SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING POWER TOOLS

• US 20140107853A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ashinghurst, Jeremy D., Brotto, Daniele C., Busschaert, Jason F., Puzio, Daniel, Byatnal, Raghavendra R.
• Application Number:
  US13/835,060
• Publication Number:
  US 20140107853A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/297
• 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: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/048 Monitoring; Safety
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A system includes a power tool battery pack, a power tool, a portable power supply, a non-motorized sensing tool, and/or a power tool battery pack charger. A separate computing device, such as a smartphone, tablet or computer, communicates wirelessly with the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and/or the power tool battery pack charger. The computing device monitors a data value representative of a condition of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and/or the power tool battery pack charger, and performs an action responsive to the monitored data value.

Claims

1. :

A system comprising;

at least one of a power tool battery pack, a power tool, a portable power supply, a non-motorized sensing tool, and a power tool battery pack charger;

a separate computing device for communicating wirelessly with the at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger;

wherein the computing device monitors a data value representative of a condition of the at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger, and the computing device performs an action responsive to the monitored data value.

2. :

The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device and at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger communicate via a wireless communication system consisting of at least one of Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, Zigbee, infrared light and radio frequency signals.

3. :

The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device monitors at least one of the group consisting of voltage, current, temperature, speed, bevel angle, miter angle, brush wear, presence or condition of a guard, presence or condition of an attachment, bias force, gear setting, voltage, current draw, and accelerometer output of the computing device.

4. :

The system of claim 1, wherein the action performed by the computing device is displaying the monitored data value.

5. :

The system of claim 4, wherein the monitored data value is at least one of the speed, bevel angle, miter angle, brush wear, presence or condition of a guard, presence or condition of an attachment.

6. :

A system comprising;

at least one of a power tool battery pack, a power tool, a portable power supply, a non-motorized sensing tool, and a power tool battery pack charger, the at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger having a memory;

a separate computing device for communicating wirelessly with the at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger;

wherein the computing device transmits a data value to the at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger, and the at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger performs an action responsive to the transmitted data value.

7. :

The system of claim 6 wherein the action is at least one of a group consisting of announcing when the power tool battery pack is at full charge, announcing when the power tool battery pack has exceeded a temperature threshold, disabling the at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger, adjusting a working parameter of the at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger, adjusting a mechanism of the at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger, and emitting a sound.

8. :

The system of claim 7, wherein the working parameter is at least one of the group consisting of an amount of delivered grease, a speed, a temperature, a rotational direction, a lighting pattern, a desired radio station, a miter angle, a bevel angle, a maximum torque output, a maximum current draw, an audio volume, and a gear setting.

9. :

The system of claim 6, wherein the computing device and at least one of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and the power tool battery pack charger communicate via a wireless communication system consisting of at least one of Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, Zigbee, infrared light and radio frequency signals.