Patent ID: 7802919

Claim:
A device for identifying a direction of a tool working on a component, comprising: a tool for working on a component, the tool aligned in a direction with respect to the component; a first light source for emitting a first light beam in a first plane; a second light source for emitting a second light beam in a second plane, the first light source and the second light source configured such that the first light beam and the second light beam are coincident at a line of intersection that intersects the component at an intersection point; a visualizing unit, the first light source and the second light source adjustably coupled to the visualizing unit; and an adjusting unit coupled to the tool for adjusting the tool so that the direction of the tool is coincident with the intersection point, the tool and the first and second light sources being coupled together in a manner such that during operation of the tool the direction of the tool remains coincident with the intersection point, wherein the tool, the adjusting device and the visualizing unit are movable as a unit.