said rotating ring;
an electronic clement for driving said sensor; and
a board on which said sensor and said electronic element are mounted, wherein a portion of said board mounted with said sensor and said electronic element is surrounded by at least one of flexible silicon rubber and foaming rubber, and then molded with hard molding resin. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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59. A rolling bearing with sensor, comprising:
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an outer ring and an inner ring which can rotate relatively to each other, one of said outer and inner rings being a stationary ring while the other is a rotating ring;
a plurality of rolling elements incorporated between said outer ring and said inner ring; and
at least one sensor provided in at least one of said stationary ring, a member attached to said stationary ring, said rotating ring and a member attached to said rotating ring, said sensor measuring at least vibration condition of said rolling bearing;
wherein said sensor includes a bi-morpheme piezoelectric element having a double end support structure. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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Specification