Patent ID: 7861417

Claim:
A portable electric cutting apparatus, comprising: a housing for housing an electric motor driving a saw blade which is rotatable about a center axis of the saw blade; a saw cover attached to the housing, the saw cover comprising 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; 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 downwardly from a bottom face which is slidable on a cut material; a fan being driven by the electric motor to generate a fan wind, the fan wind being discharged outside the housing and the saw cover through a discharge port; and a discharge passage forming member attachable to the saw cover so as to form a discharge passage and comprising: a first end side that is disposed to cover the discharge port; and a second end side that is disposed above the saw blade housing portion, as viewed from a direction of the center axis of the saw blade, that is positioned further outward than an outer periphery of the saw blade, as viewed from the direction of the center axis of the saw blade, and that forms a fan wind discharging portion, wherein the fan wind is discharged into the discharge passage via the discharge port, and wherein a part of the fan wind is discharged from the fan wind discharging portion to a front of a front end of the base in a cutting direction through the discharge passage.