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US 2024/0392840 A1Published application
Coupling monitoring system
AssigneesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Tsmc Nanjing Company, Limited
InventorsWen Feng TAI, Lung Chi YU, Po Chang WANG, Jui Pin CHANG
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Abstract
A coupling including a main body, a first hub at a first end of the main body and a second hub at a second end of the main body opposite the first end is provided. The first hub includes a first inner bore configured to receive a first shaft and a pair of aligned first and second through holes extending through opposite walls of the first hub. The first through hole and the second through hole are in optical communication with the first inner bore.
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A coupling, comprising:
- a main body;
- a first hub at a first end of the main body, wherein the first hub comprises a first inner bore configured to receive a first shaft and a pair of aligned first and second through holes extending through opposite walls of the first hub, wherein the first through hole and the second through hole are in optical communication with the first inner bore.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a main body;
- a first hub at a first end of the main body, wherein the first hub comprises a first inner bore configured to receive a first shaft and a pair of aligned first and second through holes extending through opposite walls of the first hub;
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- a first drive shaft configured to rotate the main body, wherein the drive shaft is in the first inner bore, and based on a position of the first drive shaft in the first inner bore the first through hole is in optical communication with the second through hole.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a main body;
- a plurality of hubs connected to the main body, wherein each of the plurality of hubs comprises an inner bore, a first through hole and a second through hole, and the first through hole is optically aligned with the second through hole;
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- a plurality of draft shafts, wherein each of the drive shafts is received by an inner bore of a corresponding hub of the plurality of hubs, wherein the plurality of drive shafts is configured to rotate the main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.