Patent ID: 7204178

Claim:
Cutting saw, comprising: a carrier which forms a workpiece supporting surface, a holder which is mounted on the carrier, a saw assembly which is pivotably attached to the holder and is pivotable around a transverse axis above the carrier, the saw assembly having a drive motor and a saw blade, and being pivotable between a rest position in which the saw blade is raised and a sawing position in which the saw blade is lowered, and a dust catching device which is mounted on the saw assembly, the dust catching device having at least one dust outlet opening on a dust outlet side and having at least one dust inlet opening on a dust inlet side, the at least one dust inlet opening facing a dust-throwing side of the saw blade, wherein at least part of the dust catching device is movable on at least the dust inlet side; wherein the movable part of the dust catching device is arranged on a stationary part so as to pivot around a pivot axis, and wherein the dust inlet opening is formed by an end of the movable part which is away from the pivoting axis together with a corresponding end of the stationary part; wherein the movable part of the dust catching device, with the saw blade in the sawing position, is positioned with the dust inlet opening at least near a surface of the workpiece; wherein the movable part of the dust catching device has at least one sliding or rolling element on the dust inlet side, and wherein the sliding or rolling element is adapted to position the dust inlet side of the dust catching device on the workpiece in the sawing position of the sawing assembly.