A manual tile cutter with removable attachments

Abstract

The present invention provides a manual tile cutting machine with a detachable attachment, comprising: a base (1) for supporting a tile to be cut, a manually controlled cutting head (2), a longitudinal guide rail (3) for moving the cutting head, and at least one detachable attachment (4a, 4b) for laterally supporting the tile, wherein the detachable attachment (4a, 4b) is provided with a fixing part (41) for fixing the detachable attachment (4a, 4b) to an operating position of the base (1), wherein the detachable attachment (4a, 4b) is arranged transversely relative to the base (1) in the operating position and extends from the side of the base (1). The cutting machine comprises a magnetic attraction part (11, 42) for fixing the detachable attachment (4a, 4b) to a non-operating position or a transport position on the cutting machine base (1), wherein the detachable attachment (4a, 4b) is arranged longitudinally on the base (1) and hardly extends out of the base.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of manual tool manufacturing, in particular to a manual tile cutter equipped with a detachable attachment for supporting tiles to be cut from the side. Background Art

[0002] Currently, manual tile cutters are very common in the market, and include a base for supporting a tile sheet to be cut, a manually controlled cutting head, and a longitudinal guide rail for moving the cutting head.

[0003] In this type of manual cutting machine, in view of the current trend of using large-area ceramic tiles for tile laying and minimizing the tile joints, the support base can be adjusted to different lengths to accommodate ceramic tiles of different sizes; however, in this type of cutting machine, in order not to excessively increase the size and weight of the cutting machine and for ease of transportation, the width of the support base is kept at a relatively small size.

[0004] In order to facilitate the correct placement and clamping of the tile sheet on the support base during the cutting process, the cutting machine generally includes a detachable accessory to support the tile sheet from the front and / or side. The detachable accessory generally includes a combination square and a side arm with a fixing portion to be fixed to the base during use, and the detachable accessory extends from the side of the base.

[0005] Since the attachment significantly increases the overall width of the cutting machine, the attachment must be removed from the support base in order to facilitate transportation or storage of the cutting machine.

[0006] When the accessory is not in use and is removed from the base, it may be accidentally damaged or lost, and when reinstalling it to the cutting machine, the user will spend a certain amount of time looking for the accessory.

[0007] Therefore, the technical problem that needs to be solved is to develop a manual tile cutter, the advantage of whose technical features is that after the accessory is removed from the cutter, the accessory can be prevented from being lost or damaged, and the accessory can be stored within the accessible range of the user without increasing the storage space of the cutter, so that the user can easily find the accessory when needed and reinstall it to the operating position of the cutter. Summary of the invention

[0008] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a manual tile cutter equipped with detachable accessories.

[0009] The manual tile cutting machine comprises: a base for supporting the tile piece to be cut, a manually controlled cutting head, a longitudinal guide rail for moving the cutting head and at least one detachable accessory for laterally supporting the tile piece to be cut, and the detachable accessory is provided with a fixing portion to fix the detachable accessory to the operating position of the base; the detachable accessory is arranged transversely relative to the base in the operating position and extends from the side of the base.

[0010] In order to solve the above technical problem, the cutting machine includes a magnetic fixing part to install at least one detachable accessory to the non-operating position or transport position of the cutting machine base. The detachable accessory is longitudinally arranged on the base and hardly extends out of the base.

[0011] According to the present invention, the magnetic fixing part includes at least one pair of magnets and a pair of ferromagnetic bushings, which are respectively fixed to the upper surface of the cutting machine base and the corresponding accessories, and the size of the bushing is set to accommodate the corresponding magnets.

[0012] The magnet is longitudinally positioned near one side of the base, and the bushing pair is arranged longitudinally of the detachable accessory, so that in the connected state, the accessory is longitudinally positioned on one side surface of the support base.

[0013] In the description of the present invention, the magnet is fixed on the base and the bushing is fixed on the detachable accessory; however, it should be pointed out that the above fixation can be reversed, that is, the bushing is fixed on the base and the magnet is fixed on the detachable accessory, and the reversal does not change the essence of the present invention.

[0014] According to the invention, the manual tile cutter comprises an elastic stopper mounted between the magnet and the cutter base, the elastic stopper forming a support area around the magnet to support the accessory bushing when the accessory is fixed to the base in a non-operating position.

[0015] The detachable accessory may be a combination square, a side arm or other elongated detachable parts, so that the tile sheet can be supported laterally from the outside of the base. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] As a supplement to the description, and in order to help make the features of the invention more easily understood, this specification is accompanied by a set of drawings which represent the following by way of illustration and not limitation:

[0017] Figure 1Shown is a perspective view of a manual tile cutter with a detachable attachment in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the detachable attachment being mounted in an operating position on the base of the cutter, including a combination square and a side arm with an adjustable stop;

[0018] Figure 2 Shown is Figure 1 A perspective view of the manual tile cutter, wherein the combination square and the side arm are separated from the base and disposed above the base and aligned with the magnetic attraction portion to be fixed to the base in a non-operating position;

[0019] Figure 3 Shown is a front view of the manual tile cutter shown in the above figures, with its side arm fixed to the base in a non-operating position by the magnetic fixing part. This figure contains a partial cross-section to show the magnetic attraction part that fixes the removable accessory to the base in the non-operating position, and also includes an enlarged detailed view of the magnetic attraction part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] Figure 1 The present invention shows a manual tile cutting machine equipped with detachable accessories, comprising: a base (1), a manually controlled cutting head (2), a longitudinal guide rail (3) for moving the cutting head (2) and detachable accessories (4a, 4b) for supporting the tile to be cut from the side, wherein the detachable parts are a combination angle square and a side arm provided with an adjustable limiter (40).

[0021] exist Figure 1 In the embodiment, the detachable accessories (4a, 4b) are fixed to the working position of the base (1) via corresponding fixing parts (41), and the fixing parts (41) are screws. At this time, the detachable accessories (4a, 4b) are arranged transversely relative to the base and extend from the side of the base.

[0022] Furthermore, the base (1) comprises two pairs of magnets (11) to form a magnetic attraction portion, which is used to fix the detachable accessories (4a, 4b) in a non-operating position or a transport position.

[0023] Figure 2 The removable attachments (4a, 4b) are shown removed from the base (1) and arranged vertically opposite the magnets (11). Each removable attachment (4a, 4b) includes a pair of ferromagnetic bushings (42) sized to receive the corresponding magnets (11) to secure them in a non-operating position.

[0024] Figure 3 Shown is one of the removable accessories (4a), specifically the combination square, which is fixed to the base (1) in a non-operating position by a pair of magnets (11).

[0025] As mentioned above Figure 3 As shown in the enlarged detailed view, the magnet (11) is fixed to the base (1) by means of screws (13), and the elastic limiter (12) is installed between the magnet (11) and the base (1).

[0026] When the detachable accessory (4a, 4b) is connected to the non-operating position of the base (1), the magnet (11) is accommodated in the ferromagnetic bushing (42) to prevent the detachable accessory (4a, 4b) from moving and separating from the magnet (11) due to a side impact, thereby making the detachable accessory easy to fall off. Due to the above-mentioned characteristics, the detachable accessory (4a, 4b) needs to be separated from the magnet (11) in a relatively vertical direction, that is, a direction with stronger magnetic force and stronger fastening force on the accessory.

[0027] The above-described embodiments merely express several implementation methods of the present invention, and the description thereof is relatively specific and detailed. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several deformations in materials, shapes, sizes and layouts may be made to the described elements, but this does not mean changing the basic features of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A manual tile cutter with detachable attachments, comprising: The invention relates to a base (1) for supporting a tile to be cut, a manually controlled cutting head (2), a guide rail (3) for moving the cutting head, and at least one detachable accessory (4a, 4b) for laterally supporting the tile to be cut, wherein the detachable accessory (4a, 4b) is movable between an operating position, a non-operating position or a transport position, wherein the detachable accessory (4a, 4b) is arranged transversely relative to the base (1) in the operating position and extends from the side of the base (1), and wherein the detachable accessory (4a, 4b) is arranged longitudinally on the base (1) in the non-operating position or the transport position; and further comprising a magnetic attraction portion for fixing the detachable accessory (4a, 4b) to the non-operating position or the transport position of the base (1), characterized in that: The detachable attachment (4a, 4b) can be detached from the base (1); A fixing portion (41) is also provided to fix the detachable accessory (4a, 4b) at an operating position of the base (1); The detachable attachment (4a, 4b) does not extend out of the base when in a non-operating position or a transport position; The magnetic attraction portion comprises a pair of magnets (11) and a pair of ferromagnetic bushings (42), and are respectively fixed to the base (1) and the corresponding detachable accessories (4a, 4b); the size of the ferromagnetic bushings (42) is set to accommodate the corresponding magnets (11) when the detachable accessories (4a, 4b) are located in a non-operating position or a transport position of the base (1), so as to prevent the detachable accessories (4a, 4b) from moving and separating from the magnets (11) due to a side impact; Each magnet in the pair of magnets (11) is fixed to the upper surface of the base (1) by means of a screw (13), and further comprises an elastic stopper (12) installed between each magnet in the pair of magnets (11) and the base (1), wherein the elastic stopper (12) forms a support area around each magnet in the pair of magnets (11) that is lower than the top of the magnet, and supports one of the pair of ferromagnetic bushings (42) when the detachable accessory (4a, 4b) is fixed in a non-operating position or a transport position of the base (1).

2. The cutting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detachable accessories (4a, 4b) are a combination square, or a side arm with an adjustable stopper (40) to support the tile piece to be cut.

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