| CPC B24B 7/186 (2013.01) [B24B 23/03 (2013.01); B24B 23/04 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |
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1. An automated device for wood floor edge sanding comprising:
a chassis frame comprising an upper platform with a longitudinal slot, two drive wheels extending below the upper flatform, and two guide wheels extending below the upper platform;
a motor slidably coupled to the longitudinal slot;
a tension spring attached to the motor and to the upper platform;
at least three sprockets rotatably coupled to the upper platform;
a driving sprocket coupled to a shaft of the motor and a chain coupled about the driving sprocket and the at least three sprockets, the driving sprocket and the at least three sprockets positioned such that the chain is configured to rotate in a plane parallel to a floor;
a tool body connector assembly comprising a connecting pin, a rocker arm pivotably attached to the connecting pin, a tool body adapter pivotably attached to the rocker arm, and a constant pressure spring connected to the rocker arm and the tool body adapter, wherein one end of the connecting pin is attached to the chain;
the chassis frame further comprising a lower slide rail, a slide body slidably attached to the lower slide rail, and a pivot adapter connected to the slide body;
an edge sander comprising a sander motor, a circular abrasive disk, and swivel wheels, wherein the sander motor is configured to rotate the circular abrasive disk;
wherein the edge sander is connected to the chassis frame by the tool body adapter and the pivot adapter; and
wherein the pivot adapter, the slide body, the lower slide rail are configured to restrict the movement of the edge sander to a linear movement relative to the upper platform and parallel to the longitudinal slot.
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