Maintenance method and maintenance system for industrial machinery
First Claim
1. A maintenance method for industrial machinery, for the resolution of errors occurring in said industrial machinery, comprising:
- constant recording of operation data of said industrial machinery during normal operation, wherein, if an error occurs, said industrial machinery operation data before and after the occurrence of said error are collected from dispersed locations by means of a telecommunications circuit, and wherein said data are analyzed in order to investigate the cause of the error in said industrial machinery.
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Abstract
At the same time as establishing a means of recording operation data 4, to record the operation data of robots 2 and 2 • •, monitor cameras 5 and 5 • •, to film the operation status of robots 2 and 2 • •, and a means of recording visual data 6 and 6 • •, to record said visual data from said monitor cameras, a central computer 7 is installed, into which an advisor can collect both said operation data and said visual data by means of the Internet N, wherein, if an error occurs in either robot 2 or robot 2 • •, the advisor is able to collect operation data and visual data from before and after the occurrence of the error into said central computer 7, analyze both said types of data in order to investigate the cause of the error, following which, images of the site filmed by monitor camera 5 can be downloaded by means of the Internet N, wherein said advisor is able to issue instructions to an on-site operator as to the recovery procedure for robot 2, while said advisor is referring to said filmed images for verification.
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1. A maintenance method for industrial machinery, for the resolution of errors occurring in said industrial machinery, comprising:
constant recording of operation data of said industrial machinery during normal operation, wherein, if an error occurs, said industrial machinery operation data before and after the occurrence of said error are collected from dispersed locations by means of a telecommunications circuit, and wherein said data are analyzed in order to investigate the cause of the error in said industrial machinery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12)
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6. A maintenance method for industrial machinery, for the resolution of errors occurring in said industrial machinery, comprising:
filming of operation status of aforementioned industrial machinery following the occurrence of an error, wherein said filmed images are downloaded from dispersed locations by means of a telecommunications circuit, and wherein on-site operators are notified of the recovery procedure for the aforementioned industrial machinery, while reference is made to said filmed images for verification.
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8. A maintenance system for industrial machinery, wherein, when an error occurs in said industrial machinery, an advisor who is located at a distance from the site is enabled to instruct on-site operators as to the recovery procedure for said industrial machinery, said maintenance system comprising:
a means of operation data acquisition for acquiring the operation data of the aforementioned industrial machinery, a central computer into which the advisor, by means of a telecommunications circuit, is able to collect said operation data acquired by said means of operation data acquisition, and a means of communication whereby said advisor is able to issue instructions to on-site operators. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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