Patent ID: 8522656
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting machine comprising: a table supporting a workpiece; and a cutting machine body vertically movably and laterally tiltably supported on the table, wherein: the cutting machine body is laterally tiltably supported on the table via a body supporting member, so that the cutting machine body can tilt leftward and rightward from a vertical position; the body supporting member includes: a fixed-side support member on the side of the table; a tilting-side support member on the side of the cutting machine body; a lateral tilt shaft connecting the fixed-side support member and the tilting-side support member to be rotatable relative to each other about a rotational axis; a fixing screw capable of fixing the tilting-side support member to the fixed-side supporting member with respect to rotation; and a fixing lever capable of rotating the fixing screw; and the fixing lever has only two grips capable of being held for operating the fixing lever; and the two grips are arranged to extend upward in a V-shape from a head of the fixing screw; wherein the rotational axis of the fixing lever and the fixing screw is parallel to the rotational axis of the tilting-side support member; wherein the fixing lever is rotatably supported by the tilting-side support member; wherein the tilling-side support member has a width in a left and right direction; and wherein when the tilting-side supporting member is fixed to the fixed-side supporting member not to rotate relative thereto by tightening the fixing screw and while the cutting machine body is positioned at the vertical position, the two grips protrude leftward and rightward with respect to the tilting-side support member and have respective protruding ends, the rotational axis of the fixing screw and the fixing lever is positioned directly below the lateral tilt shaft in a vertical plane of the rotational axis of the tilting-side support member, the protruding ends of the two grip portions are positioned upwardly of the rotational axis of the fixing lever, the lateral tilt shaft defining the rotational axis of the tilting-side support member is positioned between the two grips with respect to the rotational direction of the fixing lever, and one end of the lateral tilt shaft on the side of the fixing lever is not opposed to the fixing lever and is exposed to the outside.