SMART TOOL HOLDER WIRELESS CHARGING MECHANISM AND THE WIRELESS CHARGING METHOD

A wireless charging technique for a smart tool holder, each tool base incorporating a corresponding smart tool holder having a power module providing power to an electronic module within the smart tool holder, the power module comprising a rechargeable battery, and the rechargeable battery being electrically connected to a wireless charging receiver. Each charging pad corresponds to a tool base, and the charging pad contains a wireless charging transmitter. Upon incorporation of the smart tool handle into the tool magazine, the wireless charging transmitter of the charging pad wirelessly charges the rechargeable battery in response to the wireless charging receiver in the smart tool handle on the tool base. It is not necessary to remove the smart tool holder and place it in a fixed charging cradle for charging, so that the smart tool holder can be charged while it is in the tool magazine of the machining machine.