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US 11,559,865 B2Granted
Scraper for scraping a surface of a machine tool having a wear-indicating device
AssigneeThodacon Werkzeugmaschinenschutz GmbH
InventorVincent C. Vorpahl
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a scraper (14) for scraping a surface of a machine tool having a wear-indicating device (18, 20, 24, 30) for the scraper lip (16) of the scraper. At least one signal line (18) is embedded in the scraper lip (16) in such a manner that, upon reaching the wear limit (G), at least one section of the signal line (18) is exposed.
Claims9
A way wiper for wiping a surface of a machine tool comprising:
- a way wiper lip subject to wear for wiping the surface of the machine tool, wherein the way wiper lip defines a wear limit;
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- at least one signal line,
- wherein the at least one signal line is embedded in the way wiper lip such that at least one section of the signal line is exposed on reaching the wear limit,
- wherein the at least one signal line is a fluid line,
- wherein the fluid line is a component of a glow stick, with the fluid line providing fluid communication with a fluid reservoir that is visibly attached to the way wiper lip and that contains a reaction fluid of the glow stick.
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