Working Machine Fault Control via Pre-assigned Data Sets

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing working machines, such as printing and beverage handling machines, face significant downtime due to the time-consuming process of identifying fault causes, which can be resolved by implementing a method that assigns and outputs relevant data sets to users when faults occur, allowing for quicker fault diagnosis and resolution.

Innovation Solution

A method where predefined data sets related to potential faults are assigned and stored before operation, allowing for continuous monitoring and immediate display of relevant data upon fault occurrence, enabling users to identify fault causes without reproducing the error.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a user manually investigates the cause of a fault in a working machine, then the user can identify the fault reason, but the machine must stand still for a comparatively long time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefault diagnosis accuracyVSAvoidmachine downtime
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by continuously monitoring and storing operational data before faults occur. When a fault happens, the pre-stored data is immediately available for analysis, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual investigation and reproducing errors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary system (data storage and retrieval mechanism) between the fault occurrence and the user's diagnosis process. This intermediary provides pre-captured operational data, allowing users to quickly analyze faults without manually reproducing error conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If comprehensive data is collected and stored for fault analysis, then fault diagnosis becomes more accurate, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefault detection accuracyVSAvoiddata management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and stores only the specific operational data that is relevant for fault analysis, rather than managing all possible system data. This selective extraction approach maintains diagnostic accuracy while reducing data management complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of data organization by storing operational data in a structured format with time stamps and contextual information. This parameter change allows efficient retrieval and analysis of fault-relevant data without requiring complex management systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP2884362B1Method for running a working machine with fault control
Publication Date: 2020.02.12 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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AI summary

A Method for running a working machine (1), wherein the working machine comprises at least on drive device (2) which is controlled by a controlling device (4). According to the invention to at least one fault (E1, E2), which may occur in a working mode of the controlling device (4) and/or the derive device and/or the working machine at least one set of data (DS) is assigned, which can be output if the fault (E1, E2) occurs.