Power Tool
First Claim
1. A hand held power tool for use with an operative element to treat a work piece over a treatment depth from a face of the work piece, the power tool including:
- a base positionable in use adjacent the work piece;
a fastening assembly for holding the operative element, the fastening assembly being, rotatable about an operative axis, the fastening assembly being movable relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis;
primary power drive means including a motor being operable to rotate the fastening assembly about the operative axis;
secondary power drive means including a motor being operable to move the fastening assembly relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis;
electronic control means for controlling at least the operation of the secondary power drive means, the electronic control means having associated user controls; and
at least one handle which is held by the user while operating the power tool, wherein the user controls are located on the at least one handle to enable user operation of the secondary power drive means while holding the at least one handle.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a hand held power tool, such as a router, for use with an operative element to treat a work piece over a treatment depth from a face of the work piece. The power tool includes a base positionable in use adjacent the work piece and a fastening assembly for holding the operative element, the fastening assembly being rotatable about an operative axis and being movable relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis. The power tool also includes primary power drive means including a motor being operable to rotate the fastening assembly about the operative axis and secondary power drive means including a motor being operable to move the fastening assembly relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis.; Further included in the power tool is an electronic control means for controlling at least the operation of the secondary power drive means, the electronic control means having associated user controls, and at least one handle which is held by the user while operating the power tool. The user controls are located on the at least one handle to enable user operation of the secondary power drive means while holding the at least one handle.
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Citations
40 Claims
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1. A hand held power tool for use with an operative element to treat a work piece over a treatment depth from a face of the work piece, the power tool including:
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a base positionable in use adjacent the work piece; a fastening assembly for holding the operative element, the fastening assembly being, rotatable about an operative axis, the fastening assembly being movable relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis;
primary power drive means including a motor being operable to rotate the fastening assembly about the operative axis;secondary power drive means including a motor being operable to move the fastening assembly relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis; electronic control means for controlling at least the operation of the secondary power drive means, the electronic control means having associated user controls; and at least one handle which is held by the user while operating the power tool, wherein the user controls are located on the at least one handle to enable user operation of the secondary power drive means while holding the at least one handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 32)
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33. A microcontroller for use with a hand held power tool for use with an operative element to treat a work piece over a treatment depth from a face of the work piece, the power tool including:
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a base positionable in use adjacent the work piece; a fastening assembly for holding the operative element, the fastening assembly being rotatable about an operative axis, the fastening assembly being movable relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis; primary power drive means including a motor being operable to rotate the fastening assembly about the operative axis; secondary power drive means including a motor being operable to move the fastening assembly relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis; at least one handle which is held by the user while operating the power tool; and user controls located on the at least one handle to enable user operation of the secondary power drive means while holding the at least one handle, the microcontroller including a processing unit and associated memory device for storing control logic to cause the microprocessor to;
receive control inputs from the user controls; and
control operation of the secondary power drive means in accordance with the control inputs. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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Specification