Depth and angle sensor attachment for a power tool

A power tool including a sensor attachment, a housing, a motor, and a power tool controller. The power tool controller is operable or configured to control power provided to the motor. The sensor attachment is coupled to the power tool's housing and includes a first non-contact sensor and a sen...

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Hauptverfasser:	Mikat-Stevens, Leo, Mueckl, Gareth, Post, Matthew, Kundinger, Joshua, Shurtleff, Jared, Hoossainy, Tauhira, Blair, Logan, McDermott, Jake, Dobernig, Nicholas, Nord, Jonathon R, von Helms, Jr., John
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOTPARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES HAND TOOLS LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES MANIPULATORS MEASURING MEASURING ANGLES MEASURING AREAS MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING RADIO NAVIGATION TESTING TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FORFASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A power tool including a sensor attachment, a housing, a motor, and a power tool controller. The power tool controller is operable or configured to control power provided to the motor. The sensor attachment is coupled to the power tool's housing and includes a first non-contact sensor and a sensor controller. The sensor controller receives signals from the first non-contact sensor related to distance to a work surface and determines a fastener depth based on the signals from the first non-contact sensor. If the fastener depth is greater than or equal to a desired fastener depth, the sensor controller generates and sends a control signal to the power tool controller. In response, the power tool controller turns off or cuts power to the motor.