Method and System for Enabling a Delivery of a Motor-Driven Processing Machine and/or a Battery Pack for Supplying a Processing Machine with Electrical Drive Power at a Delivery Point

Abstract

A method for enabling a delivery of a motor-driven processing machine and/or a battery pack for supplying a processing machine with electrical drive power to a delivery point is provided. A transmitting device is arranged on and/or in the processing machine and/or the battery pack. The transmitting device is designed for the wireless transmission of operating and/or status data of the processing machine and/or the battery pack and an identifier. The method includes the steps of: at least identifying the processing machine and/or the battery pack and/or the transmitting device based on the transmitted identifier; and enabling the delivery of the processing machine and/or the battery pack at the delivery point depending on a result of at least the identification.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a delivery of a motor-driven processing machine and/or a battery pack for supplying a processing machine with electrical drive power at a delivery point, wherein a transmitting device is arranged on and/or in the processing machine and/or the battery pack, the transmitting device being designed for wireless transmission of operating and/or status data of the processing machine and/or the battery pack and an identifier, the method comprising the steps of: a) at least identifying at least one of the processing machine, the battery pack, or the transmitting device, based on the transmitted identifier; and b) enabling the delivery of the processing machine and/or the battery pack at the delivery point depending on a result of the identification.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein step a) comprises: checking an authorization to enable the delivery based on the transmitted identifier, and wherein step b) comprises: enabling the delivery depending on a result of the check.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein step a) comprises: comparing the transmitted identifier, or identifier information based on the transmitted identifier, with a number of comparison information, and wherein step b) comprises: enabling the delivery depending on a result of the comparison.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the delivery point has at least one delivery opening and at least one closure of the delivery opening, wherein step b) comprises: enabling opening and/or closing of, and/or opening and/or closing, the closure depending on the result of the identification.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processing machine is made up of a set of processing machines with different machine sizes and/or the battery pack is made up of a set of battery packs with different pack sizes, wherein the delivery point comprises a plurality of delivery boxes with different box sizes, wherein the method further comprises: allocating a delivery box with a box size equal to or greater than a machine size of the processing machine and/or a pack size of the battery pack based on the transmitted identifier.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the transmitting device is designed for the wireless transmission of a signal comprising the identifier, wherein the method comprises: detecting the delivery by detecting a presence of the processing machine and/or the battery pack within the allocated delivery box, depending on a signal strength and/or direction (SSR) or a signal quantity of the received signal (SI) corresponding to the signal strength and/or direction (SSR).

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting device is designed for the wireless transmission of a signal (SI) comprising the identifier (ID), wherein the method comprises: detecting the delivery by detecting a presence of the processing machine and/or the battery pack within a delivery area of the delivery point depending on a reception of the transmitted signal.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processing machine is a garden, forestry, construction and/or ground processing machine.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processing machine is a saw, a high-level pruner, a hedge trimmer, a hedge cutter, a woodcutter, pruning shears, a blower, a leaf blower, a suction device, a garden vacuum cleaner, a cleaning device, a pressure washer, a spray and/or sprinkler device, a sweeper, a sweeping roller, a brush sweeper, a lawn mower, a grass cutter, a vertical cutter, a brush saw, an angle grinder or a stone cutter.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: determining delivery information of a workshop, rental and/or sharing information, which is comprehendible by the deliverer, based on the transmitted operating and/or status data; and outputting and/or transmitting the determined delivery information in the area of the delivery point and/or during the delivery.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein a device is arranged on and/or in the processing machine and/or the battery pack, wherein the device comprises: an acquisition and/or evaluation device, wherein the acquisition and/or evaluation device is designed for acquiring at least one operating variable, the operating variable being dependent on an operating state of the processing machine and/or the battery pack, and for evaluating the acquired operating variable to determine the operating data, and/or for acquiring the operating data, a determination device, the determination device being designed for determining the status data of the processing machine and/or of the battery pack based on the determined and/or acquired operating data, and the transmitting device.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operating and/or status data have at least one of: utilization data, a runtime, a rotation speed, rotation speed statistics, a current, a voltage, a temperature, a determination state, a maintenance state, or a fault status.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises a serial number and/or a MAC address.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting device is designed for the wireless transmission of a signal comprising the identifier, wherein the signal is a Bluetooth Low-Energy signal, a ZigBee signal, and/or has a short range at a maximum of 10 m.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises at least one of: (i) wirelessly receiving the transmitted identifier in a reception area of the delivery point by way of a receiving device, the receiving device being arranged in the area of the delivery point, (ii) transmitting the identifier to an identification and/or enabling control device, and wherein step (a) and/or step (b) is/are performed at least in part by way of the identification and/or enabling control device, (iii) transmitting an enable command, in particular from an identification and/or enabling control device, to the delivery point, or (iv) wherein the method is carried out by way of a gateway, an identification and/or enabling control device and/or the delivery point, and a workshop, rental and/or sharing control device.

16. A system for enabling a delivery of a motor-driven processing machine and/or a battery pack for supplying a processing machine with electrical drive power to a delivery point, comprising: a transmitting device arranged on and/or in the processing machine and/or the battery pack, the transmitting device being designed for wireless transmission of operating and/or status data of the processing machine and/or the battery pack and of an identifier, wherein the system is operating configured to: at least to identify the processing machine and/or the battery pack and/or the transmitting device based on the transmitted identifier, and enable the delivery of the processing machine and/or the battery pack at the delivery point depending on a result of at least the identification.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the system comprises the processing machine, the battery pack, the transmitting device and/or the delivery point.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0038] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a method according to an embodiment of the invention and a system according to an embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0039] FIG. 1 shows a system 100 and a method for enabling delivery of a motor-driven processing machine 1 and/or a battery pack 50 for supplying the processing machine 1 with electrical drive power AL, to a delivery point 2. A transmitter device 3 is arranged on and/or in the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50. The transmitting device 3 is designed for wirelessly transmitting, and in particular transmits, operating and/or status data BZD of the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50 and an identifier ID.

[0040] The system 100 is designed to: at least identify, in particular at least identifies, the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50 and/or the transmitting device 3 based on the transmitted identifier ID; and enable, in particular enables, the delivery of the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50 to the delivery point 2 depending on a result of at least the identification.

[0041] The method comprises the steps: a) at least identifying the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50 and/or the transmitting device 3 based on the transmitted identifier ID, in particular by means of the system 100; b) enabling the delivery of the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50 to the delivery point 2 depending on the result of at least the identification, in particular by means of the system 100.

[0042] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the processing machine 1 comprises an electric drive motor. In alternative exemplary embodiments, the processing machine can additionally or alternatively comprise an internal combustion drive motor.

[0043] Furthermore, in the exemplary embodiment shown, the method comprises: wirelessly transmitting the identifier ID, in particular and the operating and/or status data BZD, in particular by means of the transmitting device 3.

[0044] In addition, the system 100 comprises the processing machine 1, the battery pack 50, the transmitting device 3 and/or the delivery point 2.

[0045] In detail, the processing machine 1 is a garden, forest, construction and/or ground processing machine 1′.

[0046] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the processing unit 1 is a brush cutter 1″. In alternative exemplary embodiments the processing machine can be a saw, a high-level pruner, a hedge trimmer, a hedge cutter, a woodcutter, pruning shears, a blower, a leaf blower, a suction device, a garden vacuum cleaner, a cleaning device, a pressure washer, a spray and/or sprinkler device, a sweeper, a sweeping roller, a brush sweeper, a lawn mower, a grass cutter, a vertical cutter, an angle grinder, or a stone cutter.

[0047] The method also comprises: wirelessly receiving the transmitted identifier ID, in particular and the transmitted operating and/or status data BZD, in a reception area 11 of the delivery point 2, in particular by means of a receiving device 12, in particular a gateway 14, in particular of the system 100. The receiving device 12 is arranged in the area of the delivery point 2.

[0048] Additionally or alternatively: transmitting the, in particular received, identifier ID to an identification and/or enabling control device 13, in particular of the system 100, in particular from the receiving device 12 and/or via the gateway 14. Step a) and/or step b) is/are performed at least partially by means of the identification and/or enabling control device 13.

[0049] Further additionally or alternatively: transmitting an enable command ZB, in particular from the identification and/or enabling control device 13 and/or via the gateway 14, to the delivery point 2, in particular a delivery control device of the delivery point 2.

[0050] Further in addition or alternatively, the method is executed by means of the gateway 14, the identification and/or enabling control device 13 and/or the delivery point 2, in particular the delivery control device of the delivery point 2, in particular and a workshop, rental and/or sharing control device 15, in particular of the system 100 and/or of the receiving device 12.

[0051] In addition, step a) comprises: verifying an authorisation BZA to enable the delivery based on the transmitted identifier ID, in particular by means of the identification and/or enabling control device 13. Step b) comprises: enabling the delivery depending on a result of the check, in particular by means of the identification and/or enabling control device 13.

[0052] Furthermore, step a), in particular the identification and/or checking, comprises: comparing the transmitted identifier ID, or identifier information based on the transmitted identifier, with an in particular stored number of comparison information VI, in particular a number of comparison identifiers VID, in particular by means of the identification and/or enabling control device 13. Step b) comprises: enabling the delivery depending on a result of the comparison, in particular by means of the identification and/or enabling control device 13.

[0053] In addition, the delivery point 2 has at least one delivery opening 4 and at least one closure 5 of the delivery opening 4. Step b) comprises: enabling an opening and/or closing of and/or opening and/or closing the closure 5 depending on the result of the identification, in particular by means of the identification and/or enabling control device 13 and/or the delivery point 2.

[0054] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the delivery point 2 has nine delivery openings 4 and nine closures 5. In alternative exemplary embodiments, the delivery point may have only one delivery opening and only one closure or at least two, in particular at least five, in particular at least ten, delivery openings and at least two, in particular at least five, in particular at least ten, closures.

[0055] Further, the processing machine 1 is made up of a set of processing machines with different machine sizes and/or the battery pack 50 is made up of a set of battery packs with different pack sizes. The delivery point 2 comprises a plurality of delivery boxes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h, 6i with different box sizes 6G, 6G′, 6G″, 6G″, 6G′″. The method comprises: allocating a delivery box 6c with a box size 6G″ equal to or greater than a machine size 1G of the processing machine 1, in the exemplary embodiment shown of the brush cutter 1″, and/or a pack size 50G of the battery pack 50 based on the transmitted identifier ID, in particular by means of the identification and/or enabling control device 13 and/or the delivery point 2.

[0056] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the delivery point 2 has nine delivery boxes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h, 6i and/or four different box sizes 6G, 6G′, 6G″, 6G′″. In alternative exemplary embodiments, the delivery point may comprise at least two, in particular at least five, in particular at least ten, delivery boxes and/or at least two, in particular at least five, in particular at least ten, box sizes.

[0057] In addition, the system 100 comprises an output device 60, in the exemplary embodiment shown a display, in particular in the area of the delivery point 2. The output device 60 is designed for outputting, and in particular outputs, in particular visually, box information BInfo related to the allocated delivery box 6c, in particular and the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50 for the delivery box 6c.

[0058] In addition or alternatively, the box information BInfo is transmitted, in particular in the area of the delivery point 2, in particular by means of the system 100, in particular the gateway 14.

[0059] Further in addition or alternatively, the delivery box 6c comprises the delivery opening 4 and/or the closure 5. The allocated delivery box 6c, in particular its closure 5, is opened, in particular by means of the identification and/or enabling control device 13 and/or the delivery point 2.

[0060] Furthermore, the transmitting device 3 is designed for wirelessly transmitting, and in particular transmits, a signal SI comprising the identifier ID, in particular and the operating and/or status data BZD.

[0061] In addition, in the exemplary embodiment shown, the method comprises: wireless transmission of the signal SI, in particular by means of the transmitting device 3.

[0062] The method further comprises: detecting the delivery by detecting a presence of the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50 within a delivery area 7 of the delivery point 2, in particular the allocated, in particular and opened, delivery box 6c, depending on a receipt of the transmitted signal SI, in particular a signal strength and/or direction SSR or a signal quantity of the received signal SI corresponding to the signal strength and/or direction, in particular by means of the receiving device 12.

[0063] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the method comprises: wirelessly receiving the transmitted signal SI, in particular and detecting the signal strength and/or direction SSR or the signal quantity of the received signal SI, in particular by means of the receiving device 12.

[0064] In addition, depending on the detected delivery, in particular the detected presence, the closing of the closure 5 is enabled and/or the closure 5 and/or the in particular open delivery box 6c, is/are closed.

[0065] The method further comprises: determining delivery information AInfo, in particular workshop, rental and/or sharing information WVSInfo, which can be comprehended in particular by the deliverer, based on the transmitted operating and/or status data BZD, in particular by means of the system 100, in particular the workshop, rental and/or sharing control device 15; outputting and/or transmitting the determined delivery information AInfo, in particular in the area of the delivery point 2 and/or during the delivery, in particular by means of the output device 60 and/or the system 100, in particular the gateway 14.

[0066] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the output device 60 is designed for outputting, and in particular outputs, the delivery information AInfo, in particular visually.

[0067] In addition, a device 8 is arranged on and/or in the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50. The device 8 comprises an acquisition and/or evaluation device 9, in particular and a determination device 10, and the transmitting device 3. The acquisition and/or evaluation device 9 is designed to acquire at least one operating variable, the operating variable being dependent on an operating state of the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50, and to evaluate the acquired operating variable for determining the operating data BD. In addition or alternatively, the acquisition and/or evaluation device 9 is designed to acquire the operating data BD. The determination device 10 is designed for determining the status data ZD of the processing machine 1 and/or the battery pack 50 based on the determined and/or acquired operating data BD.

[0068] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the system 100 comprises the device 8.

[0069] Furthermore, the operating and/or status data BZD comprises utilization data ND and/or a runtime LZ and/or rotation speed n, in particular a rotation speed statistics nST, and/or a current I and/or a voltage U and/or a temperature T and/or a determination state BZ and/or a maintenance state WZ and/or a fault status FZ.

[0070] In addition, the identifier ID comprises a serial number SN and/or a MAC address MAC. In particular, the identifier ID is a serial number SN and/or a MAC address MAC.

[0071] Furthermore, the signal SI is a radio signal FSI, in particular a Bluetooth Low Energy signal BSI and/or a ZigBee signal ZSI, and/or having a short range, in particular a maximum range of 10 m.

[0072] Furthermore, the delivery point 2, in particular the delivery control device of the delivery point 2, the receiving unit 12, the identification and/or enabling control device 13, the gateway 14, the workshop, rental and/or sharing control device 15 and/or the output device 60, are interconnected, in particular via the gateway 14, in particular for communication purposes.

[0073] As the exemplary embodiments shown and explained above make clear, the invention provides a method and a system for enabling a delivery of a motor-driven processing machine and/or a battery pack for supplying a processing machine with electrical drive power at a delivery point, wherein the method and the system, in particular in each case, have improved properties.