Patent ID: 7925359
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: F04B,G05B,G06Q,G07C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An air compressor for supplying compressed air to a pneumatic tool, the air compressor comprising: a clocking unit configured to clock time; a read and write unit configured to read and write data through wireless communications to and from a storage medium having a wireless communication unit; and a controller configured to write a time data clocked by the clocking unit into a worker data storage medium using the read and write unit, when the read and write unit detects the worker data storage medium held by a worker as the storage medium, and when the read and write unit detects a tool identification data storage medium as the storage medium on which a tool identification data identifying a type of the pneumatic tool is stored, the controller identifies the tool by reading out the tool identification data using the read and write unit, and writes the tool identification data and a working time data clocked by the clocking unit into the worker data storage medium using the read and write unit, wherein the pneumatic tool comprises a consumable supply container accommodating a consumable supply comprised of fasteners to be used during works and being attachable to and detachable from a body of the pneumatic tool; the consumable supply container comprises a consumable supply data storage medium as the storage medium storing a consumable supply identification data identifying a type of the fasteners; and when the read and write unit detects the consumable supply data storage medium, the controller reads out the consumable supply identification data using the read and write unit, and writes the tool identification data, the consumable supply identification data, and a working time data clocked by the clocking unit into the worker data storage medium using the read and write unit.