System and Method for Controlling a Core Drill and an Auto Feed Device with a Human Machine Interface Arranged on the Core Drill

Abstract

A system includes a core drill and an automatic feed device. The core drill has a human machine interface (HMI) for controlling the core drill and the automatic feed device. A menu navigation of the HMI is automatically controllable in dependence on an operating state of the core drill or the automatic feed device. The menu navigation includes menu pages where the menu pages are displayable in dependence on the operating state of the core drill or the automatic feed device such that the menu navigation is controllable automatically depending on the operating state of the core drill or the automatic feed device.

Claims

1.-9. (canceled)

10. A system, comprising: a core drill (1); and an automatic feed device (2); wherein the core drill (1) has a human machine interface (HMI) (3) for controlling the core drill (1) and the automatic feed device (2); wherein a menu navigation (4) of the HMI (3) is automatically controllable in dependence on an operating state of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2); wherein the menu navigation (4) of the HMI (3) comprises menu pages and wherein the menu pages are displayable in dependence on the operating state of the core drill or the automatic feed device such that the menu navigation (4) of the HMI (3) is controllable automatically depending on the operating state of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2).

11. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the system is configured to recognize and evaluate the operating state of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2).

12. The system as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a communication link (5) for communication between the core drill (1) and the automatic feed device (2).

13. The system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the communication link (5) is a wireless communication link.

14. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the operating state is formed by settings or sub-states.

15. A method for controlling a core drill (1) and an automatic feed device (2) with a human machine interface (HMI) (3) which is disposed on the core drill (1), comprising the steps of: setting up a menu navigation (4) of the HMI (3) of the core drill (1) such that at a time of an operation of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2) only the menu pages of the menu navigation (4) that are required for the operation of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2) are displayed via the HMI (3).

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the menu pages are selected in dependence on an operating state of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2).

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2) recognizes and evaluates the operating state of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2).

18. A use of a human machine interface (HMI) (3) for controlling a core drill (1) and an automatic feed device (2), comprising: disposing the HMI (3) on the core drill (1), wherein the HMI (3) comprises a menu navigation (4), wherein the menu navigation (4) of the HMI (3) is automatically controllable in dependence on an operating state of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2), and wherein the menu navigation (4) of the HMI (3) comprises menu pages and the menu pages are displayable in dependence on the operating state of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device such that the menu navigation (4) of the HMI (3) is controllable automatically depending on the operating state of the core drill (1) or the automatic feed device (2).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0024] The FIGURE shows a view of a preferred design of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0025] In the FIGURE, identical and similar components are denoted by the same reference signs.

[0026] The FIGURE shows a view of a preferred design of the invention. In particular, the FIGURE shows a system which comprises a power tool (1) and an automatic feed device (2). According to the invention, the power tool (1) is a core drill. The power tool (1) has a human machine interface (HMI) (3), while the auto-feed device (2) does not have its own HMI (3) in the sense of the invention. However, the automatic feed device (2) may have an emergency stop switch, which is not an HMI in the sense of the invention. The HMI (3) of the power tool (1) may comprise a display, operating elements, switches and/or buttons, without being restricted to this. In the sense of the invention, it is preferred that the power tool (1) and the automatic feed device (2) are connected to one another via a communication link (5), so that communication and/or data exchange between the system components (1, 2) can advantageously take place. The communication link (5) may preferably be formed wirelessly, for example as a bluetooth communication link. However, various other types of wireless communication are also preferred in the context of the present invention.

[0027] In the lower right area of the FIGURE, a schematic illustration of a menu navigation (4) is shown. The menu navigation (4) comprises several menu sub-pages (by way of example: 4a, 4b), which can be displayed to an operator of the system via the HMI (3) of the power tool (1) in dependence on operating states of the power tool (1) and/or the automatic feed device (2). The operator can then make decisions regarding the operation of the system or make settings on the power tool (1) and/or on the auto-feed device (2) in the light of the information presented for example. In the sense of the invention, it may be preferred that the operator is shown a single relevant menu sub-page (4a, 4b). However, it may equally well be preferred that the operator of the system is shown a sequence of menu sub-pages (4a, 4b) of the menu navigation (4). The display and selection of the menu sub-pages (4a, 4b) is preferably centrally controlled by the system, this display and selection in the sense of the invention preferably being preferably referred to as “automatic control” of the menu navigation (4). In particular, the operating states of the power tool (1) and the auto-feed device (2) are used for the selection of the menu sub-pages (4a, 4b) to be displayed.

LIST OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS

[0028] 1 Power tool, core drill [0029] 2 Automatic feed devices [0030] 3 Human Machine Interface (HMI) [0031] 4 Menu navigation [0032] 5 Communication link