US Patent:
20140259599, Sep 18, 2014
Inventors:
Jared L. Glaspell - Columbus OH, US
Brent Allen Bowers - Muscatine IA, US
Zewen Yu - Dayton OH, US
Xin Zhang - Dayton OH, US
Richard J. Barr - Kettering OH, US
Kevin P. Swanger - Kansas City MO, US
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. - Tokyo
International Classification:
B23Q 17/24
B25B 21/00
Abstract:
A hand-held torque tool includes a hand tool chassis and a vision system. The hand tool chassis includes a motor configured to operate a work head and a camera located in a fixed position relative to the work head. The vision system includes a wireless controller which transmits images captured by the camera, a wireless display located remotely from the hand tool chassis that is configured to display images captured by the camera, and a mounting structure attached to the wireless display. The mounting structure is configured to be placed on or about a portion of a body of a user of the hand-held torque tool. Methods of tightening a fastener and installing automobile components within an automobile are also provided.