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Table saw with dropping blade

US8297159B2 · kind B2 · utility

27Cited by

77References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ravinder Voruganti · Lake Barrington, US
Ralph Dammertz · Rantoul, US
Thomas Siwek · North Aurora, US
Srinath Srinivas · Rochester Hills, US
Daniel J. Williams · Chicago, US
Stephen M. Oshgan · Des Plaines, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 26, 2009
Grant date	Oct 30, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/696
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A power tool in one embodiment is a table saw which includes a latch hold mechanism, a swing arm movable along a swing arm path between a first position adjacent the latch hold mechanism and a second position spaced apart from the latch hold mechanism, a latch movable between a first position whereat the swing arm is maintained at the first position and a second position whereat the swing arm is not maintained at the first position, an actuating device configured to transfer a force to the swing arm when the swing arm is maintained at the first position, and a control system configured to control the actuating device to transfer a force to the swing arm when the swing arm is maintained at the first position sufficient to move the latch from the first position to the second position.

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