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Wear sensing device having a housing

A technology of sensing device and wear sensor, which is applied in transportation and packaging, vehicle trackless testing, construction, etc., can solve problems such as premature breakage, unallowable circuit protection, and inappropriateness

Active Publication Date: 2017-08-11
CATERPILLAR INC
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Further, ganged arrangements may not allow adequate protection for each circuit, leading to the possibility of premature fracture (e.g., fracture occurs before a corresponding amount of wear occurs)
Additionally, wear sensors designed to measure wear associated with broken linings may not be well suited for other applications
For example, the wear sensor of the '794 patent includes a limited connection to the control unit, which may not be suitable for some applications

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[0015] figure 1 An exemplary tracked machine 10 is shown consistent with the disclosed embodiments. Tracked machine 10 may embody any machine that is driven, propelled, positioned, and / or steered by operation of a "continuous" tracked traction device. Such machines may include, for example, track tractors, skid steer loaders, bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, track loaders, front shovels, wire rope shovels, or any other type of track steerable machine. Machine 10 may include a frame 12 and a pair of track assemblies 14 (only one shown) secured to frame 12 on opposite sides of machine 10 . Track assembly 14 may include a drive sprocket 16 coupled to a drive mechanism (not shown), and a chain assembly 18 operatively coupled to the drive mechanism via drive sprocket 16 and configured for propelling machine 10 . Machine 10 may also include work implement 19 .

[0016] The drive mechanism may include one or more components configured to generate a torque output. For example, th...

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A wear sensing device (42) is disclosed. The wear sensing device may have a wear sensor (66). The wear sensor may have plurality of wear members (74), a communication device (72), and a processing device (68). The processing device may be configured to generate a signal indicative of wear, based on a state of the plurality of wear members. The processing device may be further configured transmit the signal with the communication device. The wear sensing device may further have a housing (56). The housing may at least partially enclose the wear sensor and include a plurality of separate slots (76). The plurality of wear members may be positioned in the plurality of separate slots.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to wear sensing devices, and more particularly to wear sensing devices having a housing. Background technique [0002] Mobile machines are used to perform various types of work on different worksites, such as construction sites, demolition sites, mining sites or landfill sites. For example, bulldozers can be used to push soil and rock on construction sites. A bulldozer, being a tracked mobile machine, includes a tracked undercarriage with tracks on the left and right sides of the machine. Each of the tracks includes a chain formed by interconnecting several track links to each other and several track shoes to the chain. The tracks are supported by various roller assemblies on both sides of the machine. [0003] Operation of mobile machines inevitably causes wear or damage to various components, including components of the undercarriage, such as track links and roller assemblies; and other components, such as ground enga...

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IPC IPC(8): B62D55/08E02F9/26E02F9/28G01M17/03
CPCB62D55/08G01M17/03E02F9/26E02F9/2883
Inventor T·G·赛德斯
Owner CATERPILLAR INC
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