Apparatus for the measuring and/or controlling of the wear on a component
First Claim
1. An arrangement for measuring the amount of wear occurring on a first member which is worn during frictional contact with a second member comprising, at least one measurement element for generating output signals which are a function of the wear on said first member, said measurement element takes the form of a temperature sensor which is located on said first member and is adjacent to said second member, and an evaluation circuit for evaluating the temperature-dependent output signals produced by the temperature sensor and for providing wear signals indicative of the amount of wear occurring on said first member.
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Abstract
An improved arrangement for measuring and controlling the wear of the first member which is subject to wear during frictional contact with the second member. The unique arrangement employs a simple process which allows a direct measurement of wear with a minimum expenditure. The invention involves a method of measuring the temperature which is generated in the first member or in the second member or in an adjacent member, which is representative of the above-mentioned wear which occurs during frictional contact, and an evaluation circuit for converting the temperature values into wear signals.
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- 1. An arrangement for measuring the amount of wear occurring on a first member which is worn during frictional contact with a second member comprising, at least one measurement element for generating output signals which are a function of the wear on said first member, said measurement element takes the form of a temperature sensor which is located on said first member and is adjacent to said second member, and an evaluation circuit for evaluating the temperature-dependent output signals produced by the temperature sensor and for providing wear signals indicative of the amount of wear occurring on said first member.
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