SILENCING MEANS FOR ROTARY CUTTING TOOLS AND PARTICULARLY CIRCULAR SAWS

摘要

Noise output of a rotary cutting tool such as a circular saw blade is substantially reduced by means of a guard which wholly encloses the blade when the blade is not cutting and which comprises fixed and movable imperforate guard members, the movable guard member being movable to expose only the cutting segment of the blade. Inner surfaces of the flat side walls of the guard have sound absorbing means such as a Helmholtz resonator array or a layer of acoustical foam. Modifications of the guard to optimize its silencing effectiveness are disclosed.