摘要 |
Provided is a bearing provided with a seal which is equipped with a sensor, the bearing being configured in such a manner that status information relating to the bearing can be detected, the bearing can be applied to any place of installation, can be applied to bearings of existing designs, and is interchangeable with existing bearings. This bearing (1) provided with a seal which is equipped with a sensor comprises: an inner ring (2); an outer ring (3); rolling bodies (4) disposed between the inner and outer rings (2, 3); and the seal (6) which seals the bearing space between the inner and outer rings (2, 3). The seal (6) is provided with: one or more sensors (12, 13) for detecting the status information relating to the bearing; an information handling means (14) for managing the information detected by the sensors (12, 13); and an electric power source (15) having an electric power generating function for driving the information handling means (14) and the sensors (12, 13). |