Predicting track assembly component failure using direct oil contact sensor device
US12078523B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16N2260/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In some implementations, one or more devices may determine whether an electrical circuit is closed or open, the electrical circuit including electrodes of the sensor device, the electrical circuit being closed based on the electrodes being immersed in a lubricant in a cavity of a component of a track assembly of the machine, the electrical circuit being open based on the electrodes not being immersed in the lubricant in the cavity. The one or more devices may generate sensor data based on determining that the electrical circuit is open, the sensor data indicating that a level, of the lubricant in the cavity, does not satisfy a level threshold. The one or more devices may cause the machine to perform an action based on the sensor data indicating that the level does not satisfy the level threshold.
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