SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MEASUREMENT DATA AND/OR MEASUREMENT PARAMETER DATA

• US 20140067328A1
• Filed: 02/28/2012
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eduard Wille GmbH & Co. KT.
• Original Assignee: Eduard Wille GmbH & Co. KT.
• Inventors: Pape, Klaus, Waind, David, Butanowitz, Horst, Backhaus, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,132,659 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/187
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 23/1425 by electrical means
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 9/00 Recording measured values
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 9/005 Solid-state data loggers
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 25/003 for measuring torque
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/84 Measuring functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

The invention relates to a system (100) for processing measurement data and/or measurement parameter data which are read from a calibratable tool. The invention is characterized in that said system comprises a data conversion device (11) or protocol conversion device which, on the one hand, can be connected to a tool (10) via an interface in order to read the measurement data from the tool (10), and which, on the other hand, can be connected to a data processing device (12) via the same interface or an additional interface, wherein the data conversion device (11) performs a protocol conversion and/or a check of the measurement values so that measurement data from the different tools (10b, 10c, 10d) can be read with the aid of different interfaces and/or protocols by the data conversion device (11), the system thus allowing the use of tools with different protocols.

Claims

1. A system (100) for processing measurement data and/or measurement parameter data which is read from a calibratable tool, characterised by a data conversion device (11) or protocol conversion device which on the one hand can be connected to a tool (10) in order to read measurement data from the tool (10) and which, on the other hand, can be connected to a data processing unit (12) via the same interface or via a further interface, wherein the data conversion device (11) performs a protocol conversion and/or a check of the measured values, so that measurement data from different tools (10b, 10c, 10d) can be read with the aid of different interfaces and/or protocols by the data conversion device (11).

2. The system according to claim 1, characterised in that the data processing unit (12) is connected, in particular bi-directionally, with a data base (13) and/or further data processing units.

3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the measurement data of the tool (10) read into the data conversion device (11) are read by a hub or via radio.

4. The system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the measurement data is checked in the data processing unit (12).

5. The system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the data processing unit (12) reports a device status.

6. The system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a data comparison of calibration data is performed by the data processing unit (12).

7. The system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the data conversion device (11) records settings and/or set values, wherein the settings and/or set values are checked by the data processing unit (12).

8. The system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a check of the tool (10) or of set values of the tool (10) for checking the correctness of settings is performed using a test instrument, wherein the check carried out by the data processing unit (12) involves a feedback message.

9. The system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the data conversion device (11) generates and/or stores set values, measured values, time stamps, identification data and/or valuations.

10. The system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the measurement data comprises torques of screw connections.

11. The system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised by a tool (10) for producing a screw connection, in particular a torque wrench generating the measurement data.

12. A method for monitoring the use of a tool using a system according to one of the preceding claims.