Work vehicle component
AssigneeItaltractor Itm S.P.A.
InventorsNicolas Moretti, Eustachio Calia
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Abstract
The present invention describes a work vehicle component comprising a cavity obtained in the component, having an extension axis and delimited by a side wall, an opening for the cavity placed at an outer surface of the component, a wear sensor housed in the cavity and comprising a first axial end placed at the opening for the cavity, a support body inserted into the cavity with a first axial end aligned with the first axial end of the wear sensor. The support body is connected to the side wall of the cavity and constrained to the side wall of the cavity, and the wear sensor is physically connected to the support body and is constrained, at least in an axial direction, to the support body.
Claims17
A work vehicle component comprising:
- a cavity obtained in the work vehicle component, having an extension axis and delimited radially by at least one side wall;
- an opening for the cavity placed at an outer surface of the work vehicle component, wherein said outer surface is a surface of which a state of wear is to be monitored;
- a wear sensor housed in the cavity and comprising a first axial end placed at the opening for the cavity, wherein the first axial end of the wear sensor gets worn as said outer surface of the work vehicle component gets worn;
- a support body inserted in the cavity with a first axial end aligned with the first axial end of the wear sensor, wherein the support body is physically connected to the at least one side wall of the cavity and constrained, at least in an axial direction, to the at least one side wall of the cavity, wherein the wear sensor is physically connected to the support body and is constrained, at least in an axial direction, to the support body, wherein a second axial end of the support body opposite the first axial end of the support body terminates inside of the work vehicle component and wherein the support body comprises a housing seat having a bottom wall;
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- wherein the housing seat is open at a radially external side surface of the support body, and wherein the bottom wall of the housing seat is placed more radially internal with respect to the radially external side surface.
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