COMMUNICATION ADAPTER AND ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A communication adapter comprising:
- a plurality of outer surfaces comprising at least two outer surfaces, each being configured to face a corresponding one of at least two surfaces of a recess for attachment thereto of the communication adapter when the communication adapter is attached to the recess, the recess being provided in an outer surface of an electric working machine, the electric working machine being configured to drive a working element by an electric power;
an interface device provided at at least one outer surface of the at least two outer surfaces, and configured to be electrically coupled to the electric working machine through the at least one outer surface;
an antenna provided at another at least one outer surface, which is different from the at least one outer surface, among the plurality of outer surfaces, and configured to be capable of transmitting a radio wave for wireless communication with a communication device other than the electric working machine from the another at least one outer surface; and
a transmission device configured to acquire machine information indicating a state of the electric working machine and to transmit the acquired machine information to the communication device through the antenna.
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Abstract
A communication adapter in one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of outer surfaces comprising at least two outer surfaces, an interface device, an antenna, and a transmission device. The interface device is provided at at least one outer surface of the at least two outer surfaces and electrically coupled to an electric working machine through the at least one outer surface. The antenna is provided at another at least one outer surface, which is different from the at least one outer surface, among the plurality of outer surfaces, and configured to be capable of transmitting a radio wave for wireless communication with a communication device other than the electric working machine from the another at least one outer surface.
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1. A communication adapter comprising:
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a plurality of outer surfaces comprising at least two outer surfaces, each being configured to face a corresponding one of at least two surfaces of a recess for attachment thereto of the communication adapter when the communication adapter is attached to the recess, the recess being provided in an outer surface of an electric working machine, the electric working machine being configured to drive a working element by an electric power; an interface device provided at at least one outer surface of the at least two outer surfaces, and configured to be electrically coupled to the electric working machine through the at least one outer surface; an antenna provided at another at least one outer surface, which is different from the at least one outer surface, among the plurality of outer surfaces, and configured to be capable of transmitting a radio wave for wireless communication with a communication device other than the electric working machine from the another at least one outer surface; and a transmission device configured to acquire machine information indicating a state of the electric working machine and to transmit the acquired machine information to the communication device through the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electric working machine system comprising:
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an electric working machine configured to drive a working element by an electric power; and a communication adapter comprising a plurality of outer surfaces and configured to be attachable to and detachable from the electric working machine, wherein the electric working machine comprises; a recess arranged at an outer surface of the electric working machine and configured for attachment thereto of the communication adapter, the recess comprising at least two facing surfaces, each being configured to face a corresponding one of at least two outer surfaces of the communication adapter when the communication adapter is attached to the recess; and a machine-side interface device configured to be electrically coupled to the communication adapter, and wherein the communication adapter comprises; a plurality of outer surfaces comprising the at least two outer surfaces; an adapter-side interface device provided at at least one outer surface of the at least two outer surfaces and configured to be electrically coupled to the machine-side interface device of the electric working machine through the at least one outer surface; an antenna provided at another at least one outer surface, which is different from the at least one outer surface, among the plurality of outer surfaces, and configured to be capable of transmitting a radio wave for wireless communication with a communication device other than the electric working machine from the another at least one outer surface; and a transmission device configured to acquire machine information indicating a state of the electric working machine and to transmit the acquired machine information to the communication device through the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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