Patent ID: 6024144
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B23Q,B27C,Y10T

Abstract:
A router comprising:a head for driving a tool bit about an axis;a first and second guide columns, said head being displaceable on said first and second guide columns;a suction hood supporting said first and second guide columns, said suction hood including an opening for receiving the bit for engagement with a workpiece, and said suction hood having a surface for engagement with a workpiece;a suction duct formed within the hood;an exhaust port connected to the suction duct for exhausting dust from the suction hood;one of said guide columns defining said exhaust port, said exhaust port coupled with said suction duct for exhausting debris at said suction hood opening; anda parabolic surface within the suction duct for reflecting dust from the bit toward the exhaust port.