Method and apparatus for determining and detecting data indicative of the condition of machines through a unique data probe including a test data probe portion and an identifying data sensing probe portion
First Claim
1. Method of determining and evaluating data representative of the condition of a machine provided with measuring points, wherein a data probe is placed at the measuring points, test data are sensed and the sensed test data are transferred to an evaluation circuit incorporating memory means and are there processed, wherein identifying data representative of the measuring points and provided at each respective measuring point are sensed by said data probe, wherein the sensed identifying data are transmitted to the memory means of the evaluation circuit for adaptation of the evaluation circuit to the particular measuring points of the machine, wherein the data probe is comprised of a test data probe portion and an identifying data sensing probe portion mounted in a common housing, wherein the sensing of the identifying data and the sensing of the test data are initiated by only a single placement movement of the data probe, and are performed during or after said only single placement movement of the data probe at the measuring points of the respective machine.
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Abstract
A measuring instrument for determining and evaluating data representative of the condition of a machine provided with measuring points is provided with a test data probe, incorporating a test data receiver and an evaluation circuit with memory for picking up and evaluating the test data received from the relevant measuring points, and with an identifying data sensing probe incorporating a sensing unit for sensing identifying data at the measuring points. The memory includes storage positions for data specific to the measuring points which are activated by the corresponding identifying data from the measuring points. The test data probe and the identifying data sensing probe are provided in a common housing. Within the common housing there is a measuring chamber which is open towards the forward end of the measuring head of the instrument, the chamber accommodating a machine-side data transfer component which is also the carrier for the identifying data specific to the measuring points. The identifying data sensing unit is arranged at the side of the measuring chamber, seen in the direction of placement of the measuring instrument, and is movable along the identifying data of the identifying data carrier.
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- 1. Method of determining and evaluating data representative of the condition of a machine provided with measuring points, wherein a data probe is placed at the measuring points, test data are sensed and the sensed test data are transferred to an evaluation circuit incorporating memory means and are there processed, wherein identifying data representative of the measuring points and provided at each respective measuring point are sensed by said data probe, wherein the sensed identifying data are transmitted to the memory means of the evaluation circuit for adaptation of the evaluation circuit to the particular measuring points of the machine, wherein the data probe is comprised of a test data probe portion and an identifying data sensing probe portion mounted in a common housing, wherein the sensing of the identifying data and the sensing of the test data are initiated by only a single placement movement of the data probe, and are performed during or after said only single placement movement of the data probe at the measuring points of the respective machine.
- 5. Measuring instrument for determining and evaluating data indicative of the condition of a machine provided with a plurality of measuring points, the instrument comprising a data probe having a test data probe portion which includes a test data receiver and an evaluation circuit with memory means for detecting and evaluating test data received from the respective measuring points, the data probe also having an identifying data sensing probe portion comprising a sensor unit for sensing identifying data representative of the respective measuring points, wherein the memory means comprises storage space for data specific to the measuring points and which is activated by the corresponding identifying data from the measuring points, wherein the test data probe portion and the identifying data sensing probe portion are provided in a common housing of said data probe with a measuring head, in which housing there is provided a measuring chamber for a machine-side data transfer means, said chamber having an opening towards a forward end of the measured head for receiving said data transfer means, said data transfer means also being a carrier for the identifying data specific to a measuring point, and wherein the identifying data sensing probe portion is arranged at a side of the measuring chamber viewed in a direction of placement of the data probe and is movable along the identifying data of the identifying data carrier so that both the test data and the identifying data are read through said opening of the measuring chamber.
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