Method of calibrating torque using peak hold measurement on an electronic torque wrench

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10112288-B2
Application number	US-201715808452-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2017
Priority date	May 7, 2013
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic torque tool, a calibration fixture, and a method for calibrating the electronic torque tool. The calibration includes applying a torque to the torque wrench and releasing the applied torque once the applied torque reaches a full scale calibration torque. The calibration fixture holds and displays a peak value of the applied torque and the torque wrench holds and displays a measured peak value of the applied torque. The measured peak value on the torque wrench may then be adjusted, by incrementing or decrementing the displayed value, to match the peak value displayed on the calibration fixture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A calibration fixture having a torque sensor configured to measure an amount of torque being applied by a tool, comprising:
a processor in communication with the torque sensor and configured to store a peak applied torque value after the amount of the torque applied by the tool is released;
a display in communication with the processor and configured to display the peak applied torque value; and
an input interface in communication with the processor and configured to receive a calibration torque value.

2. The calibration fixture of claim 1 , wherein the input interface includes one or more buttons.

3. The calibration fixture of claim 1 , further comprising a power supply configured to supply power to the torque sensor, the processor, the display, and the input interface.

4. The calibration fixture of claim 1 , further comprising a memory in communication with the processor.

Assignees

• Snap On Tools Corp

Inventors

• King Jerry A
• Lawton Chris
• Vallejos Duane A

Classifications

• G01L25/003

  for measuring torque · CPC title

• B25B23/1422

  torque indicators or adjustable torque limiters · CPC title

• B25B23/1425 Primary

  by electrical means · CPC title