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Method for displaying machine malfunctions

US5734804A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Filing dateJun 20, 1996
Grant dateMar 31, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B25/14
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for displaying machine malfunctions, particularly for polygraphic machines such as large printing presses, provides concrete instructions for quickly finding and eliminating these machine malfunctions without it being necessary to consult a machine handbook. With the occurrence of a malfunction, an actual image or a series of actual images of the machine is/are displayed on a monitor of a machine control console for effective guidance to the source of the malfunction. Instructions for eliminating the respective malfunction are also displayed.

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