PORTABLE TORQUE MEASUREMENT AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME

摘要

A portable torque measurement and notification system (100), including a torque applying device (102, 300, 400, 450) to apply torque to an object (104, 116), the torque applying device (102, 300, 400, 450) having a handle (210, 310, 402, 452) and a gripping end (202, 204, 302, 304, 406, 408, 454) the torque applying device (102, 300, 400, 450) including one or more strain gages (228, 230, 328, 330) disposed on the handle (210, 310, 402, 452) to produce one or more strain measurements of the handle (210, 310, 402, 452) during the application of the torque; an electronic circuit (232, 332, 600) disposed about the handle (210, 310, 402, 452) to receive the one or more strain measurements, to convert the strain measurements to one or more torque measurements, and to transmit the one or more torque measurements by a wireless communications standard; a power unit (224, 324) to power the strain gages (228, 230, 328, 330) and electronic circuit (232, 332, 600); and a wireless device (106) operable to communicate with the torque applying device (102, 300, 400, 450), the wireless device (106) having a database to store a target torque value and to receive the transmitted one or more torque measurements, and to produce a notifier (800).