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Granted Patent B2
US 9,216,505 · App. 13/496,465 · Granted Dec 22, 2015

Hand tool module

Inventors: Marcin Rejman (Waiblingen, DE); Wolf Matthias (Stuttgart, DE); Gunter Flinspach (Leonberg, DE); Alexander Osswald (Stuttgart, DE); Rainer Glauning (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE)
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
B25F5/02
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Patent No.
US 9,216,505
App. No.
13/496,465
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hand tool module having an interconnection device, which has an interface. The interconnection device has, in addition to the interface, at least one auxiliary interface, which is provided to bidirectionally exchange at least power at least with one additional hand tool module and/or a hand tool.

Claims (26)

1. A hand tool module comprising:

an interconnection device which has a first interface and at least one auxiliary interface,

wherein the auxiliary interface is configured to bidirectionally exchange power with at least one of an additional hand tool module and a hand tool.

2. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first interface and the auxiliary interface are situated on two different sides of the interconnection device.

3. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first interface provides a detachable mechanical connection to the at least one of the additional hand tool module and the hand tool.

4. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first interface is configured to bidirectionally exchange power with at least one of an additional hand tool module and a hand tool.

5. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary interface has at least one communication channel to transmit at least one piece of information.

6. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first interface is configured to transmit power to the hand tool for one main consumer of the hand tool.

7. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

an energy storage configured to supply electrical power to the at least one of the additional hand tool module and the hand tool.

8. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , wherein the interconnection device further comprises:

a power input to receive power from a third device.

9. The hand tool module as recited in claim 8 , wherein the power input is configured to convert inductively transmitted energy into electrical power.

10. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

a computing unit to process at least one parameter.

11. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , wherein the interconnection device further comprises:

a power output to supply a third device with electrical power.

12. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

an output unit to output at least one piece of information to an operator.

13. The hand tool module as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one communication device to wirelessly communicate with at least one unit.

14. A hand tool termination module comprising:

an interface which is provided to be connected to an auxiliary interface of a hand tool module, the hand tool module including an interconnection device which has a first interface and at least one auxiliary interface, the auxiliary interface configured to bidirectionally exchange power with at least one of an additional hand tool module and a hand tool.

15. A system, comprising:

a hand tool; and

a hand tool module comprising an interconnection device which has a first interface and at least one auxiliary interface, the auxiliary interface configured to bidirectionally exchange power with at least one of an additional hand tool module and a hand tool.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2012
From: REJMAN, MARCIN; MATTHIAS, WOLF; FLINSPACH, GUNTER; OSSWALD, ALEXANDER; GLAUNING, RAINER
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 028301/0326 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2009 029 537 · Sep 17, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120238119A1 · Sep 20, 2012