Patent ID: 8151676

Claim:
A support structure for a splitter of a cutting tool having a table, comprising: a guide device constructed to permit movement of the splitter between an operational position and a storage position; a lock device constructed to lock and unlock the splitter at either of the operational position and the storage position, at least a part of the splitter extending upward from an upper surface of the table when the splitter is in the operational position, and the entire splitter being positioned below the upper surface of the table when the splitter is in the storage position; and an ejecting device constructed to automatically move the splitter from the storage position to an ejected position between the operational position and the storage position upon unlocking of the splitter at the storage position, the ejecting device including an engaging member and a biasing device coupled to the engaging member, wherein: as the splitter is moved from the operational position toward the storage position, the engaging member engages the splitter when the splitter reaches the ejected position, and the engaging member maintains engagement of the splitter until the splitter reaches the storage position; and the biasing device accumulates the movement force of the splitter from the ejected position to the storage position as a biasing force in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the splitter.