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Maintenance reminder

US5705977A · kind A · utility

33Cited by
10References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 20, 1995
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 20, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Q9/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A maintenance scheduling device having a face plate with a front surface providing a plurality of aligned maintenance item description labels, a plurality of recommended interval description labels, a plurality of aligned numeral wheel assemblies for displaying last service maintenance and a plurality of aligned numeral wheel assemblies for displaying next service maintenance. The device may also include a programmable electrical signal processor interconnected with a power source, an odometer of the vehicle, and a memory device containing recommended maintenance mileage information for each maintenance item, the processor serving to signal a user when a recommended service interval has elapsed on the actual mileage recorded on the odometer. The device opens to reveal a set of maintenance guide charts for the vehicle of choice.

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