Patent ID: 8522658
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: B27G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A table saw comprising: a table top including an opening configured to receive a saw blade having a surface defining a surface plane and configured to rotate about a blade rotational axis; a blade case positioned under the table top, the blade case including an interior portion with the saw blade partially positioned within the interior portion, the blade case configured to move relative to the table top; a motor coupled to the saw blade and configured to move relative to the table top, the motor configured to rotate the blade about the blade rotational axis; and at least one moveable guard member positioned between the table top and the blade case, the at least one moveable guard member providing an obstruction to the interior portion of the blade case, and the at least one moveable guard member configured to pivot about a guard member pivot axis when the motor is moved between an up position and a down position or tilted relative to the table top, wherein the guard member pivot axis is disposed substantially parallel to the surface plane of the saw blade and is substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis, the at least one moveable guard member including a first guard member positioned above the motor, the first guard member configured to pivot about the guard member pivot axis between a relatively horizontal position when the motor is in the up position and an inclined position when the motor is in the down position, wherein the first guard member is a plate member including a first edge and a terminating end includes an opposite second edge, wherein the guard member pivot axis for the first guard member is provided along the first edge, and wherein the second edge is configured to slide relative to the motor along an axis disposed substantially parallel to the blade rotational axis and between the blade rotational axis and the guard member pivot axis when the motor is moved between the up position and the down position.