US4634217A
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High tensile wire provided with light guide sensor
Assignee: Felten and Guilleaume Energietechnik AG
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Filing: 1984-02-15
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Granted: 1987-01-06
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Expires: 2004-02-15
Abstract
Abstract A high tensile wire of a fiber-reinforced synthetic resin encloses an axially arranged light guide in the form of an optical fibers connectable to a light testing instrument. The light guide is enclosed in an intermediate sleeve of a heterogeneous synthetic material which is mechanically firmly connected both to the light guide and to the inner surface of the outer sleeve. In the preferred embodiment, the wire is used as a reinforcing span wire in concrete component parts and the attenuation of the light passing through the light guide indicates tensile strength, bending strength or breakage of the wire in the concrete.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich K. Levacher
- 👤 Helmut Federmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:42
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M11/00; G01M11/08; G01M11/083; G01M11/086; G01B; G01B11/00; G01B11/16; G01B11/18; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/24; G01L1/242; G01L1/243; G01L1/245; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4401; G02B6/4429; G02B6/443; G02B6/4432; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/02; G08B13/12; G08B13/126
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A high-tensile wire structure comprising an outer sleeve of a fiber-reinforced resinous material; said outer sleeve enclosing a single optical fiber forming a light wave conductor; an intermediate sleeve of a heterogenous material provided between and being firmly connected with said outer sleeve and said single optical fiber; said heterogenous material including plastic or synthetic resin into which finely divided powder of glass or quartz or corundum or emery is admixed; and means for coupling the ends of said optical fiber to a light testing instrument to sense attenuation of light due to microscopic bends in said optical fiber caused by transverse pressure exerted by said heterogenous material during constriction of said wire structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A high-tensile wire structure comprising an outer sleeve of a fiber-reinforced resinous material; said outer sleeve enclosing a single optical fiber forming a light wave conductor; an intermediate sleeve of a heterogenous material provided between and being firmly connected with said outer sleeve and said single optical fiber; said heterogenous material including plastic or synthetic resin into which finely divided powder of glass or quartz or corundum or emery is admixed; and means for coupling the ends of said optical fiber to a light testing instrument to sense attenuation of light due to microscopic bends in said optical fiber caused by transverse pressure exerted by said heterogenous material during constriction of said wire structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A wire structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said intermediate layer is the innermost layer of a laminated fiber-reinforced outer sleeve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A wire structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said outer sleeve defines a center axis and said single optical fibers together with said intermediate sleeve are arranged off said center axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wire structure as defined in claim 1, comprising a pair of parallel optical fibers each being provided with an intermediate sleeve of a synthetic heterogeneous material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A high-tensile wire structure comprising an outer sleeve of a fiber-reinforced resinous material said outer sleeve enclosing a single optical fiber forming a light wave conductor; an intermediate sleeve of a heterogeneous material provided between and being firmly connected with said outer sleeve and said single optical fiber; said heterogeneous material including plastic or synthetic resin in which glass fibers coiled on said optical fiber are embedded; and means for coupling the ends of said optical fiber to a light testing instrument to sense attenuation of light due to microscopic bends in said optical fiber caused by transverse pressure exerted by said heterogeneous material during constriction of said wire structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
110 words
A high-tensile wire structure comprising an outer sleeve of a fiber-reinforced resinous material said outer sleeve enclosing a single optical fiber forming a light wave conductor; an intermediate sleeve of a heterogeneous material provided between and being firmly connected with said outer sleeve and said single optical fiber; said heterogeneous material including plastic or synthetic resin in which glass fibers coiled on said optical fiber are embedded; and means for coupling the ends of said optical fiber to a light testing instrument to sense attenuation of light due to microscopic bends in said optical fiber caused by transverse pressure exerted by said heterogeneous material during constriction of said wire structure.
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