Patent ID: 12240096

All figures are schematic, not necessarily to scale and generally only show parts which are necessary in order to elucidate the invention, wherein other parts may be omitted or merely suggested.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A schematic illustration of an exemplary portable socket holder10for sockets or bits connectable to a power tool is illustrated inFIG.1. The portable socket holder10comprising at least one socket compartments20for different types of sockets or bits. The portable socket holder10further comprising visually indication means30arranged to visually indicate a socket compartment20. Further the portable socket holder comprising a processor160and a memory260containing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the portable socket holder10is operative to visually indicate by means of the visually indication means30a socket compartment20. The portable socket holder10further comprising tightening joint element compartments40for different types of tightening joint elements. The portable socket holder further comprising visually indication means50arranged to visually indicate a tightening joint element compartment. The portable socket holder10being further arranged to visually indicate based on which socket compartment that is visually indicated from which tightening joint element compartment a tightening joint element should be removed.

The visually indication means30and50can be of many different types. According to one embodiment the visually indication means30and50are LED lights surrounding the at least one socket compartments20and the at least one tightening joint element compartments40.

According to one exemplary embedment the portable socket holder10is further operative to visually indicate the socket compartment20based on a tightening program that the power tool should perform. In one exemplary embodiment the visually indication means30is first lit, which indicates that the operator should use the socket or bit from the socket compartment that is visually indicated. In another exemplary embodiment an operator first removes a socket or bit from a socket compartment20. The portable socket holder is then operative to light the visually indication means30that is associated with the compartment20from which the operator moved the socket or bit.

As mention above in one exemplary embodiment the portable socket holder10is further operative to initiate setting of the correct tightening program that the power tool should perform based on the socket compartment that is visually indicated. In one exemplary embodiment the visually indication means30is first lit and the power tool is set in the tightening program that should be used for the socket or bit associated with the compartment20which is visually indicated. In another exemplary embodiment the operator first removes a socket or bit. Then the visually indication means30associated with the socket compartment from which the socket or bit was removed is lit, and the portable socket compartment10initiates setting of the correct tightening program for the power tool.

Also, as mentioned above, but not illustrated inFIG.1, according to one exemplary embodiment the portable socket holder10is further operative to sense if a tightening joint element has been removed from a tightening joint element compartment. In one more specific embodiment the portable socket holder10is further operative to notify an operator of the portable socket holder10in case the operator removes a tightening joint element from a tightening joint element compartment that has not been visually indicated. In a further embodiment the portable socket holder is further operative to lock the power tool in case the operator removes a tightening joint element from a tightening joint element compartment that has not been visually indicated.

In a yet further embodiment, the portable socket holder10is further operative to retrieve a position of the portable socket holder10and wherein the portable socket holder10is further operative to visually indicate a socket compartment based on the position of the portable socket holder10. Since the types of bolts and screw vary depending on location of a screw joint the potable socket holder can adapt the visually indication of socket compartment based on the position of portable socket holder.

In a yet further embodiment, the portable socket holder10further comprising at least one power tool compartments, and visually indication means arranged to visually indicate the power tool compartment based on the visually indication of the socket compartment. Hereby it is possible to guide the operator to choose the correct power tool based on which socket or bit that should be used.

In a yet further embodiment, the portable socket holder10is further operative to lock the power tool in case a distance between the power tool and the portable socket holder is above a threshold distance. Hereby it is possible to ensure that the power tool is not used for tightening operations for which the correct socket or bit has been chosen, and for which the correct tightening joint element has been chosen.

The portable socket holder10further comprising a processor160arranged to control the wireless power tool100. The wireless power tool100also comprises a memory260containing instructions executable by the processor160. The processor160is a Central Processing Unit, CPU, microcontroller, Digital Signal Processor, DSP, or any other suitable type of processor capable of executing computer program code. The memory260is a Random Access Memory, RAM, a Read Only Memory, ROM, or a persistent storage, e.g. a single or combination of magnetic memory, optical memory, or solid state memory or even remotely mounted memory.

FIG.2illustrates a flowchart of a method in a portable socket holder10for sockets or bits connectable to a power tool. The portable socket holder10comprising sockets compartments for different types of sockets or bits and tightening joint element compartments. The method comprising a first step S100of visually indicating a socket compartment20for a socket or bit that should be connected to the power tool. And a second step S200of visually indicating based on the socket compartment that is visually indicated from which tightening joint element compartment a tightening joint element should be removed.

According to one exemplary embodiment the method comprising visually indicating a socket compartment based on a tightening program that the power tool should perform.

In yet another embodiment the method further comprising initiating setting of the correct tightening program that the power tool should perform based on from which socket compartment a socket has been removed.

In a further embodiment the method further comprising sensing if a tightening joint element has been removed from a tightening joint element compartment.

In another embodiment the method comprising visually notifying an operator of the portable socket holder10in case the operator removes a tightening joint element from a tightening joint element compartment that has not been visually indicated.

In yet another embodiment the method further comprising locking the power tool in case the operator removes a tightening joint element from a tightening joint element compartment that has not been visually indicated.

In yet another embodiment the method further comprising positioning the portable socket holder10and wherein the step of indicating socket compartment is based on the position of the portable socket holder10.

According to one aspect, the disclosure further relates to the above mentioned computer program, comprising computer readable code which, when run on the portable socket holder10causes the wireless power tool100to perform any of the aspects of the disclosure described herein.

When the above-mentioned computer program code is run in the processor160of the portable socket holder10it causes the portable socket holder10to be operative to visually indicate by means of the visually indication means30the correct socket compartment. And further visually indicate based on which socket compartment that is visually indicated from which tightening joint element compartment a tightening joint element should be removed.

According to one aspect of the disclosure the processor160comprises one or several of:

a visually indication module161adapted to visually indicate by means of the visually indication means30a socket compartment20; and

a visually indication module162adapted to visually indicated from which tightening joint element compartment a tightening joint element should be removed based on which socket compartment that is visually indicated.

The modules161and162are implemented in hardware or in software or in a combination thereof. The modules161and163are according to one aspect implemented as a computer program stored in the memory260which run on the processor160. The portable socket holder10is further configured to implement all the aspects of the disclosure as described herein.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, such illustration and description are to be considered illustrative or exemplary and not restrictive; the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment. The skilled person understands that many modifications, variations and alterations are conceivable within the scope as defined in the appended claims. Additionally, variations to the disclosed embodiments can be understood and effected by those skilled in the art in practicing the claimed invention, form a study of the drawings, the disclosure and the appended claims. In the claims, the word “comprising” does not exclude other elements or steps and the indefinite article “a” or “an” does not exclude a plurality. The mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.