Patent ID: 6032563
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B23D,B23Q,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A saw comprising:a table on which a workpiece is placed;a saw unit supporting a saw blade and having a motor for rotatably driving said saw blade;a housing pivotally supporting said saw unit related to said table in such a manner that said saw unit is at least laterally pivotable; anda bevel mechanism for selectively determining the lateral position of said saw unit at any of a plurality of pivoted positions including a vertical position where said saw blade is positioned substantially vertically relative to said table, and leftward and rightward pivoted positions where said blade is inclined laterally leftwardly and laterally rightwardly from said vertical position;said bevel mechanism comprising a movable rod having a longitudinal axis and three fixed stop members, said rod being operable to move about a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and between a first rod position abutting one of said fixed stop members and a second rod position not abutting said one of said fixed stop members so as to permit the lateral pivotal movement of said saw unit;a first one of said fixed stop members being disposed so that the rod abuts said first fixed stop member when the saw unit is at the vertical position;a second one of said fixed stop members being disposed so that the rod abuts said second fixed stop member when the saw unit is leftwardly pivoted at a first predetermined angle from the vertical position; andthird one of said fixed stop members being disposed so that the rod abuts said third fixed stop member when the saw unit is rightwardly pivoted at a second predetermined angle from the vertical position.