Miter Saw

Abstract

A miter saw has a base assembly, a table assembly assembly rotatably attached to the base assembly, and a drive assembly pivotally attached to the table assembly. The drive assembly has a motor and a blade driven by the motor. The miter saw also has a fence assembly attached to the base assembly. The fence assembly has a workpiece supporting surface for supporting a workpiece and a movable member for moving the workpiece off the workpiece supporting surface.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The accompanying drawings illustrate preferred embodiments according to the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

FIG. 1 is an exemplary miter saw incorporating the invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of an embodiment of a fine-adjust assembly according to the invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial top plan view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of an alternate embodiment of a fine-adjust assembly according to the invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial top plan view of an additional embodiment of a fine-adjust assembly according to the invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a fine-adjust assembly according to the invention.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of an additional embodiment of a fine-adjust assembly according to the invention.

Claims

1. A miter saw comprising: a base assembly;a table assembly rotatably attached to the base assembly; anda drive assembly pivotally attached to the table assembly, the drive assembly including a motor and a blade driven by the motor; anda fence assembly attached to the base assembly and having a workpiece supporting surface for supporting a workpiece;wherein the fence assembly has a movable member for moving the workpiece off the workpiece supporting surface.

2. The miter saw of claim 1, wherein the fence assembly has a fixed fence attached to the base assembly.

3. The miter saw of claim 2, wherein the movable member is a screw extending through the fixed fence.

4. The miter saw of claim 2, wherein the movable member is a cam extending through the fixed fence.

5. The miter saw of claim 2, wherein the movable member is a wedge extending through the fixed fence.

6. The miter saw of claim 2, wherein the movable member is a tab extending from the fixed fence.

7. The miter saw of claim 1, wherein the movable member is a screw extending through the fence assembly.

8. The miter saw of claim 1, wherein the movable member is a cam extending through the fence assembly.

9. The miter saw of claim 1, wherein the movable member is a wedge extending through the fence assembly.

10. The miter saw of claim 1, wherein the movable member is a tab extending through the fence assembly.