- Patent Title: Device for measuring the wear of a ball-and-socket joint, ball-and-socket joint incorporating said device and method for measuring the wear of such a ball-and-socket joint
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Application No.: US14572842Application Date: 2014-12-17
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Publication No.: US10041529B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Yoann Hebrard
- Applicant: Yoann Hebrard
- Applicant Address: FR Montigny-le-Bretonneux
- Assignee: SKF AEROSPACE FRANCE S.A.S.
- Current Assignee: SKF AEROSPACE FRANCE S.A.S.
- Current Assignee Address: FR Montigny-le-Bretonneux
- Agency: SKF USA Inc. Patent Dept.
- Agent Bryan Peckjian
- Priority: FR1363296 20131220
- Main IPC: F16C11/06
- IPC: F16C11/06 ; G01N27/24 ; F16C17/24 ; G01B7/14 ; G01D5/24

Abstract:
A device adapted to measure the wear of a ball-and-socket joint. The ball-and-socket joint comprising a first ring, which delimits a spherical housing, a second spherical ring, which is positioned concentrically in the housing of the first ring, and a lining, which is made from an elastically insulating material and is inserted between the second ring and the spherical housing of the first ring. A wear measuring feature includes at least two electrodes provided to be connected to the first ring and the second ring, respectively, or to the lining, so as to form a capacitor structure and a capacitance measuring device for measuring the capacity of the capacitor thus formed. The device further comprises an electronic circuit, which is a resonant circuit including the capacitor, an inductance and a resistance positioned in series.
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