Machine monitoring system and apparatus
US4399513A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1980 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System and apparatus for monitoring vibrational and other detected aspects of a machine. Transducer outputs are scanned through the use of a microprocessor, the memory components of which retain pre-determined set point information. The channel representing a given transducer output is displayed visually on the apparatus for 5 second intervals in combination with a linear form of disply showing monitored transducer values as well as set point values. In the event of detected threshhold level warnings or the like, additional visual indicators representing both system and channel status conditions are energized. The system includes a small, hand-held programmer by which any of a broad variety of functions may be readily entered into the memory of the processor through the simple manipulation of a single potentiometer. During the programming procedure, the values being inserted are displayed on the noted bar chart. Preferably, the chart is present as a linear array of 50 LEDs.
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