Patent ID: 8495939
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A table saw comprising: a table capable of supporting a workpiece; a cutting unit disposed above the table; and a positioning fence disposed along an upper surface of the table and capable of positioning the workpiece within a plane parallel to a table surface; wherein the positioning fence includes a frame connected along an upper surface of the table, a first slide fence supported by the frame and slidably movable relative to the frame in parallel with the table surface, and a second slide fence supported by the first slide fence and slidably movable relative to the first slide fence in parallel with the table surface; wherein a first positioning surface of the first slide fence defines a lower positioning surface and a second positioning surface of the second slide fence defines an upper positioning surface, the first positioning surface of the first slide fence has a lower end that is positioned at substantially a same level as the upper surface of the table, the frame has a front end surface that is positioned rearwardly of the first positioning surface of the first slide fence, the frame has an upwardly oriented projection, and the first slide fence has a downwardly oriented groove for engaging the upwardly oriented projection, the upwardly oriented projection of the frame has a front surface and a rear surface extending parallel to each other in a substantially vertical direction, the downwardly oriented groove of the first slide fence has a front surface and a rear surface extending parallel to each other in a substantially vertical direction, so that the front surface and the rear surface of the upwardly oriented projection and the front surface and the rear surface of the downwardly oriented groove of the first slide fence extend parallel to each other, and the front surface and the rear surface of the upwardly oriented projection are respectively opposed to the front surface and the rear surface in a forward and a rearward direction.