Angle grinder
AssigneeHilti Aktiengesellschaft
InventorKevin Kuhlmann
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Abstract
An angle grinder (200), which includes a gear neck (210) for connecting a dust hood (100, 100′) equipped with a flange (90), the angle grinder (200) including a sensor unit (20), with the aid of which it is possible to detect which type of dust hood (100, 100′) is connected to the angle grinder (200), the angle grinder (200) also including rotational direction control electronics (230), which are connected by signals to the sensor unit (20) in such a way that the rotational direction (GGD, GLD) of a cutting wheel (220) of the angle grinder (200) is predefined as a function of the dust hood type detected by the sensor unit (20).
Claims14
An angle grinder comprising:
- a gear neck for connecting a dust hood, wherein the dust hood is equipped with a flange;
- a sensor unit, wherein the sensor unit detects which type of dust hood is connected to the angle grinder, and
- rotational direction control electronics connected by signals to the sensor unit in such a way that a rotational direction of a cutting wheel of the angle grinder is predefined as a function of the dust hood type detected by the sensor unit.
A method for operating an angle grinder including a gear neck for connecting a dust hood, wherein the dust hood is equipped with a flange, the method including the steps of:
- detecting which type of dust hood is connected to the angle grinder by a sensor unit encompassed by the angle grinder;
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- controlling a rotational direction of a cutting wheel of the angle grinder as a function of the type of dust hood detected by the sensor unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.