Patent ID: 8763259
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: B23D,B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A powered hand tool comprising: a handle portion arranged to provide a grip point for a user; a motor; a cutting member drivable to cut a workpiece; a drive system interconnecting the motor and the cutting member and operable to drive the cutting member in response to operation of the motor; a housing at least partially enclosing the cutting member and the motor; and a debris removal system movable between a first position and a second position, the debris removal system operable to clean a portion of the drive system when in the second position; wherein the debris removal system includes an abrasive member, an automatic actuator, and a sensor operable to selectively generate a signal, and wherein the automatic actuator is movable between an actuated position in which the abrasive member moves to the second position and a non-actuated position in which the abrasive member moves to the first position in response to the sensor.