US 12,170,432 B2
Dieless crimping tool
Wael Chahrour, Le Vesinet (FR)
Assigned to BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US)
Filed by AIRLANE TECHNOLOGIES - SARL, Le Vesinet (FR)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/387,257.
Application 17/387,257 is a continuation of application No. 15/696,763, filed on Sep. 6, 2017, granted, now 11,108,205.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/397,987, filed on Sep. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0021170 A1, Jan. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 43/048 (2006.01); B21D 39/04 (2006.01); B25B 27/10 (2006.01); H01R 43/042 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 43/0486 (2013.01) [B21D 39/048 (2013.01); B25B 27/10 (2013.01); H01R 43/0428 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A crimping tool comprising:
a housing,
a motor disposed within the housing,
a switch connected to the motor for activating the motor,
a pump driven by the motor,
a piston driven by the pump,
an indenter operably connected to the piston,
a tool head connected to the housing, wherein a workpiece can be disposed between the tool head and the indenter,
a current sensor connected to the motor for sensing current flowing through the motor,
a processor receiving current data from the current sensor, the processor analyzing the current data to determine at least one of completion of a crimping operation and an error condition, and
a display connected to the processor for indicating at least one of completion of a crimping operation and an error condition;
wherein the processor monitors at least one of the first derivative of the current data and the second derivative of the current data.