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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BEARING PRELOAD

  • US 20140216172A1
  • Filed: 01/28/2014
  • Published: 08/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for determining a bearing preload of a rolling-element bearing, the device comprising:

  • an exciter configured to be connectable to a component of the rolling-element bearing and to excite the component of the rolling-element bearing and cause the component of the rolling-element bearing to vibrate when the rolling-element bearing is not rotating;

    at least one vibration sensor configured to be attachable to the component or to a further component of the rolling-element bearing and to record a mechanical reaction of the component or the further component of the rolling-element bearing in response to the exciting, and to provide a sensor signal which includes information concerning the reaction; and

    an evaluating circuit configured to receive the sensor signal and provide an evaluation signal based on the sensor signal, evaluation signal including information concerning the bearing preload.

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