US 2026/0235436 A1 · DEVICE FOR COUNTING A NUMBER OF MECHANICAL CYCLES PRODUCED BY A CYCLICALLY MOVING PART, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND AIRCRAFT

Abstract

This device for counting a number of mechanical cycles performed by a moving part in cyclic movement, comprises a storage module of the number of mechanical cycles performed by the moving part, a module for detecting a mechanical cycle performed by the moving part able to increment the number stored in the storage module, and a module for transmitting the stored number on demand able to retrieve the number stored in the storage module, the detection module comprising a piezoelectric generator configured to determine a performance of a mechanical cycle by the moving part, and the module for transmitting on demand comprising an RFID tag equipped with an antenna.

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Dependent claims

Device for counting a number of mechanical cycles performed by a moving part in cyclic movement, comprising a module for storing the number of mechanical cycles performed by the moving part, a module for detecting a mechanical cycle performed by the moving part able to increment the number stored in the storage module, and a module for transmitting the stored number on demand able to retrieve the number stored in the storage module, thatwherein the detection module comprises a piezoelectric generator configured to determine a performance of a mechanical cycle by the moving part, and the module for transmission on demand comprises an RFID tag equipped with an antenna.

Method for transmitting a number of mechanical cycles performed by a moving part in cyclic movement capable of being implemented by a device according to claim lany the device comprising an antenna and a second calculator, the method comprising the following steps:

Reception by the antenna of an interrogation request about the number of mechanical cycles performed by the moving part, the request being made by an RFID reader;
Processing of the interrogation request;
Retrieval in the storage module by the second calculator of the stored number;
Preparation of a response to the interrogation request by the second calculator, the response comprising the stored number of mechanical cycles performed by the moving part retrieved in the storage module.;
and
Transmission of the processed response to the RFID reader by the antenna.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Device for counting a number of mechanical cycles produced by a cyclically moving part, and associated methods and aircraft

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Device for counting a number of mechanical cycles produced by a cyclically moving part, and associated methods and aircraft

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Abstract

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