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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing device reducing frictional force of a distorted body and a portion applied with a load to reduce a hysteresis and enabling easy processing of a member for applying a load to the distorted body. SOLUTION: A distortion sensor 11 for detecting the distortion of the distorted body 8 is provided, and a load applying member 9 for applying an axial load to the distorted body 8 is provided between the distorted body 8 and a spacer 5 to come into sliding contact with them. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing device preventing the detecting accuracy degradation of a bearing preload by making a disturbance magnetic field from a motor hardly reach a magnetostrictive material to prevent the detecting accuracy degradation of a change in the magnetic property of the magnetostrictive material, and to provide a bearing preload detecting device. SOLUTION: Part of a spacer is formed of the magnetostrictive material 10. At least part of the remainder of the spacer formed of the magnetostrictive material 10 is formed of a non-magnetic material, where a magnetic property change detecting means is provided for detecting a change in the magnetic property of the magnetostrictive material 10. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absolute encoder easy to obtain linearity of output by detecting an absolute rotating angle in an inexpensive compact configuration, that enables trimming and hardly requires demagnetization precision of the encoder. SOLUTION: The absolute encoder 1 comprises a part to be detected 2 and a magnetic flux detection part 3, provided mutually relatively in rotatable manner. The part to be detected 2 covers a magnet 4 with a magnetic substance 5 and restricts the range of the magnetic flux detected by the magnetic flux detection part 3, by providing a window part 6 on the magnetic substance 5. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing with an antenna of good efficiency and a long communication distance which prevents the antenna from hindering the incorporation of the bearing into a housing. SOLUTION: The bearing 1 with an antenna comprises an inward member 2 and an outward member 3 which are allowed for relative rotation through a rolling element 4, and seals 5 and 6 for sealing the annular space between the inward member 2 and the outward member 3. An antenna 10 is embedded in the seal 6. The antenna 10 is a loop antenna formed in a spiral. The antenna 10 may be a patch antenna. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheel cap capable of obtaining the power generating function, maintaining a cover member in a non-rotatable state even a vehicle is traveling at a high speed, utilizing the cover member to various kinds of displays, and preventing a wheel from being out of the rotational balance by a means for maintaining the cover member in a non-rotatable state. SOLUTION: The wheel cap 1 comprises a rotatable cap body 2, a cover member 3 and a generator 4. The rotatable cap body 2 is a member to be rotated together with a wheel 6a with an outer circumferential portion thereof mounted on the wheel 6a. The cover member 3 is a member which is rotatably mounted on the rotatable cap body 2 by a bearing 5 at a rotational center part to cover an outer surface of the rotatable cap body 2. The generator 4 generates the power by the relative rotation of the rotatable cap body 2 to the cover member 3. A blade part 16 to maintain the cover member 3 in a non-rotational state by utilizing the viscous resistance caused by the fluid therearound is provided on the cover member 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless sensor system which can be made with a lightweight and compact constitution, is easy to maintain and can communicate any time, while detection targets of the sensor system are vibration, temperature, load, torque or preload of bearings. SOLUTION: This wireless sensor system is provided with wireless sensor units 4A, 4B and a sensor signal receiver 5. The wireless sensor units 4A, 4B are provided with following part; a sensor parts 6A, 6B which detect detection targets, sensor signal transmitting parts 9A, 9B which wirelessly transmit sensor signals outputted from the sensor parts 6A, 6B, and electric power receiving parts 8A, 8B which wirelessly receive operation electric power driving the sensors 6A, 6B and sensor signal transmitting parts 9A, 9B. The sensor signal receiver 5 has a sensor signal receiving part 13 and a feeding electric power transmitting part 12. This wireless sensor system is provided with at least one of a vibration sensor, a temperature sensor, a load sensor, a torque sensor and a preload sensor which detects preload of bearings as the sensor parts 6A, 6B. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hardening quality inspection device and a hardening quality inspection method capable of improving the inspection accuracy of the hardening quality of an inspection object by correcting a measurement value having variations due to a material charge in nondestructive inspection.SOLUTION: This quality inspection device includes: a power source 2; voltage measurement means 11 for measuring a voltage generated by an inspection object 1 applied with the current by the power source 2; and quality measurement means 12 for measuring a hardening quality of the inspection object 1 from the voltage measured by the voltage measurement means 11. The quality measurement means 12 includes: a previous processing value storage part 15 for storing the measurement value by the voltage measurement means 11 before the hardening processing of the inspection object 1; a post-processing value storage part 16 for storing the measurement value after the hardening processing; and a determination part 17 for determining the hardening quality by comparing each measurement value of before and after the hardening processing stored respectively.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Barkhausen noise inspection device which is capable of performing accurate inspection without being affected by the variance of a gap between a sensor head including an excitation coil and a noise detection sensor and an inspection object and allows miniaturization of the sensor head and is free from the problem of interference between AC magnetic field in noise detection and gap detection.SOLUTION: A Barkhausen noise inspection device includes an excitation coil 9 for magnetizing an inspection object W, a noise detection sensor for detecting Barkhausen noise emitted from the inspection object W magnetized by the excitation coil 9, and a power source 14 for supplying a current to the excitation coil 9. The device is provided with a sensor 3 for detecting a gap between the noise detection sensor and the inspection object W, and the sensor 3 is caused to generate an AC magnetic field at a frequency lower than a Barkhausen noise detection frequency band of the noise detection sensor. The device is provided with sensor output correction means 7 for correcting an output of the noise detection sensor on the basis of an output of the sensor 3.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Barkhausen noise inspection system capable of enhancing the detection precision of the Barkhausen noise of an inspection target by suppressing the change in the magnetic resistance of excitation caused by the measuring position of the surface to be inspected of the inspection target and dispensing with control such as the preparation of an exclusive member at every inspection target, and a Barkhausen noise inspection method. SOLUTION: The Barkhausen noise inspection system has an excitation coil 1 for magnetizing a plurality of inspection targets Wa, Wb and Wc which are arranged in a mutual contact or proximity and a detection head KH having a detection coil 4 for detecting the Barkhausen noise emitted from the magnetized inspection targets. Further, the Barkhausen noise inspection system is equipped with a power supply for supplying an AC current which produces an AC magnetic field for magnetizing the excitation coil 1 and a Barkhausen noise detection circuit for detecting the Barkhausen noise from the signal detected by the detection coil 4. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Barkhausen noise inspecting device for enhancing the detection precision of the Barkhausen noise of an inspection target by suppressing a change in the magnetic reluctance of the excitation caused by the measuring position of the inspection surface of the inspection target. SOLUTION: The Barkhausen noise inspecting device includes an exciting coil 1 magnetizing the inspection target W, a detection head KH having a detection coil 4 for detecting the Barkhausen noise emitted from the magnetized inspection target W and a power supply 3 supplying an AC current, which produces an AC magnetic field for magnetization, to the exciting coil 1 and further provided with the extension member 7 arranged in close vicinity to the inspection target W so as to constitute a magnetic circuit arranged in series to the inspection target W to be common to the inspection target W and magnetized along with the inspection target W by the exciting coil 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT