Circular sawing machine

• US 5,791,224 A
• Filed: 04/03/1997
• Issued: 08/11/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ryobi Limited (Techtronic Industries Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Ryobi Limited (Techtronic Industries Company Limited)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Shoji, Suzuki, Akira, Miyamoto, Kouichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, Eugenia
• Assistant Examiner(s): Goodman, Charles
• Application Number:
  US08/832,116
• Time in Patent Office: 495 Days
• Field of Search: 83/490, 83/488, 83/489, 83/471.3, 83/581, 83/485, 83/486, 83/486.1, 83/574, 83/642, 83/643, 83/644, 83/633, 83/676
• US Class Current: 83/488
• CPC Class Codes: B23D 45/044 the saw blade being adjustable according to angle of cut B23D45/025 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B27B 5/208 the saw blade being mounted on a hanging arm or at the end of a set of bars, e.g. parallelograms
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/7697 Tool angularly adjustable relative to work-support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/7772 Angular relative to previous path
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/778 And means to rotate tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/7788 Tool carrier oscillated or rotated
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/8773 Bevel or miter cut

Abstract

A circular sawing machine comprises a base table, a main support link having one end swingably pivoted to the base table about a first pivotal point, a support arm pivoted to the main support link to be swingable about a second pivotal point formed to the other end of the main support link, a circular saw blade mounted to the support arm to be rotatable through a rotational shaft, and a swing motion limiting link disposed between a third pivotal point formed to the base table and a fourth pivotal point formed to the support arm. The fourth pivotal point is positioned on a line connecting the second pivotal point and the rotational shaft, and a distance between the first pivotal point and the second pivotal point, a distance between the third pivotal point and the fourth pivotal point and a distance between the second pivotal point and the rotational shaft are set substantially equal to each other. A distance between the first pivotal point and the third pivotal point is set to about two times a distance between the second pivotal point and the fourth pivotal point. A support frame member is provided for the base table to be detachable to support a workpiece. A turn table is mounted rotatably to the base table.

Claims

1. A circular sawing machine comprising:

a base table provided with a projection;

a main support link having a first end swingably pivoted to the base table about a first pivotal point;

a disk link pivoted at a central portion thereof to the base table about the first pivotal point, the disk link having a third pivotal point at a portion thereof different from the central portion and the disc link being provided with a recessed portion with which the projection of the base table is to be engageable so that when an end portion of the recessed portion abuts against the projection a rotational motion of the disc link is limited;

a support arm having a first end pivoted to a second end of the main support link to be swingable about a second pivotal point formed on the second end of the main support link;

a circular saw blade mounted to a second end of the support arm to be rotatable about a rotational shaft thereof; and

a swing motion limiting link having first and second ends, said swing motion limiting link being pivoted at the first end thereof to the disk link about the third pivotal point formed on the disc link and pivoted at the second end thereof about a fourth pivotal point formed on the support arm, said swing motion limiting link being disposed to a circular saw blade side with respect to the main support link.

2. A circular sawing machine according to claim 1, wherein an elastic member is disposed between the base table and the main support link so as to urge the main support link from a cutting working finishing position to an initial cutting working position.

3. A circular sawing machine according to claim 2, wherein said elastic member is a coil spring.

4. A circular sawing machine according to claim 1, wherein an abutment pin is formed on the main support link in a projecting manner and when the support arm abuts against the abutment pin, a clockwise rotation of the support arm about the second pivotal point is limited.

5. A circular sawing machine according to claim 1, wherein an abutment member is formed on the main support link in a projecting manner and when the swing motion limiting link abuts against the abutment member, a counterclockwise rotation of the support arm about the second pivotal point is limited.

6. A circular sawing machine according to claim 1, wherein the base table is provided with a support frame member on which a workpiece to be worked is placed and which is disposed proximate to but not contacting the circular saw blade.

7. The circular sawing machine according to claim 1, wherein a support frame member is provided for the base table, on which a workpiece is supported, the support frame member being swingable with respect to the base table about an axis fixed with respect to the base table and parallel to but spaced from an axis of rotation of the rotational shaft of the circular saw blade.

8. The circular sawing machine according to claim 7, wherein the support frame member has a pipe structure.

9. The circular sawing machine according to claim 1, wherein a support frame member is provided for the base table, on which a workpiece is supported, the support frame member being detachably provided for the base table.

10. The circular sawing machine according to claim 9, wherein the support frame member has a pipe structure.