Table saws with safety systems
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1. A table saw comprising:
- a table defining a work surface;
a nominally planar, circular blade configured to extend at least partially above the work surface to cut a workpiece on the work surface;
a motor to drive the blade;
an elevation mechanism configured to position the blade at various elevations relative to the work surface;
a tilt mechanism configured to tilt the blade at various angles relative to the work surface around a tilt axis; and
an adjustment system configured to adjust the parallelism between the tilt axis and the plane of the blade.
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Abstract
Improved table saws and table saws designed to implement safety systems that detect contact between a person and a dangerous portion of the saw are disclosed.
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8 Claims
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1. A table saw comprising:
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a table defining a work surface;
a nominally planar, circular blade configured to extend at least partially above the work surface to cut a workpiece on the work surface;
a motor to drive the blade;
an elevation mechanism configured to position the blade at various elevations relative to the work surface;
a tilt mechanism configured to tilt the blade at various angles relative to the work surface around a tilt axis; and
an adjustment system configured to adjust the parallelism between the tilt axis and the plane of the blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A table saw comprising:
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a table defining a work surface;
a nominally planar, circular blade configured to extend at least partially above the work surface to cut a workpiece on the work surface;
a motor to drive the blade;
an elevation mechanism configured to position the blade at various elevations relative to the work surface;
a tilt mechanism configured to tilt the blade at various angles relative to the work surface around a tilt axis; and
alignment means for adjusting the position of the blade relative to the tilt axis.
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