Patent ID: 8186067
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable circular saw comprising: a housing; a motor accommodated in the housing; a circular saw blade driven by the motor for cutting a cutting object in a cutting direction, the circular saw blade having one side surface and another side surface and further having a frontmost point in the cutting direction and a cutting point that cuts and intersects with the cutting object; a saw cover provided to the housing for partially covering the circular saw blade; a base pivotally movably supporting the housing and the saw cover and having a contact surface that contacts the cutting object, the circular saw blade protruding through the contact surface; a protrusion amount changing mechanism provided on the base for changing an amount of protrusion of the circular saw blade from the contact surface and comprising a pivot support portion provided on a front section of the base in the cutting direction for pivotally movably supporting the housing and the saw cover with respect to the base to change the amount of protrusion; and a light irradiation unit provided on the saw cover and comprising comprising: wherein the light irradiation unit is disposed between the center of the circular saw blade and the pivot support portion of the protrusion amount changing mechanism.