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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Manabu Tokunaga, Anjo, JP;
Shinji Hirabayashi, Anjo, JP;
Ryu Hashimoto, Anjo, JP;
Makita Corporation, Anjo-shi, JP;
Abstract
A circular saw in which cutting speed of a saw blade is smoothly controlled. A speed change mechanism of a circular saw includes first and second rotating shafts disposed parallel to each other, and first and second gear trains having different gear ratios and each having a combination of a drive gear and a driven gear as one unit which are engaged with each other and transmit torque of the first rotating shaft to the second rotating shaft. A torque transmission path via the first gear train is defined as a first power transmission path and a torque transmission path via the second gear train is defined as a second power transmission path, and the transmission path is switched between the first power transmission path and the second power transmission path.