Patent ID: 6240914
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B28D,Y10T

Abstract:
A tile cutter comprising:a supporting rail of which cross section is inverted T having a straight supporting ridge portion in longitudinal direction;a front fixation post, having a tile contact portion at right angles with the supporting rail, attached to an end of the supporting rail;a rear fixation post attached to the other end of the supporting rail;a guide rail arranged on an upper end of the front fixation post and an upper end of the rear fixation post parallel to the supporting rail;a scale for measuring tile cutting dimension, having a tile receiving plate of which upper face corresponds to a top portion of the supporting ridge portion, attached to the supporting rail in the direction at right angles with the supporting rail as to freely slide along the supporting rail; anda tile cutting operation unit, having an operation lever on an upper portion and a tile pressing leg and a circular cutting blade on a lower portion, attached to the guide rail as to freely slide along the guide rail:wherein a notch for tile positioning is formed at a position just above the supporting rail and on a rear face of the tile contact portion which contacts an edge of a tile, and another notch for tile positioning is formed at a position just above the supporting rail and on a stepped face portion between an upper face of the scale and the upper face of the tile receiving plate.