Method and System for Instantaneously Logging Data in an Electronic Torque Wrench
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1. A tool comprising:
- a head coupled to a sensor adapted to sense torqueing parameters of a torqueing operation applied to a work piece;
a memory operably coupled to the sensor and adapted to receive a signal including data relating to the torqueing parameters at a predetermined frequency and further adapted to store the data;
an interface adapted to receive a sampling interval indicating the predetermined frequency; and
a transceiver adapted to interface the tool with an external device for analysis of the data.
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Abstract
An electronic torque wrench is disclosed that instantaneously logs data in real time from a torqueing operation and can later transfer the data to an external device, such as a computer, for further analysis. For example, the computer can create a graph that can be analyzed to determine relevant parameters of the torqueing profile. The parameters of the graph can be analyzed to determine whether the torqueing operation was performed properly for a particular work piece or job task, or to assist users in future torqueing operations.
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1. A tool comprising:
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a head coupled to a sensor adapted to sense torqueing parameters of a torqueing operation applied to a work piece; a memory operably coupled to the sensor and adapted to receive a signal including data relating to the torqueing parameters at a predetermined frequency and further adapted to store the data; an interface adapted to receive a sampling interval indicating the predetermined frequency; and a transceiver adapted to interface the tool with an external device for analysis of the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of analyzing torqueing data comprising:
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providing a tool having a sensor adapted to sense torqueing parameters of a torqueing operation applied to a work piece; establishing a frequency at which the torqueing parameters are stored in a memory of the tool; performing the torqueing operation on the work piece; storing data representing the torqueing parameters in the memory at the frequency; transmitting the data from the tool to an external device; and analyzing the data with the external device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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