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Propellant holder for an explosion-driven setting tool and an explosion-driven setting tool

US8479631B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

43References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hilti Aktiengesellschaft · LI

Inventors

Gerhard Ehmig · Rankweil, AT
Tilo Dittrich · Feldkirch, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2007
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25C1/16
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An explosion-driven setting tool includes a setting mechanism (12) driven by a propellant (23), an ignition unit (18) for igniting the propellant (23), a receptacle (15) for receiving a propellant holder (20), a data communication interface (31) for receiving and transmitting data of the propellant holder (20), and a data processing unit (30) for receiving data transmitted by the data communication interface (31) and connected with a display (50) for displaying the propellant supply level (27) of the propellant (23) in the propellant holder having a housing (21) with an interior space (22) for receiving the propellant (23), and a data storage identification unit (40) in which the propellant supply level (27) is stored for being read-out.

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