Indicator systems and methods for a hydraulic tool
OwnerSamir Kumar, Brandon D. Meister +1inventors
InventorsSamir Kumar, Brandon D. Meister, Andrew Norton
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Abstract
A hydraulic tool includes a tool housing, the tool housing including a pedestal extending from the tool housing and defined by a first bezel and a second bezel on opposing sides of the pedestal, a head at a first end of the tool housing, the head to apply a mechanical force to a work piece, and an indicator system. The indicator system includes a first portion, the first portion including a lens extending through the first bezel of the pedestal, and a printed circuit board having a non-RGB LED and an RGB LED arranged underneath the same lens, the non-RGB LED and the RGB LED arranged to emit light through the same lens.
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A hydraulic tool, comprising:
- a tool housing, the tool housing including a pedestal extending from the tool housing and defined by a first bezel and a second bezel on opposing sides of the pedestal;
- a head at a first end of the tool housing, the head to apply a mechanical force to a work piece;
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- an indicator system, the indicator system including:
- a first portion, the first portion including a lens extending through the first bezel of the pedestal;
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- a printed circuit board having a non-RGB LED and an RGB LED arranged underneath the same lens, the non-RGB LED and the RGB LED arranged to emit light through the same lens.
A method of indicating a status of a hydraulic tool, the method comprising:
- providing a hydraulic tool having a housing, a working head coupled to the housing, and an indicator system including a lens with a non-RGB LED and an RGB LED arranged underneath the lens;
- performing a work operation on a work piece using the working head;
- determining whether the work operation satisfies a predetermined criterion;
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- causing the RGB LED to emit light through the lens in a first color when the work operation satisfies the predetermined criterion and in a second color, different from the first color, when the work operation does not satisfy the predetermined criterion.
An indicator system for a hydraulic tool, comprising:
- a pedestal extending away from a housing of the hydraulic tool, the pedestal defined by a first bezel facing a working head of the hydraulic tool and a second bezel facing away from the working head;
- a first lens extending through the first bezel;
- a second lens extending through the second bezel;
- a first printed circuit board positioned beneath the first lens, the first printed circuit board having a non-RGB LED emitting light through the first lens to illuminate a work piece and a first RGB LED emitting light through the first lens to indicate a status of the hydraulic tool;
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- a second printed circuit board positioned beneath the second lens, the second printed circuit board having a second RGB LED emitting light through the second lens to indicate the status of the hydraulic tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.