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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Harumichi Tokuyama, Odawara, JP;
Masahiko Mori, Tagata-Gun, JP;
Makoto Takami, Ito, JP;
Haruhiko Kikuchi, Numazu, JP;
Akira Yoshinaga, Numazu, JP;
Noriyuki Sasaki, Numazu, JP;
Shinya Itani, Mishima, JP;
Harumichi Tokuyama, Odawara, JP;
Masahiko Mori, Tagata-Gun, JP;
Makoto Takami, Ito, JP;
Haruhiko Kikuchi, Numazu, JP;
Akira Yoshinaga, Numazu, JP;
Noriyuki Sasaki, Numazu, JP;
Shinya Itani, Mishima, JP;
Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lubrication-condition detector detects a lubricant shortage of a target portion that repeats a predetermined operation at a predetermined cycle. The lubrication-condition detector includes: a physical-quantity measuring unit for continuously measuring a physical quantity related to the target portion; and a computer for determining a presence of a lubricant shortage based on the physical quantity. The computer includes: a cycle extractor for extracting a cycle datum per an operational cycle from continuous data including the physical quantity and its measuring time; a representative-value calculator for calculating a representative value for each of plural cycle data; and determining unit for determining a presence of a lubricant shortage based on the plural representative values.