Foldable miter saw with safety device
20220193847 · 2022-06-23
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
B23Q11/06
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B23D45/044
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B27B5/29
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
B23Q11/06
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B23D45/04
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
A foldable miter saw with safety device includes a base unit, and a cutting unit including a rotating member, a blade, a handle, a driving unit, and a safety assembly that includes a safety switch and a safety member with a retaining section. When the safety switch is not operated, the driving unit cannot drive the blade to rotate. During the period when the rotating member drives the blade from a working position to a folded position, the safety member can fall downward under the action of gravity and move to an engaged position, the retaining section is relatively close to the safety switch so that the safety switch cannot be operated, which can also prevent the driving unit from driving the blade to rotate and can avoid accidentally triggering the blade to rotate during transportation after folding.
Claims
1. A foldable miter saw with safety device, comprising: a base unit comprising a substantially horizontal working surface and an axle holder connected to said working surface, said axle holder forming a folding axis parallel to said working surface; and a cutting unit comprising a rotating member arranged on said axle holder so as to rotate around said folding axis, a supporting arm pivotally connected to said rotating member, a blade pivoted to said supporting arm, a handle connected to said supporting arm, a driving unit operable to drive said blade to rotate and a safety assembly set on said handle; wherein: said handle comprises a first shell portion, a second shell portion aligned with said first shell portion, a chamber defined by said first shell portion and said second shell portion, and a first through hole and a second through hole corresponding to each other and passing through said first shell portion and said second shell portion respectively; said safety assembly comprises a safety switch and a safety member movably inserted in said first through hole and said second through hole, said driving unit being operable to drive said blade to rotate when said safety switch is operated, said driving unit being unable to drive said blade to rotate when said safety switch is not operated, said safety member comprising a first operation section and a second operation section set oppositely and corresponding to said first through hole and said second through hole respectively, and a retaining section connected between said first operation section and said second operation section; said rotating member is rotatable around said folding axis relative to said axle holder to drive said blade to rotate between a working position and a folded position relative to said working surface, said blade being relatively far away from said working surface when said blade is in said working position, said blade being relatively close to said working surface when said blade is in said folded position; during the rotation of said blade from said working position to said folded position, a rotation included angle generated between said blade and said working surface gradually decreases, and said safety member falls downward under the action of gravity and moves from a free position to an engaged position relative to said safety switch, said retaining portion being relatively far away from said safety switch so that said safety switch is operable when said safety member is in said free position, said retaining portion being relatively close to said safety switch and said safety switch is not operable when said safety member is in said engaged position.
2. The foldable miter saw with safety device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second operation section of said safety member comprises a penetrating portion movably inserted into said second through hole, and an enlarged portion connected to said penetrating portion opposite to said retaining section and having a diameter larger than the aperture of said second through hole, said enlarged portion abutting said second shell portion when said safety member is in said engaged position.
3. The foldable miter saw with safety device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said cutting unit further comprises a limit portion set on said second shell portion of said handle, said limit portion corresponding to said enlarged portion, said enlarged portion being able to be removably positioned with said limit portion when said safety member is in said engaged position.
4. The foldable miter saw with safety device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said limit portion of said cutting unit is provided with a magnetic member made of or comprises a magnetic material, said enlarged portion of said safety member is made of or comprises a magnetic material, and said magnetic member and said magnetic area are magnetically attracted.
5. The foldable miter saw with safety device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said blade rotates in a first direction during the period when said blade rotates from said working position to said folded position; when said safety member moves from said free position to said engaged position, said enlarged portion moves along in a direction tangential to said first direction.
6. The foldable miter saw with safety device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said first through hole of said cutting unit comprises a large-diameter region, a small-diameter region and a connection region between the large-diameter and the small diameter regions, the large-diameter region being positioned farther from said second shell portion than said small-diameter region and the large-diameter region having a diameter larger than a diameter of said small-diameter region; said first shell portion comprises an abutting surface surrounding said connection region; said first operation section comprises a neck portion connected to said retaining section and a head portion connected to said neck portion opposite to said retaining section and having a diameter larger than said neck portion, the diameter of said head portion being smaller than the aperture of said large-diameter region and greater than the aperture of said small-diameter region, said head portion abutting against said abutting surface when said safety member is in said free position, so that said safety member is positioned relative to said first shell portion.
7. The foldable miter saw with safety device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said safety switch of said cutting unit comprises a pivot portion pivoted on said handle, and an operating portion and a stop portion spaced around said pivot portion; said driving unit comprises a driving handle pivoted on said handle, and a driving member that is capable of being powered on by said driving handle to rotate said blade; when said safety member is in said engaged position, said retaining section is relatively close to said stop portion to prohibit said stop portion from rotation; when said safety member is in said free position, said operating portion of said safety switch is operable to drive said stop portion to rotate relative to said driving handle between a locking position where said stop portion is relatively close to said driving handle and said driving handle is relatively far away from said driving member, and a release position where said stop portion is relatively far away from said driving handle so that said driving handle is capable of approaching said driving member to start the power supply of said driving member.
8. The foldable miter saw with safety device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said safety assembly further comprises a safety elastic member arranged on said handle and adjacent to said safety switch, said safety elastic member being able to keep said stop portion facing said locking position.
9. The foldable miter saw with safety device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said driving handle of said cutting unit comprises a connecting portion pivotally connected to said handle, a swing portion opposite to said connecting portion, and a detent portion disposed between said connecting portion and said swing portion; when said stop portion of said safety switch is in said locking position, said stop portion abuts said swing portion so that said swing portion is prohibited from being rotated in the direction of said driving member, and said detent portion is relatively far away from said driving member; when said stop portion of said safety switch is in said release position, said stop portion is far away from said swing portion, and said swing portion is operable to rotate toward said driving member, so that said detent portion is capable of abutting said driving member to activate the power supply of said driving member.
10. The foldable miter saw with safety device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said driving unit of said cutting unit further comprises a drive elastic member arranged on said handle and adjacent to said driving handle to keep said detent portion moving away from said driving member.
Description
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[0027] Referring to
[0028] The base unit 2 comprises a base 21, two foot members 22 separately arranged on two opposite sides of the base 21, a worktable 23 rotatably arranged on the base 21, two guide rules 24 arranged between the two foot members 22 and above the worktable 23 and suitable for the workpiece 1 to abut against, and a fixing module 25 connected between the base 21 and the worktable 23 to position the worktable 23 relative to the base 21.
[0029] The worktable 23 is connected to the cutting unit 3, and comprises a substantially horizontal working surface 231 suitable for the placement of the workpiece 1 and an axle holder 232 connected to the working surface 231. The axle holder 232 forms a folding axis L1 parallel to the working surface 231.
[0030] Referring to
[0031] The supporting arm 32 can rotate relative to the rotating member 31 about a sawing axis L2 perpendicular to the folding axis L1 and parallel to the working surface 231. Applying force to the handle 34 can drive the supporting arm 32 and the blade 33 to rotate around the sawing axis L2, so that the blade 33 can approach the workpiece 1 placed on the working surface 231 downwards to achieve the sawing of the workpiece 1.
[0032] The positioning module 38 comprises a fixing plate 381 disposed on the axle holder 232, a fixing hole 382 passing through the fixing plate 381, a working slot 383 and a folding hole 384 passing through the fixing plate 381 and arranged at intervals around the folding axis L1, a rotating plate 385 provided on the rotating member 31, an arc-shaped slot 386 passing through the rotating plate 385, a positioning hole 387 passing through the rotating plate 385, a guide pin 388 passing through the arc-shaped slot 386 and the fixing hole 382, and a fixing pin 389 passing through the positioning hole 387. The fixing pin 389 can be operated to pass through the working slot 383 and the folding hole 384 alternatively, and it can also be operated to be removed away from the working slot 383 and the folding hole 384.
[0033] The handle 34 comprises a first shell portion 340, a second shell portion 341 that is paired with the first shell portion 340 and provided with the limiting portion 37, a chamber 342 defined by the first shell portion 340 and the second shell portions 341, and a first through hole 343 and a second through hole 344 that correspond to each other and respectively pass through the first shell portion 340 and the second shell portion 341.
[0034] The first through hole 343 has a large-diameter region 345 relatively far away from the second shell portion 341, a small-diameter region 346 relatively adjacent to the second shell portion 341 and having a diameter smaller than that of the large-diameter region 345, and a connection region 347 connected between the large-diameter region 345 and the small-diameter region 346. The first shell portion 340 has an abutting surface 348 surrounding the connection region 347.
[0035] The driving unit 35 comprises a driving handle 351 pivoted on the handle 34 and a driving member 352 arranged on the chamber 342, and can be powered on by the driving handle 351 to rotate the blade 33. A drive elastic member 353 is arranged on the handle 34 and located in the chamber 342 and adjacent to the driving handle 351. In this embodiment, the power source of the driving member 352 is from the battery module.
[0036] The driving handle 351 comprises a connecting portion 354 pivotally connected to the handle 34 and located in the chamber 342, a swing portion 355 opposite to the connecting portion 354 and partially exposed outside the first shell portion 340 and the second shell portion 341, and a detent portion 356 disposed between the connecting portion 354 and the swing portion 355 and located in the chamber 342. When a force is applied to the swing portion 355 to drive the detent portion 356 to contact the driving member 352, the power supply of the driving member 352 can be activated. The drive elastic member 353 can keep the detent portion 356 away from the driving member 352.
[0037] The safety assembly 36 comprises a safety switch 361 partly arranged in the chamber 342 and partly exposed outside the first shell portion 340 and the second shell portion 341, a safety member 30 movably inserted in the first through hole 343 and the second through hole 344, and a safety elastic member 363 arranged on the handle 34 and located in the chamber 342 and adjacent to the safety switch 361. When the safety switch 361 is operated, the driving unit 35 can be operated to drive the blade 33 to rotate. When the safety switch 361 is not operated, the driving unit 35 cannot drive the blade 33 to rotate.
[0038] The safety switch 361 comprises a pivot portion 364 pivoted on the handle 34, and an operating portion 365 and a stop portion 366 that are spaced around the pivot portion 364. The pivot portion 364 and the stop portion 366 are provided in the chamber 342. The operating portion 365 is partially exposed outside the first shell portion 340 and the second shell portion 341. The safety elastic member 363 can keep the stop portion 366 facing the swing portion 355.
[0039] The safety member 30 comprises a first operation section 301 and a second operation section 302 set oppositely and corresponding to the first through hole 343 and the second through hole 344 respectively, and a retaining section 303 connected between the first operation section 301 and the second operation section 302.
[0040] The first operation section 301 has a neck portion 304 connected to the retaining section 303 and having a diameter smaller than that of the retaining section 303, and a head portion 305 connected to the neck portion 304 opposite to the retaining section 303 and having a diameter larger than the neck portion 304. The diameter of the head portion 305 is smaller than the aperture of the large-diameter region 345 of the first through hole 343 and greater than the aperture of the small-diameter region 346. The head portion 305, the neck portion 304 and the retaining section 303 define a groove 306 that surrounds the neck portion 304 and allows the stop portion 366 to pass through when the stop portion 366 rotates.
[0041] The second operation section 302 has a penetrating portion 307 movably inserted into the second through hole 344, and an enlarged portion 308 connected to the penetrating portion 307 opposite to the retaining section 303 and having a diameter larger than the aperture of the second through hole 344. The enlarged portion 308 is made of or comprises a magnetic material.
[0042] The limit portion 37 corresponds to the enlarged portion 308 of the safety member 30 and is provided with a magnetic member 371 made of or comprises a magnetic material. The magnetic member 371 is magnetically attracted to the enlarged portion 308.
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[0044] The worktable 23 can rotate relative to the base 21 to drive the cutting unit 3 to rotate relative to the guide rules 24, so that the sawing direction of the blade 33 can be adjusted. For example, when the worktable 23 drives the cutting unit 3 to rotate to the position shown in
[0045] Referring to
[0046] It should be particularly noted that in order to clearly illustrate the operating relationship between the rotating plate 385 and the guide pin 388 during the rotation, in
[0047] During the rotation of the rotating member 31 around the folding axis L1 relative to the axle holder 232, since the guide pin 388 passes through the arc-shaped slot 386, the rotating arc of the rotating member 31 around the folding axis L1 relative to the axle holder 232 can be restricted, and the blade 33 can be driven to rotate between a working position (see
[0048] In the folded position (see
[0049] In the working position (see
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[0051] In the locking position (see
[0052] In the release position (see
[0053] During the period when the blade 33 is rotated from the working position to the folded position, the rotation included angle θ generated between the blade 33 and the working surface 231 gradually decreases, and the safety member 30 can be rotated or fall downward under the action of gravity, and move from a free position to an engaged position relative to the safety switch 361.
[0054] In this embodiment, during the period when the blade 33 is rotated from the working position to the folded position, when the rotation included angle θ generated between the blade 33 and the working surface 231 is between 75 degrees and 30 degrees, the safety member 30 moves from the free position to the engaged position.
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[0057] It is defined that the blade 33 rotates in a first direction I during the period when the blade 33 rotates from the working position to the folded position. When the safety member 30 moves from the free position to the engaged position, the enlarged portion 308 moves along a direction tangential to the first direction I.
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[0059] When sawing the workpiece 1, first, the safety member 30 must be rotated to the free position (for example: pressing the head portion 305 protruding from the outer surface of the first shell portion 340, or applying force to the enlarged portion 308 to pull the enlarged portion 308 away from the limit portion 37), and then force is applied to the handle 34 to drive the blade 33 downward to approach the workpiece 1 placed on the working surface 231.
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[0064] In addition, during the period when the blade 33 is rotated from the working position to the folded position, the safety member 30 can be rotated downward to the engaged position under the action of gravity. Therefore, once the folding is completed, the safety member 30 will automatically reach the engaged position, so that the stop portion 366 cannot be rotated, and the safety switch 361 cannot be operated. Therefore, it can completely prevent the user from accidentally triggering the blade 33 to rotate after the completion of the folding or subsequent transportation.
[0065] It is worth mentioning that in this embodiment, the power source of the driving member 352 is from the battery module, therefore, it is not possible to avoid accidental touch only by unplugging the power supply plug. The safety member 30 needs to be automatically rotated to the engaged position during the folding process to completely avoid the user's accidental triggering of the blade 33 to rotate after the completion of the folding or subsequent handling. In other implementations where the power source comes from the power supply plug, the safety member 30 can also be used to automatically rotate to the engaged position during the folding process, which can also avoid false triggers caused by users forgetting to remove the power plug after folding.
[0066] In summary, in the foldable miter saw with safety device of the present invention, by setting the safety switch 361 when no force is applied to the safety switch 361, the stop portion 366 is kept at the locking position, so that the detent portion 356 of the driving handle 351 is relatively far away from the driving member 352 and cannot start the power supply of the driving member 352. Therefore, it can reduce the situation that the blade 33 is rotated by accidental triggering during the process of folding the foldable miter saw with safety device.
[0067] By setting the safety member 30, since the blade 33 is rotated from the working position to the folded position, the safety member 30 can fall downward under the action of gravity and move from the free position to the engaged position, causing the safety switch 361 cannot be operated. Therefore, the driving unit 35 can not drive the blade 33 to rotate and can prevent the blade 33 from being rotated by accidental touch during transportation after being folded, so the purpose of the invention can be achieved.
[0068] However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the patent of the present invention.