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Error proofing system for portable tools

a technology for detecting errors and portable tools, applied in anti-theft devices, program control, instruments, etc., can solve problems such as inability to use portable tools such as battery operated tools or tools, and achieve the effect of facilitating monitoring tools and enhancing the use of tools

Active Publication Date: 2010-03-02
ATLAS COPCO INDAL TECHN AB
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Enables remote error-proofing and anti-theft capabilities for portable tools, ensuring correct tool usage, maintenance, and preventing unauthorized operation, thereby enhancing assembly line efficiency and security without the need for hard-wired connections.

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However, this cannot be done with portable tools such as battery operated tools or tools electrically operated by a simple cord connection to an electrical outlet.

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[0025]The following description of the preferred embodiment(s) is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.

[0026]The system has a number of different interacting components. These are generally shown in block diagram form in FIGS. 1-7.

[0027]Looking now to FIG. 1, the portable self-powered installation tool 10 is provided with a tool monitor-controller 12, which, as will be seen, provides the necessary information for monitoring the tool 10 for the desired error-proofing operation. In this regard FIG. 1, generally shows the interconnection between the installation tool 10 and various components of the system which include a work cell supervisor (WCS) 16 at a particular work cell 14, a preliminary set up station 18, a calibration station 20 and a portable audit device 22 (PAD). In one form of the system, the work cell supervisor 16 and portable audit device 22 can be connected to a factory wide supervisor 23 for purposes to ...

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Abstract

A system for controlling and monitoring portable tools at a particular work cell remotely by R-F communication to provide error proofing of various parameters including that the correct tool is to be used at a work cell, the tool is properly calibrated for the operation to be performed, that it is being used a proper number of times per part being assembled or inspected, and that the tool has been calibrated within a selected service interval. The tools will be made actuable only by R-F communication with specific factory apparatus whereby theft of such portable tools will be inhibited.

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[0001]This application is a broadening reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,845,279 issued on Jan. 18, 2005 and also claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §120 as a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 501,878 (the original broadening reissue application) filed on Aug. 9, 2006, which is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,845,279 issued on Jan. 18, 2005.<?insert-end id="INS-S-00001" ?>FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a system created to add assembly line error proofing and anti-theft features to existing portable tools. This invention greatly enhances the capabilities of a wide variety of tool types, but, for purposes of simplicity, the tool type exemplified in the body of this document shall be, by way of example, those used for installing threaded fasteners in assembling workpieces together.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Many assembly lines require some way to determine that the tools being used to perform assembly or operations requiring various parameters ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F19/00G05B19/406
CPCG05B19/406G05B2219/33192G05B2219/45127G05B2219/49302G05B2219/50275Y10T70/5004B25F5/00
Inventor GILMORE, CURT D.RITCHEY, MICHAEL L.
Owner ATLAS COPCO INDAL TECHN AB
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