Storage System
20170244262 · 2017-08-24
Inventors
- Joachim Schadow (Stuttgart, DE)
- Manfred Lutz (Filderstadt, DE)
- Joern Stock (Wernau, DE)
- Florian Esenwein (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE)
- Daniel Barth (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE)
- Cornelius Boeck (Kirchheim, DE)
- Joerg Maute (Sindelfingen, DE)
Cpc classification
A47B81/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
G07F17/12
PHYSICS
A41D13/0002
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61F9/029
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A47B97/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
H02J7/00034
ELECTRICITY
H02J7/0044
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H02J7/00
ELECTRICITY
A47B97/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A42B3/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A47B81/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Abstract
A particular embodiment of a storage system includes at least one storage device. The storage device can store working clothing. The storage system further includes a wired and/or wireless charging device. The wired and/or wireless charging device can transmit electrical energy to an energy storage unit of the work clothing. The wired and/or wireless charging device can charge different work-clothing items of the work clothing. The work clothing can be disposed in the storage device. The storage system further includes a sensor device that can sense a characteristic variable of the work clothing.
Claims
1. A storage system comprising: at least one storage device configured to store work clothing; at least one wired and/or wireless charging device configured to transmit electrical energy to at least one energy storage unit of the work clothing; at least one sensor device configured to sense at least one characteristic variable of the work clothing, wherein the at least one wired and/or wireless charging device is further configured to charge different work-clothing items of the work clothing, the work clothing being configured to be disposed on the at least one storage device.
2. The storage system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one storage device includes at least one safety helmet storage unit, wherein at least one work-clothing item of the work-clothing items of the work clothing is operable as a safety helmet and is configured to be disposed in the at least one safety helmet storage unit, and wherein at least one safety helmet charging unit of the at least one wired and/or wireless charging device is disposed on the safety helmet storage unit and is configured to charge at least one energy storage unit of the safety helmet.
3. The storage system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one storage device includes at least one glove storage unit, wherein at least one work-clothing item of the work-clothing items of the work clothing is operable as a pair of gloves and is configured to be disposed in the at least one glove storage unit, and wherein at least one glove charging unit of the at least one wired and/or wireless charging device is disposed on the glove storage unit and is configured to charge at least one energy storage unit of the pair of gloves.
4. The storage system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one storage device includes at least one work shoe storage unit, wherein at least one work-clothing item of the work-clothing items of the work clothing is operable as a pair of work shoes and is configured to be disposed in the at least one work shoe storage unit, and wherein at least one work shoe charging unit of the at least one wired and/or wireless charging device is disposed on the work shoe storage unit and is configured to charge at least one energy storage unit of the pair of work shoes.
5. The storage system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one storage device includes at least one safety glasses storage unit, wherein at least one work-clothing item of the work-clothing items of the work clothing is operable as safety glasses and is configured to be disposed in the at least safety glass storage unit, and wherein at least one safety glasses charging unit of the at least one wired and/or wireless charging device is disposed on the safety glasses storage unit and is configured to charge at least one energy storage unit of the safety glasses.
6. The storage system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one wired and/or wireless charging device is further configured to charge at least one of (i) at least one machine tool accumulator device and (ii) at least one energy storage unit of an external unit.
7. The storage system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: at least one communication device configured to exchange electronic data with the work clothing.
8. The storage system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one communication device is further configured to exchange electronic data between the work clothing and an external unit.
9. The storage system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one communication device is further configured to exchange electronic data, wherein the electronic data includes at least one of (i) a usage duration and (ii) a degradation of the work clothing, and wherein at least one of (i) at least one sensor unit of the work clothing and (ii) the sensor device is configured to sense the at least one of (i) the usage duration and (ii) the degradation.
10. The storage system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one communication device is further configured to exchange electronic data, wherein the electronic data includes a user-specific characteristic variable of a wearer of the work clothing, and wherein at least one sensor unit of the work clothing is configured to sense the user-specific characteristic variable.
11. The storage system as claimed in claim 7, further comprising: at least one control and/or regulating device configured to set at least one characteristic variable of the work clothing depending on at least one of (i) an individualized user input and (ii) electronic data exchanged using the at least one communication device.
12. The storage system as claimed in claim 7, further comprising: at least one drying and/or cleaning device configured to carry out at least one of (i) a drying process and (ii) a cleaning process of the work clothing depending on at least one of (i) at least one characteristic variable and (ii) electronic data exchanged using the at least one communication device, wherein the at least one sensor device is configured to sense the at least one characteristic variable.
13. The storage system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: at least one output device configured to output information regarding a state of the work clothing.
14. The storage system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least the storage device is further configured to be mobile or is further configured to be integrated in a mobile unit.
15. A charging device, wherein the charging device is configured to be included in a storage system, the storage system further including: (i) at least one storage device configured to store work clothing; and (ii) at least one sensor device configured to sense at least one characteristic variable of the work clothing, wherein the charging device is further configured to charge different work-clothing items of the work clothing, the work clothing being configured to be disposed on the storage device, and wherein the charging device is further configured to transmit electrical energy to at least one energy storage unit of the work clothing.
16. The storage system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage system is a work-clothing storage system.
17. The charging device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the storage system is a work-clothing storage system.
18. The charging device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the charging device is further configured to transmit electrical energy contactlessly to at least one energy storage unit of the work clothing.
Description
DRAWING
[0025] Further advantages result from the following description of the drawing. The drawing shows a representation of three exemplary embodiments of the invention. The drawing, the description, and the claims contain numerous features in combination. A person skilled in the art will advantageously also consider the features individually and group them into further reasonable combinations.
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[0037] Furthermore, the storage system 10a comprises at least one wired and/or wireless charging device 16a which is provided for transmitting at least electrical energy to at least one energy storage unit 18a, 20a, 22a, 24a, 26a of the work clothing 14a, and at least one sensor device 28a at least for sensing at least one characteristic variable of the work clothing 14a. The sensor device 28a is provided, in particular, for sensing at least one characteristic variable of the work clothing 14a in a state of the work clothing 14a disposed on the storage device 12a. The charging device 16a is provided for transmitting at least electrical energy to at least one energy storage unit 18a, 20a, 22a, 24a, 26a of the work clothing 14a in a state of the work clothing 14a disposed on the storage device 12a. The charging device 16a is integrated into the storage device 12a. The storage device 12a is provided for storing different work-clothing items 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a, 38a of the work clothing 14a. The charging device 16a is therefore provided for charging different work-clothing items 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a, 38a of the work clothing 14a, which can be disposed on the storage device 12a. In this case, the charging device 16a is designed, in particular, as an inductive charging device, wherein the charging device 16a comprises a secondary coil unit and the work clothing 14a, in particular the individual work-clothing items 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a, 38a of the work clothing 14a, comprises or comprise a primary coil unit. The charging device 16a can also be designed independently of the storage system 10a and can be used independently. In this case, the charging device 16a is provided at least for transmitting electrical energy, in particular contactlessly, to at least one energy storage unit 18a, 20a, 22a, 24a, 26a of work clothing 14a.
[0038] The storage device 12a comprises at least one safety helmet storage unit 40a, in which at least one work-clothing item 30a of the work clothing 14a, which is designed as a safety helmet, can be disposed, wherein at least one safety helmet charging unit 42a of the charging device 16a is disposed on the safety helmet storage unit 40a for charging at least one energy storage unit 18a of the safety helmet (
[0039] In addition, the storage device 12a comprises at least one glove storage unit 44a, in which at least one work-clothing item 32a of the work clothing 14a, which is designed as a pair of gloves, can be disposed, wherein at least one glove charging unit 46a of the charging device 16a is disposed on the glove storage unit 44a for charging at least one energy storage unit 20a of the pair of gloves (
[0040] The pair of gloves, in particular each glove of the pair of gloves, comprises a charging unit which corresponds to the glove charging unit 46a. In a state of the pair of gloves disposed on the glove storage unit 44a, the energy storage unit 20a of the pair of gloves is therefore chargeable by means of an inductive charging process. In this case, the glove charging unit 46a and the charging unit of the pair of gloves can be connected to each other, in particular contactlessly connected to each other, such as, for example, inductively connected to each other, after the pair of gloves has been disposed on the glove storage unit 44a. It is also conceivable, however, that the glove charging unit 46a is designed as a contact charging unit and the pair of gloves comprises a counter-contact charging unit, which are designed so as to correspond to each other.
[0041] Furthermore, the storage device 12a comprises at least one safety glasses storage unit 52a, in which at least one work-clothing item 36a of the work clothing 14a, which is designed as safety glasses, can be disposed, wherein at least one safety glasses charging unit 54a of the charging device 16a is disposed on the safety glasses storage unit 52a for charging at least one energy storage unit 24a of the safety glasses (
[0042] In addition, the storage device 12a comprises at least one work jacket storage unit 74a, on which at least one work-clothing item 38a of the work clothing 14a, which is designed as work jacket, can be disposed, wherein at least one work jacket charging unit 76a of the charging device 16a is disposed on the work jacket storage unit 74a for charging at least one energy storage unit 26a of the work jacket (
[0043] In addition, the storage device 12a comprises at least one work shoe storage unit 48a, in which at least one work-clothing item 34a of the work clothing 14a, which is designed as a pair of work shoes, can be disposed, wherein at least one work shoe charging unit 50a of the charging device 16a is disposed on the work shoe storage unit 48a for charging at least one energy storage unit 22a of the pair of work shoes (
[0044] The work shoe charging unit 50a is designed as an inductive work shoe charging unit. In this case, the pair of work shoes, in particular each work shoe of the pair of work shoes, comprises a charging unit which corresponds to the work shoe charging unit 50a. In a state of the pair of work shoes disposed on the work shoe storage unit 48a, the energy storage unit 22a of the pair of work shoes is therefore chargeable by means of an inductive charging process. The work shoe charging unit 50a is disposed, in this case, on the stirrup-shaped work shoe holding element 78a or in a base plate of the work shoe charging unit 50a and/or of the work shoe storage unit 48a. The work shoe charging unit 50a and the charging unit of the pair of work shoes can be connected to each other, in particular contactlessly connected to each other, such as, for example, inductively connected to each other, after the pair of work shoes has been disposed on the work shoe storage unit 48a. It is also conceivable, however, that the work shoe charging unit 50a is designed as a contact charging unit and the pair of work shoes comprises a counter-contact charging unit, which are designed so as to correspond to each other.
[0045] Furthermore, the charging device 16a is provided for charging at least one machine tool accumulator device 56a and/or at least one energy storage unit of an external unit 58a. The charging device 16a is provided for charging at least one machine tool accumulator device 56a and/or at least one energy storage unit of an external unit 58a in a state disposed on the storage device 12a. For this purpose, the charging device 16a comprises at least one machine tool accumulator charging unit 84a and/or at least one charging unit 86a for charging the external unit 58a. In addition, the storage device 12a comprises at least one machine tool accumulator receiving unit 80a and/or at least one storage unit 82a for storing the external unit 58a. The machine tool accumulator charging unit 84a is disposed on the machine tool accumulator receiving unit 80a. The charging unit 86a for charging the external unit 58a is disposed on the storage unit 82a for storing the external unit 58a. In this case, the machine tool accumulator charging unit 84a and/or the charging unit 86a for charging the external unit 58a are/is designed as an inductive charging unit. It is also conceivable, however, that the machine tool accumulator charging unit 84a and/or the charging unit 86a for charging the external unit 58a are/is designed as a contact charging unit.
[0046] In addition, the storage system 10a comprises at least one communication device 60a at least for exchanging electronic data with the work clothing 14a. The communication device 60a is provided for a wireless exchange of electronic data with the work clothing 14a. In this case, electronic data can be exchanged between the work clothing 14a and the external unit 58a by means of the communication device 60a. In addition, electronic data which define a usage duration and/or a degradation of the work clothing 14a can be exchanged by means of the communication device 60a, wherein the usage duration and/or the degradation can be sensed by at least the sensor unit 62a of the work clothing 14a and/or by the sensor device 28a. Furthermore, electronic data which define a user-specific characteristic variable of a wearer of the work clothing 14a can be exchanged by means of the communication device 60a, wherein the user-specific characteristic variable can be sensed by at least the sensor unit 62a of the work clothing 14a.
[0047] The storage system 10a also comprises at least one control and/or regulating device 64a which is provided for setting at least one characteristic variable of the work clothing 14a depending on an individualized user input and/or depending on electronic data exchanged by means of the communication device 60a. An individualized adaptation of the work clothing 14a to a wearer and/or a place of use can therefore take place, in particular at least partially semi-automatically.
[0048] Furthermore, the storage system 10a comprises at least one drying and/or cleaning device 66a which is provided for carrying out a drying and/or cleaning process of the work clothing 14a depending on at least one characteristic variable sensed by means of the sensor device 28a and/or depending on electronic data exchanged by means of the communication device 60a. In this case, it is conceivable that the sensor unit 62a of the work clothing 14a comprises at least one moisture sensor element (not shown here in greater detail), by means of which a characteristic variable designed as moisture of the work clothing 14a can be sensed, which characteristic variable can be transmitted to the storage system 10a by means of the communication device 60a, wherein a drying and/or cleaning process can be carried out depending on a value of the characteristic variable designed as moisture of the work clothing 14a. It is also conceivable that the drying and/or cleaning process can be carried out depending on a desire of a wearer of the work clothing 14a, which is entered by means of an input device 88a of the storage system 10a. Further processes for carrying out a drying and/or cleaning process, which appear reasonable to a person skilled in the art, are also conceivable, such as, for example, as a result of a communication by an external unit 58a with the storage system 10a by means of the communication device 60a, or the like. The input device 88a can also be provided for an actuation of a locking unit of the storage device 12a.
[0049] In addition, the storage system 10a comprises at least one output device 68a for outputting information at least regarding a state of the work clothing 14a. The output device 68a in this case can be designed as an optical, haptic and/or acoustic output device. It is also conceivable that the output device 68a is designed at least partially as one piece with the input device 88a, in particular in an embodiment of the input device 88a as a touch-sensitive display device. The output device 68a is at least provided for outputting a status of a charging process of the charging device 16a and a charge status of the energy storage units 18a, 20a, 22a, 24a, 26a of the work clothing 14a and of the machine tool accumulator device 56a and an energy storage unit of an external unit 58a, in particular in a state of the work clothing 14a disposed on the charging device 16a and/or on the storage device 12a, and of the machine tool accumulator device 56a and of the external unit 58a. In this case, the output device 68a comprises output elements which are disposed on the corresponding charging units of the charging device 16a. In addition, the output device 68a is provided for outputting a status of the storage device 12a, such as, for example, a closure status, a drying and/or cleaning status, a status regarding which work-clothing items 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a, 38a of the work clothing 14a are disposed on the storage device 12a, or the like. For this purpose, at least one optical element, in particular a lighting element, such as, for example, an LED or a lamp, etc., of the output device 68a is disposed on an outer side of the storage device 12a. In addition, a touch-sensitive display device of the output device 68a, which at least partially forms the input device 88a, is disposed on the storage device 12a on an inner side, in particular on an inner side of the closure element 70a. Further output elements of the output device 68a, which appear reasonable to a person skilled in the art, are also conceivable, wherein a person skilled in the art will arrange the further output elements in a way which appears reasonable to him.
[0050] Further exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in
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