Patent ID: 6382278
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B23Q,B27C,Y10T

Abstract:
A wood planing machine comprising:a machine frame having left and right mounting sides spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction, each of said left and right mounting sides having upper and lower ends opposite to each other in an upright direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, said machine frame further having front and rear sides spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal and upright directions and disposed between said right and left mounting sides so as to define a path in the transverse direction for passage of a workpiece; a motor disposed in said machine frame adjacent to said lower ends of said left and right mounting sides, and having an output shaft defining a first axis and extending in the longitudinal direction to deliver a driving force; a cutting member having a rotating shaft which is rotatably mounted on said right and left mounting sides, and which extends in the longitudinal direction to define a second axis parallel to the first axis, and a cutting blade which is mounted on and which is rotated with said rotating shaft about the second axis; a first drive transmission member disposed to transmit the driving force of said output shaft to said rotating shaft; a shaving collecting member disposed on said machine frame adjacent to said upper ends of said right and left mounting sides to collect wood shavings, said shaving collecting member confining a duct which extends along said path, said duct having an intake port which is disposed in the vicinity of said cutting member, and an outlet port disposed opposite to said intake port in the transverse direction; a casing having proximate and distal walls which are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction and which are respectively proximate and distal to said outlet port to confine an accommodating chamber, said casing further having a discharge port which is disposed between said proximate and distal walls and which extends in a direction radial to the longitudinal direction, said proximate wall having an inlet port which is formed therethrough in the longitudinal direction and which is communicated with said outlet port so as to communicate said duct with said accommodating chamber; a drive shaft rotatably mounted on said distal wall, extending along a third axis parallel to the second axis, and having a first end which extends into said accommodating chamber, and a second end which extends from said first end and outwardly of said distal wall; a second drive transmission member disposed to transmit the rotating force of said rotating shaft to said second end of said drive shaft so as to rotate said drive shaft about the third axis when said motor is operated; and an impeller received in said accommodating chamber, and driven by said first end of said drive shaft to rotate about the third axis so as to draw wood shavings from said shaving collecting member into said accommodating chamber and out of said discharge port.