Patent ID: 7275326

Claim:
A portable electric cutting apparatus comprising: a housing for housing an electric motor rotating a saw blade; a saw cover attached to the housing, the saw cover having a shape to cover an upper half of an outer periphery of the saw blade, the saw cover including: a saw blade housing portion at least partially housing the saw blade; and a cylindrical portion having a substantially cylindrical shape, and the cylindrical portion connecting to the housing at an end face of the cylindrical portion; a base being joined to at least one of the saw cover and the housing, the base having an opening to allow the saw blade to project downward from a bottom face which is slidable on a cut material; and a fan being provided in the housing, and the fan being driven by the electric motor, wherein a discharge passage forming member is provided on an outer periphery of the saw cover so as to form a discharge passage, wherein a fan wind generated by driving the fan flows into the cylindrical portion of the saw cover, wherein one part of the fan wind is discharged toward within the saw blade housing portion through the cylindrical portion of the saw cover, wherein another part of the fan wind is discharged toward a discharge port which is formed on an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the saw cover, and wherein the fan wind discharged from the discharge port is discharged toward a front side of the base in a cutting direction through the discharge passage formed inside of the discharge passage forming portion.