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US 7,778,796 B2Granted
Miter saw for displaying angle of cutter blade cutting workpiece
AssigneeHitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
InventorsNobuhiro Takano, Eisaku Oka, Hiromi Ozawa, Yoshikazu Kawano, Kenrou Ishimaru, Tomoyuki Kawahara, Hiroyuki Saitou
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Abstract
A digital miter saw for cutting a workpiece includes a base, a member supported on the base and moveable relative to the base, and a cutting member moveable with the member. A detector is provided for detecting at least one of a miter angle and a bevel angle between the cutting member and the workpiece, and for outputting a signal indicative of the at least one detected angle, and a digital controller is provided which has an interface operable to receive the signal.
Claims8
A miter saw comprising:
- a base;
- a movable member supported to the base and movable relative to the base;
- a cutting member connected to the movable member for rotatably supporting a circular saw blade;
- a detector for producing an output signal indicative of an angle of the movable member with respect to the base;
- and
- a display for displaying the angle of the movable member with respect to the base, based on the output signal of the detector;
- wherein the movable member includes a turntable rotatably supported by the base, the turntable having a front portion;
- wherein a handle is positioned in front of the front portion of the turntable, the handle being attached to the movable member including the turntable so as to be movable therewith;
- and
- wherein the display is provided on the front portion of the turntable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.