Safety Detection and Protection System for Power Tools

• Main Authors: PIERGA WOJCIECH T, SIWEK THOMAS R, SHISHEGAR AHMAD R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.06.2014
• Subjects: ACCESSORY MACHINES OR APPARATUS; BLASTING; BROACHING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FILING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MACHINE TOOLS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PLANING; SAFETY DEVICES IN GENERAL; SAFETY DEVICES, e.g. THOSE FOR SAWS; SAWING; SCRAPING; SHEARING; SLOTTING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS; WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL

A detection system for detecting a dangerous condition for an operator using a power tool of the type which has an exposed blade relative to a work surface and a protection system for minimizing, if not eliminating the possibility of a user being injured by contacting the blade. In one preferred emb...