SMART MECHANICAL COMPONENT

• US 20180136153A1
• Filed: 03/10/2017
• Published: 05/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: WU, SUNG-YUEH, LIN, De-Yau, CHEN, An-Li, LIN, Ching-Chih, CHUANG, Chuan-Sheng, HUANG, Wei-Chin
• Granted Patent: US 10,704,987 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 31/06 having regard to possibility of fatigue rupture
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 13/00 Testing of machine parts

Abstract

A smart mechanical component has a mechanical part main body; a mechanical part secondary body located inside of the mechanical part main body; a three dimensional three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space located between the mechanical part main body and the mechanical part secondary body; at least one connecting unit connecting the mechanical part main body and the mechanical part secondary body; wherein the mechanical part main body, the mechanical part secondary body and the three dimensional three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space form a capacitor; the connecting unit forms an inductor; the inductor and the capacitor forms an inductor-capacitor circuit.

Claims

1. A smart mechanical component, comprising:

a main body;

a secondary body, furnished in the main body;

a three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space, positioned between the main body and the secondary body; and

at least one connecting unit, for connecting the main body and the secondary body;

wherein, the main body, the secondary body and the three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space form a capacitor, and the connecting unit forms an inductor, and the inductor and the capacitor to form an inductor-capacitor (LC) circuit.

2. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein the main body is a component selected from the group consisting of:

a screw, a bolt, a screw rod, a slide rail, a peg or a hook.

3. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein the main body, the secondary body and the at least one connecting unit are integrally formed or are laminated together.

4. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein there is a film being formed on the surfaces of the main body, the secondary body and the at least one connecting unit.

5. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein there is a magnetic material disposed surrounding the at least one connecting unit.

6. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space is filled or partially filled with a dielectric material.

7. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space is designed to be adjustable by the driving of an external force or by the use of an regulator.

8. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein the LC circuit is provided for allowing its resonance frequency or quality factor of resonance to be readable by a reader.

9. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein the at least one connecting unit is connected to at least two ends of the main body.

10. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein the main body, the secondary body and the at least one connecting unit are electrical conductors.

11. The smart mechanical component of claim 1, wherein the at least one connecting unit is substantially a coil.

12. A smart mechanical component, comprising:

a secondary body;

a main body, furnished by penetrating through the second body; and

a connecting unit, for connecting the main body and the secondary body;

wherein, there is a three-dimensional (3-D) three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space formed among the main body, the secondary body and the connecting unit;

three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space the secondary body, the main body and the three-dimensional (3-D) three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space form a capacitor while the connecting unit forms an inductor, and the inductor and the capacitor form an inductor-capacitor (LC) circuit.

13. The smart mechanical component of claim 12, wherein the main body is a component selected from the group consisting of:

a screw, a bolt, a screw rod, a slide rail, a peg or a hook.

14. The smart mechanical component of claim 12, wherein the main body, the secondary body and the at least one connecting unit are integrally formed or are laminated together.

15. The smart mechanical component of claim 12, wherein there is a film being formed on the surfaces of the main body, the secondary body and the at least one connecting unit.

16. The smart mechanical component of claim 12, wherein the three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space is designed to be adjustable by the driving of an external force or by the use of an regulator.

17. The smart mechanical component of claim 12, wherein the LC circuit is provided for allowing its resonance frequency or quality factor of resonance to be readable by a reader.

18. The smart mechanical component of claim 12, wherein the main body, the secondary body and the connecting unit are electrical conductors.

19. The smart mechanical component of claim 12, wherein the connecting unit is substantially a coil.

20. The smart mechanical component of claim 12, wherein there is a magnetic material disposed surrounding the connecting unit.

21. The smart mechanical component of claim 12, wherein the three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space is filled or partially filled with a dielectric material.