DEVICE, METHOD & COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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1. A device for monitoring a bearing, the device comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to obtain data concerning at least one of the factors that influence the residual life of the bearing; and
a non-permanent attachment feature configured to non-permanently attach the device to a surface of the bearing so that at least a part of the at least one sensor is pressed against the surface of the bearing,wherein the device is portable.
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Abstract
A device for monitoring a bearing, wherein the device comprises at least one sensor configured to obtain data concerning at least one of the factors that influences the residual life of the bearing. The device is a portable device and comprises a non-permanent attachment feature configured to non-permanently attach the device to a surface of the bearing so that at least a part of the at least one sensor is pressed against the surface of the bearing.
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16 Claims
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1. A device for monitoring a bearing, the device comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to obtain data concerning at least one of the factors that influence the residual life of the bearing; and a non-permanent attachment feature configured to non-permanently attach the device to a surface of the bearing so that at least a part of the at least one sensor is pressed against the surface of the bearing, wherein the device is portable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16)
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13. A method for monitoring a bearing, method comprising steps of:
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a) non-permanently attaching a portable device comprising at least one sensor configured to obtain data concerning at least one of the factors that influence the residual life of the bearing to a surface of the bearing so that at least a part of the at least one sensor is pressed against the surface of the bearing; b) obtaining data concerning at least one of the factors that influence the residual life of the bearing; and c) removing the portable device from the bearing. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer program containing computer program code arranged to cause a computer or a processor to execute at least one of; a step of obtaining data concerning at least one of the factors that influence the residual life of the bearing; and processing the data, transmitting the data, displaying the data, and at least one of predicting and updating the residual life of the bearing, wherein the computer program code is stored on one of a computer-readable medium or a carrier wave.
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