Patent ID: 8677872

Claim:
A sawing machine, comprising: a body unit having a machine base and a worktable rotatably mounted on said machine base and rotatable about an axis; a tightening member mounted with said worktable and having a first end portion facing said machine base and a second end portion opposed to said first end portion; a driving device set having a driving member rotatably mounted to said worktable and an eccentric member rotatable with said driving member to move said tightening member, said eccentric member being rotatable with said driving member forwardly and backwardly at least between a first position, where said tightening member is moved by said eccentric member into engagement with said machine base, and a second position, where said tightening member is moved away from said machine base by said eccentric member; wherein the second end portion of said tightening member is movable by said eccentric member and includes an eyelet configured to receive said eccentric member a carrier fixedly mounted on a bottom wall of said worktable to carry said driving device set and said tightening member, said carrier comprising two limiter pins mounted in one end of said carrier adjacent to said machine base; said tightening member having the first end portion thereof inserted between said two limiter pins; said driving device set further comprising a pivot member; said driving member comprising a coupling end portion and an opposed operating end portion disposed outside said carrier; said eccentric member fixedly located on the coupling end portion of said driving member and coupled to the second end portion of said tightening member; and said pivot member inserted through said carrier and said coupling end portion of said driving member and said eccentric member for allowing rotation of said driving member and said eccentric member together on said pivot member.