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Blade and motor carrier with height/angle adjustment mechanism

  • US 6,595,096 B2
  • Filed: 09/06/2001
  • Issued: 07/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A saw comprising:

  • a work table for supporting a workpiece, the work table having a substantially horizontal surface defining a slot;

    a base supporting the work table, the base and the work table defining an internal cavity;

    a support plate disposed below the work table within the internal cavity, the support plate being pivotally attached to the work table and being disposed along a plate plane intersecting the horizontal surface, the support plate being pivotable between a first position and a second position;

    a motor supported by the support plate;

    a cutting tool rotatably supported by the support plate and driven by the motor, the cutting tool extending from the internal cavity through the slot in the work table and being disposed along a tool plane substantially parallel to the plate plane of the support plate, the cutting tool forming a first angle with respect to the horizontal surface when the support plate is in the first position, the cutting tool forming a second angle with respect to the horizontal surface when the support plate is in the second position, the second angle being different than the first angle;

    a bearing block connected to the support plate; and

    a first bevel stop cam rotatably supported by the base, the first bevel cam stop defining a spiral surface;

    wherein the first position of the support plate is defined by contact between the spiral surface of the first bevel stop cam and the bearing block.

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