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Apparatus for diagnosing accumulator based on fluid pressure in its fluid-tightly sealed state

US6494545B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2001
Grant dateDec 17, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S303/11
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A diagnosing apparatus for diagnosing an accumulator operable to store under pressure a pressurized fluid delivered from a high-pressure source and to supply the pressurized fluid to a fluid-operated actuator for operating the fluid-operated actuator, the apparatus including a pressure detecting device for detecting a pressure of the pressurized fluid in the accumulator while the accumulator is placed in a fluid-tightly sealed state in which the accumulator is isolated from both the high-pressure source and the fluid-operated actuator, and a diagnosing device operable to diagnose the accumulator on the basis of the pressure of the pressurized fluid detected by the pressure detecting device in the fluid-tightly sealed state of the accumulator.

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