Patent ID: 7882771

Claim:
A saw comprising: a table for supporting a workpiece; a rotary circular saw blade; and a pivotable saw arm for mounting the saw blade such that the saw blade is pivotable in a plane to cut the workpiece; and a cover arranged and constructed to cover the saw blade; and a dust-collecting device connected to the cover, so that cutting chips are fed to the dust-collecting device together with a flow of a carrier air produced when the saw blade rotates within the cover; and an adjusting device arranged and constructed to adjust a position of the dust-collecting device relative to the cover, wherein the dust-collecting device is positioned on a downstream side of a downstream outlet of the cover with respect to a direction of flow of the carrier air carrying the cutting chips, the dust-collecting device is a rigid container, the cover comprises a discharge pipe extending from the cover toward the downstream side with respect to the direction of flow of the carrier air carrying the cutting chips, and the dust-collecting device is connected to the discharge pipe via the adjusting device, and the adjusting device further comprises: a connecting pipe having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the discharge pipe, and the second end being open into a dust collecting container; and a shaft portion connected to the connecting pipe and extending perpendicular to the connecting pipe; the dust collecting container is supported by the shaft portion so as to pivot in said plane, relative to the table, about an axis of the shaft portion, and the shaft portion is configured such that the carrier air flows through the shaft portion.