DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSING METHOD, HOUSING COMPONENT OF A LUBRICANT CONTAINER
First Claim
1. A diagnostic system for detecting and transmitting a sensor value concerning an operational condition of a system component to an external reception and/or transmission device, the diagnostic system comprising:
- at least one sensor device comprising at least one sensor for generating sensor values corresponding to the respective first operational condition,a control device comprising a timer and a function for the performance of measurements by the sensor device at predetermined points of time or within predetermined time intervals,a signal transmission device for receiving the sensor signals from the sensor device and for signal transmission of the sensor signals of the sensor device to an external reception and/or transmission device,a power supply device for supplying electric energy to the sensor device and to the signal transmission device,characterized in thatthe diagnostic system comprises a device for the determination of a second operational condition of the system component,the control function is realized such that at the predetermined points of time or at the predetermined time intervals at which it performs a detection of the second operational condition of the transmission mechanism, the control function compares generated sensor values corresponding to the respective first operational condition to a predetermined comparative value and only provides the sensor value corresponding to the respective first operational condition to the signal transmission device if it is higher or lower than this comparative value.
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Abstract
Diagnostic system including a sensor device with a sensor for generating signals corresponding to a first operational condition, a control device with a timer and function for performance of measurements, and a signal transmission device. The system includes a device for determination of a second operational condition of the system component and configured where the sensor value of the signal transmission device corresponding to the first operational condition is furnished when the sensor value corresponding to a second operational condition of the transmission mechanism is higher or lower than a comparative value, and housing component of a lubricant container and in particular closure device for sealing an opening of such a housing component from a lubricant which is present in the operational use thereof in an internal space thereof, having arranged therein: at least one sensor device comprising at least one sensor for determining the water content in the lubricant.
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22 Claims
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1. A diagnostic system for detecting and transmitting a sensor value concerning an operational condition of a system component to an external reception and/or transmission device, the diagnostic system comprising:
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at least one sensor device comprising at least one sensor for generating sensor values corresponding to the respective first operational condition, a control device comprising a timer and a function for the performance of measurements by the sensor device at predetermined points of time or within predetermined time intervals, a signal transmission device for receiving the sensor signals from the sensor device and for signal transmission of the sensor signals of the sensor device to an external reception and/or transmission device, a power supply device for supplying electric energy to the sensor device and to the signal transmission device, characterized in that the diagnostic system comprises a device for the determination of a second operational condition of the system component, the control function is realized such that at the predetermined points of time or at the predetermined time intervals at which it performs a detection of the second operational condition of the transmission mechanism, the control function compares generated sensor values corresponding to the respective first operational condition to a predetermined comparative value and only provides the sensor value corresponding to the respective first operational condition to the signal transmission device if it is higher or lower than this comparative value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A diagnosing method for detecting and transmitting a sensor value concerning an operational condition of a system component to an external reception and/or transmission device, comprising:
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generating sensor signals corresponding to a respective first operational condition of the system component, performing measurements by the sensor device at predetermined points of time or at predetermined time intervals, determining a second operational condition of the system component, at the predetermined points of time or at the predetermined time intervals, detecting the second operational condition of the transmission mechanism and comparing it to a predetermined comparative value, furnishing the sensor value corresponding to the respective first operational condition to the signal transmission device only if it is higher or lower than this comparative value.
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7. A diagnosing method for assisting the maintenance of a land, air, water or underwater vehicle, comprising:
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generating a sensor signal for detecting an operational condition of a lubricant contained in the housing part by a sensor device integrated in a closure device of the housing part, and transmitting the sensor signal corresponding to the operational condition to the maintenance device, based on the sensor signal transmitted to the maintenance device, determining in the maintenance device a value for the operational condition of a lubricant present in the housing part on the basis of the sensor signal, wherein the water content of the lubricant is determined only if it is determined in the same measurement process or within a predetermined time period that the temperature of the lubricant is higher than a minimum temperature.
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8. A housing component of a lubricant container and in particular a closure device for sealing an opening of such a housing component from a lubricant present during the operational use thereof in an internal space of the lubricant container, the housing component comprising:
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at least one sensor device comprising at least one sensor for generating sensor signals corresponding to the respective operational condition and in particular the water content of the lubricant, wherein the at least one sensor is disposed on a portion which faces the inside of the housing part during insertion of the closure device in order to be placed in contact with the lubricant, at least one transceiver for receiving the sensor signals from the sensor device and for signal transmission of the sensor signals to an external reception unit, a power supply device for supplying electric power to the sensor device and to the transceiver, characterized in that the at least one sensor for determining the water content in the lubricant is realized as a capacitor having capacitor electrodes, and in that the surface of at least one of the capacitor electrodes is coated in portions thereof with a protective layer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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