Cutter with optical alignment system
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1. A cutter comprising:
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a housing movably mounted on the base and supporting a rotatable saw blade, the blade having first and second lateral sides, wherein the blade is rotatable about a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to said lateral sides, and wherein said blade is movable with the housing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis for cutting; and
an optical system comprising a first laser generator adjustably supported on the housing for movement with the housing and a second laser generator adjustably supported on the housing for movement with the housing, wherein said first laser generator adjustably projects a first indicator line and said second laser generator adjustably projects a second indicator line apart from the first indicator line such that said first and second indicator lines cooperate to indicate the width of the blade.
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Abstract
An optical system mounted on a cutter that has a base and a housing supporting a blade. In one embodiment, the optical system may project first and second indicator lines on the base. The optical system may also include a mechanism selectively operable to adjust the first and second lines to indicate the width of the blade.
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20 Claims
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1. A cutter comprising:
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a base; a housing movably mounted on the base and supporting a rotatable saw blade, the blade having first and second lateral sides, wherein the blade is rotatable about a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to said lateral sides, and wherein said blade is movable with the housing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis for cutting; and an optical system comprising a first laser generator adjustably supported on the housing for movement with the housing and a second laser generator adjustably supported on the housing for movement with the housing, wherein said first laser generator adjustably projects a first indicator line and said second laser generator adjustably projects a second indicator line apart from the first indicator line such that said first and second indicator lines cooperate to indicate the width of the blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cutter comprising:
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a base; a housing movably positioned on the base and supporting a saw blade, the blade having first and second lateral sides defining a width, said first lateral side defining a first plane and said second lateral side defining a second plane, wherein the blade is rotatable about a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to said lateral sides, and wherein said blade is movable with the housing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis for cutting; and an optical system adjustably supported on the housing for movement with the housing, the optical system having first and second laser emitters for adjustably projecting first and second indicator lines positioned apart from one another, the optical system including an adjustment mechanism connected to one of said first and second laser emitters, the adjustment mechanism being operable to adjust the corresponding one of said first and second indicator lines to indicate the boundary of said first plane or the boundary of said second plane. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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