Handheld Tool, Handheld Tool Add-On Measuring Device and Handheld Tool Battery

• US 20120267134A1
• Filed: 10/08/2010
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Matthias, Wolf, Flinspach, Gunter, Osswald, Alexander, Glauning, Rainer
• Granted Patent: US 9,595,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 173/2
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/021 with guiding devices guiding devices for hand tools on stands or supports B25H1/0078
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/06 Systems determining position data of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A handheld tool having a battery interface is described, in which a provision is made for the handheld tool to have at least one measuring device interface, which is provided to receive at least data containing measuring information of a handheld tool add-on measuring device.

Claims

1-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A handheld tool, comprising:

a battery interface; and

at least one measuring device interface, which is configured to receive at least data containing measuring information of a handheld tool add-on measuring device.

16. The handheld tool of claim 15, further comprising:

a control unit to influence a work process as a function of the measuring information.

17. The handheld tool of claim 16, wherein the control unit is configured to stop a work process as a function of the measuring information.

18. The handheld tool of claim 15, wherein the measuring device interface is disconnectable without the use of a tool.

19. The handheld tool of claim 15, wherein the measuring device interface includes at least one receiving arrangement for receiving wirelessly transmitted data containing measuring information.

20. The handheld tool of claim 15, further comprising:

an energy interface, which in at least one operating state outputs an operating energy to the handheld tool add-on measuring device.

21. A handheld tool add-on measuring device, comprising:

at least one handheld tool interface configured to transmit data containing measuring information at least to a handheld tool, the handheld tool including a battery interface, and at least one measuring device interface, which is configured to receive at least data containing measuring information of a handheld tool add-on measuring device.

22. The handheld tool add-on measuring device of claim 21, further comprising:

an energy interface configured to take up an operating energy from a handheld tool battery that at the same time powers the handheld tool.

23. The handheld tool add-on measuring device of claim 21, wherein the handheld tool interface includes a transmitting arrangement to transmit the data wirelessly.

24. A handheld tool battery, comprising:

a handheld tool interface configured to transmit at least energy to a handheld tool, the handheld tool including a battery interface, and at least one measuring device interface, which is configured to receive at least data containing measuring information of a handheld tool add-on measuring device, and which in at least one operating state transmits an energy to a handheld tool add-on measuring device.

25. The handheld tool battery of claim 24, wherein the measuring device interface is configured to receive data containing measuring information from the handheld tool add-on measuring device.

26. The handheld tool battery of claim 24, wherein the handheld tool interface is configured to transmit at least data containing measuring information to the handheld tool.

27. The handheld tool battery of claim 24, further comprising:

at least one switching element to switch, as a function of the data containing measuring information, an energy supply of the handheld tool.

28. A system, comprising:

at least one of the following;

a handheld tool add-on measuring device, the handheld tool add-on measuring device including at least one handheld tool interface configured to transmit data containing measuring information at least to a handheld tool, the handheld tool including a battery interface, and at least one measuring device interface, which is configured to receive at least data containing measuring information of a handheld tool add-on measuring device;

a handheld tool, the handheld tool including a battery interface, and at least one measuring device interface, which is configured to receive at least data containing measuring information of a handheld tool add-on measuring device; and

a handheld tool battery, the handheld tool battery including a handheld tool interface configured to transmit at least energy to a handheld tool, the handheld tool including a battery interface, and at least one measuring device interface, which is configured to receive at least data containing measuring information of a handheld tool add-on measuring device, and which in at least one operating state transmits an energy to a handheld tool add-on measuring device.