Diagnosis apparatus for air transfer apparatus and method thereof
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1. A diagnosis apparatus for an air transfer apparatus which includes an air pump transferring air to a shielded section and a check valve disposed in a transfer passage between said shielded section and said air pump, comprising:
- a drive unit that drives said air pump under a condition where said check valve is held in a closed state;
a transfer state detector detecting a transfer state of the air by said air pump; and
a diagnosis unit that diagnoses whether or not a failure occurred in said air transfer apparatus based on the transfer state of the air detected by said transfer state detector, when said air pump is driven by said drive unit.
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Abstract
An air pump is driven under a condition where a check valve is not opened, and an occurrence of failure in the check valve and the air pump is diagnosed based on a driving load of the air pump or a pressure upstream of the check valve or a pressure downstream of the check valve at the time.
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1. A diagnosis apparatus for an air transfer apparatus which includes an air pump transferring air to a shielded section and a check valve disposed in a transfer passage between said shielded section and said air pump, comprising:
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a drive unit that drives said air pump under a condition where said check valve is held in a closed state;
a transfer state detector detecting a transfer state of the air by said air pump; and
a diagnosis unit that diagnoses whether or not a failure occurred in said air transfer apparatus based on the transfer state of the air detected by said transfer state detector, when said air pump is driven by said drive unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A diagnosis apparatus for an air transfer apparatus which includes air transfer means for transferring air to a shielded section and check means disposed in a transfer passage between said shielded section and said air transfer means, comprising:
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drive means for driving said air transfer means under a condition where said check means is held in a closed state;
transfer state detecting means for detecting a transfer state of the air by said air transfer means; and
diagnosis means for diagnosing whether or not a failure occurred in said air transfer apparatus based on the transfer state of the air detected by said transfer state detecting means, when said air transfer means is driven by said drive means.
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15. A diagnosis method for an air transfer apparatus which includes an air pump transferring air to a shielded section and a check valve disposed in a transfer passage between said shielded section and said air pump, comprising the steps of:
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driving said air pump under a condition where said check valve is held in a closed state;
detecting a transfer state of the air by said air pump; and
diagnosing whether or not a failure occurred in said air transfer apparatus based on the transfer state of the air. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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