Monitoring Apparatus and Method
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Abstract
The present invention relates to hand held tool monitoring apparatus (10). The hand held tool monitoring apparatus (10) comprises a mount, which in use of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus forms part of a hand held tool (22), and a monitoring component (12) configured to be releasably attached to the mount. The monitoring component (12) comprises an operative part of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus (10) and the hand held tool monitoring apparatus further comprises a vibration sensor and a timer. The vibration sensor is operable to sense vibration of the hand held tool (22) and to provide a vibration signal in response to sensed vibration when the monitoring component is attached to the mount. The timer is operative in dependence on the vibration signal to record a duration of vibration of the hand held tool (22).
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1-85. -85. (canceled)
- 86. Hand held tool monitoring apparatus comprising a mount, which in use of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus forms part of a hand held tool, and a monitoring component configured to be releasably attached to the mount, the monitoring component comprising an operative part of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus, the hand held tool monitoring apparatus further comprising a vibration sensor and a timer, the vibration sensor being operable to sense vibration of the hand held tool and provide a vibration signal in response to sensed vibration when the monitoring component is attached to the mount, and the timer being operative in dependence on the vibration signal to record a duration of vibration of the hand held tool.
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101. A hand held tool monitoring method using monitoring apparatus comprising a mount and a monitoring component, the method comprising the steps of:
- attaching the monitoring component, which comprises an operative part of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus, to the mount, the mount, in use, forming part of the hand held tool, the monitoring component and mount being configured for releasable attachment of the monitoring component to the mount;
operating a vibration sensor of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus to sense a vibration of the hand held tool and to provide a vibration signal in dependence upon the sensed vibration;
operating a timer of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus in dependence upon the vibration signal to record a duration of vibration of the hand held tool; and
removing the monitoring component from the mount. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103)
- attaching the monitoring component, which comprises an operative part of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus, to the mount, the mount, in use, forming part of the hand held tool, the monitoring component and mount being configured for releasable attachment of the monitoring component to the mount;
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