HAND-HELD OR SEMI-STATIONARY TOOL APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TOOL APPLIANCE OF THIS KIND

• US 20150283690A1
• Filed: 12/10/2013
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft (Hilti Martin Family Trust)
• Original Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft (Hilti Martin Family Trust)
• Inventors: Welte, Norbert, Mandel, Roland, Sauer, Thorsten, Bertsch, Klaus
• Application Number:
  US14/440,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20150283690A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B25C 1/008 Safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/00 Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G01H 1/00 Measuring characteristics of vibrations in solids by using direct conduction to the detector G01H9/00, G01H11/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 5/00 Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 15/00 Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration

Abstract

The invention relates to a handheld or semi-stationary tool appliance (1), having a device for detecting and/or storing appliance-related operating data and/or load states. In order to further simplify operation of handheld or semi-stationary tool appliances and/or to extend service intervals or service life of said tool appliances, the tool appliance (1) comprises at least one sensor device (10) for detecting appliance-related forces, accelerations, movements, oscillation frequencies and/or oscillation amplitudes.

Claims

1. A hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance, for detecting and/or storing appliance-related operating data and/or load states, comprising at least one sensor device for detecting appliance-related forces, accelerations, movements, vibration frequencies and/or vibration amplitudes.

2. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 1, wherein the sensor device comprises a force sensor, an acceleration sensor, a motion sensor and/or a vibration sensor.

3. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 1, wherein at least one force sensor is positioned in an anterior end region of the tool appliance such that solid-borne sound emitted by the tool appliance during operation is detected.

4. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 1, comprising a blocking actuator capable of blocking the tool appliance.

5. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 1, comprising a control actuator capable of performing appliance-related adjustments.

6. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 1, comprising a nailer, a hand-held fastener-driving tool, or a fastener-setting tool.

7. A method for operating the hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 1, the method comprising detecting, the operating data and/or load states with the sensor device;

evaluating the operating data and/or load states; and

, creating a tool appliance load profile.

8. The method according to claim 7, including considering internal factors or external factors while creating the load profile.

9. The method according to claim 7, including displaying information regarding proper or improper operation of the tool appliance to a user during operation of the tool appliance.

10. The method according to claim 7, including blocking the tool appliance if a critical operating state is detected by the sensor device.

11. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 2, wherein at least one force sensor is positioned in an anterior end region of the tool appliance such that solid-borne sound emitted by the tool appliance during operation is detected.

12. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 2, comprising a blocking actuator capable of blocking the tool appliance.

13. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 3, comprising a blocking actuator capable of blocking the tool appliance.

14. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 2, comprising a control actuator capable of performing appliance-related adjustments.

16. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 4, comprising a control actuator capable of performing appliance-related adjustments.

17. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 2, comprising a nailer, a hand-held fastener-driving tool, or a fastener-setting tool.

18. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 3, comprising a nailer, a hand-held fastener-driving tool, or a fastener-setting tool.

19. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 4, comprising a nailer, a hand-held fastener-driving tool, or a fastener-setting tool.

20. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim 5, comprising a nailer, a hand-held fastener-driving tool, or a fastener-setting tool.

15. The hand-held or semi-stationary tool appliance according to claim, comprising a control actuator capable of performing appliance-related adjustments.