Method for obtaining a pollution condition of at least one component of a gardening and/or forestry apparatus and gardening and/or forestry apparatus system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10996206-B2
Application number	US-201816026672-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2018
Priority date	Jul 4, 2017
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

A method obtains a pollution condition of at least one component of a gardening and/or forestry apparatus. The method includes the steps of: obtaining at least one pollution parameter which describes at least one source of pollution prevalent during an operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus; obtaining the pollution condition of the component based on the obtained pollution parameter; and outputting and/or transmitting information based on the obtained pollution condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for indirectly obtaining a pollution condition of at least one component of a gardening and/or forestry apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
a) obtaining at least one pollution parameter which describes at least one source of pollution prevalent during an operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus;
b) indirectly obtaining the pollution condition of the component based on the obtained pollution parameter; and
c) outputting and/or transmitting information based on the obtained pollution condition, wherein
the information includes the obtained pollution condition, and/or
the method further comprises the step of:
obtaining a cleaning and/or maintenance reminder for the component based on the obtained pollution condition, wherein the information includes the cleaning and/or maintenance reminder.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the step a) includes: obtaining the pollution parameter using at least one sensor which is provided separate from the component.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the pollution condition of the component depends on the operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus, wherein the component is exposed to the source of pollution during the operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus,
the method further comprising the step of:
obtaining data of the operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus, and
wherein the step b) includes: obtaining the pollution condition of the component based on the obtained data of operation.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein
the data of operation include a running time of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein
the running time of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus is a rotation speed curve of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the component includes a cylinder, a fan propeller, an air filter grille, an air filter and/or a cooling fin.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the gardening and/or forestry apparatus includes a saw, a pole pruner, a clearing saw or a brush cutter, a blower device and/or a leaf blower.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the source of pollution is dust, tree resin and/or pollen, and
the pollution parameter is a dust concentration, an amount of resin and/or a pollen concentration.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the step a) includes: receiving the pollution parameter via a receiver unit.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the step a) includes: obtaining a meteorological parameter and obtaining the pollution parameter as a function of the obtained meteorological parameter.

11. A method for indirectly obtaining a pollution condition of at least one component of a gardening and/or forestry apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
a) obtaining at least one pollution parameter which describes at least one source of pollution prevalent during an operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus;
b) indirectly obtaining the pollution condition of the component based on the obtained pollution parameter; and
c) outputting and/or transmitting information based on the obtained pollution condition, wherein
the step a) includes: obtaining a material of a workpiece to be treated by the gardening and/or forestry apparatus and obtaining the pollution parameter as a function of the obtained material.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the step a) includes: obtaining a position of the operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus and obtaining the pollution parameter as a function of the obtained position, and/or
the step a) includes: obtaining a marking of a workpiece to be treated by the gardening and/or forestry apparatus and obtaining the pollution parameter as a function of the obtained marking.

13. A gardening and/or forestry apparatus system, comprising:
a pollution parameter determination device configured to obtain at least one pollution parameter which describes at least one source of pollution prevalent during an operation of a gardening and/or forestry apparatus;
a pollution condition determination device configured to indirectly obtain a pollution condition of at least one component of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus based on the obtained pollution parameter; and
an output and/or transmission device configured to output and/or to transmit information based on the obtained pollution condition, wherein
the information includes the obtained pollution condition, and/or
wherein the gardening and/or forestry apparatus system is configured to obtain a cleaning and/or maintenance reminder for the component based on the obtained pollution condition, wherein the information includes the cleaning and/or maintenance reminder.

14. The gardening and/or forestry apparatus system according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a mobile determination device, which includes the pollution parameter determination device, the pollution condition determination device and/or the output and/or transmission device.

15. The gardening and/or forestry apparatus system according to claim 13 , further comprising:
the gardening and/or forestry apparatus.

Assignees

• Stihl Ag & Co Kg Andreas

Inventors

• Eppinger Andreas
• Frey Benjamin
• Hollmeier Friedrich
• Kraemer Fernandez Antonio
• Reinert Michael

Classifications

• B25F5/00

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

• A01G3/085 Primary

  Motor-driven saws for pruning or branching · CPC title

• A01G3/00

  Cutting implements specially adapted for horticultural purposes; Delimbing standing trees (forestry delimbers A01G23/095) · CPC title

• G01N33/0062 Primary

  concerning the measuring method or the display, e.g. intermittent measurement or digital display · CPC title

• G01D21/02

  Measuring two or more variables by means not covered by a single other subclass · CPC title