DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR A BALL BEARING, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ANGULAR-CONTACT BALL BEARING, A CORRESPONDING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, AND USE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A diagnostic method for a ball bearing, comprising the steps of:
- measuring mechanical vibrations produced by the ball bearing with a vibration sensor and generating a corresponding vibration signal having a frequency spectrum;
computing at least one fundamental kinematic frequency, with the fundamental frequency depending on a current rotation frequency of the ball bearing;
determining from the measured frequency spectrum at least one bearing frequency; and
outputting a first diagnostic message when the at least one bearing frequency deviates from the at least one fundamental kinematic frequency by a predefined frequency deviation.
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Abstract
In a diagnostic method for at least one ball bearing, in particular for an angular-contact ball bearing for bearing a rapidly rotating spindle, mechanical vibration caused by the respective angular-contact ball bearing is acquired by at least one vibration sensor and outputted as a corresponding vibration signal. At least one bearing characteristic, fundamental kinematic frequency dependent on a current bearing rotational frequency is determined by computation. A corresponding bearing frequency in a measurement frequency spectrum of the respective vibration signal is determined by measurement. A first diagnostic message is output when at least one of the determined bearing frequencies deviates by a respective prescribed frequency deviation from the corresponding computational fundamental kinematic frequency.
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18 Claims
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1. A diagnostic method for a ball bearing, comprising the steps of:
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measuring mechanical vibrations produced by the ball bearing with a vibration sensor and generating a corresponding vibration signal having a frequency spectrum; computing at least one fundamental kinematic frequency, with the fundamental frequency depending on a current rotation frequency of the ball bearing; determining from the measured frequency spectrum at least one bearing frequency; and outputting a first diagnostic message when the at least one bearing frequency deviates from the at least one fundamental kinematic frequency by a predefined frequency deviation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A diagnostic system for a ball bearing, comprising:
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at least one vibration sensor for measuring a mechanical vibration produced by the ball bearing and for outputting a vibration signal representative of the mechanical vibration; and a measurement evaluation unit operatively connected to the at least one vibration sensor, said measurement evaluation unit having computation means for determining at least one fundamental kinematic frequency that is characteristic for the bearing and depends on a current rotation frequency of the bearing, frequency measuring means for determining at least one bearing frequency from a measured frequency spectrum of the vibration signal, and comparison means for outputting a first diagnostic message when at least one measured bearing frequency deviates from the at least one fundamental kinematic frequency by a predefined frequency deviation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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