Power tool attachment and dust collection system
A power tool attachment efficiently guides light and provides sufficient illumination when attached to a power tool. A power tool attachment is attachable to a power tool to cover a light source included in the power tool. The power tool attachment includes a light guide being a single member made of a transparent resin. The light guide includes a light receiver that receives light from the light source when the power tool attachment is attached to the power tool, and a light emitter that outputs the received light.
1. A power tool attachment attachable to a power tool to cover a light source included in the power tool, the power tool attachment comprising:
a body case;
a dust box detachably attached to the body case; and
a light guide disposed in the body case, the light guide being a single member made of a transparent resin, the light guide including
a light receiver configured to receive light from the light source when the power tool attachment is attached to the power tool,
a light emitter configured to output the received light, and
a curved portion configured to accommodate the dust box.
2. The power tool attachment according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the light source and the light receiver is less than or equal to 5 mm.
3. The power tool attachment according to claim 2 , wherein the light receiver has an area substantially equal to an area of a circle having a diameter 2 to 3 times the distance between the light source and the light receiver.
4. The power tool attachment according to claim 3 , wherein
the light guide includes the curved portion with a bend radius greater than or equal to 1.5 times a thickness of the light guide.
5. The power tool attachment according to claim 3 , wherein the light guide has a cross section including no corner formed between flat surfaces.
6. The power tool attachment according to claim 3 , wherein
the light guide has a same cross section across a length from the light receiver to the light emitter.
7. The power tool attachment according to claim 2 , wherein
the light guide includes the curved portion with a bend radius greater than or equal to 1.5 times a thickness of the light guide.
8. The power tool attachment according to claim 2 , wherein the light guide has a cross section including no corner formed between flat surfaces.
9. The power tool attachment according to claim 2 , wherein the light guide has a same cross section across a length from the light receiver to the light emitter.
10. The power tool attachment according to claim 1 , wherein
the light guide includes the curved portion with a bend radius greater than or equal to 1.5 times a thickness of the light guide.
11. The power tool attachment according to claim 10 , wherein the curved portion has a bend radius greater than or equal to 3 times the thickness of the light guide.
12. The power tool attachment according to claim 11 , wherein the light guide has a cross section including no corner formed between flat surfaces.
13. The power tool attachment according to claim 11 , wherein
the light guide has a same cross section across a length from the light receiver to the light emitter.
14. The power tool attachment according to claim 10 , wherein the light guide has a cross section including no corner formed between flat surfaces.
15. The power tool attachment according to claim 10 , wherein
the light guide has a same cross section across a length from the light receiver to the light emitter.
16. The power tool attachment according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide has a cross section including no corner formed between flat surfaces.
17. The power tool attachment according to claim 1 , wherein
the light guide has a same cross section across a length from the light receiver to the light emitter.
18. The power tool attachment according to claim 1 , wherein
the light guide includes a linear portion, and
the linear portion includes a positioning flange on a portion other than the light receiver and the light emitter.
19. The power tool attachment according to claim 1 , wherein
the light guide comprises an acrylic resin.
20. A dust collection system, comprising:
a power tool including a light source; and
the power tool attachment according to claim 1 attachable to the power tool to cover the light source.