Patent ID: 8037614

Claim:
A cutting machine comprising: a motor, a blade that is driven by the motor and caused to move forward to thereby cut a workpiece, a body housing having a first region that houses the motor and a second region that covers the blade and projects forward of a front surface of the first region, a base that is disposed below the body housing and can be placed on the workpiece, and an angular plate that is connected to the body housing such that the body housing can be tilted about a longitudinal axis with respect to the base and that allows adjustment of inclination of the blade with respect to a lower surface of the base by tilting movement of the body housing, the angular plate extending in front of the body housing in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, and one end of the angular plate in the extending direction being arranged in front of the second region, the cutting machine comprising: an outlet that is formed in the body housing and through which air is discharged forward after cooling the motor, an opening that is formed in the angular plate and guides the discharged air from the outlet toward a region ahead in a moving direction of the base, and a blocking plate that protrudes from the second region of the housing in a direction toward the angular plate and extends generally vertically along a front surface of the second region of the body housing, wherein the blocking plate prevents the air discharged from the outlet from flowing out laterally with respect to the moving direction of the base through a clearance between a front end of the second region and the one end of the angular plate and thereby helps the air discharged from the outlet flow into the opening.