Patent ID: 6823907
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B23D,B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A work table comprising:a stand; a workpiece-supporting box having a bottom plate disposed on said stand and having a peripheral edge, and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from said peripheral edge of said bottom plate to define a receiving chamber, said bottom plate being formed with an outlet port; a sawdust collecting mechanism including opposing left and right guide plates extending inclinedly and downwardly from said peripheral wall toward said outlet port, said left and right guide plates each having an opposing end wall distal from said peripheral wall and cooperating with said bottom plate to define a groove that is in fluid communication with said outlet port, a distributor member disposed in said groove, cooperating with said bottom plate to define a lower chamber in fluid communication with said outlet port, and cooperating with said left and right guide plates and said peripheral wall to define an upper chamber above the lower chamber, said distributor member being formed with a plurality of spaced-apart entrance holes that fluidly communicate with said upper and lower chambers, and a working panel disposed on said peripheral wall, covering said upper chamber, and formed with a plurality of spaced-apart apertures that are in fluid communication with said upper chamber; and a suctioning device including an air conduit connected to said outlet port of said box, and a container connected to said air conduit so as to collect sawdust in said container via said apertures, said upper and lower chambers, and said outlet port of said bottom plate upon actuation of said suctioning device.