Patent ID: 6810825
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B23Q,B27C,Y10T

Abstract:
A wood planing machine comprising:a mounting frame having upper and lower ends opposite to each other in an upright direction; a support carriage mounted on said mounting frame and movable between said upper and lower ends in the upright direction, said support carriage having left and right sides spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction transverse to the upright direction, and front and rear sides spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal and upright directions; a motor unit operable so as to deliver a driving force and having a motor housing mounted on said support carriage, said motor housing having an upper housing part that projects upwardly relative to said support carriage, said upper housing part including a rear wall proximate to said rear side, and a front wall opposite to said rear wall in the transverse direction; a cutter member mounted on said support carriage, located between said motor housing and said front side, and coupled to and driven by said motor unit, said cutter member having a top side; and a shield member mounted on said support carriage and pivotable between covering and uncovering positions, said shield member having a motor shielding portion that is configured to cover said upper housing part of said motor housing when said shield member is disposed at the covering position, and a cutter shielding portion that extends from said motor shielding portion and that is configured to shield said top side of said cutter member when said shield member is disposed at the covering position.