FASTENER-DRIVING TOOL INCLUDING A FASTENING RESULT DETECTOR
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1. A fastener driving tool comprising:
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a cylinder enclosed by said housing;
at least one sensor associated with said cylinder;
a piston configured to reciprocate within said cylinder and having a driver blade depending therefrom; and
at least one signal generator associated with said piston, wherein movement of said piston relative to said at least one sensor generates a signal; and
a controller configured to receive said signal and indicate a fastening result based on said signal.
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Abstract
A fastener driving tool including a housing, a cylinder enclosed by the housing, at least one sensor associated with the cylinder and a piston configured to reciprocate within the cylinder and having a driver blade depending therefrom. The tool includes at least one signal generator associated with the piston, where movement of the piston relative to the at least one sensor generates a signal. A controller is configured to receive the signal and indicate a fastening result based on the signal.
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15 Claims
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1. A fastener driving tool comprising:
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a housing; a cylinder enclosed by said housing; at least one sensor associated with said cylinder; a piston configured to reciprocate within said cylinder and having a driver blade depending therefrom; and at least one signal generator associated with said piston, wherein movement of said piston relative to said at least one sensor generates a signal; and a controller configured to receive said signal and indicate a fastening result based on said signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A fastener driving tool comprising:
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a housing; a cylinder enclosed by said housing; a plurality of sensors associated with said cylinder; a piston configured to reciprocate within said cylinder and having a driver blade depending therefrom; and at least one signal generator associated with said piston, wherein movement of said piston relative to each of said plurality of sensors generates a signal at each of said sensors; a controller configured to communicate with each of said plurality of sensors and receive each of said signals, wherein said controller determines if a fastening result has occurred based on at least two of said signals; and a selector movably connected to said housing and in communication with said controller, said selector being movable between a first position associated with a first set of fastening result parameters and a first amount of kinetic energy of said piston, and a second position associated with a second set of fastening result parameters and a second amount of kinetic energy of said piston, wherein said controller determines an amount of kinetic energy of said piston based on said at least two signals and indicates one of said first fastening result when said amount of kinetic energy is equal to said first amount of kinetic energy or said second fastening result when said amount of kinetic energy is equal to said second amount of kinetic energy. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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