Smart Tool Holder Wireless Charging in Tool Magazines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smart tool holders face challenges with battery power management due to limited battery size and the need for manual recharging, which is labor-intensive and time-consuming, especially in environments with numerous tools.
Innovation Solution
A wireless charging mechanism for smart tool holders within a tool magazine, utilizing wireless charging transmitters and receivers for inductive or resonant magnetic coupling to charge rechargeable batteries without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual battery replacement or recharging is used for smart tool holders, then power supply can be maintained, but labor intensity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic wireless charging of smart tool holder batteries through electromagnetic coupling between charging pads in the tool magazine and receivers in the tool holders. The batteries charge themselves without human intervention when tools are stored in the magazine, eliminating manual battery replacement operations and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical battery replacement system with an electromagnetic wireless charging system. Charging pads with transmitters in the tool magazine create electromagnetic fields that couple with receivers in the tool holder batteries, enabling contactless power transfer and eliminating the need for physical battery handling.
2Volume of moving object
If battery size is minimized to fit smart tool holders, then device compactness is improved, but power capacity becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary charging actions by continuously charging batteries whenever tool holders are stored in the magazine. This ensures batteries are recharged in advance before next use, allowing smaller batteries to be used since they only need to provide power for shorter intervals between charging opportunities.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless charging system operates continuously whenever tool holders are in the magazine, maintaining constant power transfer. This continuous charging action ensures batteries remain charged without interruption, compensating for their smaller capacity by providing ongoing power supplementation.
3Extent of automation
If wireless charging components are embedded in smart tool holders, then charging automation is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless charging receiver in the smart tool holder serves multiple functions: it enables automatic charging, provides power management capability, and supports the electronic modules needed for intelligent tool management. By integrating these functions into a single component system, the overall complexity is managed while achieving automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless charging receiver is embedded within the smart tool holder structure, with its components nested within the available space. The receiver, battery, and electronic modules are integrated in a compact arrangement that fits within the tool holder's form factor, minimizing the impact on overall device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and automated battery charging of smart tool holders within a tool magazine, reducing labor and time required for recharging and enhancing productivity in tool management systems.
Implementation Method 1
The wireless charging transmitter and the wireless charging receiver are electromagnetically inductively coupled for power transmission
Implementation Method 2
the wireless charging transmitter and the wireless charging receiver are magnetically field resonantly coupled for power transmission
Implementation Method 3
the power transmission is by electric field coupling between the wireless charging transmitter and the wireless charging receiver
Data Source
AI summary
A wireless charging technique for a smart tool holder, each tool base incorporating a corresponding smart tool holder having a power module providing power to an electronic module within the smart tool holder, the power module comprising a rechargeable battery, and the rechargeable battery being electrically connected to a wireless charging receiver. Each charging pad corresponds to a tool base, and the charging pad contains a wireless charging transmitter. Upon incorporation of the smart tool handle into the tool magazine, the wireless charging transmitter of the charging pad wirelessly charges the rechargeable battery in response to the wireless charging receiver in the smart tool handle on the tool base. It is not necessary to remove the smart tool holder and place it in a fixed charging cradle for charging, so that the smart tool holder can be charged while it is in the tool magazine of the machining machine.