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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Hubert Remmlinger, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Robert Ingenbleek, Kressbronn, DE;
Gabriele Schuwerk, Ravensburg, DE;
Rolf Schmitz, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Hubert Remmlinger, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Robert Ingenbleek, Kressbronn, DE;
Gabriele Schuwerk, Ravensburg, DE;
Rolf Schmitz, Friedrichshafen, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A method for machine diagnosis and, in particular, for transmission diagnosis of a machine or motor vehicle. The measurement system comprises a capturing magnet (), on the surface of which the ferritic wear particles () to be detected accumulate. A binary measurement signal is produced by a reed contact () arranged opposite the capturing magnet (). This measurement gives an indication of the condition of the machine or transmission.