Random orbital sanding machine having a removable debris container
US5419737A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24B23/03
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A palm grip random orbital sanding machine having a housing and an electric motor disposed in the housing which drives an attached platen along a random orbital path. An exhaust fan disposed in an exhaust chamber produces an air flow from the vicinity of the platen out through an exhaust port. The housing has a pair of longitudinal slots provided on opposite sides thereof which removably receive the legs or side members of a U-shaped debris container. Each side member of the debris container has an entrance port coincident with the exhaust port of the exhaust chamber, and means for filtering the debris from the air flow exiting the side members. The commutator and brushes of the electric motor are disposed intermediate the longitudinal slots and the brushes are disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sanding machine.
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