WEAR PART MONITORING

• US 20180100294A1
• Filed: 12/06/2017
• Published: 04/12/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ESCO Group LLC (WEIR Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: ESCO Corporation (WEIR Group PLC)
• Inventors: BEWLEY, ERIC L., COWGILL, NOAH D., BLOMBERG, JOSEPH E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,697,154 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 15/00 Elements, tools, or details of ploughs
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 15/06 Interchangeable or adjustable shares
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 23/02 Teeth; Fixing the teeth
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 3/815 Blades; Levelling or scarifying tools E02F3/40 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/24 Safety devices , e.g. for preventing overload E02F9/226 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/267 Diagnosing or detecting failure of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2808 Teeth
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2816 Mountings therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2833 Retaining means, e.g. pins
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2883 Wear elements for buckets or implements in general
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/44 Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersections; Connectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/006 Indicating maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

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.

Claims

1-47. -47. (canceled)

48. A wear part for earth working equipment comprising a wearable body for engaging the ground during operation of the earth working equipment, at least one electronic sensor located within the wearable body for detecting strain in the wearable body and wirelessly transmitting such information for use in making an assessment by a programmable logic device.

49. The wear part of claim 48 wherein the wearable body has a configuration for securing to a bucket.

50. A wear part for earth working equipment comprising a wearable body for engaging the ground during operation of the earth working equipment, at least one electronic sensor located within the wearable body for detecting load in the wearable body and wirelessly transmitting such information for use in making an assessment by a programmable logic device.

51. The wear part of claim 50 wherein the wearable body has a configuration for securing to a bucket.

52. A wear part for earth working equipment comprising a wearable body for engaging the ground during operation of the earth working equipment, at least one electronic sensor located within the wearable body for detecting pressure in the wearable body and wirelessly transmitting such information for use in making an assessment by a programmable logic device.

53. The wear part of claim 52 wherein the wearable body has a configuration for securing to a bucket.

54. A wear part for earth working equipment comprising a wearable body for engaging the ground during operation of the earth working equipment, at least one electronic sensor located within the wearable body for detecting acceleration in the wearable body and wirelessly transmitting such information for use in making an assessment by a programmable logic device.

55. The wear part of claim 54 wherein the wearable body has a configuration for securing to a bucket.