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US 2024/0230430 A1Published application
Monitored spring assembly, and methods for manufacturing and operating same
OwnerAlbert Ensteinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a resilient assembly (1) which, in addition to the resilient component (2), usually a simple spring (2), comprises a measuring assembly (20) having a load sensor (3) for measuring the load on the spring (2) during operation and transmitting it to a monitoring unit (50) by means of a wireless transmitting unit (4).
Claims20
A spring assembly comprising:
- a resilient component;
- a measuring assembly operatively connected to the resilient component, which comprises:
- a load sensor;
- a data storage, for storing load measured values;
- a transmitting unit for wirelessly transmitting the load measured values;
- an energy supply for supplying at least the load sensor with energy,
- wherein the energy supply comprising an energy generator and/or an energy storage.
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A method for operating a spring assembly comprising:
- a resilient component;
- a load sensor which is operatively connected to the resilient component;
- a transmitting unit;
- and
- an energy supply having an energy generator and/or a contactless rechargeable energy storage,
- wherein:
- the load on the resilient component is measured continuously or at intervals during operation, in particular only on request from outside;
- the load measured values are stored in a data storage;
- and
- the load measured values are transmitted wirelessly to a monitoring unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.