Portable press vibration severity monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. A hand held device attachable to a mechanical press to measure press conditions including vibration severity zone, said device comprising:
- an accelerometer for measuring press conditions and creating a corresponding signal;
a hand held signal processing means for processing said corresponding signal, said signal processing means connected to said accelerometer to process said corresponding signal, said signal processing means comprising;
an acceleration processing means for calculating a press acceleration signal;
a velocity processing means for calculating a press velocity signal;
a displacement processing means for calculating a press displacement signal;
a highpass filter, said highpass filter forming a part of said velocity processing means, said highpass filter having a frequency band whereby lower frequency signals are removed to prevent interference of press inertia effects when measuring the vibration severity zone of the press;
a display means for displaying at least one of said calculated signals; and
a switch connecting said acceleration, velocity, and displacement processing means together and permitting an operator to select one of said calculated signals for input to said display means.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a hand held device attachable to a mechanical press to measure press conditions. The device includes signal processing circuitry for processing a corresponding signal developed from an accelerometer. The signal processing circuitry has acceleration processing circuitry for calculating a press acceleration signal, a velocity processing circuitry for calculating a press velocity signal, and displacement processing circuitry for calculating a press displacement signal. Display circuitry is used for displaying at least one of said calculated signals. A multi-contact switch connect the acceleration, velocity, and displacement processing circuitry together permitting an operator to select one of the calculated signals for input to the display circuitry. A method of utilization of the device is also described.
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27 Claims
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1. A hand held device attachable to a mechanical press to measure press conditions including vibration severity zone, said device comprising:
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an accelerometer for measuring press conditions and creating a corresponding signal;
a hand held signal processing means for processing said corresponding signal, said signal processing means connected to said accelerometer to process said corresponding signal, said signal processing means comprising;
an acceleration processing means for calculating a press acceleration signal;
a velocity processing means for calculating a press velocity signal;
a displacement processing means for calculating a press displacement signal;
a highpass filter, said highpass filter forming a part of said velocity processing means, said highpass filter having a frequency band whereby lower frequency signals are removed to prevent interference of press inertia effects when measuring the vibration severity zone of the press;
a display means for displaying at least one of said calculated signals; and
a switch connecting said acceleration, velocity, and displacement processing means together and permitting an operator to select one of said calculated signals for input to said display means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of monitoring vibration severity levels in a press comprising:
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providing a hand held monitoring device that visually indicates press vibration severity levels in zone wise fashion;
attaching a press sensor to said press;
connecting said press sensor to said monitoring device;
running the press; and
determining the vibration severity level based on the zone wise visual indicator on said monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A hand held device attachable to a mechanical press to measure press conditions from a press accelerometer corresponding signal, the measured press conditions including vibration severity zone, said device comprising:
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a hand held signal processing means for processing said corresponding signal said signal processing means in communication with the accelerometer to process said corresponding signal, said signal processing means comprising;
an acceleration processing means for calculating a press acceleration signal;
a velocity processing means for calculating a press velocity signal;
a displacement processing means for calculating a press displacement signal;
a highpass filter, said highpass filter forming a part of said velocity processing means, said highpass filter having a frequency band whereby lower frequency signals are removed to prevent interference of press inertia effects when measuring the vibration severity zone of the press;
a display means for displaying at least one of said calculated signals; and
a switch connecting said acceleration, velocity, and displacement processing means together and permitting an operator to select one of said calculated signals for input to said display means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A hand held device attachable to a mechanical press to measure press conditions from a press accelerometer corresponding signal, said device comprising:
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a hand held signal processing means for processing said corresponding signal said signal processing means in communication with the accelerometer to process said corresponding signal, said signal processing means comprising;
an acceleration processing means for calculating a press acceleration signal;
a velocity processing means for calculating a press velocity signal;
a highpass filter, said highpass filter forming a part of said velocity processing means, said highpass filter having a frequency band whereby lower frequency signals are removed to prevent interference of press inertia effects when measuring the vibration severity zone of the press;
a display means for displaying at least one of said calculated signals; and
a switch connecting said acceleration and velocity processing means together and permitting an operator to select one of said calculated signals for input to said display means. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A device for monitoring the long-term reliability condition of a press, said device comprising:
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an accelerometer for measuring press conditions and creating a corresponding signal;
a hand held signal processing means for processing said corresponding signal, said signal processing means connected to said accelerometer to process said corresponding signal, said signal processing means comprising a means for monitoring and calculating the vibration severity magnitude velocity induced in the press and the vibration severity zone corresponding to the vibration severity magnitude velocity; and
a display means for displaying said vibration severity magnitude velocity. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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