ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SENSORS

• US 20160054156A1
• Filed: 03/26/2014
• Published: 02/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Atlas Copco BLM S.R.L. (Atlas Copco AB)
• Original Assignee: Atlas Copco BLM S.R.L. (Atlas Copco AB)
• Inventors: GIANNONE, Sergio
• Granted Patent: US 11,525,713 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 21/00 Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening tools; details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed B25F5/00; for mounting or dismounting wheels B60B29/006; Attachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose machines B23P19/06
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/245 Housings for sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 18/00 Testing or calibrating apparatus or arrangements provided for in groups G01D1/00 - G01D15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 21/00 Measuring or testing not otherwise provided for

Abstract

An electronic control device (2) for controlling a sensor (3) comprising a box-shaped body provided on one side with an electronic connector (21), suitable for coupling with an analogous electrical connector (31) associated with such a sensor (3).

Such a device, inside such a box-shaped body, comprises electrical power supply means (22) for supplying said sensor, at least one electronic control board (23) for controlling said sensor, with which radio transmission means of the data detected by the sensors are associated.

Claims

1. Electronic control device (2) for controlling a sensor (3) comprising a box-shaped body provided on one side with an electronic connector (21), suitable for coupling with an analogous electrical connector (31) associated with said sensor (3),

said device comprising inside said box-shaped body, electrical power supply means (22) for supplying said sensor, at least one electronic control board (23) for controlling said sensor, with which radio transmission means of the data detected by the sensors are associated,

characterized in that of further comprising algorithms for processing and detecting the correct measurement which can be carried out directly on board of the device that transmits the results to a measurement visualisation unit at a later moment.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein said board further comprises at least one digital analogical converter of the data detected by the sensors.

3. Device according to claim 1, wherein said board further comprises at least one piloting circuit for providing the sensor with the power supply of the power supply means.

4. Device according to claim 1, wherein said transmitter is a transmitter of the Wi-Fi technology.

5. Device according to claim 1, wherein said transmitter is a transmitter of the Bluetooth technology.

6. Device according to claim 1, wherein said electronic board is a programmable electronic board or provided with a microprocessor and can be programmed in its functions by downloading the suitable firmware or software.

7. Device according to claim 6, wherein the download and/or the update of the programs can occur by means of a USB socket (24) arranged on the box-shaped body.

8. Device according to claim 6, wherein the download and/or the update of the programs can occur via radio by means of a radio receiver arranged on said electronic board.

9. Device according to claim 1, wherein on the box-shaped body there being provided a plurality of indicators of the functioning of the device itself and of the detection carried out by the sensor with which it is associated.

10. Electronic network (2) for connecting devices according to claim 1, comprising a central equipment (U) which communicates via radio with a plurality of such devices (2) and which is connected to the internet by means of a LAN local network, so that the data detected by the sensors be accessible through a portal.