US 7,520,202 B2
Guiding device for saw blade of band saw
Jacky Wang, Taichung County (Taiwan)
Assigned to OAV Equipment & Tools, Inc., Taichung Hsien (Taiwan)
Filed on Nov. 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/594,911.
Prior Publication US 2008/0110315 A1, May 15, 2008
Int. Cl. B27B 13/10 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 83—820  [83/826] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A guiding device for guiding movement of a saw blade of a band saw, the guiding device comprising:
a holder base having a base portion for mounting to a part of the band saw, and two supporting arms parallel extending from the base portion, the supporting arms each having a through hole defined by an axis which is normal to both lateral sides of a saw blade guide by said guiding device and
two saw blade guiding units each having a sleeve respectively fastened to the through holes of the supporting arms and provided with an axial hole, a ball rotatably received in the axial hole of the sleeve, and a wheel having a metal wheel shaft with one end inserted into the axial hole of the sleeve and stopped at the ball, and a wheel body made of ceramic material and connected to the other end of the wheel shaft for stopping against one lateral side of the saw blade.