Patent ID: 8522657

Claim:
A slide-type cutting machine, comprising: a base having a work plane on which a workpiece is placed; a linear guide unit secured to the base; and a linkage means secured to a cutting section having a blade, the linear guide unit and the linkage means constituting a Scott Russell mechanism in cooperation with each other and guiding a linear movement of the cutting section, wherein the linear guide unit includes: a slide shaft moving in a vertical direction, perpendicular to the moving direction of the cutting section, by its own weight thereof; a first slide holder for guiding the movement of the slide shaft; and a second slide holder located at a lower end of the slide shaft along the vertical direction and restricting the movement of the slide shaft by abutting against the first slide holder, and the linkage means includes: a first link having one end connected to the cutting section and the other end connected to the second slide holder; and a second link having one end connected to the first slide holder and the other end connected to the first link.