Saw machine riving knife adjustment mechanism
AssigneeRexon Industrial Corp., Ltd.
InventorsHung-Jung Chiang, Wen-Chin Chiang
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Abstract
A saw machine riving knife adjustment mechanism includes a locating frame, which has a slot, a riving knife, which has a longitudinal slot with at least one notch formed along one side of the longitudinal slot, and which is detachably mounted on the locating frame, a biasing member, which is mounted on the locating frame, and a locking member, which is inserted through the longitudinal slot of the riving knife and the slot of the locating frame. The locking member is biased by the biasing member to a locking position where the locking member is engaged with the at least one notch to lock the riving knife in position.
Claims18
A saw machine riving knife adjustment mechanism for a saw machine having a saw blade, comprising:
- a locating frame having a first slot;
- a riving knife located adjacent to said saw blade, and having a longitudinal slot and at least one notch recessed from a peripheral wall of said longitudinal slot;
- a first biasing member mounted in said locating frame;
- and
- a locking member inserted through said longitudinal slot of said riving knife and said first slot of said locating frame to lock said riving knife to said locating frame;
- wherein the locking member is selectively biased by a spring force of said first biasing member in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the locking member into engagement with said at least one notch of said longitudinal slot of said riving knife.
A saw machine riving knife adjustment mechanism for a saw machine having a saw blade, comprising:
- a locating frame having a first slot;
- a riving knife located adjacent to said saw blade, and having a longitudinal slot and at least one notch recessed from a peripheral wall of said longitudinal slot;
- a first biasing member mounted in the locating frame;
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- a locking member inserted through said longitudinal slot of said riving knife and said first slot of said locating frame to lock said riving knife to said locating frame;
- wherein the locking member is selectively biased transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the locking member by a spring force of said first biasing member from a first position in the longitudinal slot to a second position of engagement with said at least one notch of said longitudinal slot of said riving knife when the locking member is aligned with said at least one notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.