Patent ID: 9616593
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B23D,B28D

Claim:
1. A tile or masonry saw assembly comprising: a saw including a motor operable to turn a blade assembly to cut a workpiece; a frame operably coupled to the saw to enable the saw to be moved along the frame in a first direction; a workpiece support operably coupled to the frame to support the workpiece relative to the saw, and to allow the workpiece support to be moved along the frame; and a movement assembly comprising a first pair of rails to which the workpiece support is coupled via a first roller assembly, a second pair of rails to which a support arm of the saw is coupled via a second roller assembly, a first movable pulley and a second movable pulley, respectively, coupled to the support arm, the first and second movable pulleys being operably coupled to a flexible coupling member, a first fixed pulley fixed to a portion of the frame proximate to a first end of the first rail, and a second fixed pulley fixed to a portion of the frame proximate to a second end of the first rail, the first and second fixed pulleys being operably coupled to the flexible coupling member; wherein the movement assembly is configured to enable both movement of the workpiece support and movement of the saw relative to the frame, such that a movement of the workpiece support along the frame in a second direction is enabled to cause the saw to move along the frame in the first direction which is opposite the second direction.