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US 2018/0333831 A1Published application
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, comprising:
- querying a first database to determine a fastening task associated with a torqueing operation;
- receiving the fastening task;
- determining a torque specification associated with the fastening task, wherein the torque specification includes an ordered sequence of respectively applying torques to work pieces;
- indicating a first work piece to be torqued in accordance with the ordered sequence;
- receiving a selection of a second work piece, the selection not comporting with the ordered sequence;
- configuring the electronic torque wrench for the torque specification corresponding to the second work piece in response to the selection of the second work piece;
- determining a third work piece to be torqued after the second work piece;
- and
- indicating the third work piece to be torqued.
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A system for applying torque, comprising:
- a processor;
- a display;
- and
- a memory storing 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 an ordered sequence of respectively torque applications to work pieces;
- indicate, via the display, a first work piece to be torqued in accordance with the ordered sequence;
- receive a selection of a second work piece, wherein the second work piece does not comport with the ordered sequence;
- configure an electronic torque wrench for the torque specification corresponding to the second work piece in response to the selection of the second work piece;
- determine a third work piece to be torqued after the second work piece;
- and
- indicate, via the display, the third work piece to be torqued.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.