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Power biscuit jointer cutter

US4913204A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 1989
Grant dateApr 3, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T409/306608
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A biscuit jointer cutter for making segment shaped cuts by plunge cutting has a shoe assembly reciprocally movable relative to a housing containing a motor. The shoe assembly houses a cutter blade rotatably driven by the motor, and has a front opening through which the blade is movable in a forward direction for cutting and retractable in a rearward direction after cutting. A fence assembly is mounted on the shoe assembly above the front opening. The fence assembly is adjustably movable upwardly and downwardly relative to the front opening by means of a rack and pinion mechanism, and also has a fence adjustably pivotable through 90 degrees. A depth of cut adjustment mechanism is operatively connected between the shoe assembly and the housing, and includes a movable rod cooperative with a stop. The stop is a turret selectively rotatable about an axis eccentric of the rod and having recesses of different axial length. A single spring surrounds the rod and functions to both bias the blade to retract and to yieldably latch the turret stop in selected positions. The shoe assembly has a pivotally attached shoe to expose a blade chamber and the blade.

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