Router
First Claim
1. A router comprising:
- a base for supporting the router on a work piece surface;
a motor housing supported by the base for movement along a first axis to a position relative to the base;
a motor supported by the housing and operable to drive a tool element; and
an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the housing relative to the base, the adjustment mechanism includinga shaft connected to the motor housing for rotation about a second axis and having a thread portion, anda unitarily formed lock mechanism supported by the base, the lock mechanism including a thread-engaging member being selectively engageable with the thread portion, wherein, upon the thread-engaging member engaging the thread portion, the shaft is rotated to cause small changes to the position of the housing relative to the base, the lock mechanism being movable between an engaged position, in which the thread-engaging member engages the thread portion, and a disengaged position, in which the thread-engaging member disengages the thread portion and the housing is freely movable relative to the base to provide course adjustment of the position of the housing relative to the base.
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Abstract
A router includes a base, a motor housing supported by the base for movement along a first axis, and an adjustment mechanism having a shaft, with a thread portion, connected to the motor housing for rotation about a second axis. The adjustment mechanism also includes a unitarily formed lock mechanism supported by the base. The lock mechanism includes a thread-engaging member that, when engaged with the thread portion, causes small changes to the position of the housing relative to the base in response to rotation of the shaft. The lock mechanism is movable between an engaged position, in which the thread-engaging member engages the thread portion, and a disengaged position, in which the thread-engaging member disengages the thread portion and the housing is freely movable relative to the base to provide course adjustment of the position of the housing relative to the base.
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20 Claims
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1. A router comprising:
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a base for supporting the router on a work piece surface; a motor housing supported by the base for movement along a first axis to a position relative to the base; a motor supported by the housing and operable to drive a tool element; and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the housing relative to the base, the adjustment mechanism including a shaft connected to the motor housing for rotation about a second axis and having a thread portion, and a unitarily formed lock mechanism supported by the base, the lock mechanism including a thread-engaging member being selectively engageable with the thread portion, wherein, upon the thread-engaging member engaging the thread portion, the shaft is rotated to cause small changes to the position of the housing relative to the base, the lock mechanism being movable between an engaged position, in which the thread-engaging member engages the thread portion, and a disengaged position, in which the thread-engaging member disengages the thread portion and the housing is freely movable relative to the base to provide course adjustment of the position of the housing relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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