Apparatus and method for selecting a mechanical seal
First Claim
1. Apparatus for facilitating entry of data descriptive of a piece of equipment requiring a seal replacement for matching with a replacement mechanical seal, comprising:
- a graphical user interface for displaying a template having fields and for receiving in said fields input data descriptive of dimensions of said piece of equipment requiring a seal replacement, said graphical user interface arranged to associate graphical information with fields of said template to guide the obtaining of said input data; and
a first database comprising data representative of predetermined criteria for input data appropriate to be received in specific fields of said template, said criteria pertinent to identifying erroneous inputs of data for dimensional matching of said piece of equipment with said replacement mechanical seal;
said graphical user interface further arranged to utilize data from said first database to verify, that input data received in specific fields of said template regarding said piece of equipment requiring a seal replacement does not include erroneous inputs of data inconsistent with said predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
An automated seal selection, seal design, manufacturing, and post sales system allow a distributor or untrained user to select a replacement seal for a pump. The automated system designs and engineers the seal, whether standard or special, and creates all drawings, documentation, quotations, and other output forms. The automated system initiates selection from inventory or purchasing of materials to be used in the manufacturing operations, creates all manufacturing CNC programs for the components to be manufactured and downloads to CNC from manufacturing equipment. The system allows selection of a seal based upon a seal part number, or selection of a seal based upon the pump into which the seal will be installed and the operating conditions of the pump. The pump may be defined by searching through a database of existing pumps, or may be defined as a new pump if it is not in the pump database.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus for facilitating entry of data descriptive of a piece of equipment requiring a seal replacement for matching with a replacement mechanical seal, comprising:
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a graphical user interface for displaying a template having fields and for receiving in said fields input data descriptive of dimensions of said piece of equipment requiring a seal replacement, said graphical user interface arranged to associate graphical information with fields of said template to guide the obtaining of said input data; and a first database comprising data representative of predetermined criteria for input data appropriate to be received in specific fields of said template, said criteria pertinent to identifying erroneous inputs of data for dimensional matching of said piece of equipment with said replacement mechanical seal; said graphical user interface further arranged to utilize data from said first database to verify, that input data received in specific fields of said template regarding said piece of equipment requiring a seal replacement does not include erroneous inputs of data inconsistent with said predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Apparatus, for facilitating description of a piece of equipment requiring replacement of an auxiliary product for matching with a replacement auxiliary product, comprising:
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a graphical user interface for displaying a template having fields and for receiving in said fields input data descriptive of dimensions of said piece of equipment requiring replacement of an auxiliary product, said graphical user interface arranged to associate graphical information with fields of said template to guide the obtaining of said input data; and a first database comprising data representative of predetermined criteria for input data appropriate to be received in specific fields of said template, said criteria pertinent to identifying erroneous inputs of data for dimensional matching of said piece of equipment with said replacement auxiliary product; said graphical user interface further arranged to utilize data from said first database to verify that said input data received in specific fields of said template regarding said piece of equipment requiring replacement of an auxiliary product does not include erroneous inputs of data inconsistent with said predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, for facilitating description of a piece of equipment requiring replacement of an auxiliary product for matching with a replacement auxiliary product, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a graphical user interface for displaying a template having fields; (b) providing graphical information associated with fields of said template to guide the obtaining of input data; (c) receiving in fields of said template input data descriptive of dimensions of said piece of equipment requiring replacement of an auxiliary product; (d) providing a first database comprising data representative of predetermined criteria for input data appropriate to be received in specific fields of said template regarding description of said piece of equipment requiring replacement of an auxiliary product, said criteria pertinent to identifying erroneous inputs of data for said matching; and (e) utilizing data from said first database to verify that said input data received in specific fields of said template does not include erroneous inputs of data inconsistent with said predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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