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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1992
David C Beck, St. Ann, MO (US);
Philip M Gundlach, Jr, Highland, IL (US);
McNeil (Ohio) Corporation, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling and monitoring a lubricating system having analog sensors and switches indicating the status of the lubricating system. An analog-to-digital converter is responsive to the analog sensors and switches and provides a plurality of digital sensing signals representative of the status of the lubricating system. A provided memory includes a nonvolatile memory for storing instructions. By using a keypad, an operator selects and inputs parameters into the nonvolatile memory. A microprocessor processes the digital sensing signals in accordance with the parameters stored in the nonvolatile memory. Relays are responsive to the microprocessor and initiate lubrication of the lubricating system. A display, responsive to the microprocessor, indicates the status of the lubricating system.