Integrated circuit and seal
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1. A seal comprising:
- a sealing member made of a polymer;
a first, flexible auxiliary element that is immovably affixed to the sealing member, said auxiliary element being selected from the group consisting of a pulse generator and a sensor;
a machine part that is moveable relative to the sealing member;
a second auxiliary element that is immovably affixed to the machine part, said second auxiliary element being selected from the group consisting of a pulse generator and a sensor, and wherein the second auxiliary element is a pulse generator when the first auxiliary element is a sensor and wherein the second auxiliary element is a sensor when the first auxiliary element is a pulse generator;
wherein the first auxiliary element moves with respect to the second auxiliary element whenever the sealing member moves with respect to the machine part.
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Abstract
A seal comprising two rings is disclosed. A sensor or signal generator is immovably affixed to the polymeric member of one of the rings. In one embodiment, the other of the rings includes a corresponding sensor or signal generator, depending on which of these types of elements is affixed to the first ring, that is immovably affixed to the second ring.
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24 Claims
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1. A seal comprising:
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a sealing member made of a polymer; a first, flexible auxiliary element that is immovably affixed to the sealing member, said auxiliary element being selected from the group consisting of a pulse generator and a sensor; a machine part that is moveable relative to the sealing member; a second auxiliary element that is immovably affixed to the machine part, said second auxiliary element being selected from the group consisting of a pulse generator and a sensor, and wherein the second auxiliary element is a pulse generator when the first auxiliary element is a sensor and wherein the second auxiliary element is a sensor when the first auxiliary element is a pulse generator; wherein the first auxiliary element moves with respect to the second auxiliary element whenever the sealing member moves with respect to the machine part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A seal comprising:
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a first inner sealing ring; a second outer sealing ring made of polymer, at least one of said first and second sealing rings being rotatable with respect to the other sealing ring; at least one flexible sensor attached to one of the sealing rings; and at least one flexible signal generator attached to the other of the sealing rings. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A seal comprising:
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a first inner sealing ring; a second outer sealing ring made of polymer that is rotatable with respect to the first inner sealing ring; and at least one flexible sensor attached to one of the sealing rings.
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