Table joining mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10583583-B2
Application number	US-201715443773-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2017
Priority date	Mar 1, 2016
Publication date	Mar 10, 2020
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020

Abstract

A tile saw including a saw unit having a motor and a saw blade, and a base supporting the saw unit above the base, where the base is fixed relative to the saw unit. A carriage is supported by the base. The carriage is translatable relative to the base and the saw unit, where the carriage is translatable along a first plane. The tile saw further includes a table for supporting a work piece to be cut by the saw blade. The table is translatable relative to the base and the saw unit, where the table is translatable along a second plane. The second plane is parallel to the first plane. The table is selectively translatable relative to the carriage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tile saw, comprising:
a saw unit including a motor and a saw blade;
a base supporting the saw unit above the base, the base fixed relative to the saw unit;
a carriage supported by the base, the carriage being translatable relative to the base, the carriage translatable along a first plane;
a table for supporting a work piece to be cut by the saw blade, the table being translatable relative to the base, the table translatable along a second plane, the second plane being parallel to the first plane, wherein the table is selectively translatable relative to the carriage;
a catch point on one of the table and the carriage;
a release mechanism on one of the table and the carriage; and
a joining mechanism configured to selectively fix the table to the carriage, wherein the joining mechanism fixes the table to the carriage in response to the joining mechanism engaging with the catch point while the table translates in a first direction, wherein the joining mechanism releases the table from the carriage in response to the joining mechanism engaging with the release mechanism while the table translates in the first direction, and wherein the carriage translates with the table in at least the first direction and a second direction when fixed to the table.

2. The tile saw of claim 1 , wherein the carriage is translatable along a first distance extending between a first position and a second position, and wherein the table is translatable along a second distance extending between a first extended position and a second extended position, the second distance being different from the first distance.

3. The tile saw of claim 2 , wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.

4. The tile saw of claim 2 , wherein the first position, the second position, the first extended position, and the second extended position are collinear.

5. The tile saw of claim 4 , wherein the first position and the second position are positioned between the first extended position and the second extended position.

6. The tile saw of claim 5 , wherein the carriage and the table are fixed relative to one another when the carriage and the table translate between the first position and the second position, and wherein the table is translatable relative to the carriage when moving along an additional distance between the first position and the first extended position.

7. The tile saw of claim 1 , wherein the carriage includes a first rail and a second rail, the first rail enabling movement between the carriage and the base, the second rail enabling movement between the carriage and the table.

8. The tile saw of claim 7 , further including a first set of rollers coupled to the base and a second set of rollers coupled to the table, the first set of rollers engagable with the first rail, the second set of rollers engagable with the second rail.

9. The tile saw of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first set of rollers and the second set of rollers rotates about an axis that is perpendicular to the first plane.

10. The tile saw of claim 1 , wherein the carriage is translatable along a first distance between a first position and a second position, and wherein the table is translatable along a second distance between a first extended position and a second extended position, the second distance being different than the first distance.

11. The tile saw of claim 10 , wherein the first position, the second position, the first extended position, and the second position are collinear, the first position and the second position being between the first extended position and the second extended position.

12. The tile saw of claim 11 , wherein the joining mechanism fixes the table to the carriage between the first position and the second position such that the table and the carriage translate together relative to one of the base and the saw unit.

13. The tile saw of claim 11 , wherein the table is translatable relative to the carriage between the first extended position and the first position.

14. The tile saw of claim 11 , wherein the joining mechanism includes a hook and a cam surface.

15. The tile saw of claim 14 , wherein, when the table arrives at the first position, the hook latches onto the catch point on one of the table and the carriage to fix the table to the carriage.

16. The tile saw of claim 1 , wherein the joining mechanism is coupled to the table, and wherein the joining mechanism is slidable relative to the carriage.

17. The tile saw of claim 1 , wherein the carriage is translatable along a first distance between a first position and a second position,
wherein the table is translatable along a second distance between a first extended position and a second extended position, the second distance being greater than the first distance by an additional distance, and
wherein the table is fixed relative to the carriage along the first distance, and wherein the table is translatable relative to the carriage along the additional distance.

18. The tile saw of claim 17 , wherein the joining mechanism is coupled to one of the table and the carriage.

19. A tile saw, comprising:
a saw unit including a motor and a saw blade;
a base supporting the saw unit above the base, the base fixed relative to the saw unit;
a carriage supported by the base, the carriage being translatable relative to the base, the carriage translatable along a first plane, the carriage is translatable along a first distance between a first position and a second position, and wherein the table is translatable along a second distance between a first extended position and a second extended position, the second distance being different than the first distance;
a table for supporting a work piece to be cut by the saw blade, the table being translatable relative to the base, the table translatable along a second plane, the second plane being parallel to the first plane, wherein the table is selectively translatable relative to the carriage; and
a joining mechanism configured to selectively fix the table to the carriage,
wherein the first position, the second position, the first extended position, and the second position are collinear, the first position and the second position being between the first extended position and the second extended position,
wherein the joining mechanism includes a hook and a cam surface,
wherein, when the table arrives at the first position, the hook latches onto a catch point on one of the table and the carriage to fix the table to the carriage, and
wherein, when the table arrives at the second position, the cam surface contacts a release mechanism on one of the table and the carriage, the release mechanism disengaging the hook from the catch point such that the table is not fixed relative to the carriage.

20. The tile saw of claim 19 , wherein the hook and the cam surface are both rotatable about a pivot point, and wherein the hook and the cam surface are rotatably fixed relative to one another such that rotation of the cam surface causes rotation of the hook.

Assignees

• Tti Macao Commercial Offshore Ltd

Inventors

• Dutterer David E

Classifications

• B28D7/02

  for removing or laying dust, e.g. by spraying liquids; for cooling work · CPC title

• B28D1/04

  with circular {or cylindrical} saw-blades or saw-discs (B28D1/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B28D7/04 Primary

  for supporting or holding work {or conveying or discharging work (B28D1/047, B28D5/0041, B28D5/0052 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B28D1/047 Primary

  with the work mounted on a carriage · CPC title

• B28D7/00

  Accessories specially adapted for use with machines or devices of the preceding groups {(B28D5/0058 takes precedence)} · CPC title