Wireless torque wrench with torque specifications
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorsNathan J. Lee, Christopher Lawton
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Abstract
An interactive software application on a mobile computing device is used to configure an electronic torque wrench via a wireless connection. The software application obtains torque specifications for a vehicle from a remote database. When the torque specification require that work pieces be torqued in an ordered sequence, the software application guides the technician through the sequence, but accommodates changes when the technician departs from the sequence.
Claims16
A method of configuring an electronic torque wrench for a torqueing operation, comprising:
- querying, by a computing device, a first database to determine a fastening task associated with the torqueing operation;
- receiving the fastening task;
- determining a torque specification associated with the fastening task, wherein the torque specification includes a first sequence of respectively applying torques to work pieces;
- displaying, on a display of the computing device, a representation of a first work piece to be torqued in accordance with the first sequence;
- receiving a selection of a second work piece, the selection not comporting with the first sequence;
- configuring the electronic torque wrench for a second torque specification corresponding to the second work piece in response to the selection of the second work piece;
- determining a second sequence that includes a third work piece to be torqued after the second work piece;
- and
- displaying, on the display, a representation of the third work piece to be torqued.
A system for applying torque with an electronic torque wrench adapted to apply respective amounts of torque to work pieces, comprising:
- a computing device communicably coupled to the electronic torque wrench, the computing device including:
- a processor;
- a display;
- and
- a memory adapted to store instructions to be executed by the processor to configure the processor to:
- query a first database to determine a fastening task;
- cause the fastening task to be displayed on the display;
- determine a torque specification for the fastening task, wherein the torque specification includes a first sequence of respective torque applications to be applied to the work pieces;
- display, on the display, a representation of a first work piece to be torqued in accordance with the first sequence;
- receive a selection of a second work piece, wherein the second work piece does not comport with the first sequence;
- configure the electronic torque wrench for a second torque specification corresponding to the second work piece in response to the selection of the second work piece;
- determine a second sequence that includes a third work piece to be torqued after the second work piece;
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- display, on the display, a representation of the third work piece to be torqued.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.