Patent ID: 6644157
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A table saw comprising:a base; a worktable fixedly supported on said base, said worktable having an elongated slot; a circular saw blade pivoted in said base and partially projecting out of said slot; a motor mounted inside said base and adapted to rotate said circular saw blade; two sliding rods arranged in parallel at a bottom side of said worktable and moved in and out of one side of said worktable in direction perpendicular to said elongated slot; a transverse bar fixedly fastened to said sliding rods at one end and disposed in parallel to said elongated slot, said transverse bar having a coupling portion; a rib fence provided with a flat bottom sidewall, a stop face disposed at one lateral side thereof and adapted to stop a workpiece to be cut in position for cutting, and a coupling portion which is able to connect to the coupling portion of said transverse bar; and a connecting member having two opposite sides connected detachably and respectively to said rib fence and said transverse bar, thereby enabling said rib fence to be moved with said transverse bar and said sliding rods on said worktable when said connecting member is connected to said rib fence and said transverse bar, and said coupling portion of said rib fence being connected directly to said coupling portion of said transverse bar when said connecting member is detached from said rib fence and said transverse bar.