A method for ensuring safety critical functionality for a laser engraver includes obtaining a command from a laser motor controller; obtaining sensor data from a plurality of sensors, the sensor data corresponding to an operating status of various components of the laser engraver; determining a functioning status for each component; and as a result of determining the functioning status for all of the components, enabling supply of power to a laser, where the method is performed by a safety controller that is embodied in hardware completely separate from hardware in which the laser motor controller is embodied. One example required functioning status is that a power button has been selected twice in quick succession.
B23K 37/00 - Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the other main groups of this subclass
G05B 19/406 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by monitoring or safety
2.
SECURE ACCESS CONTROL TO AN EMBEDDED DEVICE THROUGH A NETWORKED COMPUTER
A method for secure access control to a power tool enables secure access to an embedded computing device in the power tool from a web application in another computer that is connected to the power tool via a USB or other suitable peripheral data connection in a workshop environment. The access control enables authorized parties to perform repair and diagnostic procedures on the power tools based on specific user roles while denying access to unauthorized parties.
G06F 21/62 - Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
A packaging assembly includes first and second subassemblies and a panel. A product is suspended over the panel and is disposed within a container portion formed within the first subassembly. A stiffening channel is provided on the second subassembly. A blotter card is placed on top of the first subassembly.
B65B 11/50 - Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins
B65B 11/52 - Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins one sheet being rendered plastic, e.g. by heating, and forced by fluid pressure, e.g. vacuum, into engagement with the other sheet and contents, e.g. skin-packaging
B65B 61/20 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents
B65D 75/28 - Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
B65D 75/32 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
B65D 75/36 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages
B65D 65/38 - Packaging materials of special type or form
B65D 75/54 - Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
A support frame for a power tool includes a top configured to support a table top and a bottom arranged opposite and parallel to the top. The bottom is configured to support the support frame on a surface when the support frame is in a first position. The support frame further includes a side arranged between the top and the bottom and configured to support the support frame on the surface when the support frame is in a second position. When the support frame is in the first position and the second position, the table top is spaced apart from the surface.
A method of detecting kickback during operation of a saw includes identifying with a controller in a saw a measured rotational speed of a rotating blade in the saw with reference to signals from a rotational rate sensor, identifying with the controller an estimated rotational speed of the rotating blade in the saw with reference to the measured rotational speed, at least one previously measured rotational speed, and a measurement of a previous change in rotational speed of the rotating blade, identifying with the controller an estimated torque force for a drive shaft of a motor in the saw that rotates the blade with reference to the measured rotational speed, and activating with the controller a blade arrest mechanism in response to a difference between the measured rotational speed and the estimated rotational speed exceeding a first threshold and the estimated torque force exceeding a second threshold.
A table saw includes a lower guard assembly, a first airflow fan, a motor, and a drivetrain system. The lower guard assembly has a dust exhaust chute and is configured to at least partially enclose a lower portion of a saw blade. The first airflow fan is positioned in the lower guard assembly and is configured to produce a first airflow directed through the lower guard assembly toward the dust exhaust chute. The motor is configured to rotationally drive an output shaft, and the drivetrain system connects the output shaft to the first airflow fan and the saw blade to enable the motor to rotationally drive the first airflow fan and the saw blade simultaneously.
An airfiow management system for a table saw includes an elongated hollow member and a dust cap. The elongated hollow member includes a first prong and a second prong, the first and second prongs being configured to be positioned adjacent a saw blade on opposite sides of a saw blade plane in which the saw blade is positioned. The first and second prongs define an opening and a partially enclosed space, in which an airflow channel is defined, therebetween. The dust cap is attached to the elongated hollow member and includes a hose connection fluidly connected to the airflow channel of the elongated hollow member and configured to connect to a vacuum source to pull air from the airflow channel through the hose connection.
An extension is configured to be removably coupled to a base of a bench top power tool or work bench by a connection such that an upper surface of the extension is coplanar with a work surface of the bench top power tool or work bench. The extension is configured to be movably coupled to the base to support workpieces of varying shape and size that do not fit easily on the work surface.
An improvement for a power tool having a motor-driven working tool for performing an operation on a workpiece includes a material sensor positioned to sense the workpiece prior to operation by the working tool. The material sensor is configured to determine a material property of the workpiece and to generate a signal in response thereto. A processor coupled between the material sensor and the motor is configured to control the motor in response to the signal generated by the material sensor.
B27G 19/02 - Safety guards or devices specially adapted for wood saws; Auxiliary devices facilitating proper operation of wood saws for circular saws
B23D 47/12 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of drives for circular saw blades
A power table saw has a saw blade driven by a drive motor with power selectively supplied to the drive motor by actuation of a mains switch. A riving knife is provided that can be selectively positioned in an extended position and a retracted position relative to the blade. A blade guard is removably mounted to the riving knife in a position above the blade. A sensible element on the riving knife can be detected by a first sensor when the riving knife is retracted, the first sensor having a non-null state when the sensible element is adjacent the first sensor and a null state otherwise. A second sensor is configured to detect the presence of the blade guard and has a null state when the blade guard is detected and a non-null state otherwise. A controller is operable to determine the states of the first and second sensors and to disengage power to the drive motor when the mains switch is actuated when the states of the first and second sensors are different.
B27B 5/38 - Devices for braking the circular saw blade or the saw spindle; Devices for damping vibrations of the circular saw blade, e.g. silencing
B23D 47/12 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of drives for circular saw blades
11.
IMPROVEMENTS TO ADJUSTMENT AND CONTROL FEATURES FOR A POWER TOOL
Improvements to a table saw include a system for automatically adjusting the height of the cutting blade in relation to the height of the workpiece, a system for providing fine adjustment of the height or bevel angle of the saw blade or work surface, and a system for automatic speed control and shut-off for the saw blade.
B27B 5/29 - Sawing machines working with circular saw blades; Components or equipment therefor - Details; Component parts; Accessories
B23D 47/12 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of drives for circular saw blades
B27B 5/20 - Saw benches with feedable circular saw blade, e.g. arranged on a carriage the saw blade being adjustable according to depth or angle of cut; Radial saws, i.e. sawing machines with a pivoted radial arm for guiding the movable carriage
A power tool includes a slide switch which is configured to provide variable speed control of the rotational velocity of a drive member as well as provide ON/OFF functionality for the tool 10 based on the position of the switch. The slide switch eliminates the need for a separate switch for turning the tool on and off.
B23D 47/12 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of drives for circular saw blades
B24D 15/00 - Hand tools or other devices for non-rotary grinding, polishing, or stropping
B27B 5/29 - Sawing machines working with circular saw blades; Components or equipment therefor - Details; Component parts; Accessories
A vertical Hall Effect sensor assembly in one embodiment includes a first sensor with a first doped substrate, a first doped well, the first doped well having a doping opposite to the first doped substrate, a first endmost inner contact accessible at a first surface of the first sensor and located at a first end portion of the first doped well, a first intermediate inner contact accessible at the first surface and located between the first endmost inner contact and a second end portion of the first doped well, and a first electrode positioned on the first surface immediately adjacent to the first endmost inner contact and the first intermediate inner contact, the first electrode electrically isolated from the first doped well, and a first voltage source operably connected to the first electrode.
G01D 5/14 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage
A rotary impact system includes a striking rod, a first member including a radially extending impact projection and a first axial side including one of a guide and a holder. The first member is axially movable by a first distance between a first position whereat the impact projection is axially aligned with the striking rod and a second position whereat the impact projection is not axially aligned with the striking rod. A second member includes another axial side portion in opposition to the first axial side portion and including the other of the guide and the holder, the first axial side portion and the other axial side portion defining a system incline, which defines an axial distance equal to the first distance. A drive member is partially received within both the guide and the holder, and a biasing member is configured to bias the first member toward the first position.
B25B 21/02 - Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening tools; Attachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket
B23B 45/16 - Hand-held or like portable drilling machines, e.g. drill guns; Equipment therefor with superimposed percussive action
A power equipment in one embodiment includes a swing arm assembly movable along a swing arm path between a first swing arm position adjacent a latch hold mechanism and a second swing arm position spaced apart from the latch hold mechanism, a shroud portion mounted on the swing arm assembly and configured to partially enclose a shaping device when the shaping device is mounted on the swing arm assembly, and a hose system configured such that when a hose system inlet plenum is aligned with a shroud portion outlet plenum, dust from the shroud portion outlet plenum is passed to the hose system inlet plenum and the hose system inlet plenum does not interfere with movement of the swing arm assembly along the swing arm path.
B27B 5/36 - Mounting for swivelling or tilting the circular saw blade
B27G 3/00 - Arrangements for removing bark-zones, chips, waste, or dust, specially designed for use in connection with wood-working machine or in wood-working plants
B27B 5/29 - Sawing machines working with circular saw blades; Components or equipment therefor - Details; Component parts; Accessories
A power tool includes a support arrangement and a work surface that is supported by the support arrangement and that includes a top surface having an opening configured to receive a rotatable blade. The power tool also includes a cutting assembly that is supported by the support arrangement and that includes a motor, a drive shaft driven by the motor, and the rotatable blade rotated by the drive shaft. The power tool also includes a height adjustment mechanism coupled to the support arrangement and to the cutting assembly. The height adjustment mechanism is configured to move the cutting assembly upwardly and downwardly relative to the top surface. The height adjustment mechanism includes a threaded shaft, at least one nut threadably coupled to the threaded shaft, and at least one connection member rotatably coupled to the at least one nut and to the cutting assembly.
B27B 5/20 - Saw benches with feedable circular saw blade, e.g. arranged on a carriage the saw blade being adjustable according to depth or angle of cut; Radial saws, i.e. sawing machines with a pivoted radial arm for guiding the movable carriage
B27B 5/29 - Sawing machines working with circular saw blades; Components or equipment therefor - Details; Component parts; Accessories
B23D 47/08 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of devices for bringing the circular saw blade to the workpiece or removing same therefrom
A power tool support system includes a base, a table top supported on the base and having a generally planar support surface, and a tool support assembly. The tool support assembly includes an arch-shaped support member attached to a first side portion of the base and which extends arcuately from the first side portion toward a second side portion of the base. An arch slide mount is slidably supported on the arch-shaped support member and positionable at a plurality of different angular positions along the arch-shaped support member. The tool support assembly includes a tool mount coupled to the arch slide mount and configured to releasably retain a cutting tool at a predetermined orientation with respect to the table top. The power tool support system may include a height adjustment assembly and a horizontal guide assembly and be configured to support one or more types of cutting tools.
B23D 45/02 - Sawing machines or sawing devices with circular saw blades or with friction saw discs with a circular saw blade or the stock mounted on a carriage
B23D 47/02 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of guiding arrangements for work-table or saw-carrier
B27B 5/18 - Saw benches with feedable circular saw blade, e.g. arranged on a carriage
In one embodiment, an automatic braking system for a pivoting power tool includes a cutting assembly, a cutting arm supporting the cutting assembly, a hinge supporting the cutting arm through a pivot, a primary braking system operably connected to the cutting assembly, a secondary braking system operably connected to the hinge, and a safety circuit configured to sense an unsafe condition and, in response to sensing the unsafe condition, (i) control the primary braking system to oppose rotation of a blade supported by the cutting assembly, and (ii) control the secondary braking system to oppose rotation of the cutting arm.
In one embodiment, an automatic braking system for a pivoting power tool includes a cutting assembly, a cutting arm supporting the cutting assembly, a hinge supporting the cutting arm through a pivot, a primary braking system operably connected to the cutting assembly, a safety circuit configured to sense an unsafe condition and, in response to sensing the unsafe condition, control the primary braking system to oppose rotation of a blade supported by the cutting assembly, and a damper system operably connected to the cutting arm, the damper system configured to oppose rotation of the cutting arm when the primary braking system is controlled to oppose rotation of the blade.
B23D 45/04 - Sawing machines or sawing devices with circular saw blades or with friction saw discs with a circular saw blade or the stock carried by a pivoted lever
B23D 59/00 - Accessories specially designed for sawing machines or sawing devices
A blade guard assembly for a power saw includes a bolt member, a blade guard housing, a mounting plate, an engagement nut, and a biasing member. The bolt member includes a head defining a first shoulder, a pivot shank extending from the head and defining a second shoulder, a support shank extending from the pivot shank, and a threaded shank extending from the support shank and located opposite from the head. The blade guard housing defines a blade space for at least partially covering a saw blade of a power saw and includes a hub defining a hub opening configured to pivotably receive the pivot shank therethrough and to seat on the first shoulder. The mounting plate is supported by a cutting arm of the power saw and defines a mounting opening. The biasing member remains uncompressed between the blade guard housing and the mounting plate.
B27G 19/04 - Safety guards or devices specially adapted for wood saws; Auxiliary devices facilitating proper operation of wood saws for circular saws for manually-operated power-driven circular saws
B27B 9/00 - Portable power-driven circular saws for manual operation
B27B 5/29 - Sawing machines working with circular saw blades; Components or equipment therefor - Details; Component parts; Accessories
B23D 45/04 - Sawing machines or sawing devices with circular saw blades or with friction saw discs with a circular saw blade or the stock carried by a pivoted lever
A rip fence for a table saw includes a frame and a handle that is connected to the frame and moves between a locked position and a released position. A locking clamp is connected to the frame and is movable between a locked position and a released position corresponding to the locked and released positions of the handle. The locking clamp includes a friction portion configured to engage a rail of the table saw. The locking clamp is movable between the locked position where the friction portion secures the rip fence in a position parallel to the saw blade and the released position where the friction portion permits the rip fence to slide relative the upper surface.
B27B 27/02 - Guide fences or stops for timber in saw mills or sawing machines; Measuring equipment thereon arranged laterally and parallel with respect to the plane of the saw blade
B27B 27/10 - Devices for moving or adjusting the guide fences or stops
B27B 29/00 - Gripping, clamping, or holding devices for the trunk or log in saw mills or sawing machines; Travelling trunk or log carriages
B27B 5/29 - Sawing machines working with circular saw blades; Components or equipment therefor - Details; Component parts; Accessories
A heated garment system in one embodiment includes a jacket, a wiring circuit embedded within the jacket and configured to generate heat, a battery assembly configured to removably couple with the wiring circuit, the battery assembly including a power button for selectively applying power to the wiring circuit, and a battery holder configured to removably receive the battery assembly.
A41D 13/05 - Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
A power tools incorporates a brushless or electronically commutated drive motor (BLDC). A number of drive trains are provided for connecting the BLDC to the drive shaft of a working tool, such as a rotary saw blade. In one aspect, the BLDC motor is disposed within an arm assembly of a power tool and provides power to the drive shaft of the tool through a gear train that minimizes the size and profile of the power tool.
B23D 45/04 - Sawing machines or sawing devices with circular saw blades or with friction saw discs with a circular saw blade or the stock carried by a pivoted lever
B23D 47/12 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of drives for circular saw blades
A safety component is provided for a power saw that includes a rear guard pivotably mounted to the saw assembly. The rear guard is generally U-shaped to straddle the cutting blade in a deployed position. The rear guard includes arms that contact the workpiece during the cutting operation so that as the saw blade moves downward to perform the cut the rear guard pivots upward while maintaining protection of the rear portion of the saw blade.
B23D 45/04 - Sawing machines or sawing devices with circular saw blades or with friction saw discs with a circular saw blade or the stock carried by a pivoted lever
B27G 19/04 - Safety guards or devices specially adapted for wood saws; Auxiliary devices facilitating proper operation of wood saws for circular saws for manually-operated power-driven circular saws
A dust collection system for a circular saw having a saw housing and a motor configured to rotationally drive a saw blade includes a dust collecting member and a guide mechanism. The dust collecting member includes a body having a first end in which a dust collection opening is defined and a second end operably connectable to an airflow generation device. The guide mechanism is configured to support the dust collecting member on the saw housing such that the dust collection opening remains adjacent to an outer edge of the saw blade in response to one of the dust collecting member and the guide mechanism contacting the workpiece to move the dust collecting member.
B27G 3/00 - Arrangements for removing bark-zones, chips, waste, or dust, specially designed for use in connection with wood-working machine or in wood-working plants
B27B 5/29 - Sawing machines working with circular saw blades; Components or equipment therefor - Details; Component parts; Accessories
B23Q 11/02 - Devices for removing scrap from the cutting teeth of circular cutters
A tool holding system for a rotary power tool is configured to clamp around a working tool when the working tool is inserted in the tool holding system. The tool holding system includes a sleeve having a frustroconical inner surface portion, a collet having frustoconical outer surface portion complementary to the inner surface portion, a spring mount operably connected to a motor for rotation by the motor, and a spring. The spring includes a first end portion operably connected to the collet to bias the collet toward a first position whereat the outer surface portion engages the inner surface portion, and a second end portion rotationally fixed with respect to the spring mount.
A pneumatic cylinder associated with a table saw includes a housing, a charge, and a piston assembly. The housing defines a cavity and is supported by a frame of a table saw. The charge is located within the cavity. The piston assembly is located within the cavity and includes an attachment structure engaged to the housing and a piston head releaseably connected to the attachment structure and in response to activation of the charge the piston head is configured to (i) disconnect from the attachment structure, and (ii) move away from the attachment structure. A swing arm of the table saw is configured to move from a raised position to a lowered position in response to movement of the piston head.
B27G 19/02 - Safety guards or devices specially adapted for wood saws; Auxiliary devices facilitating proper operation of wood saws for circular saws
B23D 45/04 - Sawing machines or sawing devices with circular saw blades or with friction saw discs with a circular saw blade or the stock carried by a pivoted lever
28.
RIP FENCE FOR A TABLE SAW HAVING INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT AND LOCKING
A rip fence (12) for a table saw (10) includes a frame having a front portion and a rear portion. A front clamping lever (48) is pivotably supported in the front portion of the frame for movement between a clamped and an undamped position. A handle (44) is pivotably supported in the front portion of the frame for movement between a locked and an unlocked position. The handle (44) includes a lever portion (58) that engages the front clamping lever (48) and moves the front clamping lever (48) from the undamped to the clamped position when the handle (44) is moved from the unlocked position toward the locked position. A rear clamping lever (88) is attached to the rear portion of the frame and movable between a clamped and undamped position. When the front clamping lever (48) is moved to clamped position by the lever portion (58) of the handle (44), continued movement of the handle (44) to locked position results in the handle (44) pulling the rear clamping lever (88) from the undamped to the clamped position.
B27B 27/02 - Guide fences or stops for timber in saw mills or sawing machines; Measuring equipment thereon arranged laterally and parallel with respect to the plane of the saw blade
29.
RECIPROCATING TOOL WITH FLUID DRIVEN COUNTERWEIGHT
In one embodiment, a reciprocating tool (100) includes a first variable volume fluid chamber (170), a second variable volume fluid chamber (172) in fluid communication with the first variable volume fluid chamber (170), a plunger (142) configured to modify the volume of the first variable volume fluid chamber by movement generally in a first direction along a plunge axis such that a portion of a fluid moves from one of the first and second variable volume fluid chamber to the other of the first and second variable volume fluid chamber, a counterweight (176) configured such that the movement of the portion of the fluid results in a movement of the counterweight (176) generally in a second direction along the plunge axis, the second direction opposite to the first direction, and a chuck assembly (150) supported by the plunger (142).
B25F 5/00 - COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
B23D 51/16 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with straight blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts; Carrying or attaching means for tools, covered by this subclass, which are connected to a carrier at both ends of drives or feed mechanisms for straight tools, e.g. saw blades, or bows
B23D 49/16 - Hand-held or hand-operated sawing devices with straight saw blades actuated by electric or magnetic power or prime movers
30.
SYSTEM AND METOD FOR OPERATIONAL DATA RETRIEVAL FROM A POWER TOOL
A power tool data collection system includes a memory in a housing of a power tool that stores data corresponding to at least one operational parameter of the power tool, a wireless data transceiver communicatively connected to the memory, and a controller operatively connect to the memory. The wireless data transceiver transmits the data corresponding to the at least one operational parameter of the power tool to an external wireless transceiver in response to receiving a signal from the external wireless transceiver. The controller identifies the at least one operational parameter of the power tool during operation of the power tool and stores the data corresponding to the at least one operational parameter in the memory to enable the wireless data transceiver to transmit the data.
B25F 5/00 - COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
31.
POWER TOOL, SUCH AS A SAW DEVICE, WITH DETECTION SYSTEM
A power tool includes a swing arm movable along a swing arm path, an actuating assembly configured to transfer a force to the swing arm, a control system configured to control the actuating assembly to transfer a force to the swing arm, and a detection system configured to detect the operability of the actuating assembly.
A guard device for a saw system (100) in which the table saw is not operated without a saw blade guard (112), unless a user intends to make a non-through cut in a workpiece (114). The guard device, in one embodiment, determines whether an adjusted saw blade height (SB1) corresponds to a thickness of the workpiece (114) to be cut and prevents the tool or motor (105) driving the saw blade (102) from operating if the saw blade (102) is adjusted too high, in order to improve work conditions.
B23D 45/06 - Sawing machines or sawing devices with circular saw blades or with friction saw discs with a circular saw blade arranged underneath a stationary work-table
B23D 59/00 - Accessories specially designed for sawing machines or sawing devices
B27G 19/02 - Safety guards or devices specially adapted for wood saws; Auxiliary devices facilitating proper operation of wood saws for circular saws
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
B27B 5/22 - Saw benches with non-feedable circular saw blade
B23Q 17/24 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools using optics
A tool case system includes a container, an AC input socket (156), a DC input socket (144), a power inverter (148), and a controller (170). The container defines an internal space configured to contain a power tool. The AC input socket (156) is supported on the container and is configured to be electrically connected to an external AC power supply (214). The DC input socket (144) is supported on the container and is configured to be electrically connected to an external DC power supply (176). The power inverter (148) is located in the internal space, and includes an AC inverter output (186) and a DC input (184) electrically connected to the DC input socket (144). The controller (170) is located in the internal space and is electrically connected to the AC inverter output (186) and the AC input socket (156). The controller (170) is configured to selectively provide electrical power to an AC controller output (200) from each of the AC input socket (156) and the AC inverter output (186).
A truck lift assist and storage system for a vehicle includes a portable equipment unit, a platform, and a lift system. The lift system includes a boom arm assembly pivotably attached to the platform and extending upwardly from the platform to position a lift plate a predetermined distance away the platform. The lift plate is configured to attach to an upper portion of the portable equipment unit. An assist mechanism is configured to generate at least a portion of a force required to move the boom arm assembly and lift plate with the portable equipment unit suspended therefrom between a loaded and an unloaded position.
B60P 1/48 - Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using pivoted arms raisable above the load supporting or containing element
B60P 3/14 - Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects the object being a workshop for servicing, for maintenance, or for carrying workmen during work
B65F 3/04 - Linkages, pivoted arms, or pivoted carriers for raising and subsequently tipping receptacles
35.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FALSE POSITIVE DETECTION BETWEEN A HUMAN AND A MOVING IMPLEMENT IN A POWER TOOL
A method for detection of false positive condition that an object is in contact with an implement in a power tool includes sampling an electrical signal received from the implement, identifying in-phase and a quadrature components of the sampled electrical signal, identifying a magnitude of each of the samples with reference to the in-phase component and the quadrature component for the samples, detecting an object approaching the implement with reference to the plurality of samples, identifying a signal-to-noise ratio for the samples, and identifying a false positive condition for the detected object with reference to the identified signal-to-noise ratio for the identified samples.
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
G01R 19/25 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof using digital measurement techniques
G01R 29/26 - Measuring noise figure; Measuring signal-to-noise ratio
36.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENT MOTION IN A POWER TOOL
A method of operating a power tool identifies motion of an implement in a power tool. The method includes obtaining a plurality of samples of an electrical signal that passes through the implement, identifying a parameter for the plurality of samples corresponding to a variation in values of predetermined groups of samples in the plurality of samples, updating a status for the implement with a first status indicating that the implement is not moving with reference to the identified parameter being less than a predetermined threshold, and updating a status for the implement with a second status indicating that the implement is moving with reference to the identified parameter being greater than the predetermined threshold.
G01P 13/00 - Indicating or recording presence or absence of movement; Indicating or recording of direction of movement
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
37.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CONTACT BETWEEN AN OBJECT AND A STATIC IMPLEMENT IN A POWER TOOL
A method for operating a power tool detects human contact with a non-moving implement of the power tool. The method includes sampling an electrical signal that passes through the non-moving implement, identifying in-phase and quadrature phase components for the sample, identifying a first distance between the components of the sample and a centroid of a cluster of samples corresponding to human contact with the non-moving implement, identifying a second distance between the components of the sample and a second centroid identified for another cluster of samples corresponding to no human contact with the non-moving implement, and identifying human contact with the non-moving implement with reference to the first distance being less than the second distance.
B23D 59/00 - Accessories specially designed for sawing machines or sawing devices
B27G 19/02 - Safety guards or devices specially adapted for wood saws; Auxiliary devices facilitating proper operation of wood saws for circular saws
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
G01R 19/25 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof using digital measurement techniques
38.
POWER TOOL WITH CIRCUIT FOR SENSING CONTACT BETWEEN AN IMPLEMENT AND AN OBJECT
A power tool includes a sensing circuit mounted on a printed circuit card is electrically connected to a switching power supply that supplies electrical power to the sensing circuit. The sensing circuit is not connected to earth ground to enable detection of an operator approaching a moving implement without the operator necessarily being electrically connected to earth ground.
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
G01R 19/25 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof using digital measurement techniques
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CONTACT BETWEEN A HUMAN AND A STATIC IMPLEMENT IN A POWER TOOL
A method of operating a power tool detects human contact with a non-moving implement in the power tool. The method includes generating a series of samples of an electrical signal passing through the non-moving implement, identifying a component for each sample in the series of samples of the electrical signal, identifying a first max-min value corresponding to a first plurality of samples in the series of samples occurring during a first periodic time interval with reference to a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value identified in the components of the first plurality of samples, and identifying human contact with the non-moving implement in response to the first max-min value being greater than a first predetermined threshold.
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
G01R 19/25 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof using digital measurement techniques
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
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POWER TOOL AND METHOD THEREFOR WITH A PROXIMITY BASED THERMAL PROFILING
A power tool includes an actuator that moves an implement, an infrared sensor, and a range sensor. A controller in the power tool receives temperature data and range data corresponding to objects in a region proximate to the implement. If an object has a temperature within a predetermined range and is identified as being within a predetermined minimum distance of the moving implement, then the controller deactivates the actuator to halt the implement.
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
B23D 47/00 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts
B23Q 17/24 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools using optics
F16P 3/00 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body
Embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein present forms of a method and mechanism for a power tool lock-off, wherein accidental activation of the power tool (10) may be inhibited. Pressing a lock-off release button (30) on the tool housing (12) induces a locking member (32) to move from a first position to a second position, allowing a trigger (20) to access a power switch (50)within the housing. Various forms and methods of lock-off mechanisms are enabled.
B25F 5/00 - COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
H01H 9/06 - Casing of switch constituted by a handle serving a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. by the handle of a vacuum cleaner
A power tool having a depth adjustment mechanism includes a motor housing (18), a support base (12) for supporting the motor housing (18), and a depth adjustment member (32) coupled to the support base (12) and movable between two positions, wherein the depth adjustment member (32) in a first position contacts a surface portion of the motor housing (18) and in a second position is distanced from the surface portion of the motor housing (18), such that the movement of the depth adjustment member from the first position to the second position is in a direction parallel to a plane that is substantially tangent to the surface portion of the motor housing (18).
A jigsaw comprises a housing (100), a motor (1) fixed in the housing (100) and a driven shaft (6) rotatably mounted in the housing (100). A transmission mechanism is used to transmit the output rotation of the motor (1) to the driven shaft (1). Two eccentric type outputs are obtained from the driven shaft (6) for driving the saw blade to reciprocate and oscillate simultaneously. The jigsaw is compact and light weighted and is easy to manufacture and use.
B23D 49/16 - Hand-held or hand-operated sawing devices with straight saw blades actuated by electric or magnetic power or prime movers
B23D 51/16 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with straight blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts; Carrying or attaching means for tools, covered by this subclass, which are connected to a carrier at both ends of drives or feed mechanisms for straight tools, e.g. saw blades, or bows
B27B 19/04 - Saws with a power-driven blade chucked at both ends or at one end only, e.g. jig saws, scroll saws characterised by power drive, e.g. by electromagnetic drive
A leveling and plumbing device that incorporates: a frame, a body pendulously mounted relative to the frame, a laser module fixed relative to the body so as to be mounted for movement with the body, a beam divider, fixed relative to the laser module as to be mounted for movement with the body, that receive the green light emitted from the crystal and divides the light into at least two beams, including a first beam and a second beam, and first and second line lens, fixed relative to the laser module so as to be mounted for movement with the body, disposed in the path of the first and second beam respectively.
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