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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
Mei-lan Kao, Taichung Hsien, TW;
Mei-Lan Kao, Taichung Hsien, TW;
P & F Brother Industrial Corporation, Taichung, TW;
Abstract
A sawdust collection apparatus for a compound miter saw includes a turntable and a sawdust collection assembly. The turntable is rotatably mounted on a base and has a cutting groove defined in the turntable and a sawdust guide communicating with the cutting groove. The sawdust collection assembly has a hollow sawdust duct with a sawdust channel communicating with the sawdust guide and a hollow sawdust entry duct with a sawdust entry port to receive sawdust and debris and a sawdust passage to communicate with the sawdust entry port. The sawdust channel is connected to a vacuum cleaner to efficiently pull sawdust and debris out of the miter saw through the sawdust channel and the sawdust passage.