Patent ID: 6101914
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B23D,B23Q,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A saw comprising:a table on which a workpiece is placed;a saw unit supporting a saw blade and having a motor for rotatably driving said saw blade;a housing pivotally supporting said saw unit related to said table in such a manner that said saw unit is at least laterally pivotable about a first axis; anda bevel mechanism for selectively determining the lateral position of said saw unit at any of a plurality of pivoted positions, said bevel mechanism comprising:a movable rod and three fixed stop members, said rod being operable to move between a first rod position abutting one of said fixed stop members and a second rod position not abutting said one of said fixed stop members so as to permit the lateral pivotal movement of said saw unit;a first one of said fixed stop members being disposed so that the rod abuts said first fixed stop member when the saw unit is at a first one of said plurality of pivoted positions;a second one of said fixed stop members being disposed so that the rod abuts said second fixed stop member when the saw unit is at a second one of said plurality of pivoted positions; anda third one of said fixed stop members being disposed so that the rod abuts said third fixed stop member when the saw unit is at a third one of said plurality of pivoted positions.