Monitoring ground-engaging products for earth working equipment
AssigneeESCO Corporation
InventorsChristopher M. Carpenter, Steven D. Hyde, Javier Lander, Jason W. Betournay, Karsten D. Zuendel
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Abstract
A product and system for identifying and monitoring a characteristic including the part ID, presence, condition, usage and/or performance of ground-engaging products used on various kinds of earth working equipment.
Claims54
A monitoring system for monitoring a ground-engaging product secured to earth working equipment, the system comprising:
- a base attached to earth working equipment;
- a ground-engaging product having an exterior surface subject to wear during use and an interior surface opposing the base of the earth working equipment to which the product is secured during use;
- a lock to secure the product to the base;
- a monitoring device secured to one of the product and the lock, the monitoring device including an electronic device for identifying a characteristic of the product and a communication device for wirelessly communicating information about the characteristic, the communication device being outward of the interior surface;
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- a remote device remote from the monitoring device to wirelessly communicate with the communication device to obtain the information about the characteristic for use by a user.
A monitoring system for monitoring ground-engaging products secured to earth working equipment, the system comprising:
- a plurality of ground-engaging products mounted to earth working equipment with each said product being in a relatively fixed position with respect to the other products,
- a lock for securing each product to the earth working equipment;
- a monitoring device in each said product or each said lock;
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- a remote device cooperating with the monitoring device to detect whether each of the monitoring devices continues in a relatively fixed position with respect to the other monitoring devices, and communicating to a user in any event where any of the product fails to continue in the relatively fixed position with respect to the other products.
A ground-engaging product for earth working equipment, the product comprising:
- a wearable body including an exterior surface subject wear during use, an interior surface opposing a base of the earth working equipment to which the product is secured during use, and a recess open to the exterior surface;
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- a monitoring device secured within the recess and including an electronic device for identifying a characteristic of the product and a communication device for wirelessly communicating information about the characteristic to a remote device, the communication device being outward of the interior surface.
A ground-engaging product for earth working equipment, the product comprising a wearable body including an exterior surface subject wear during use and a lifting eye, and a monitoring device secured to the lifting eye for wirelessly communicating information about a characteristic of the product to a remote device.
A ground-engaging assembly for earth working equipment, the assembly comprising a product securable to earth working equipment to contact the ground during use, a lock to secure the product to the earth working equipment, and a monitoring device secured to the lock for identifying a characteristic of the product.
A ground-engaging product for earth working equipment comprising a digging edge for working the ground during use of the earth working equipment, a recess in the digging edge, and a monitoring device in the recess for identifying a characteristic of the digging edge.
A lock for securing ground-engaging product to earth working equipment, the lock comprising a rigid component with a base-engaging portion to contact a base of the earth working equipment when securing a product to the base, a recess in the rigid component, and a monitoring device secured within the recess for identifying a characteristic of the product.
A monitoring system comprising:
- earth working equipment with a ground-engaging product;
- a monitoring device including a mobile device movable to different positions independent of the earth working equipment, an electronic device on the mobile device to remotely capture data regarding a characteristic of the product, and a GPS device;
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- a processor to process the captured data to determine wear rates of the product when the earth working equipment operates in different portions of a work site.
A monitoring system comprising:
- an excavating machine with a bucket;
- a haul truck with a truck tray;
- a monitoring device including a mobile device movable to different positions independent of the earth working equipment, an electronic device on the mobile device to remotely capture data regarding the amount of material in the bucket and the amount of material in the truck tray;
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- a processor to process the captured data and provide real-time information to an operator of the excavating machine regarding the amount of material to gather in the bucket to continue filling or fill the truck tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.