IP Library Granted Patent US 9,304,109
Granted Patent B2
US 9,304,109 · App. 14/346,011 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Magnetizing apparatus for magnetic particle testing of a wheel using a conductor and auxiliary conductors for magnetization

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Patent No.
US 9,304,109
App. No.
14/346,011
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present inventions provides a magnetizing apparatus 100 for magnetic particle testing of a wheel 7 that includes a hub 71 , a plate 72 , and a rim 73 in sequence from inward to outward in a radial direction of the wheel. The apparatus includes: a conductor 1 inserted through a bore 711 of the hub 71 ; and a pair of auxiliary conductors 2 connected to respective opposite end portions of the conductor 1 , and so disposed as to face respective opposite side surfaces of the wheel 7 , and to extend from the hub 71 to the rim 73 outwardly in a radial direction of the wheel 7 , wherein the pair of auxiliary conductors 2 and the conductor 1 are energized with alternating current.

Claims (8)

1. A magnetizing apparatus for magnetic particle testing of a wheel that includes a hub, a plate, and a rim in sequence from inward to outward in a radial direction of the wheel,

the apparatus comprising:

a conductor inserted through a bore of the hub; and

a pair of auxiliary conductors connected to respective opposite end portions of the conductor, and so disposed as to face respective opposite side surfaces of the wheel, and to extend from the hub to the rim outwardly in a radial direction of the wheel,

wherein

the pair of auxiliary conductors and the conductor are energized with alternating current, so that a first magnetic flux which extends in a circumferential direction of the wheel is generated by the conductor and a second magnetic flux which extends in a circumferential direction of the wheel and an orientation of which is the same as an orientation of the first magnetic flux is generated by each auxiliary conductor, the wheel being magnetized by the first magnetic flux and the second magnetic flux.

2. The magnetizing apparatus for magnetic particle testing of a wheel according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of magnetizing coils each of which axial centerline direction faces each side surface of the wheel,

the magnetizing coils being energized with alternating current.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2014
From: MOCHII, TAKASHI; HORI, MICHITAKA; ISHIDA, MUNEO
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033229/0508 →