Mobile machine tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11426808-B2
Application number	US-201816651827-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2018
Priority date	Sep 29, 2017
Publication date	Aug 30, 2022
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022

Abstract

A mobile machine tool, namely a manually-operated machine tool (10) or semi-stationary machine tool (10), for machining a workpiece (W), wherein the machine tool (10) has a plate-like guide element (30) with a guide surface (32) for guiding the machine tool (10) on the workpiece (W) or the workpiece (W) on the machine tool (10), wherein the machine tool (10) has a drive unit (11) with a drive motor (13) for driving a tool holder (14) arranged on the drive unit (11), wherein the machine tool (10) is provided with a tool sensor arrangement (61, 62) for detecting a workpiece contact region in which a work tool (15) arranged on the tool holder (14), is in contact with the workpiece (W). The tool sensor arrangement (61, 62) comprises at least two tool sensors (61, 62), the detection ranges of which (EB1, EB2) are assigned to different partial workpiece contact regions (WK1, WK2) of the workpiece contact region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile machine tool for machining a workpiece, wherein the machine tool has a guide element with a guide surface for guiding the machine tool on the workpiece or the workpiece on the machine tool, wherein the machine tool has a drive unit with a drive motor for driving a tool holder arranged on the drive unit, wherein the machine tool is provided with a tool sensor arrangement for detecting a workpiece contact region in which a work tool arranged on the tool holder, in particular a cutting tool, is in contact with the workpiece wherein the tool sensor arrangement comprises at least two tool sensors, the detection ranges of which are assigned to different partial workpiece contact regions of the workpiece contact region, and
wherein one partial workpiece contact region corresponds to an entry region of the work tool in the workpiece and the other partial workpiece contact region corresponds to an exit region of the work tool from the workpiece.

2. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the work tool engages at least partially between the detection ranges of the tool sensors, so that the detection range of one tool sensor assigned to the partial workpiece contact region is at least partially obstructed by the work tool so as to prevent registration by the other tool sensor.

3. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the detection range of a first tool sensor is assigned to a first side of the work tool and the detection range of a second tool sensor is assigned to a second side of the work tool, wherein the second side is opposite the first side of the work tool and/or the partial workpiece contact regions of the workpiece contact region are provided on the first and second opposite sides of the work tool.

4. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , further comprising several tool sensors, for detecting in each case a partial workpiece contact region.

5. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , further comprising at least three tool sensors which are arranged in a row arrangement, wherein the row arrangement runs, in the geometry of an outer circumferential contour of the work tool, around its outer circumferential contour.

6. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool holder is mounted adjustably relative to the guide surface in order to adjust a penetration depth of the work tool in the workpiece, and wherein the tool sensors are arranged in the region of a greatest distance of the partial workpiece contact regions at the maximum penetration depth of the work tool in the workpiece.

7. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein at least one tool sensor is arranged in a dust extraction region and/or beneath a cover.

8. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , further comprising an illumination device for illuminating the workpiece contact region.

9. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a display device for displaying sensor signals from the tool sensors.

10. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein at least one tool sensor is arranged on the guide element.

11. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the detection ranges and/or optical axes of the tool sensors are arranged at different angles relative to an outer circumference of the work tool.

12. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the detection ranges of the tool sensors have different detection angles.

13. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the drive unit is, by means of a bearing arrangement, mounted adjustably on the guide element in order to adjust at least two adjustment positions of the tool holder relative to the guide surface, wherein at least one adjustment position corresponds to a workpiece machining position in which the work tool arranged on the tool holder is, in the workpiece contact region, in contact with the workpiece.

14. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool sensor is configured and/or aligned to detect a workpiece marking arranged on the workpiece.

15. The mobile machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool is configured to provide at least one function depending on a detection of a workpiece marking arranged on the workpiece.

16. A mobile machine tool for machining a workpiece, wherein the machine tool has a guide element with a guide surface for guiding the machine tool on the workpiece or the workpiece on the machine tool, wherein the machine tool has a drive unit with a drive motor for driving a tool holder arranged on the drive unit, wherein the machine tool is provided with a tool sensor arrangement for detecting a workpiece contact region in which a work tool arranged on the tool holder, in particular a cutting tool, is in contact with the workpiece wherein the tool sensor arrangement comprises at least two tool sensors, the detection ranges of which are assigned to different partial workpiece contact regions of the workpiece contact region, and
wherein at least one tool sensor is arranged on a side of the guide element facing away from the guide surface and/or on a side of the guide element assigned to the drive unit.

17. The mobile machine tool according to claim 16 , wherein one partial workpiece contact region corresponds to an entry region of the work tool in the workpiece and the other partial workpiece contact region corresponds to an exit region of the work tool from the workpiece.

18. A mobile machine tool for machining a workpiece, wherein the machine tool has a guide element with a guide surface for guiding the machine tool on the workpiece or the workpiece on the machine tool, wherein the machine tool has a drive unit with a drive motor for driving a tool holder arranged on the drive unit, wherein the machine tool is provided with a tool sensor arrangement for detecting a workpiece contact region in which a work tool arranged on the tool holder, in particular a cutting tool, is in contact with the workpiece wherein the tool sensor arrangement comprises at least two tool sensors, the detection ranges of which are assigned to different partial workpiece contact regions of the workpiece contact region, and
wherein the mobile machine tool further comprises an illumination device for illuminating the workpiece contact region, and
wherein, for each partial workpiece contact region, the illumination device has an illumination element for individual illumination of the respective partial workpiece contact region.

19. A mobile machine tool for machining a workpiece, wherein the machine tool has a guide element with a guide surface for guiding the machine tool on the workpiece or the workpiece on the machine tool, wherein the machine tool has a drive unit with a drive motor for driving a tool holder arranged on the drive unit, wherein the machine tool is provided with a tool sensor arrangement for detecting a workpiece contact region in which a work tool arranged on the tool holder, in particular a cutting tool, is in contact with the workpiece wherein the tool sensor arrangement comprises at least two tool sensors, the detection ranges of which are assigned to different partial workpiece contact regions of the workpiece contact region, and
wherein the mobile machine too further comprises a switchover device for switching between the sensor signals of the tool sensors, wherein the switchover device outputs the sensor signal of one tool sensor or the sensor signal of the other tool sensor as output signal in priority over the in each cas

Assignees

• Festool Gmbh

Inventors

• Frank Josua
• Kübeler Matthias

Classifications

• B23D59/001

  Measuring or control devices, e.g. for automatic control of work feed pressure on band saw blade (measuring in general G01; controlling in general G05) · CPC title

• B23D59/002 Primary

  for the position of the saw blade (mounting for swiveling or tilting a circular saw blade B27B5/36; portable power-driven circular saws with adjustment for cutting depth or amount of tilting B27B9/02) · CPC title

• B23D47/12

  of drives for circular saw blades · CPC title

• B25F5/021

  with guiding devices (guiding devices for hand tools on stands or supports B25H1/0078) · CPC title

• B25F5/00 Primary

  Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for · CPC title