Drill press
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsMark A. Etter, P. Brent Boyd, Craig A. Carroll, Brent Stafford, Jeffrey A. Wessel
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Abstract
A power tool control system connected with a drill press provides a system for determining operational settings for the drill press and/or structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the drill press. For instance, the power tool control system may establish a visual indication of the axis of operation of the drill press upon a workpiece and/or determine the thickness, structural composition, and/or moisture content of a workpiece. The determined axis of operation and/or structural factor is utilized to determine the operational settings of the power tool.
Claims38
A drill press, including a drill bit connected to a motor via a quill assembly, the drill bit for engaging a workpiece seated upon a work table of the drill press, comprising:
- a bench column including a first end connected with a head assembly and a second end connected with a stabilizing stand assembly, the bench column further connected with the work table;
- a fence assembly;
- and
- a power tool control system connected with the bench column, the power tool control system connected in a position correlating with the work table,
- wherein the power tool control system provides a measure of a structural factor of the workpiece for use in determining operational settings of the drill press.
A method of operating a drill press, including a work table for engaging a drill bit with a workpiece, comprising:
- determining a first distance, the first distance comprising the distance of the work table from a casing connected with a laser source, the casing connected with the drill press;
- positioning the workpiece upon the work table;
- determining a second distance, the second distance comprising the distance from the casing including the laser source to the workpiece;
- calculating the thickness of the workpiece from the determined first and second distances;
- providing the established distance data to the user of the drill press;
- setting the operational settings of the drill press based on the determined distance data;
- and
- drilling through the workpiece.
A drill press, including a drill bit connected to a motor via a quill assembly, the drill bit for engaging a workpiece seated upon a work table of the drill press, comprising:
- a bench column including a first end connected with a head assembly and a second end connected with a stabilizing stand assembly, the bench column further connected with the work table;
- a multi-depth adjustment assembly connected to the head assembly;
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- a power tool control system connected with the bench column, the power tool control system connected in a position correlating with the work table,
- wherein the power tool control system provides a measure of a structural factor of the workpiece for use in determining operational settings of the drill press.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.