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Electric hand tool device and battery pack therefor

US8169298B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Metabowerke GmbH · DE

Inventors

Bernd Wiesner · Owen, DE
Jochen Graeber · Bissingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2005
Grant date	May 1, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25F5/00
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a battery-operated electric hand tool device (2) comprising control electronics (14), a wirelessly and contactlessly responding transceiver (12), and a storage unit (16) in which an authorization code is stored, a locked mode of operation and a released mode of operation being distinguishable. In order to improve theft protection, a wire-bound or wireless interface (22) is provided from the control electronics (14) of the electric hand tool device to a battery pack (4) such that locking data can be transmitted from the control electronics (14) of the electric hand tool device (2) to the battery pack (4), be stored in a storage device (24) of the battery pack (4), and be read out of the storage device (24) again.

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