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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 09, 2013
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Eric D. Wiebrecht, East Peoria, IL (US);
Ronald P. Maloney, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for determining a health of bearing associated with a connecting rod is provided. The system includes an oil collector placed proximate to the connecting rod and configured to receive an oil cast off from side thrust surfaces of the connecting rod during movement of the connecting rod. The system includes a sensor associated with the oil collector and configured to generate a signal indicative of a temperature of the oil cast off from the side thrust surface of the connecting rod. The system also includes a controller communicably coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to receive the signal indicative of the temperature of the oil cast off from the side thrust surface of the connecting rod. The controller further determines the health of the bearing as a function of the signal of temperature of oil cast off from side thrust surface of the connecting rod.