Hand-held planing tool
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsConnor M. Temme, Matthiew Schleis, Jeffrey S. Holly, Jason E. Fenner
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Abstract
A hand-held power tool includes a housing, a first shoe movably coupled to the housing, a second shoe fixedly coupled to the housing, a rotating cutting tool disposed between the first shoe and the second shoe, and a depth adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a position of the first shoe relative to the second shoe. The rotating cutting tool is configured to engage a workpiece. The depth adjustment mechanism includes a rotary handle and an inner shaft. The inner shaft is fixedly coupled to the first shoe and threadedly coupled to the rotary handle. The first shoe translates relative to the second shoe in response to rotation of the rotary handle.
Claims21
A hand-held power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a first shoe movably coupled to the housing;
- a second shoe fixedly coupled to the housing;
- a rotating cutting tool disposed between the first shoe and the second shoe, the rotating cutting tool configured to engage a workpiece;
- and
- a depth adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a position of the first shoe relative to the second shoe, the depth adjustment mechanism including
- a rotary handle, and
- an inner shaft, the inner shaft fixedly coupled to the first shoe and threadedly coupled to the rotary handle,
- wherein the first shoe translates relative to the second shoe in response to rotation of the rotary handle.
A hand-held power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a front shoe movably coupled to the housing, the front shoe including a first chip ejection port and a second chip ejection port;
- a rear shoe fixedly coupled to the housing;
- a rotating cutting tool disposed between the front shoe and the rear shoe, the rotating cutting tool configured to engage a workpiece to remove material from the workpiece;
- and
- a chip direction selector disposed within the front shoe, the chip direction selector movable between a first position, in which the chip direction selector directs material removed from the workpiece toward the first chip ejection port, and a second position, in which the chip direction selector directs material removed from the workpiece toward the second chip ejection port.
A hand-held power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a front shoe coupled to the housing at a forward end of the housing, the front shoe including a first chip ejection port and a second chip ejection port;
- a rear shoe coupled to the housing at an opposite, rearward end of the housing;
- a rotating cutting tool disposed between the front shoe and the rear shoe, the rotating cutting tool configured to engage a workpiece to remove material from the workpiece;
- an electric motor operably coupled to the rotating cutting tool to rotate the rotating cutting tool;
- and
- a fan operably coupled to the electric motor, the fan configured to generate an airflow within the housing,
- wherein the airflow is configured to pass over the electric motor to cool the electric motor, and
- wherein the airflow is configured to exit the hand-held power tool through the first chip ejection port or the second chip ejection port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.