Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for monitoring fastener tension
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Application No.: US15951320Application Date: 2018-04-12
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Publication No.: US10823629B2Publication Date: 2020-11-03
- Inventor: Miguel Angel Escapita Flores , Alejandro Torres Bahena
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: G01L5/24
- IPC: G01L5/24 ; G01L1/16

Abstract:
A system for monitoring fastener tension includes a fastener clamping a first member to a second member. A load monitoring sensor is interposed between a nut and the second member, and outputs an electrical signal upon changes in fastener tension. A signal collection hub is connected to the load monitoring sensor so that the electrical signal is transmitted from the load monitoring sensor to the signal collection hub. The signal collection hub collects and converts electrical signals into a data package. A processor transforms the data package into a digital representation of mechanical data. The mechanical data is compared to a predetermined mechanical limit value by the processor. If a value of the mechanical data is equal to or less than the predetermined mechanical limit value then an indication is generated to indicate that the fastener should be serviced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190316978A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FASTENER TENSION Public/Granted day:2019-10-17
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