Table saw apparatus

• US 6,283,002 B1
• Filed: 01/28/2000
• Issued: 09/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hui Chuan Liao
• Original Assignee: Pei-Lieh Chiang
• Inventors: Chiang, Pei-Lieh
• Primary Examiner(s): Rada, Rinaldi I.
• Assistant Examiner(s): FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR
• Application Number:
  US09/493,076
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 834/771, 834/772, 836/03, 835/082, 834/73
• US Class Current: 83/477.1
• CPC Class Codes: B23D 45/067 the saw blade being adjustable according to depth or angle of cut
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/7726 By movement of the tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/773 Work-support includes passageway for tool [e.g., slotted table]

Abstract

A table saw apparatus includes a table, a saw blade, a motor, a belt-pulley mechanism, a bracket mounted pivotally on the table and connected to the motor, a saw frame mounted pivotally on the table and including a tubular seat which is connected to the saw blade and which is movable downward when the saw frame turns forward and which is movable upward when the saw frame turns rearward, a connecting unit interconnecting the tubular seat and the motor, and a height adjustment unit mounted on the table and including a first rotary drive member connected drivingly to the saw frame so as to move the saw frame forward or rearward.

Claims

1. A table saw apparatus comprising:

a table having left and right sides, front and rear walls, and a top plate on top of said front and rear walls, said top plate having a slot extending in a direction from said front wall toward said rear wall;

a movable saw blade disposed movably underneath said top plate and extendable into said slot, said saw blade having a first shaft which extends sidewise therefrom relative to said table;

a motor disposed underneath said top plate and having a second shaft which extends sidewise therefrom relative to said table;

a belt-pulley mechanism interconnecting said first and second shafts for synchronizing rotations of said first and second shaft;

a bracket mounted pivotally on said table between said front and rear walls for turning forward or rearward, said saw frame being disposed above said motor and including a tubular seat which is movable downward when said saw frame turns forward and which is movable upward when said saw frame turns rearward, said tubular seat holding rotatable said first shaft thereinside;

a connecting unit interconnecting said tubular seat and said motor so that said motor is moved along with said tubular seat; and

a height adjustment unit mounted on one of said front and rear walls and including a first rotary drive member extending in a direction parallel to a line extending from said front wall to said rear wall, said first rotary drive member being connected drivingly to said saw frame so as to move said saw frame forward or rearward,

wherein said height adjustment unit is mounted on said front wall and further includes a worm mounted on said first rotary drive member, said saw frame further including an arm which projects radially and forwardly from said tubular seat and which has a front pivot end mounted pivotally on said table at said front wall via a pivot member and about which said saw frame is turned, and a sector gear formed on a bottom of said arm below said pivot member, said sector gear engaging said worm so that said tubular seat is turned downward along with a forward movement of said sector gear, and is turned upward along with a rearward movement of said sector gear when said worm is turned,

wherein said connecting unit includes an upper plate formed with an upper hole, a lower plate formed with a lower hole, and a screw rod coupling rigidly said upper and lower plates, said tubular seat having a sleeve thereon, said sleeve being received fittingly in said upper hole, said second shaft being received in said lower hole, said lower plates being connected securely to said motor.

2. A table saw apparatus comprising:

a table having left and right sides, front and rear walls, and a top plate on top of said front and rear walls, said top plate having a slot extending in a direction from said front wall toward said rear wall;

a movable saw blade disposed movably underneath said top plate and extendable into said slot, said saw blade having a first shaft which extends sidewise therefrom relative to said table;

a motor disposed underneath said top plate and having a second shaft which extends sidewise therefrom relative to said table;

a belt-pulley mechanism interconnecting said first and second shafts for synchronizing rotations of said first and second shaft;

a bracket mounted pivotally on said table between said front and rear walls for turning forward or rearward, said saw frame being disposed above said motor and including a tubular seat which is movable downward when said saw frame turns forward and which is movable upward when said saw frame turns rearward, said tubular seat holding rotatably said first shaft thereinside;

a connecting unit interconnecting said tubular seat and said motor so that said motor is moved along with said tubular seat;

a height adjustment unit mounted on one of said front and rear walls and including a first rotary drive member extending in a direction parallel to a line extending from said front wall to said rear wall, said first rotary drive member being connected drivingly to said saw frame so as to move said saw frame forward or rearward; and

a substantially vertical front suspension plate mounted sidewise on said table adjacent to said front wall, a substantially vertical rear suspension plate mounted sidewise on said table adjacent to said rear wall, and a pair of support rods extending across and having opposite ends mounted on said front and rear suspension plates, said saw frame being mounted pivotally on said front suspension plate, said bracket being mounted pivotally on said support rods.

3. The table saw apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a pair of suspension blocks sleeved respectively on said support rods, said suspension blocks having pivot holes below said support rods, and a pivot pin passing through said pivot holes in said suspension blocks, said bracket being pivoted to said suspension blocks via said pivot pin, said motor having a base plate secured to said bracket.

4. The table saw apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said saw frame further includes a pair of arms which project radially and forwardly from said tubular seat and which respectively have front pivot ends, said front suspension plate having a top end to which said front pivot ends are pivotally connected.

5. The table saw apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said first rotary drive member passes through said front wall and said front suspension plate below said top end of said front suspension plate and between said support rods, said height adjustment unit further including a worm mounted on said first rotary drive member, one of said arms having a bottom formed with an integral sector gear, said sector gear engaging said worm so that said tubular seat is movable downward along with a forward movement of said sector gear, and is movable upward along with a rearward movement of said sector gear.

6. The table saw apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising front and rear locking seats secured rigidly to said table and disposed respectively adjacent to said front and rear walls, said front and rear locking seats respectively having front and rear curved rails which extend sidewise relative to said table, said front suspension plate having a front slide protrusion disposed between said top end of said front suspension plate and said first rotary drive member above said support rods and projecting into said front curved rail, said rear suspension plate having a rear slide protrusion disposed above said support rods and projecting into said rear curved rail.

7. The table saw apparatus as claimed in claim 6, further comprising an inclination adjustment unit connected to said front suspension plate so as to move said front suspension plate sidewise relative to said table to thereby incline said saw blade at an angle relative to said top plate via said tubular seat.

8. The table saw apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein said inclination adjustment unit includes a stationary support frame mounted on said table beneath said top plate adjacent to said front wall, a second rotary drive member passing through said front wall and mounted rotatably on said stationary support frame, a screw rod mounted rotatably on said stationary support frame in a perpendicular position relative to said second rotary drive member, a female screw member secured to one end of said front suspension plate below said front slide protrusion of said front suspension plate and engaging threadedly said screw rod, a first bevel gear mounted on said second rotary drive member, and a second bevel gear engaging said first bevel gear and connected to said screw rod, said front and rear suspension plates being moved respectively along said front and rear curved rails via said female screw member when said screw rod is turned by said second rotary drive member, thereby inclining said saw blade at an angle relative to said top plate via said saw frame.

9. The table saw apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said connecting unit includes an upper plate formed with an upper hole, a lower plate formed with a lower hole, and a screw rod coupling rigidly said upper and lower plates, said tubular seat further having a sleeve sleeved thereon, said sleeve being received fittingly in said upper hole, said second shaft being received in said lower hole, said lower plate being connected securely to said motor.

10. The table saw apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said tubular seat has bearings provided thereinside, said first shaft being journalled in said bearings and having one end passing through said sleeve and connected to said belt-pulley mechanism, said first shaft further having an opposite end connected to said saw blade outwardly of said tubular seat.