Electrical resistance wear indicator
AssigneeRaytheon Technologies Corporation
InventorsEli Cole Warren, Corey A. Benoit, Ian F. Agoos, Edward F. Dreger, III
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Abstract
In combination a wear indicator and a component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The wear indicator is secured to a surface of the component of the gas turbine engine. The wear indicator comprising: a first component including: a first plate; a second plate opposite the first plate; a plurality of wires extending from first plate to the second plate, wherein the first plate is electrically connected to the second plate through the plurality of wires; and a potting material configured to partially fill the first component and fill voids between the plurality of wires, such that the plurality of wires are electrically insulated from each other by the potting material.
Claims9
In combination a wear indicator and a component of a gas turbine engine, wherein the wear indicator is secured to a surface of the component of the gas turbine engine, the wear indicator comprising:
- a first component including:
- a first plate;
- a second plate opposite the first plate;
- a plurality of wires extending from first plate to the second plate, wherein the first plate is electrically connected to the second plate through the plurality of wires;
- and
- a non-conductive potting material configured to partially fill the first component and fill voids between the plurality of wires, the plurality of wires being electrically insulated from each other by the potting material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.