1. A handheld power saw, comprising
a housing;
a lifting rod in said housing;
a drive mechanism in said housing, said drive mechanism being connected with said lifting rod so that said lifting rod is drivable by said drive mechanism to oscillate linearly;
a saw blade extending in a longitudinal direction, connected with said lifting rod and movable in an oscillating motion in said longitudinal direction, wherein said saw blade is provided with a longitudinally extending, open-ended recess in a guide region of said saw blade, said guide region inserted in said housing, and said saw blade having a retaining region protruding from said guide region of said saw blade and a T-shaped extension of said retaining region;
coupling means for retaining and driving said saw blade, wherein said coupling means is located on a front end of said lifting rod and includes a clamping sleeve and said T-shaped extension of said saw blade is inserted into said clamping sleeve and clamped thereby, whereby said saw is blade is connected to said lifting rod and drivable by said drive mechanism via said lifting rod;
a guide assembly for guiding said oscillating motion of said saw blade when said saw blade is connected with said lifting rod, said guide assembly comprising:
two lateral bracing means arranged in front of the clamping sleeve and on opposite sides of said saw blade when said saw blade is connected to said lifting rod, said two lateral bracing means being configured to shield said coupling means from shear forces acting on said saw blade;
a pressure roller supported in a sliding fashion on a bolt; and
a pressure bolt;
wherein said pressure roller is arranged to bear on an edge of said saw blade on an opposite side of said saw blade from a cutting edge thereof when said saw blade is connected with said lifting rod, whereby said pressure roller guides said saw blade in said oscillating motion in the longitudinal direction; and
wherein said pressure bolt is arranged in said longitudinally extending recess of said saw blade so as to bear on an edge of said saw blade in said longitudinally extending recess and directly guide said saw blade in said oscillating motion when said saw blade is connected with and driven by said drive mechanism via said lifting rod.
2. The handheld power saw as defined by claim 1, wherein the coupling means is configured as a detent coupling.
3. A handheld power saw as defined in claim 1, wherein said housing has a contact element for bracing the housing on a workpiece and said saw blade has at least one cutting edge pointing in a working direction, wherein the contact element is supported displaceably relative to the housing.
4. The handheld power saw as defined by claim 3, wherein the contact element is displaceable, with a front edge pointing in the working direction, at least as far as a height of the cutting edge.
5. The handheld power saw as defined by claim 3, wherein the contact element has a recess that is open in the working direction.
6. The handheld power saw as defined by claim 3, further comprising a spring element for restoring the contact element to a position of repose.
7. The handheld power saw as defined by claim 3, further comprising a detent element for locking the contact element in a detent position.
8. The handheld power saw as defined by claim 1, wherein said two lateral bracing means each form a respective two-dimensional contact face for the saw blade.
9. The handheld power saw as defined by claim 1, wherein said two lateral bracing means are composed of graphite-containing, lubricant-filled sintered bronze.
10. A handheld power saw, comprising
a housing;
a lifting rod in said housing;
a drive mechanism in said housing, said drive mechanism being connected with said lifting rod so that said lifting rod is drivable by said drive mechanism to oscillate linearly;
a saw blade connected with said lifting rod and movable in an oscillating motion, wherein said saw blade has an end part with an outer surface, an open-ended recess extending from a rear end forwardly and having an inner surface, and a T-shaped extension extending from said rear end rearwardly;
coupling means for retaining and driving said saw blade and for connecting said saw blade with said lifting rod, wherein said coupling means include a clamping sleeve into which said T-shaped extension of said saw blade is inserted and clamped thereby;
a guide assembly for guiding said oscillating motion of said saw blade, said guide assembly comprising:
at least one lateral bracing means located along a direction of said oscillating motion in front of said clamping sleeve and shielding said clamping sleeve of said coupling means from shear forces acting on said saw blade when said saw blade is connected to said lifting rod;
a pressure roller supported in a sliding fashion on a bolt and arranged to bear on said outer surface of said saw blade when said saw blade is connected to said lifting rod in order to guide said saw blade in a direction of said oscillating motion; and
a pressure bolt located in said recess of said saw blade so as to bear on said inner surface of said recess to directly guide said saw blade in said direction of said oscillating motion when said saw blade is connected to said lifting rod.
11. The handheld power saw as defined by claim 10, wherein said at least one lateral bracing means consists of two bracing means arranged on opposite sides of said saw blade when said saw blade is connected with said lifting rod, wherein each of said two bracing means forms a respective two-dimensional contact face for the saw blade.
12. The handheld power saw as defined by claim 10, wherein said at least one lateral bracing means is composed of graphite-containing, lubricant-filled sintered bronze.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A system for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory having instructions configured to cause the at least one processor to:
wirelessly communicate with input capture devices;
automatically establish and control settings, activities, andor functionality of at least one input capture device, independent of any remote server device; and
directly communicate with the at least one input capture device, wherein each of the input capture devices have one or more sensors for independently capturing environmental data and wherein each of the input capture devices are operable for wireless cross-communication directly with each other independent of any remote server device for forming a wireless mesh network of input capture devices operable to provide control of a target environment.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory having instructions is further configured to cause the at least one processor to:
identify a first input capture device, a second input capture device and an intermediate capture device,
wherein the first input capture device, the second input capture device and the intermediate input capture device are configured to directly communicate to one another,
wherein the first input capture device and the second input capture device are configured to communicate via a communication path established through the intermediate input capture device, and
wherein the establishment of the path through the intermediate input capture device expands an operating radio range that is a distance greater than an operating radio range provided by any one of the first input capture device, the second input capture device and the intermediate input capture device,
wherein the first input capture device detects environmental data at a target environment,
wherein when the first input capture device detects the environmental data, a first notification is received from the second input capture device that originated from the first input capture device and was sent through the intermediate input capture device, and
wherein the first notification indicates that the first input capture device detected the environmental data,
in response to receiving the first notification, sending a second notification via a wired LAN andor WAN network for delivery to a remote server andor remote viewing device;
receiving from the remote server andor the remote viewing device a request for the environmental data; and
in response to at least the request for the environmental data, sending at least part of the environmental data for delivery to the remote server andor remote viewing device.
3. The system of claim wherein the remote viewing device is a mobile device.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory having instructions is further configured to cause the at least one processor to make available to the remote viewing device, via a non-mesh network, one or more images received from the first input capture device.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the one or more images are portions of live video captured by the first input capture device.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein in response to receiving the request to view the environmental data, authenticating the remote viewing device andor operator of the remote viewing device to access the environmental data.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory having instructions is furthered configured to cause the at least one processor to receive data from the remote server device andor a remote viewing device for controlling the first input capture device.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the input capture devices is a camera and wherein, when the camera detects motion, an alarm is triggered and a notification that the alarm was triggered is sent to a remote server device andor a remote viewing device.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory having instructions is further configured to cause the at least one processor to establish clear channels of communication, wherein a clear channel includes at least two separate communication pathways, wherein a first pathway is established between the first input capture device and the intermediate capture device, and a second pathway is established between the intermediate input capture device and the second input capture device.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication between input capture devices includes direct cross-communication for data exchange, wherein the data exchange includes information about environmental inputs andor settings.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the input capture devices are operable to transmit inputs from a first input capture device to a second input capture device for extending a maximum operating radio range of the mesh network.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein the input capture devices are operable to compare inputs to reference data for labeling a sensed object for further identification by the system.
13. The system of claim 1, further including a cellular phone transmitter or wide band cellular card for providing cellular transmission to a remote viewing device.
14. The system of claim 1, further including locking the wireless smart cross-communication between the input capture devices to establish a clear channel for transmissions between a first input capture device, an intermediate input capture device and an endpoint input capture device.
15. A method for providing networked communication in a base system including at least one or more wireless input capture devices and a corresponding digital input receiving device forming a base system wherein the at least one input capture device is capable of independent, direct smart cross-communication with each other input capture device, the method comprising the steps of:
activating a digital input receiving device andor at least one input capture device, wherein activation of the digital input receiving device andor the at least one input capture device further activates self-configuration of wireless direct smart communication between the at least one input capture device and digital input receiving device on a wireless mesh network; and
the at least one input capture device being independently operable to:
process input data captured by the at least one input capture device, based upon predetermined settings stored in a memory of the at least one input capture device, and
communicate directly with each other input capture device to transmit the captured input data to the digital input receiving device, thereby providing remote access to control monitoring at a target environment.
16. The method of claim 15 further comprising, locking the wireless communication between the input capture devices to establish a clear channel for transmissions between selected andor all input capture devices.
17. The method of claim 15 further comprising, transmitting inputs from a first input capture device to a second input capture device, wherein each of the first input capture device and the second input capture device is operable to communicate directly with each other to extend a maximum radio range of the wireless mesh network.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the digital input receiving device andor at least one input capture device is accessible via a user interface of a mobile device.
19. A method, comprising:
establishing and controlling wireless input capture devices’ settings, activities, andor functionality, wherein the wireless capture devices communicate via a wireless mesh network; and
directly transmitting and receiving information with the wireless input capture devices, wherein the wireless input capture devices have one or more sensors and one or more input components for independently detecting and recording inputs, a microprocessor, a memory, a transmitterreceiver, all constructed and configured in electronic connection.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
identifying a first input capture device, a second input capture device and an intermediate device of the wireless input capture devices,
wherein the first input capture device, the second input capture device and the intermediate input capture device are configured to directly communicate to one another,
wherein the first input capture device and the second input communication device are configured to communicate with each other via a communication path established through the intermediate input capture device,
wherein the first input capture device detects motion data at a target environment,
wherein, when the first input capture device captures the motion data, a first notification that originated from the first input capture device and was sent through the intermediate input capture device is received from the second input capture device, and
wherein the first notification indicates that the first input capture device captured the motion data;
in response to receiving the first notification, sending a second notification via a wired LAN andor WAN network for delivery to a remote server andor remote viewing device;
receiving from the remote server andor the remote viewing device a request for the motion data, and
in response to at least the request for the motion data, sending at least part of the motion data for delivery to the remote server andor remote viewing device.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein the wireless input capture devices are further configured to detect one or more of a temperature, moisture, sound, and presence of one or more chemicals and wherein the wireless input capture devices are configured to extend the usable radio frequency range of the wireless mesh network beyond the radio frequency range that is capable by of any individual one of the wireless input capture devices.
22. The method of claim 19, wherein the wireless input capture devices are configured to detect a plurality of motion, presence or sound and wherein the wireless input capture devices are each configured as wireless communication range extenders.
23. The method of claim 19 further comprising, activating a trigger event or alarm based on receiving an indication of a detection or lack of detection of an input by at least one wireless input capture device and sending a notification of the trigger event or alarm using one or more of an SMS message and email.
24. The method of claim 19, wherein when a first wireless input capture device detects an input, the first wireless input capture device is configured to communicate information descriptive of the detected input directly with a second wireless input capture device, wherein the second wireless input capture device is configured to detect one or more of a physical presence of a person, animal or object, temperature, moisture, sound, and presence of one or more chemicals and is configured to extend the usable range of any individual one of the wireless input capture devices.
25. The method of claim 19 further comprising, sending one or more images to a remote communication device based on detection of an event or input by at least one of the wireless input capture devices and wherein the remote communication device is configured to inform an operator associated with the remote communicate device that the event or input was detected.
26. A method, comprising:
directly receiving data at one or more wireless input devices for establishing and controlling, by a digital input recording appliance, the one or more wireless capture devices’ settings, activities, andor functionality,
wherein the one or more wireless capture devices communicate via a wireless mesh network; and
independently detecting and recording inputs at the one or more wireless input devices.
27. The method of claim 26 further comprising:
identifying a first input capture device, a second input capture device and an intermediate device of the one or more wireless input devices, wherein the input data is temperature data, motion data andor image data;
wherein the first input capture device, the second input capture device and the intermediate input capture device are configured to directly communicate to one another, and
establishing a path by at least the first input capture device through the intermediate capture device, wherein the path expands an operating radio range that is greater than an operating radio range provided by the second input capture device;
detecting input data by the first input capture device at a target environment; and
sending a notification through the intermediate input capture device for delivery to the second input capture device, in response to the first input capture device detecting the input data, and
wherein the notification indicates that the first input capture device detected the input data at the target environment.
28. The method of claim 26, wherein a digital input recording appliance is configured to receive data from a mobile device, via both a wireless network and a wired network that are not the mesh network, for controlling one or more settings, activities, and functionality of the one or more wireless input devices.
29. The method of claim 26, wherein the one or more wireless input devices are configured to detect motion and wherein, when motion is detected, an indication that motion was detected is used by a digital input recording appliance in communication with the one or more wireless input devices on the wireless mesh network or the one or more wireless input devices for triggering an alarm and sending a notification of the alarm triggering for delivery to a mobile device.
30. The method of claim 26, further including establishing a clear channel for transmissions between selected andor all wireless input devices, wherein a channel has at least two communication pathways.