Cutter with laser generator that irradiates cutting position on workpiece to facilitate alignment of blade with cutting position

摘要

A cutter including a base, a holder, a cutter blade portion, and a laser generator. The holder is supported on the base portion in an upright posture. The cutter blade portion supports a moving blade. The cutter blade portion is supported on the holder movable between an upper position and a lower position. The cutter blade portion is moved into the lower position to cut a workpiece supported on the base using the moving blade. The laser generator is attached to the holder or the cutter blade portion in an orientation to direct at least a portion of the laser light onto a position on the workpiece that is directly beneath the cutter blade portion when the cutter blade portion is in the upper position.

主权项

1. A cutter comprising:
a base portion supporting a workpiece; a holder portion supported on the base portion; a cutter blade portion adapted for supporting a cutting blade that cuts the workpiece, the cutter blade portion being supported on the holder portion so as to be pivotally movable between an upper position and a lower position, the cutter blade portion being closer to the base portion in the lower position than in the upper position, the cutter blade portion including a saw cover which covers approximately an upper half of the cutting blade; and a laser generator, said laser generator including a light emitting portion emitting a laser light, wherein the laser generator is provided on one of the holder portion and the cutter blade portion at a position higher than a surface of the base portion and lower than a predetermined position so that the laser light is capable of being formed between a lower edge of the cutting blade and the base portion when the cutter blade portion is at the upper position, wherein a part of the saw cover is positioned between the cutting blade and the laser generator, and wherein the laser generator is arranged to not project the laser light onto a top surface of the workpiece when the cutter blade portion is in the lower position.