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Maintenance alert cluster with memory

DC CAFC
  • US 5,917,408 A
  • Filed: 04/04/1997
  • Issued: 06/29/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device for alerting one to perform a preventative maintenance task on a mobile and immobile object in order to extend the life-span thereof, said device comprising:

  • a housing for containing components associated with the device;

    a processor for performing a predetermined set of functions and monitoring operation of the object;

    a memory connected to the processor for storing information relating to the mobile and immobile object and for storing a plurality of maintenance rules defining a predetermined event;

    a wiring harness for connecting the processor to a plurality of signal sources, wherein at least one of the signal sources provides a signal which can be monitored by the processor for determining a period of continuous time in which the object has been operating;

    said processor including an input port for receiving mileage information generated by an odometer; and

    an input/output port for transferring information to and from the device;

    whereby the processor continually applies the maintenance rules against the period of continuous operating time and the mileage information for generating a maintenance alert signal upon the occurrence of the predetermined event.

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