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US 2021/0245353 A1Published application
Power Tool and Tool Accessory Data Connection
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsChristopher R. Crowell, Michael Crowe
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Abstract
A power tool system includes a portable power tool having a housing, a motor with an output shaft in the housing, a tool holder secured on the output, and a data reader. The system also includes a power tool accessory configured to be retained by the tool holder that has a data storage device having data stored thereon. The data reader is configured to access the data stored on the data storage device when the power tool accessory is retained by the tool holder.
Claims18
A power tool system comprising:
- a portable power tool including:
- a housing;
- a motor having an output shaft;
- a tool holder secured on the output shaft exterior to the housing;
- and
- a data reader;
- a power tool accessory configured to be retained by the tool holder, the power tool accessory including a data storage device, the data storage device including a computer readable memory having data stored thereon;
- wherein the data reader is configured to access the data stored on the data storage device when the power tool accessory is retained by the tool holder.
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A method of operating a power tool system, the method comprising:
- installing a power tool accessory in a tool holder of a power tool, the power tool accessory including a data storage device having data stored thereon;
- accessing the data stored on the data storage device with a data reader of the power tool, the data reader being positioned on the power tool to access the data storage device when the power tool accessory is installed in the tool holder;
- communicating the data from the data reader to a controller of the power tool;
- and
- adjusting settings of the power tool with the controller based on the data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.