WEAR PART MONITORING
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Abstract
A process and tool for monitoring the status, health, and performance of wear parts used on earth working equipment. The process and tool allow the operator to optimize the performance of the earth working equipment. The tool has a clear line of site to the wear parts during use and may be integrated with a bucket or blade on the earth working equipment.
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Citations
79 Claims
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48. A system for monitoring earth working equipment, the system comprising:
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a ground-engaging product including a base supported by the earth working equipment and at least one wear part secured to the base; at least one electronic sensor secured to the ground-engaging product for detecting at least one of strain, load and pressure in the ground-engaging product during use, and wirelessly transmitting such information; and a programmable logic device using the transmitted information from the at least one electronic sensor and making an assessment regarding at least one of the status, health and performance of the base and/or wear part. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A system for monitoring earth working equipment, the system comprising:
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a ground-engaging product including a base supported by the earth working equipment and at least one wear part secured to the base; at least one electronic sensor secured to the ground-engaging product for detecting impact on the ground-engaging product during use, and wirelessly transmitting such information; and a programmable logic device using the transmitted information from the at least one electronic sensor and making an assessment regarding the ground-engaging product and/or operation. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61)
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- 62. A system for monitoring earth working equipment, the system comprising a ground-engaging product including a base supported by the earth working equipment and a wear part secured to the base, an accelerometer secured to the ground-engaging product, a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the data generated by the accelerometer, and a programmable logic device using the transmitted data to make an assessment regarding at least one of the status, health and performance of the base and/or wear part.
- 68. A system for monitoring earth working equipment, the system comprising a ground-engaging product including a base supported by the earth working equipment and a wear part secured to the base, a strain gauge secured to the ground-engaging product, a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the data generated by the strain gauge, and a programmable logic device using the transmitted data to make an assessment regarding at least one of the status, health and performance of the base and/or wear part.
- 72. A system for monitoring earth working equipment, the system comprising a ground-engaging product including a base supported by the earth working equipment and a wear part secured to the base, a load cell secured to the ground-engaging product, a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the data generated by the load cell, and a programmable logic device using the transmitted data to make an assessment regarding at least one of the status, health or performance of the base and/or wear part.
- 76. A system for monitoring earth working equipment, the system comprising a ground-engaging product including a base supported by the earth working equipment and a wear part secured to the base, a pressure sensor secured to the ground-engaging product, a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the data generated by the pressure sensor, and a programmable logic device using the transmitted data to make an assessment regarding at least one of the status, health and performance of the base and/or wear part.
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