US 11,897,044 B2
Cutting machine
Yukinori Suzuki, Anjo (JP); and Toshiyuki Kani, Anjo (JP)
Assigned to MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo (JP)
Filed by MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/504,704.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-203301 (JP), filed on Dec. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0176476 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B23D 45/04 (2006.01); B27B 5/24 (2006.01); B27B 5/29 (2006.01)
CPC B23D 45/044 (2013.01) [B27B 5/24 (2013.01); B27B 5/29 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cutting machine, comprising:
a table on which a workpiece is placeable;
a cutting machine body vertically movable relative to the table, the cutting machine body capable of holding a blade;
a tilting body supporting the cutting machine body in a manner laterally tiltable relative to the table;
a tilting lock configured to lock the cutting machine body at a tilt position;
a lever member operable to adjust the tilt position of the cutting machine body in an unlocked state of the tilting lock, the lever member including
a fulcrum directly or indirectly coupled to the table in a manner rotatable about an axis,
a load point portion coupled to the tilting body, and
an effort point portion extending from the fulcrum and located at a distance from the fulcrum greater than a distance between the fulcrum and the load point portion; and
a tilting mount tiltably supporting the tilting body; and
an auxiliary member between the lever member and the tilting mount, the auxiliary member including an auxiliary fulcrum, an auxiliary load point portion, and an auxiliary effort point portion,
wherein one of the auxiliary fulcrum or the auxiliary load point portion is coupled to the tilting mount and another of the auxiliary fulcrum or the auxiliary load point portion is coupled to the lever member, and
wherein a distance between the auxiliary effort point portion and the auxiliary fulcrum is greater than a distance between the auxiliary load point portion and the auxiliary fulcrum.