Handheld Measuring Device with Automatic Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users in construction and woodworking face cumbersome and error-prone processes when measuring and recording angles and lengths for cutting boards or battens, as they must either remember or write down values, leading to inefficiencies and potential mistakes.
Innovation Solution
A hand-held measuring device transmits measured values directly to a processing machine, allowing for automatic adjustment of settings, eliminating the need for manual recording and reducing user workload by enabling immediate workpiece processing with correctly set parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual measurement and recording methods are used, then users can obtain measured values, but the process becomes cumbersome and error-prone due to the need to remember or write down values
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of writing down measurements with an electronic data transmission system. The hand-held measuring device automatically transmits measured values via radio link to a data processing device, eliminating the need for manual recording and reducing errors associated with human memory and handwriting.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a radio link as an intermediary communication channel between the hand-held measuring device and the data processing device. This intermediary enables automatic data transfer without requiring direct physical interaction or manual intervention, thereby improving both reliability and ease of operation.
2Productivity
If measured values are manually recorded and processed, then workpiece processing can be performed, but significant time is lost in data transfer and machine adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by automatically transmitting measured values to the data processing device and pre-adjusting the processing machine settings before the actual workpiece processing begins. This eliminates the time-consuming manual data transfer and machine setup steps that would otherwise occur during the production process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback loop where measured values are automatically transmitted to the data processing device, which then automatically adjusts the processing machine settings. This closed-loop system eliminates manual intervention and significantly reduces the time required for the measurement-to-processing workflow.
3Ease of operation
If automatic adjustment is implemented, then time is saved and user effort is reduced, but the system complexity increases with additional devices and communication interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the data processing device to perform multiple functions: receiving measured values via radio link, processing the data, controlling the processing machine settings, and potentially storing measurements for multiple workpieces. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated devices for each function, thereby managing system complexity while maintaining automation benefits.
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AI summary
The processing system comprises an adjustment device (17) and a hand-held device (13) for determining the measuring values at a measuring parameter, where a processing machine (15) is provided for the workpiece. The measurement values are transferred to the processing machine by a portable measuring device, where the adjustment device automatically is adjusted, depending on the transferred measuring values.