Construction machine management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10443215-B2
Application number	US-201515512146-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 24, 2015
Priority date	Dec 5, 2014
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

A construction machine management system in which a failure analysis or a failure-omen diagnosis of a machine body can be performed with a high degree accuracy and at a low cost is provided. In a machine body group of construction machines including at least one representative machine body having an engine control unit that detects a cumulative stress value of a diesel engine of the construction machine and a crankcase pressure sensor that detects a crankcase pressure, and at least one general machine body that has an engine control unit but does not have a crankcase pressure sensor, a center server performs a diagnosis of an omen of a failure state regarding the crankcase pressure of the general machine body based on correlation information between the cumulative stress value and the crankcase pressure obtained from the representative machine body and the cumulative stress value of the general machine body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A construction machine management system comprising:
a server that manages states of a plurality of construction machines, the construction machines including at least one first construction machine having a respective engine and at least one second construction machine having a respective engine;
a first information detection device that detects first information that is either a cumulative stress that is calculated by multiplying an average value of an engine load factor and a cumulative value of an operating time of the respective engine disposed therewith, or a supercharging pressure for a turbocharger of the respective engine disposed therewith; and
a second information detection device that detects second information that is either an internal pressure of a crankcase of a respective engine disposed therewith, a cylinder internal pressure of the respective engine disposed therewith, or a turbine speed of a turbocharger of the respective engine disposed therewith,
wherein the first information detection device is an engine control unit that detects the cumulative stress or a supercharging pressure sensor that detects the supercharging pressure for the turbocharger of the respective engine disposed therewith, and
wherein the second information detection device is a crankcase pressure sensor that detects the internal pressure of the crankcase of the respective engine disposed therewith, a cylinder internal pressure sensor that detects the cylinder internal pressure of the respective engine disposed therewith, or a turbine speed sensor that detects the turbine speed of the turbocharger of the respective engine disposed therewith, and
wherein the first construction machine has the first information detection device and the second information detection device, and
wherein the second construction machine has the first information detection device and does not have the second information detection device, and
wherein the server is configured to obtain the first information and the second information of the first construction machine from the first construction machine and the second information of the second construction machine from the second construction machine, and perform a diagnosis of an omen of a failure state regarding a crankcase pressure, a cylinder internal pressure, or a turbine speed of the second construction machine based on correlation information between the first information and the second information obtained from the first construction machine and the first information of the second construction machine.

2. The construction machine management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first construction machine is higher in occupancy rate in comparison with the second construction machine.

3. The construction machine management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first construction machine and the second construction are a same model.

4. The construction machine management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first construction machine and the second machine construction are connected to a same information network.

5. The construction machine management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first construction machine and the second construction machine are grouped based on one of an operation environment, a work load, and a work type of the construction machine.

6. The construction machine management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first construction machine is a construction machine that sends a greater number of types of information than that of the second construction machine to the server.

7. The construction machine management system according to claim 1 , wherein
information is transmitted to the server in a shorter cycle from the first construction machine with respect to the second construction machine.

8. The construction machine management system according to claim 1 , wherein,
when the server diagnoses that the second construction body is in the failure state or diagnoses the omen of a failure state indicating the possibility that the second machine body may fail is high, the server is further configured to display contents of the diagnosis on a display device or perform output power restriction of a prime mover of the second construction machine based on the contents of the diagnosis.

Assignees

• Hitachi Construction Mach Co

Inventors

• Sato Shinya
• Itoga Kentarou
• Hoshino Masatoshi
• Ishikawa Kouji

Classifications

• F02D2400/08

  Redundant elements, e.g. two sensors for measuring the same parameter · CPC title

• F02D2041/228

  Warning displays · CPC title

• F02D2041/227

  Limping Home, i.e. taking specific engine control measures at abnormal conditions · CPC title

• F02D41/22 Primary

  Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions {(in air/fuel ratio feedback systems F02D41/1495, in electric control linkage F02D11/107, in purge control systems F02M25/0809)} · CPC title

• F02D41/021

  Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine (conjoint control of vehicle sub-units for propelling the vehicle B60W30/18) · CPC title