Patent ID: 11931851
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A handheld pole sander comprising:
an elongate body having a first end and a second end extending along a longitudinal axis;
a rear housing mounted on the second end of the elongate body;
an electric motor electrically controlled by control electronics, wherein the control electronics are mounted within the rear housing; and
a sanding head attached via a pivot mechanism to the first end of the elongate body, wherein the sanding head comprises a hood and an output spindle projecting from the hood and rotatably driven by the electric motor;
wherein at least part of the elongate body comprises a heat conductive part being at least partially made of heat conductive material, and the elongate body includes a cut-out region through which the control electronics are received at least partially inside the elongate body adjacent to or in direct contact with the heat conductive part of the elongate body.