Apparatus for controlling and monitoring a lubricating system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling and monitoring a lubrication of a system having analog sensors detecting lubrication events and switches indicating a status of a lubricating system having vents, an oil level, a pressure and a cycle, said apparatus comprising:
- means, responsive to the analog sensors and switches, for providing a plurality of digital sensing signals representative of lubrication events and of the status of the lubricating system;
means, including a nonvolatile memory, for storing instructions;
means, responsive to an operator, for selecting operating parameters of the lubricating system;
means for inputting the selected parameters into the nonvolatile memory of the storing means;
means for processing the digital sensing signals by comparing the digital sensing signals to the selected parameters stored in the storing means;
means, responsive to both the providing means and the processing means, for initiating lubrication events by the lubricating system; and
means, responsive to the processing means, for indicating the status of the lubricating system, the processing means operating in a review mode as selected by the operator via said inputting means in which selected parameters are displayed by the indicating means.
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling and monitoring a lubricating system having analog sensors and switches indicating the status of the lubricating system. An analog-to-digital converter is responsive to the analog sensors and switches and provides a plurality of digital sensing signals representative of the status of the lubricating system. A provided memory includes a nonvolatile memory for storing instructions. By using a keypad, an operator selects and inputs parameters into the nonvolatile memory. A microprocessor processes the digital sensing signals in accordance with the parameters stored in the nonvolatile memory. Relays are responsive to the microprocessor and initiate lubrication of the lubricating system. A display, responsive to the microprocessor, indicates the status of the lubricating system.
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1. An apparatus for controlling and monitoring a lubrication of a system having analog sensors detecting lubrication events and switches indicating a status of a lubricating system having vents, an oil level, a pressure and a cycle, said apparatus comprising:
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means, responsive to the analog sensors and switches, for providing a plurality of digital sensing signals representative of lubrication events and of the status of the lubricating system; means, including a nonvolatile memory, for storing instructions; means, responsive to an operator, for selecting operating parameters of the lubricating system; means for inputting the selected parameters into the nonvolatile memory of the storing means; means for processing the digital sensing signals by comparing the digital sensing signals to the selected parameters stored in the storing means; means, responsive to both the providing means and the processing means, for initiating lubrication events by the lubricating system; and means, responsive to the processing means, for indicating the status of the lubricating system, the processing means operating in a review mode as selected by the operator via said inputting means in which selected parameters are displayed by the indicating means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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