Patent ID: 8460068
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
1. A disc sander, comprising: a housing having an operation platform, said operation platform having a work surface for holding a workpiece for sanding; a sanding mechanism mounted on said housing, said sanding mechanism comprising a sanding surface for sanding the workpiece; and an angle adjustment unit set between said housing and said sanding mechanism, said angle adjustment unit comprising two swing plates disposed at two opposite lateral sides relative to said housing, each said swing plate having one end connected to said sanding mechanism so that said sanding mechanism is biasable with said swing plates relative to said housing to change the angle between said work surface and said sanding surface, wherein each said swing plate comprises an arched adjustment slot for the passing of said axle and a toothed portion extending along at least one of two opposite lateral sides of said arched adjustment slot, and further comprising an arched sliding slot disposed in a parallel manner relative to said arched adjustment slot, and a positioning device mounted in said arched sliding slot for controlling positioning of the associating swing plate relative to said housing.