EP3134231B1 - Anzeigevorrichtung für ein angetriebenes werkzeug - Google Patents

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EP3134231B1
EP3134231B1 EP15741912.8A EP15741912A EP3134231B1 EP 3134231 B1 EP3134231 B1 EP 3134231B1 EP 15741912 A EP15741912 A EP 15741912A EP 3134231 B1 EP3134231 B1 EP 3134231B1
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Karl Göran JOHANSSON
Hans Johan Alfred ZANDER
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F5/00—Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
    • B25F5/02—Construction of casings, bodies or handles
    • B25F5/021—Construction of casings, bodies or handles with guiding devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F5/00—Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
    • B25F5/02—Construction of casings, bodies or handles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V17/00—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages
    • F21V17/10—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening
    • F21V17/104—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening using feather joints, e.g. tongues and grooves, with or without friction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/008—Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes
    • F21V33/0084—Hand tools; Toolboxes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
    • F21V5/04—Refractors for light sources of lens shape
    • F21V5/048—Refractors for light sources of lens shape the lens being a simple lens adapted to cooperate with a point-like source for emitting mainly in one direction and having an axis coincident with the main light transmission direction, e.g. convergent or divergent lenses, plano-concave or plano-convex lenses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
    • F21V7/10—Construction

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  • the invention relates to an indication device for a power tool.
  • the invention relates to an indication device that has an improved visibility.
  • Power tools such as nutrunners or screw drivers are getting more and more sophisticated. Examples are known from EP2199024A1 and US5169225A .
  • Conventional industrial power tools of today are provided with sensors, such as angle encoders and/or torque meters, which make it possible to control the quality of a performed work operation, such as the tightening of a joint.
  • Many power tools are therefore provided with some kind of indication device arranged to signal to the operator whether a performed work operation was OK or NOK.
  • OK successful work operation
  • NOK unsuccessful work operation
  • a problem with conventional indication devices is the location of the indication device. Namely, during operation the operator may need to keep the eyes focused on the work piece such that he may not be able to react on the given light indication. This may also be due to that the indication device is located on a part of the tool that may not be viewable for the operator in a certain working position.
  • an indication device that is reliable and that has a an improved visibility, such that the signal of the indication device is visible in different tool positions.
  • An object of the invention is to provide an indication device with improved visibility over a wide angle interval.
  • an indication device for a power tool comprising a casing, an electric light source, and at least one light transmitting lens.
  • the indication device further comprises a reflector in which the electric light source is at least partly comprised, wherein the at least one lens has a planar shape extending from an inner surface facing a light emitting portion of the reflector to a rounded outer surface adapted to extend through at least one slot shaped opening in the casing, wherein the at least one lens is arranged to emit light in multiple directions which are separated by an angle of at least 90 degrees along the casing to provide a light signal that is visible from a wide range.
  • the light emitting portion of the reflector is aligned with the slot shaped opening of the casing, wherein the slot shaped opening extends over an angle of at least 90° of the casing to provide a rounded slot shaped light signal.
  • one single light source may be arranged to provide a light in a wide angular range.
  • the planar shape of the lens will make sure that the light is transmitted with as little losses as possible from the light emitting portion of the reflector to the outer surface of the lens, as the light will be reflected by the planar surfaces of the lens.
  • the lens is arranged to emit light in multiple directions which are separated by an angle of at least 150° along the casing. This embodiment further improves the visibility, such that the light from the indication device may be seen practically all sides of the indication device.
  • the indication device comprises only one light transmitting lens, wherein the outer surface of said lens is arc shaped and extends continuously over an angle of at least 150° of the casing. It is beneficial to have a construction that allows a single lens to spread the light in multiple directions.
  • the indication device comprises at least two light transmitting lenses that emit light through at least two angularly separated slot shaped openings in the casing.
  • a purpose of having more than one lens is to improve the strength of the construction by means of casing parts arranged between the lenses to connect the top and bottom parts of the casing.
  • the indication device comprises two light transmitting lenses that each extend continuously over an angle of at least 120° of the casing.
  • the indication means indication device is puck-shaped, wherein the casing has a substantially flat portion covering one side of the indication device, and a connection portion on the opposite side of the signalling piece for connecting the indication device to a power tool housing.
  • the casing includes a central recess on the inside of a flat portion into which an upper part of the reflector fits tightly, and wherein the connection between the lens and the reflector mutually locks the lens and the reflector from movement inside the casing.
  • the light emitting portion of the reflector is comprised of a thin walled segment. This is advantageous as it helps produce a soft even light along the whole periphery of the lens.
  • the electric light source is not located in said alignment between the light emitting portion of the reflector and the slot shaped opening of the casing, such that that only reflected light will be emitted through the lens. This is advantageous as it helps produce a soft even light along the whole periphery of the lens, because no light will be directly emitted from the light source to the outer surface of the lens.
  • the reflector is snap fitted onto a circuit board that includes the electric light source, such that the electric light source is comprised inside the reflector.
  • an end portion of a power tool 10 provided with an indication device 11 is shown in side view.
  • the indication device 11 comprises a casing 12, and a light transmitting lens 14.
  • the indication device 11 is shown in an exploded view, such that the interior parts of the indication device 11 are visible.
  • the indication device 11 includes a light source 13, such as a LED.
  • a reflector 15 is arranged to house the light source 13.
  • the light source 13 is in the shown embodiment arranged on a circuit board 20, which is connectable via a connector 21 to voltage source inside the housing of the tool.
  • the circuit board 20 is adapted to be fastened to the reflector via a snap connection including snap connectors 22 on the reflector 15 that are arranged to snap around a waist 23 on the circuit board 20.
  • the reflector 15 has an internal space 24 adapted to house the light source.
  • the reflector 15 has a light emitting portion 17 that extends over about 180° of its wall.
  • the light emitting portion 17 consists of a thin, light permeable wall. This has the advantage of making the outgoing light even. Further, of course, it improves the durability of the reflector. It would of course also be feasible that the light emitting portion 17 would consist of a void in the form of a slot shaped opening. Either way, the light emitting portion 17 may be arranged to extend over a lesser angle than 180°.
  • the reflector 15 has a top part 25 and a cylindrical, or part cylindrical, portion 31 in which the light emitting portion 17 is arranged.
  • the reflector 15 is in its simplest form made of a single piece, preferably a white plastic piece. White is advantageous as it reflects light in a good way at the same time as it allows most of the light to pass through a thin walled portion, such as the light emitting portion 17.
  • the inner walls of the reflector, apart from the light emitting portion 17, are provided with a light reflecting foil or layer in order to lessen losses and to further improve the productive light emission through the lens or lenses.
  • the lens 14 has a planar shape extending from an inner surface 16 facing the light emitting portion 17 of the reflector 15 to a rounded outer surface 18 adapted to extend through a slot shaped opening 19 of the casing 12 that extends over an angle of at least 90° of the casing 12 to provide a rounded slot shaped light signal.
  • the slot shaped opening 19 may extend over about 180° as in the shown embodiment or over segmented intervals over an angular spread of at least 90°, and preferably around 180°, and possibly up to 360°.
  • the reflector 15, the lens 14 and the casing 12 are form fitted to each other.
  • the casing 12 includes a recess 26 adapted to receive the top 25 of the reflector 15. See fig. 4 .
  • the lens 14 may be pushed through the slot shaped opening 19 into contact with the reflector 15, such that the inner surface 16 of the lens 14 comes into contact with or close to the light emitting portion 17 of the reflector 15.
  • the circuit board 20 including the light source 13 may be snapped into connection with the reflector 15.
  • the indication device 11 may be handled as one unit which may be fastened to a power tool 10 as soon as the circuit board 20 has been connected to the voltage source of the power tool via the connector 21.
  • the casing includes two screw holes 27 which are arranged to fasten the indication device 11 to a power tool, wherein the power tool is provided with matching threaded screw holes.
  • the screw holes 27 through the casing 12 are preferably unthreaded.
  • the lens 14 comprises a recess 28 in which a tool such as a screw driver may be inserted in order to separate the lens 14 from the reflector 15.
  • the casing 12 includes a connection rim 29, which is adapted to fit tightly inside the housing of the power tool.
  • the light source 13 is arranged below the light emitting portion 17 of the reflector 15.
  • the fact that the light source is not located in line with the lens 14 is useful in that it will make sure that the light that will be emitted from the lens 14 will have an even distribution along the whole rounded outer surface 18 of the lens 14.
  • the light source 13 is preferably a LED (Light Emitting Diode) but may be any type of light source that is known in the art. It is advantageous if the light source may emit different colours, such as blue, green, red, and white such that different signals may be produced in the same lens.
  • LED Light Emitting Diode

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  1. Anzeigevorrichtung (11) für ein Elektrowerkzeug (10), umfassend ein Gehäuse (12), eine elektrische Lichtquelle (13) und mindestens eine Licht übertragende Linse (14), wobei die Anzeigevorrichtung (11) weiter einen Reflektor (15) umfasst, in dem die elektrische Lichtquelle (13) zumindest teilweise enthalten ist, und wobei die mindestens eine Linse (14) eine ebene Form aufweist, die sich von einer Innenfläche (16), die einem Licht ausgebenden Teil (17) des Reflektors (15) zugewandt ist, zu einer gerundeten Außenfläche (18) erstreckt, die dafür ausgelegt ist, sich durch mindestens eine schlitzförmige Öffnung (19) in dem Gehäuse (12) zu erstrecken, wobei die mindestens eine Linse (14) dafür angeordnet ist, Licht in mehreren Richtungen auszugeben, die durch einen Winkel von mindestens 90 Grad entlang des Gehäuses (12) getrennt sind, um ein Lichtsignal bereitzustellen, das von einem weiten Bereich sichtbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Licht ausgebende Teil (17) des Reflektors (15) auf die schlitzförmige Öffnung (19) des Gehäuses (12) ausgerichtet ist, wobei sich die schlitzförmige Öffnung (19) über einen Winkel von mindestens 90° des Gehäuses (12) erstreckt, um ein gerundetes schlitzförmiges Lichtsignal bereitzustellen.
  2. Anzeigevorrichtung (11) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die mindestens eine Linse (14) dafür angeordnet ist, Licht in mehreren Richtungen auszugeben, die durch einen Winkel von mindestens 150° entlang des Gehäuses (12) getrennt sind.
  3. Anzeigevorrichtung (11) nach Anspruch 2, die nur eine Licht übertragende Linse (14) aufweist, wobei die Außenfläche (18) der Linse (14) bogenförmig ist und sich durchgehend über einen Winkel von mindestens 150° des Gehäuses (12) erstreckt.
  4. Anzeigevorrichtung (11) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, die mindestens zwei Licht übertragende Linsen aufweist, die Licht durch mindestens zwei winkelig getrennte schlitzförmige Öffnungen (19) in dem Gehäuse (12) ausgeben.
  5. Anzeigevorrichtung (11) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Anzeigevorrichtung (11) puckförmig ist, wobei das Gehäuse (12) einen im Wesentlichen flachen Abschnitt (31) aufweist, der eine Seite der Anzeigevorrichtung (11) abdeckt, und einen Verbindungsabschnitt (29) an der entgegengesetzten Seite des Signalgebungsstücks zum Verbinden der Anzeigevorrichtung (11) mit einem Elektrowerkzeuggehäuse.
  6. Anzeigevorrichtung (11) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Gehäuse (12) eine zentrale Vertiefung (26) an der Innenseite eines flachen Abschnitts (31) aufweist, in die ein oberer Teil des Reflektors (15) fest passt, und wobei die Verbindung zwischen der Linse (14) und dem Reflektor (15) wechselseitig die Linse (14) und den Reflektor (15) gegen eine Bewegung in dem Gehäuse (12) sperrt.
  7. Anzeigevorrichtung (11) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Licht ausgebende Teil (17) des Reflektors (15) aus einem dünnwandigen Segment besteht.
  8. Anzeigevorrichtung (11) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei sich die elektrische Lichtquelle (13) nicht in der Ausrichtung zwischen dem Licht ausgebenden Teil (17) des Reflektors (15) und der schlitzförmigen Öffnung (19) des Gehäuses (12) befindet, sodass nur reflektiertes Licht durch die Linse (14) ausgegeben wird.
  9. Anzeigevorrichtung (11) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Reflektor (15) auf eine Leiterplatte (20) aufgeschnappt ist, die die elektrische Lichtquelle (13) aufweist, sodass die elektrische Lichtquelle (13) innerhalb des Reflektors (15) enthalten ist.
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