System having at least one power tool and having at least one mobile sensor device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10046429-B2
Application number	US-201615383259-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2016
Priority date	Dec 21, 2015
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

A system includes at least one power tool having at least one sensor unit. The system further includes at least one mobile sensor device. The at least one mobile sensor device has at least one communication unit configured to communicate with the at least one power tool. The system further includes at least one computing unit configured to compare measurement data of the at least one sensor unit of the at least one power tool and of the at least one mobile sensor device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a power tool having a sensor unit including a first sensor integrated with the power tool that measures machine data in the power tool;
a mobile sensor device separate from the power tool having a second sensor that measures operator data from an operator of the power tool and a communication unit comprising at least one of a wire-bound or a wireless interface configured to communicate with the power tool, wherein the mobile sensor device is configured to be disposed at least partly on an operator; and
a computing unit integrated in the power tool, the computing unit being configured to compare the machine data from the sensor unit of the power tool and the operator data from the mobile sensor device.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensor in the sensor unit of the power tool and the second sensor in the mobile sensor device are both configured to sense a vibration characteristic quantity.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensor in the sensor unit of the power tool and the second sensor in the mobile sensor device are configured for redundant sensing of operating data.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the computing unit is configured to determine a position of a hand of an operator based on the machine data from (i) the sensor unit of the power tool and (ii) the operator data from the mobile sensor device.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the computing unit is configured to adjust safety settings of the power tool based on both of (i) the machine data from the sensor unit of the power tool and (ii) the operator data from the mobile sensor device.

6. A mobile sensor device of a system, comprising:
a communication unit comprising at least one of a wire-bound or a wireless interface configured to communicate with a power tool that is separate from the mobile sensor device;
a fastener configured to dispose the sensor unit on a body of an operator of the power tool; and
a first sensor configured to measure operator data from the operator of the power tool while the mobile sensor device is disposed on the body of the operator;
wherein the mobile sensor device is included in a system having:
the power tool including at least one sensor unit including a second sensor that measures machine data in the power tool; and
a computing unit integrated in the power tool, the computing unit being configured to:
compare the machine data of the at least one sensor unit of the power tool and the operator data of the at least one mobile sensor device.

7. The mobile sensor device according to claim 6 , the fastener further comprising:
at least one arm-band configured to fasten to an arm of an operator.

8. A method for operating a system, comprising:
generating machine data corresponding to a power tool using a first sensor in a sensor unit of the power tool;
generating operator data corresponding to an operator of the power tool using a second sensor in a mobile sensor device that is separate from the power tool, wherein the mobile sensor device is configured to be disposed at least partly on an operator;
comparing, with a computing unit in the power tool, the machine data from the sensor unit of the power tool and the operator data that is transmitted from the mobile sensor device using at least one of a wire-bound or a wireless interface in a communication unit in the mobile sensor device.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a safety setting of the power tool of the system is adjusted based on both of (i) the machine data from the sensor unit of the power tool and (ii) the operator data from the mobile sensor device.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the power tool is a hand-held power tool.

11. The system of claim 2 , the computing unit being further configured to:
identify that the power tool is operated by the operator only in response to redundant sensing of the vibration characteristic quantity from both the first sensor in the power tool and the second sensor in the mobile sensor device.

12. The system of claim 1 , the second sensor further comprising a pulse sensor and the computing unit being further configured to:
detect that a pulse level of the operator has exceeded a predetermined limit during operation of the power tool based on the machine data from the first sensor in the power tool and a pulse measurement in the operator data from the second sensor in the mobile sensor device; and
adjust a safety setting of the power tool in response to the determination that the pulse level of the operator has exceeded the predetermined limit.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Stock Joern
• Esenwein Florian
• Schadow Joachim

Classifications

• B23Q11/0082 Primary

  by determining whether the operator is in a dangerous position (B23Q17/2438 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B23Q17/12

  for indicating or measuring vibration · CPC title

• B23Q17/0952

  during machining · CPC title

• G08B21/02

  Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons · CPC title

• B25F5/00 Primary

  Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for · CPC title