Invention Publication
- Patent Title: POWER TOOL ANGLE ASSIST
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Application No.: US18487443Application Date: 2023-10-16
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Publication No.: US20240033875A1Publication Date: 2024-02-01
- Inventor: Lance D. Lamont , Jonathan E. Abbott , Jonathon R. Gasteiner
- Applicant: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US WI Brookfield
- Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Brookfield
- Main IPC: B23Q17/22
- IPC: B23Q17/22 ; B23Q3/18

Abstract:
Power tool methods and systems are provided for aligning a power tool to implement an angled cut in a workpiece. The power tool includes a first distance sensor and a second distance sensor. The power tool measures a first distance to the workpiece with the first distance sensor and a second distance to the workpiece with the second distance sensor. The power tool calculates an angle between the power tool and the workpiece based on the first and second distances, and indicates the angle via an angle output indicator of the power tool. The power tool may measure an angle between the power tool and the workpiece using a proximate edge and a distal edge of the workpiece, and indicate whether the power tool maintains a correct angle as it traverses a cut through the workpiece from the proximate edge to the distal edge.
Public/Granted literature
- US12214464B2 Power tool angle assist Public/Granted day:2025-02-04
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