Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power tool with crimp localization
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Application No.: US16589001Application Date: 2019-09-30
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Publication No.: US11621531B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Brian McCulloh White , David Compton Heck , Michael Anthony Guarrera , John David Lefavour , Michael James Hennings
- Applicant: Hubbell Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CT Shelton
- Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Shelton
- Agency: Wissing Miller LLP
- Main IPC: H01R43/042
- IPC: H01R43/042 ; H01R43/048

Abstract:
Portable, hand-held, battery operated, hydraulic tools are provided with a tool frame, a force sensor, and a location detector. A piston actuated by a hydraulic system within the tool frame applies force to the working head to perform a task, such as to apply a crimp to an electrical connector. The tool determines the maximum force applied to the crimp and records that maximum force along with the geographic location of the tool when the crimp was formed. The maximum force provides an indication of the quality of the crimp and the recorded location allows a potentially defective crimp to be located.
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