US 12,311,484 B2
Router and debris receptacle
Darrin E. Smith, Moncton (CA)
Assigned to Jessem Tool Corporation, (CA)
Filed by JessEm Tool Corporation, Moncton (CA)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/476,476.
Application 18/476,476 is a division of application No. 16/952,148, filed on Nov. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,806,824.
Prior Publication US 2024/0024997 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B23Q 11/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01); B23D 59/00 (2006.01); A47L 7/00 (2006.01); B23Q 11/10 (2006.01); B23Q 11/12 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 11/0046 (2013.01) [A47L 9/1691 (2013.01); B23D 59/006 (2013.01); A47L 7/0095 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); B23Q 11/0071 (2013.01); B23Q 11/1092 (2013.01); B23Q 11/127 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A router table comprising:
a work platform, the work platform having a router bit aperture;
a router suspended below the work platform, the router comprising:
an electric motor;
a housing having a router interior, the electric motor disposed in the router interior; and
a cooling air port defining a cooling air port opening in fluid communication with the router interior of the housing to permit cooling air to flow into the router interior for the electric motor;
an enclosure below the work platform, the enclosure defining an interior, the router being disposed in the interior of the enclosure such that the router is generally enclosed, the enclosure defining:
a debris inlet aperture in fluid communication with the interior of the enclosure, the debris inlet aperture being in fluid communication with the router bit aperture of the work platform so that the interior of the enclosure receives debris from router bit aperture via the debris inlet aperture;
a debris outlet aperture in fluid communication with the interior of the enclosure, the debris outlet aperture configured to be in fluid communication with a dust collector to remove debris from the interior of the enclosure; and
an air inlet aperture in fluid communication with air in an environment outside the enclosure; and
an air intake conduit connected to the cooling air port of the router, the air intake conduit defining an air intake passageway fluidly coupled to the air inlet aperture and fluidly coupled to the cooling air port opening of the router, the air intake conduit enabling the router to draw air into the router interior from the environment outside the enclosure through the air inlet aperture and the air inlet passageway to cool the router.