APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE LOAD ON A BEARING
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting a load on a bearing having at least one bearing ring, the apparatus, comprising:
- a transmitter for electromagnetic radiation; and
a receiver for the electromagnetic radiation which is emitted by the transmitter,wherein a lightguide is provided into which the transmitter inputs the electromagnetic radiation, and in that the lightguide is arranged on a surface of the at least one bearing ring, and in that the at least one bearing ring is located in a region of an evanescent field coming from the lightguide.
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting the load on a rolling bearing which has at least one bearing ring. The apparatus has a transmitter for electromagnetic radiation, and a receiver for the radiation emitted by the transmitter. A space-saving and simple apparatus for detecting the load on the bearing ring of the bearing is achieved, by virtue of the fact that an optical waveguide is provided, into which the transmitter couples the electromagnetic radiation, and by virtue of the fact that the optical waveguide is arranged on a surface of the at least one bearing ring, and by virtue of the fact that the at least one bearing ring is in the region of an evanescent field coming from the optical waveguide. Also, a rolling bearing, which has at least one bearing ring with an apparatus for detecting the load on the at least one bearing ring is disclosed.
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1. An apparatus for detecting a load on a bearing having at least one bearing ring, the apparatus, comprising:
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a transmitter for electromagnetic radiation; and a receiver for the electromagnetic radiation which is emitted by the transmitter, wherein a lightguide is provided into which the transmitter inputs the electromagnetic radiation, and in that the lightguide is arranged on a surface of the at least one bearing ring, and in that the at least one bearing ring is located in a region of an evanescent field coming from the lightguide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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