Front-accessible bevel locking system
AssigneesCredo Technology Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
InventorsKenneth Svetlik, Ezequiel Romo, Yi-Te Liao, Chih-Yung Huang
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Abstract
A front-accessible bevel locking system for use with a power tool includes a mechanism for locking the power tool into a selected tilt or bevel position for bevel angle cuts. The bevel locking mechanism has a lever attached to a link rod by a cam mechanism such that, as the lever is moved to the locked position, the link rod holds a pivot support for the power tool at a bevel angle.
Claims29
A bevel locking system for use with a power tool, comprising:
- a base including a front side and a rear side opposite the front side, the front side being accessible to a user of the power tool;
- a pivot support for the power tool mounted to the rear side of the base, the pivot support being capable of a rotational movement around a bevel axis;
- a linkage extending generally parallel to the bevel axis, the linkage including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the linkage movably connected to the pivot support at the second end;
- and a lever movably mounted to the base in a position proximal to the user, the lever operably linked with the first end of the linkage so that a movement of the lever results in an axial movement of the linkage that applies pressure to the pivot support and prevents the rotational movement of the pivot support around the bevel axis.
A bevel locking system for use with a power tool, comprising:
- a base including a front side and a rear side opposite the front side, the front side being accessible to a user of the power tool;
- a pivot support for the power tool mounted to the rear side of the base, the pivot support being capable of a rotational movement around a bevel axis;
- a linkage extending generally parallel to the bevel axis, the linkage including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the linkage movably connected to the pivot support at the second end;
- and a lever movably mounted to the base in a position proximal to the user, the lever being movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the first end of the linkage being operably linked to the lever so that when the lever moves from the unlocked position to locked position, the linkage moves axially toward the front side of the base, applying pressure to the pivot support and preventing the rotational movement of the pivot support around the bevel axis.
A bevel locking system for use with a power tool, comprising:
- a base including a front side and a rear side opposite the front side, the front side being accessible to a user of the power tool;
- a pivot support for the power tool mounted to the rear side of the base, the pivot support being capable of a rotational movement around a bevel axis;
- means for preventing the rotational movement of the pivot support around the bevel axis;
- and means for selectively engaging the means for preventing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.