Spreader
AssigneeNatsteel Engineering Pte. Ltd.
InventorChin Thong Lee
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Abstract
A spreader for lifting freight containers includes a frame having a number of pickup elements mounted thereon, a processor and a data storage device mounted on the frame. The processor is coupled to an interface device to receive outputs from a number of sensors mounted on the spreader and to store data received from the sensors in the data storage device.
Claims13
A spreader for lifting freight containers, the spreader comprising a frame having a number of pickup elements mounted thereon, a processor and a data storage device mounted on the frame, the processor being coupled to an interface device to receive outputs from a number of sensors mounted on the spreader and to store data received from the sensors in the data storage device, the data stored being system data accumulated during the operation of the spreader and being indicative of the history of the spreader.
A method performing diagnostic operations and/or preventive maintenance of a spreader for lifting freight containers, the spreader comprising a frame having a number of pickup elements mounted thereon, a processor and a data storage device mounted on the frame, the method including the steps of:
- the processor receiving via interface device outputs from a number of sensors mounted on the spreader and storing the data received from the sensors in the data storage device, the data stored being system data accumulated during the operation of the spreader and being indicative of the history of the spreader;
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- performing diagnostic operations and/or preventive maintenance of the spreader using the stored data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.