Rolling bearing seal assembly with a built-in sensor
First Claim
1. A rolling bearing seal assembly with a built-in sensor, the rolling bearing comprising a first ring movable in relation to a second, fixed ring, and a number of rolling bodies interposed between said first ring and said second ring and housed inside a chamber defined between said first and second rings;
- said seal assembly comprising at least one shielding element for closing said chamber, said shielding element being located opposite said chamber and outside said bearing, means for connecting said at least one shielding element to said second ring of said bearing;
said connecting means including an annular appendix projecting axially from a side of said at least one shielding element facing said fixed ring, said appendix being designed to mate with a corresponding groove formed in an inner wall of said second ring;
said seal assembly also including at least two sensors housed completely inside seats formed inside said at least one shielding element.
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Abstract
A rolling bearing seal assembly with a built-in sensor; the bearing including a first ring rotating in relation to a second ring, and a number of rolling bodies interposed between the first ring and the second ring and housed in a chamber defined between the two rings; and the seal assembly including at least one shielding element for closing the chamber and located facing the chamber and outside the bearing, and at least one sensor housed inside a seat formed inside the shielding element.
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1. A rolling bearing seal assembly with a built-in sensor, the rolling bearing comprising a first ring movable in relation to a second, fixed ring, and a number of rolling bodies interposed between said first ring and said second ring and housed inside a chamber defined between said first and second rings;
- said seal assembly comprising at least one shielding element for closing said chamber, said shielding element being located opposite said chamber and outside said bearing, means for connecting said at least one shielding element to said second ring of said bearing;
said connecting means including an annular appendix projecting axially from a side of said at least one shielding element facing said fixed ring, said appendix being designed to mate with a corresponding groove formed in an inner wall of said second ring;
said seal assembly also including at least two sensors housed completely inside seats formed inside said at least one shielding element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- said seal assembly comprising at least one shielding element for closing said chamber, said shielding element being located opposite said chamber and outside said bearing, means for connecting said at least one shielding element to said second ring of said bearing;
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