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US 9,791,310 B2Granted
Vibration-sensing field unit
AssigneeUptime Solutions
InventorJames Girardeau
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Abstract
A vibration-sensing field unit includes a base with at least one accelerometer, and a body mounted to the base. The base is composed essentially of a first material, while the body is composed essentially of a second material that is more flexible than the first material to reduce a vibration at the accelerometer caused by a mass supported by the body. In another embodiment, a vibration-sensing field unit includes at least one accelerometer and at least one ultrasonic transducer.
Claims20
A vibration-sensing field unit comprising:
- at least one accelerometer to monitor vibrations of a machine;
- a mass comprising one or more of electronics and a power supply;
- a mount comprising a plurality of legs oriented to support mounting the field unit to the machine;
- and
- a mass damping system removably fastened to the mount, the mass damping system to isolate the mass from the at least one accelerometer, comprising:
- a base composed essentially of a first material to house and support the at least one accelerometer, and
- a body mounted to the base to house and support the mass, wherein the body is composed essentially of a second material that is more flexible than the first material.
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A vibration-sensing field unit comprising:
- at least one accelerometer to monitor vibrations of a machine;
- at least one ultrasonic transducer to monitor sounds of the machine;
- a mass comprising one or more of electronics and a power supply;
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- a mass damping system to isolate the mass from the accelerometer to enable the accelerometer to sense resonance frequencies higher than the resonance frequency of the mass, comprising:
- a base composed essentially of a first material to house and support the at least one accelerometer and the at least one ultrasonic transducer, wherein the at least one accelerometer and the at least one ultrasonic transducer are seated in the base, and
- a body mounted to the base to house and support the mass, wherein the body is composed essentially of a second material that is more flexible than the first material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.