US 12,440,955 B2
Power tool and power tool system
Takumi Hayashi, Anjo (JP); Fumitoshi Numata, Anjo (JP); and Koichi Yakabe, Anjo (JP)
Assigned to MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo (JP)
Filed by MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/598,190.
Claims priority of application No. 2023-060298 (JP), filed on Apr. 3, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0326223 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. B25F 5/02 (2006.01); B25B 29/00 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)
CPC B25F 5/02 (2013.01) [B25B 29/00 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power tool, on which at least one accessory is mountable in a detachable manner, comprising:
at least one camera; and
a determining part;
wherein:
the at least one accessory is at least one device selected from a detachable auxiliary handle and a detachable cover, which is configured to at least partially cover a tool accessory mounted on the power tool; and
the determining part is configured to perform image processing on image data output from the at least one camera and to determine based on the image data whether the at least one accessory is mounted on the power tool and to determine whether the state of the at least one accessory is normal based on at least the determination of whether the at least one accessory is mounted on the power tool.