Router with improved safety system
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1. A router for cutting workpieces with one or more router bits, the router comprising:
- an operative structure including a rotatable shaft;
a motor assembly coupled to rotate the shaft; and
a safety system that includes a detection subsystem configured to detect accidental contact between an operator and a router bit coupled to the operative structure, where the safety system is configured to stop the rotation of the router bit coupled to the operative structure in the event the detection subsystem detects accidental contact between the operator and the router bit.
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Abstract
A router is described for cutting workpieces with router bits. The router includes a safety system configured to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a person and a router bit. The safety system includes a reaction subsystem configured to perform one or more predetermined actions in the event a dangerous condition is detected. In one embodiment, the safety system is configured to detect accidental contact between a person and the router bit, and then at least partially retract the router bit the person.
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1. A router for cutting workpieces with one or more router bits, the router comprising:
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an operative structure including a rotatable shaft; a motor assembly coupled to rotate the shaft; and a safety system that includes a detection subsystem configured to detect accidental contact between an operator and a router bit coupled to the operative structure, where the safety system is configured to stop the rotation of the router bit coupled to the operative structure in the event the detection subsystem detects accidental contact between the operator and the router bit. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A router for cutting workpieces with one or more router bits the router comprising:
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an operative structure including a rotatable shaft; a motor assembly coupled to rotate the shaft; and a safety system that includes a detection subsystem configured to detect accidental contact between an operator and a router bit coupled to the operative structure, where the safety system is configured to stop the rotation of the router bit coupled to the operative structure in the event the detection subsystem detects accidental contact between the operator and the router bit; where the safety system includes a reaction subsystem configured to engage at least a portion of the operative structure to stop the rotation of the router bit coupled to the operative structure. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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