Method of and apparatus for preventing accidents during working with hand-held tools with a rotatable working tool
US6111515A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T408/14
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of and an apparatus for preventing accidents caused by blockage of a rotatable tool when working with a hand-held tool including the rotatable tool (8), a drive motor (7) for driving the rotatable tool (8), and means (5, 6) for interrupting transmission of a drive torque from the drive motor (7) to the rotatable tool (8) dependent on an operational condition of the hand-held tool, with the method including determining the operational condition of the hand-held tool by measuring displacement of the hand-held tool in space in at least two points of the hand-held tool spatially spaced from each other and spaced from a tool axis; subtracting two obtained displacement measurement variable (a.sub.1, a.sub.2) from each other; and thereafter, calculating an actuation signal that actuates the interrupting means (5, 6); and with the apparatus including sensors and an evaluation circuit for implementing the method.
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