Tile saw

US7950315B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BLACK & DECKER INC. · US

Inventors

• Gregg L. Sheddy · Shrewsbury, US
• James D. Schroeder · Dallastown, US
• Peter Chaikowsky · Waynesboro, US
• Darren B. Moss · Cockeysville, US
• Warren A. Ceroll · Owings Mills, US
• Stuart J. Wright · Timonium, US
• William D. Spencer · Brattleboro, US
• Jiangang Zhao · Baltimore, US
• William S. Taylor · Glen Rock, US
• Frank A. Mannarino · Baltimore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 29, 2007
• Grant date: May 31, 2011
• Expiry date: May 29, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T83/95
• WIPO field: Machine tools
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A saw includes a base, a frame assembly disposed on the base, a first rail disposed on the frame assembly, and a table slidingly disposed on the first rail. The table has an upper surface for supporting a workpiece. A support assembly is disposed on the frame. A saw assembly is supported by the support assembly. The saw assembly includes a motor, a cutting wheel driven by the motor, a guard portion covering an upper portion of the cutting wheel, and a fluid delivery assembly configured to direct fluid toward the cutting wheel. The fluid assembly includes a flexible nozzle with a hole. The nozzle is configured to direct airflow created by the cutting wheel away from the hole.