Dust collector and work tool provided with dust collector
AssigneeMakita Corporation
InventorYoshitaka MACHIDA
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Abstract
To provide an improved technique for improving operability in an operation using a power tool with a dust collector attached thereto, a hammer drill to which a dust collector is attached has a body and a handle. The dust collector has a dust collecting part and a male plug. The dust collector is attached to the hammer drill by connecting the male plug to the handle of the hammer drill.
Claims16
A dust collector configured to be removably attached to a power tool, the power tool being configured to perform a processing operation on a workpiece, the dust collector being configured to collect dust generated during the processing operation, the dust collector comprising:
- a motor;
- a fan configured to be rotationally driven by the motor to generate a flow of air;
- a controller configured to control the motor;
- a dust-collecting part having an opening through which the dust is collected,
- a dust-storing part configured to store the dust collected through the opening, and
- a dust-transferring part through which the dust is transferred from the dust-collecting part to the dust-storing part, wherein:
- the flow of the air generated by the fan is utilized to cool the controller as well as to collect the dust through the dust-collecting part and transfer the dust to the dust-storing part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.