POWER FEEDER AND FENCE FOR INVERTED ROUTERS

摘要

An electrically powered work piece feeder for use with inverted routers or small shapers incorporates improvements in adjustability which enhances accuracy, convenience, and safety in the use of such power tools. The powered feeder element mounts on a table fence and has an inverted roller suspended over the table adjacent a working face. Mounting structure permits positional adjustment of the roller in spatial relation to the power tool cutter and a workpiece on the table so as to propel the workpiece on the table over the power tool cutter and along the working face in the direction of the longitudinal feed axis. An out-feed section may be provided on the fence that includes inner and outer wedge-shaped ramps movable with respect to one another along the longitudinal feed axis and adapted to be locked together, thus allowing slow and precise advancement of the outer ramp toward the router.

主权项

1. A workpiece feeder system for use with a workpiece support fence mounted on a table having a power tool cutter projecting upward therefrom, the fence having a working face above the table extending adjacent the power tool cutter to define a longitudinal feed axis, comprising:
a powered feeder element adapted to rigidly mount on the fence having an inverted roller suspended over the table adjacent the working face, the powered feeder element having fence mounting structure permitting positional adjustment of the roller in spatial relation to the power tool cutter and a workpiece on the table, and the powered feeder element configured to position the roller in contact with the workpiece and rotate the roller so as to transfer pressure and motion to and propel the workpiece on the table over the power tool cutter and along the working face in the direction of the longitudinal feed axis.