Wear Sensor
OwnerCon Kamarasinventor
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Abstract
A wear sensor (10) comprising a body (12) formed from a planar sheet of flexible material including a plurality arms (14) being integrally formed with the body (12) such that the arms (12) are located coplanar with the body (12). A plurality of conductors are provided extending from the body (12) out along each of the arms (14). The arms (14) are bendable from the coplanar position to an extended position, in which at least a portion of the arms (14) extends perpendicular to the plane of the body (12) to be received within a component such that as the component wears, distal ends (34) of the arms are worn down which can be detected by passing electrical signals through the conductors.
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A wear sensor comprising:
- a body formed from a planar sheet of flexible material;
- a plurality arms being integrally formed with the body such that the arms are located coplanar with the body;
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- a plurality of conductors extending from the body out along each of the arms;
- wherein the arms are bendable from the coplanar position to an extended position, in which at least a portion of the arms extend perpendicular to the plane of the body to be received within a component such that as the component wears, distal ends of the arms are worn down which can be detected by passing electrical signals along the conductors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.