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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2015
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Jacques Heinis, Chateau-Chalon, FR;
Yves Lubrina, Chaussenans, FR;
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
In a Method for maintenance of a non-computing appliance, such as a kitchen appliance, the steps are a2) identifying a datum representative of the lifetime of at least one component of the appliance, and determining a threshold value of the said datum beyond which a risk of malfunction of the component may occur, b2) monitoring the current value of the said datum of an appliance in a user's site, c2) performing a maintenance operation in respect of the appliance as soon as the current value exceeds the said threshold value, with a view to undertaking for example the replacement of the said component. in step a2), sub-steps are obtaining a reference value of the datum, obtaining information for one and the same component of several identical or similar appliances in users' sites, and calculating the threshold value on the basis of the reference value and the said information.
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