US 2022/0180672 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF THE OIL OF TRUCK WHEELS

Abstract

System and method for constantly monitoring the state of the oil of the wheels of heavy machinery, in particular mining trucks, while they are in motion. Comprising a server; a wireless sensor module attached to the rim of the wheel, obtaining oil measurements from an oil quality sensor, which sends the measurements to the server wirelessly; the sensor, located inside the sensor module; and a spoon-type mechanism which maintains the sensor in permanent contact with the oil inside the wheel, wherein said spoon-type mechanism rotates with the sensor module and the wheel. In addition, it may comprise a receiving antenna module which is located between the sensor module and the server. In addition, it may comprise a transmitter which is located between the receiving antenna module and the server.

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Dependent claims

System for constantly monitoring the state of the oil of the wheels of heavy machinery, in particular mining trucks, while they are in motion, wherein said system comprises:

A server (G) to which a user has access and where the databases with the measurement settings are stored;
A wireless sensor module (A), connected to the rim of the wheel (B) of the truck that obtains the oil measurements from the oil quality sensor (5), energy-autonomous, and which wirelessly sends the measurements to the server (G);
A sensor of the condition or quality of lubrication oil (5), tasked with making the quality measurements of the oil within the wheel (B), and located inside the wireless sensor module (A);
and
A mechanical device, spoon-like (7), that maintains the oil quality sensor (5) in permanent contact with the oil in the wheel, wherein said spoon (7) rotates with the wireless sensor module (A) and the wheel (B).

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A method for constantly monitoring the state of the oil of the wheels of heavy machinery, in particular mining trucks, while they are in motion, wherein said system comprises the steps of:

(a) Providing a wireless sensor module (A) to replace a magnetic cap in at least one of the wheels (B) of the mining truck with said module;
(b) Measuring, through the wireless sensor module (A) one or more parameters in the transmission system oil of the at least one wheel (B) of the mining truck, selected from:
amount of particulate matter, temperature, contamination, permittivity or viscosity, through an oil quality sensor (5) that is located inside the wireless sensor module (A);
(c) Providing a server (G) where the databases with the measurement settings are stored.
(d) Transmitting the measurement data of the setting(s) wirelessly to the server from the wireless sensor module (A);
(e) Processing the obtained data and included in the data base and comparing it with data previously recorded;
(f) Evaluating the condition of the oil or of the wheel(s) of the mining truck as a function of the combination of variables measured and the history of the components previously recorded;
and
(g) Determining the type of defect that is occurring in real time, automatically, in accordance with the evaluation of step (f).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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