Table saw with a bevel pivot axis alignment arrangement
AssigneesRobert Bosch Power Tools GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
InventorStephen C. Oberheim
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Abstract
A table saw includes a table that defines a saw blade slot and a first trunnion member defining a first axis point of a bevel pivot axis, wherein the first trunnion member supports a saw carriage. The table saw further includes a first mounting arrangement configured to fix the first trunnion member to the table in an engaged state of the first mounting arrangement, and a horizontal axis alignment arrangement configured, in a disengaged state of the first mounting arrangement, to inhibit lateral movement of the first trunnion member and to allow vertical movement of the first trunnion member.
Claims18
A method of adjusting a bevel pivot axis of a table saw, the method comprising:
- disengaging a first mounting arrangement, which includes at least one fastener, to unclamp a first trunnion member from a table that defines a saw blade slot, the first trunnion member defining a first axis point of a bevel pivot axis and supporting a saw carriage;
- and
- inhibiting lateral movement and enabling vertical movement of the first trunnion member with a horizontal axis adjustment arrangement when the first mounting arrangement is disengaged;
- wherein:
- the horizontal axis alignment arrangement comprises an elongated member having a threaded region and the first trunnion member defines a threaded opening, and
- the inhibiting of the lateral movement includes inhibiting the lateral movement by threaded engagement of the threaded region and the threaded opening, wherein, during horizontal axis alignment of the bevel pivot axis, the elongated member is laterally immovable relative to the table.
A table saw comprising:
- a table that defines a saw blade slot;
- a first trunnion member defining a first axis point of a bevel pivot axis, the first trunnion member supporting a saw carriage and defining a threaded opening;
- a first mounting arrangement comprising at least one fastener, the first mounting arrangement configured to fix the first trunnion member to the table in an engaged state of the first mounting arrangement;
- and
- a horizontal axis alignment arrangement comprising an elongated member having a threaded region that engages the threaded opening and configured, in a disengaged state of the first mounting arrangement, to inhibit lateral movement of the first trunnion member and to allow vertical movement of the first trunnion member,
- wherein, during horizontal axis alignment of the bevel pivot axis, the elongated member is laterally immovable relative to the table.
A table saw comprising:
- a table that defines a saw blade slot;
- a first trunnion member defining a first axis point of a bevel pivot axis, the first trunnion member supporting a saw carriage;
- a first mounting arrangement comprising at least one fastener, the first mounting arrangement configured to fix the first trunnion member to the table in an engaged state of the first mounting arrangement;
- and
- a horizontal axis alignment arrangement configured, in a disengaged state of the first mounting arrangement, to inhibit lateral movement of the first trunnion member and to allow vertical movement of the first trunnion member,
- wherein:
- the horizontal axis alignment arrangement comprises an elongated member having a threaded region,
- the first trunnion member defines a threaded opening,
- the threaded region engages the threaded opening,
- the elongated member includes a radially enlarged portion, and
- the horizontal axis arrangement further comprises a projection extending from an underside of the table, the projection defining a central recess in which the radially enlarged portion is positioned, the radially enlarged portion interacting with the projection so as to inhibit lateral movement of the first trunnion member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.