Electric implement with tool

• US 20010052416A1
• Filed: 05/29/2001
• Published: 12/20/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft (Hilti Martin Family Trust)
• Original Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft (Hilti Martin Family Trust)
• Inventors: Bongers-Ambrosius, Hans-Werner, Kristen, Ferdinand, Wissmach, Walter
• Application Number:
  US09/867,088
• Publication Number:
  US 20010052416A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 173/4
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 3/15546 Devices for recognizing tools in a storage device, e.g. coding devices
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/00 Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/33199 Transponder
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45148 Boring

Abstract

An electrical device for driving a tool (1), is secured in a tool chuck (2) and contains data (6) characterizing the tool (1). The tool is driven by an electrical driving mechanism (10), and is equipped in the chucking region (4) with a transponder (5), which contains READ and/or WRITE data (6). The electrical device (3) contains a transmitting and receiving unit (7), connected with a microcontroller (8), which in turn is connected with the electrical driving mechanism (10).

Claims

1. An electrical device for driving a tool (1) having a working end spaced outwardly from the device (3) and an opposite end secured in a tool chuck (2) of the device (3), an electrical driving mechanism (10) within the device (3) for driving said tool (1), a transmitting and receiving unit (7) within the device (3) in communication with a transponder (5) located in the opposite end of said tool (1) and containing data (6) characterizing said tool (1), a microcontroller (8) within the device (3) and connected to said transmitting and receiving unit (7), and said microcontroller (8) connected to said electrical driving mechanism (10) for operating said tool (1).

2. An electrical device, as set forth in

claim 1

, wherein said microcontroller (8) is connected via a safety module (9) with means for setting the electrical driving mechanism (10).

3. An electrical device as set forth in the

claim 2

, wherein the safety module (9) is connected to the means for setting the electrical driving mechanism (10) by a further safety device (11).

4. An electrical device, as set forth in

claim 2

, wherein said safety module (9) is connected to a sensor (12) located in the device (3).

5. An electrical device, as set forth in

claim 2

, wherein at least one of the further safety device (11) and the transmitting and receiving unit (7) is incorporated at least partially in the microcontroller (8).

6. An electrical device, as set forth in

claim 2

, wherein at least a part of the transmitting and securing unit (7) is formed as a coil and is located adjacent to the tool chuck (2).

7. A tool, for use in an electrical device, wherein said tool is axially extending and has a working end and an opposite end to be secured in a chuck (2) of the electrical device, a transponder (5) incorporated in the opposite end of said tool and containing at least one of READ and WRITE data (6).

8. A tool, as set forth in

claim 7

, wherein said data (6) at least partially discloses the makeup of said tool (1).