System and method for identifying a power tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10706640-B2
Application number	US-201615008550-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2016
Priority date	Sep 11, 2012
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

A system for identifying a type of a power tool, the system comprising: a power tool having an electric motor; and a usage attachment configured to couple to the power tool, the usage attachment having a vibration sensor that generates vibration data when the power tool vibrates, a memory that stores the vibration data generated by the vibration sensor, and an identification subsystem that receives the vibration data from the memory, and identifies the type of the power tool by comparing the received vibration data to predetermined vibration data of a known type of power tool.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vibration monitoring system for use in a power tool, the system comprising:
a controller operable to log an amount of time that the power tool is in use throughout a duration of a predetermined time period; and
an indicator for providing a first message to a user of the power tool when the amount of time for the one of the users exceeds a predetermined threshold;
wherein the system includes a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting usage time of the power tool to at least one of a smart device or a computer database for logging the usage time;
further comprising a user profile module;
wherein the user profile module determines a user profile according to the tool usage time; and
further comprising a resource control module which provides resources to a user based on the user profile.

2. The vibration monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the amount of time that the power tool is in use is related to the amount of vibration exposure experienced by the user of the power tool.

3. The vibration monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the message is a visual signal.

4. The vibration monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the first message corresponds to a transition from a first vibration exposure level to a second vibration exposure level.

5. The vibration monitoring system of claim 4 , wherein the predetermined threshold is a first predetermined threshold, and wherein the indicator is configured to further provide a second message to the user of the power tool when the amount of time exceeds a second predetermined threshold greater than the first predetermined threshold.

6. The vibration monitoring system of claim 5 , wherein the second message corresponds to a transition from the second vibration exposure level to a third vibration exposure level.

7. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the resources include at least one of tool instructions, coupons or vouchers.

Assignees

• Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• Wenger Kevin
• Sergyeyenko Oleksiy P
• Phillips Steven J
• Campbell David C
• Pie Renee
• Glispy Leisa
• Bloomer Jennifer
• Folger Renee

Classifications

• 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

• Y10T408/172

  Responsive to Tool · CPC title

• G05B2219/37435

  Vibration of machine · CPC title

• G07C3/02 Primary

  Registering or indicating working or idle time only · CPC title