Patent ID: 6139411
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
A disc sander comprising:a base having a shroud, said shroud including a scroll type baffle forming a fan housing, the fan housing having at least one inlet port and an exit nozzle;an electric motor attached to said base, said electric motor having an output shaft extending normal to said shroud;a sanding disc attached to said shaft adjacent to said shroud, said sanding disc having a plurality of spaced apart fins extending into said fan housing and forming therewith a vane type pump; andan inlet manifold having an inlet disposed adjacent to a surface of said sanding disc on the side opposite said shroud and an outlet connected to said at least one inlet port to said fan housing the inlet manifold conducting an air flow from the region in front of the sanding disc on the side opposite the shroud into the fan housing.