Diagnostic information providing apparatus for construction machine and diagnostic information display system for construction machine

• US 7,684,917 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Issued: 03/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Seo, Munenobu, Sagiya, Kenichi, Furuno, Yoshinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Jarrett; Ryan A
• Application Number:
  US11/571,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20070213855A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,608 Days
• Field of Search: 701/50, 700/83
• US Class Current: 701/50
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence

Abstract

A diagnostic information display system for a construction machine includes a sensor for detecting status variables related to an operating state of a hydraulic excavator or ambient environment, and a controller which stores combinations between a plurality of snapshot items and one or more status variables related to each of the snapshot items in advance, acquires or extracts status variable data, which is regarded as being related based on the stored combinations, from corresponding detected signals of the sensor 40, etc. with respect to the snapshot item selected by a selection command from an operator, thereby displaying the status variable data on a display unit, and compares each of the status variables or a value computed based on a plurality of status variables with a predetermined reference value range. A failure of a corresponding part or the related status variable is displayed on the display unit.

Claims

1. A diagnostic information display system for a construction machine, the system installed in the construction machine and comprising:

display means disposed inside a cab of the construction machine;

detection means for detecting status variables related to an operating state of the construction machine or ambient environment;

storage means for storing combinations between a plurality of snapshot items, as items about a failure that occurs to such an extent that it does not generate an abnormality as a detection result, and status variables related to each of the snapshot items in advance;

operating means disposed inside the cab of the construction machine, and being capable of inputting a command by an operator for selecting one of the snapshot items and for displaying changes of current status variables related to the selected snapshot item;

manual snapshot processing means for acquiring the status variables, which is regarded as being related based on the stored combinations, from corresponding detected signals of said detection means with respect to the snapshot item selected by said operating means;

failure determining means for comparing each of the status variables or a value computed based on a plurality of status variables, which are acquired by said manual snapshot processing means, with a corresponding predetermined reference value range, and determining the failure when the status variable or the computed value is outside the predetermined reference value range; and

status variable display control means for displaying the status variables, which are acquired by said manual snapshot processing means, with distinguishing the status value, which said failure determining means has determined the failure based on, on said display means.

2. The diagnostic information display system for a construction machine according to claim 1, wherein said failure determining means compares the status variable or the computed value with each of a plurality of corresponding reference value ranges to determine the failure in a stepwise manner, and said status variable display control means displays the status variable, which said failure determining means has determined the failure based on, to distinguish the status variable in accordance with a stage of the failure.

3. The diagnostic information display system for a construction machine according to claim 1, wherein said status variable display control means displays changes of the status variable and a minimum value and a maximum value of the status variable within the predetermined time.

4. The diagnostic information display system for a construction machine according to claim 1, wherein said status variable display control means changes a color of a background area of status variable display area to distinguish the status variable, which said failure determining means has determined the failure based on.

5. A diagnostic information display system for a construction machine, the system installed in the construction machine and comprising:

display means disposed inside a cab of the construction machine;

detection means for detecting status variables related to an operating state of the construction machine or ambient environment;

storage means for storing combinations between a plurality of snapshot items, as items about a failure that occurs to such an extent that it does not generate an abnormality as a detection result, and status variables related to each of the snapshot items in advance;

first operating means disposed inside the cab of the construction machine, and being capable of inputting a command by an operator for selecting one of the snapshot items and for producing a manual snapshot data containing changes of status variables, which are related to the selected snapshot item, within a predetermined time;

manual snapshot processing means for acquiring status variable data, which is regarded as being related based on the stored combinations and falls within the predetermined time, from corresponding detected signals of said detection means with respect to the snapshot item selected by said first operating means, thereby producing and recording the manual snapshot data in said storage means;

second operating means disposed inside the cab of the construction machine, and being capable of inputting a command by an operator for displaying the manual snapshot data stored in said storage means;

failure determining means for comparing each of the status variables or a value computed based on a plurality of status variables, which are contained in the manual snapshot data indicated by said second operating means, with a corresponding predetermined reference value range, and determining the failure when the status variable or the computed value is outside the predetermined reference value range; and

status variable display control means for playing back and displaying changes of the status variables within the predetermined time, which are contained in the manual snapshot data indicated by said second operating means, with distinguishing the status value, which said failure determining means has determined the failure based on, on said display means.

6. The diagnostic information display system for a construction machine according to claim 5, wherein said failure determining means compares the status variable or the computed value with each of a plurality of corresponding reference value ranges to determine the failure in a stepwise manner, and said status variable display control means displays the status variable, which said failure determining means has determined the failure based on, to distinguish in accordance with a stage of the failure.

7. The diagnostic information display system for a construction machine according to claim 5, wherein said status variable display control means displays changes of the status variable and a minimum value and a maximum value of the status variable within the predetermined time.

8. The diagnostic information display system for a construction machine according to claim 5, wherein said status variable display control means changes a color of a background area of status variable display area to distinguish the status variable, which said failure determining means has determined the failure based on.