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US 2026/0158568 A1Published application
Line following power tool
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsRobert P. Hodson, Keil J. Brady
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Abstract
A power tool includes a housing from which a handle extends, a foot plate coupled to the housing and configured to contact a workpiece during a cutting operation, a drive assembly having a first motor that is configured to drive a cutter about or along a cutting axis, and a second motor disposed within the housing and configured to move the cutter relative to the foot plate in a direction perpendicular to the cutting axis.
Claims20
A power tool comprising:
- a housing from which a handle extends;
- a foot plate coupled to the housing and configured to contact a workpiece during a cutting operation;
- a drive assembly having a first motor that is configured to drive a cutter about or along a cutting axis;
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- a second motor disposed within the housing and configured to move the cutter relative to the foot plate in a direction perpendicular to the cutting axis.
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A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a foot plate coupled to the housing and configured to contact a workpiece during a cutting operation;
- a drive assembly having a first motor that is configured to drive a cutter about or along a cutting axis, the cutting axis extending in a first direction perpendicular to the foot plate;
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- a follower assembly coupled to the cutter and configured to move the cutter relative to the foot plate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
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A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a foot plate coupled to the housing and configured to contact a workpiece during a cutting operation;
- a drive assembly having a first motor that is configured to drive a cutter about or along a cutting axis;
- a follower assembly coupled to the housing and configured to move the cutter relative to the foot plate in a direction perpendicular to the cutting axis;
- a sensor supported by the housing and configured to detect a line on a workpiece and generate a signal indicating a position of the line;
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- an electronic control unit configured to receive the signal and actuate the follower assembly so that the cutter follows the line on the workpiece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.