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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles E Thomas, Scotia, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340683 ; 73660 ; 340680 ;
Abstract
A device for determining cutting tool wear and breakage has an accelerometer for sensing tool vibrations. Functions of the AC and DC power of the vibration signal, such as the powers themselves or the square root of the powers, are computed and compared. If the relationship between the AC and DC power changes beyond selected limits, an alarm is sounded or flashed. A method for determining cutting tool wear and breakage provides a tool vibration signal, computes functions of the AC and DC power of the vibration signal, and compares the AC and DC power signals.