Support leg devices and cutting tools having the support leg devices
AssigneeMakita Corporation
InventorYoshinori Shibata
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Abstract
A cutting tool has a table for placing a workpiece thereon. A cutting unit is mounted to the table. A support leg device includes a support leg, an operation member and a motion conversion mechanism. The motion conversion mechanism is coupled between the support leg and the operation member, so that the movement of the operation member is converted into the movement of the support leg.
Claims14
A support leg device for a cutting tool, the cutting tool including a turntable, on which a workpiece is placed, and a stopper device operable to lock and unlock the rotational position of the turntable, the support leg device comprising:
- a support leg configured to support the turntable against an installation surface;
- wherein the support leg is movable, in response to the operation of the stopper device, between an upper retracting position, in which the support leg does not contact with the installation face, and a lower supporting position, in which the support leg can contact with the installation surface in an upright position.
A support leg device for a cutting tool, the cutting tool comprising a turntable on which a workpiece is placed, the support leg device comprising:
- a support leg configured to support the turntable against an installation surface, and
- a pivotal lever coupled to the support leg, wherein:
- as the lever pivots, the support leg moves between an upper retracting position, in which the support leg does not contact with the installation face, and a lower supporting position, in which the support leg can contact with the installation face in an upright state.
A cutting tool comprising:
- a table constructed for placing a workpiece thereon;
- a cutting unit mounted to the table;
- and
- a support leg device,
- wherein the support leg device comprises:
- a support leg constructed to support the table against an installation surface on which the cutting tool is placed, the support leg being movable between a first position and a second position relative to the table along a first axis,
- an operation member rotatable or pivotable relative to the table about a second axis that is different from the first axis, and
- a motion conversion mechanism coupled between the support leg and the operation member, so that the movement of the operation member is converted into the movement of the support leg from the first position to the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.