Method and apparatus for monitoring service-intensive replaceable parts in an assembly

US6711524B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Filterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Michael Wolf · North Tonawanda, US
• Christian Thalmann · Speyer, DE
• Volker Pluecker · Ubstadt-Weiher, DE
• Torsten Oberdorfer · Schifferstadt, DE
• Klemens Dworatzek · Trier, DE
• Horst Escher · Asperg, DE
• Andreas Franz · Ludwigsburg, DE
• Andreas Pelz · Markgröningen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 10, 2002
• Grant date: Mar 23, 2004
• Expiry date: Jul 10, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01D2201/56
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus for monitoring service-intensive replaceable parts in an assembly in which information regarding a replaceable part (1), such as specifications, physical dimensions, physical properties, functions and/or other data for the replaceable part, is stored on a suitable memory component (5) in and/or on the replaceable part (1). The stored data is read with a reading device at a predetermined time or at predetermined time intervals and transmitted to an evaluation unit. The read data can be compared in the evaluation unit with preset data and, after evaluating the results of the comparison of the data, an appropriate change in the replaceable part or in the operation of the assembly may or may not be carried out.