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US 10,926,342 B2Granted
Saw dust collection system for panel and other saws
AssigneeInnovations Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorOwen Woodruff Bunker, II
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Abstract
A panel saw is disclosed. The panel saw may include a support element, a frame, a movable saw, and a channel. The support element may support a bottom edge of a panel. The frame may support a face of the panel. The movable saw may cut the panel from a top edge of the panel to the bottom edge. The channel may be in the frame, behind the movable saw, and open toward the face of the panel. The bottommost portion of the channel may include a vacuum connection. The topmost portion of the channel may be open such that when a vacuum source is coupled with the vacuum connection, and the face of the panel is supported by the frame, air moves through the channel from the topmost portion to the vacuum connection.
Claims17
A panel saw comprising:
- a support element to support a bottom edge of a panel, wherein the support element comprises a vertical slit;
- a frame to support a face of the panel;
- a movable saw to cut the panel from a top edge of the panel to the bottom edge, wherein the movable saw comprises a blade having a width that substantially matches a width of the vertical slit;
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- a channel in the frame, behind the movable saw, and open toward the face of the panel, wherein:
- a bottommost portion of the channel comprises a vacuum connection;
- a topmost portion of the channel is open such that when a vacuum source is coupled with the vacuum connection, and the face of the panel is supported by the frame, air moves through the channel from the topmost portion to the vacuum connection;
- a top surface of the support element is positioned relative to the frame at a height above the bottommost portion of the channel and beyond a width of the channel such that the support element supports the bottom edge of the panel at positions that are beyond the width of the channel and at heights above the base of the channel;
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- the bottommost portion of the channel is closed except at the vertical slit and toward the face of the panel and the vacuum connection such that when a bottommost edge of the panel is positioned atop the support element, the channel is closed except for the vertical slit and at the open topmost portion of the channel, the vacuum connection, and through any cut made in the panel by the movable saw so as to provide a semi-sealed air channel behind the panel.
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A panel saw comprising:
- a frame to support a face of the panel;
- a movable saw to cut the panel between a top edge of the panel and a bottom edge of the panel, wherein the movable saw comprises a blade;
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- a channel in the frame, behind the movable saw, and open toward the face of the panel, wherein a bottommost portion of the channel comprises a vacuum connection;
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- a support element that is coupled with the frame, the support element comprising a top surface that is positioned relative to the frame at a height above the bottommost portion of the channel and beyond a width of the channel such that the support element supports the bottom edge of the panel at positions that are beyond the width of the channel and at heights above the base of the channel, wherein:
- the support element comprises a vertical slit extending through the top surface, the vertical slit having a width that substantially matches a width of the blade;
- a topmost portion of the channel is open such that when a vacuum source is coupled with the vacuum connection, and the face of the panel is supported by the frame, air moves through the channel from the topmost portion to the vacuum connection;
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- the bottommost portion of the channel is closed except at the vertical slit and toward the face of the panel and the vacuum connection such that when a bottommost edge of the panel is positioned atop the support element, the channel is closed except for the vertical slit and at the open topmost portion of the channel, the vacuum connection, and through any cut made in the panel by the movable saw so as to provide a semi-sealed air channel behind the panel.
7 more elements
A panel saw comprising:
- a frame to support a face of the panel;
- a saw to cut the panel, the saw comprising a blade;
- a channel in the frame, behind the saw, and open toward the face of the panel, wherein a bottommost portion of the channel comprises a vacuum connection;
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- a support element that is coupled with the frame, the support element comprising a top surface that is positioned relative to the frame at a height above the bottommost portion of the channel and beyond a width of the channel such that the support element supports a bottom edge of the panel at positions that are beyond the width of the channel and at heights above the base of the channel, wherein:
- the support element comprises a vertical slit extending through the top surface, the vertical slit having a width that substantially matches a width of the blade;
- the channel has a cross-sectional area that is larger than a cross-sectional area of the vertical slit;
- a topmost portion of the channel is open such that when a vacuum source is coupled with the vacuum connection, and the face of the panel is supported by the frame, air moves through the channel from the topmost portion, and through a cut in the panel made by the saw, to the vacuum connection;
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- the bottommost portion of the channel is closed except at the vertical slit and toward the face of the panel and the vacuum connection such that when a bottommost edge of the panel is positioned atop the support element, the channel is closed except for the vertical slit and at the open topmost portion of the channel, the vacuum connection, and through any cut made in the panel by the saw so as to provide a semi-sealed air channel behind the panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.