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US 8,782,906 B2Granted
Saw assembly with pivot hinge dust port
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsJaime Moreno, Leroy McCray
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Abstract
A saw assembly includes a drive member, a motor, a housing, and a foot. The drive member is configured to be moved in a repeating pattern. The motor is configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern. The housing defines an interior space in which the motor is positioned. The foot includes (i) a base having an upper surface and a lower work piece contact surface, and (ii) a conduit structure secured to the upper surface of the base. The housing is pivotably mounted to the conduit structure.
Claims16
A saw assembly comprising:
- a drive member configured to be moved in a repeating pattern;
- a motor configured to move said drive member in said repeating pattern;
- a housing defining an interior space in which said motor is positioned;
- and
- a foot including (i) a base having an upper surface and a lower work piece contact surface, and (ii) a conduit structure secured to said upper surface of said base,
- wherein said housing is pivotably mounted to said conduit structure,
- wherein said conduit structure defines a first conduit opening, a second conduit opening, and a conduit passage extending therebetween, and
- wherein said housing defines (i) a dust inlet positioned in fluid communication with said first conduit opening, and (ii) a dust outlet positioned in fluid communication with said second conduit opening.
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A saw assembly comprising:
- a drive member configured to be moved in a repeating pattern;
- a motor configured to move said drive member in said repeating pattern;
- a housing defining an interior space in which said motor is positioned;
- and
- a foot including (i) a base having an upper surface and a lower work piece contact surface, and (ii) a conduit structure secured to said upper surface of said base,
- wherein said housing is pivotably mounted to said conduit structure,
- wherein said housing defines a dust inlet and a dust outlet,
- wherein said housing includes (i) a first receptacle structure positioned in fluid communication with said dust inlet, and (ii) a second receptacle structure positioned in fluid communication with said dust outlet,
- wherein said conduit includes (i) a first conduit end portion defining a first conduit opening, and (ii) a second conduit end portion defining a second conduit opening,
- wherein said first conduit end portion is received in said first receptacle structure so that said dust inlet is positioned in fluid communication with said first conduit opening, and
- wherein said second conduit end portion is received in said second receptacle structure so that said dust outlet is positioned in fluid communication with said second conduit opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.