巴西专利BR112015027657B1 APPARATUS FOR USE WITH ELECTROMECHANICAL TOOLS

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apparatus for use with electromechanical tools. the invention relates to an apparatus (2) for use with one or several modules (71, 74, 78, 86) comprising a base (60) with or for receiving an electromechanical tool (72, 76, 80, 88). the module base (60) is received in a recess, an opening (14) or slot defined in a frame (12). engaging means (68) are provided to allow the module (71, 74, 78, 86) to be releasably engaged in position, guide means (142) to allow accurate insertion and removal of the module (71, 74, 78, 86) from the frame (12) and adjustment means (61) to allow the position of the base (60) of the module (71, 74, 78, 86), and typically the top surface (66) of the module. even, is fitted with respect to the frame (12) and typically to the top surface (64) of the frame (12).
公开号:BR112015027657B1
申请号:R112015027657-1
申请日:2014-03-06
公开日:2021-06-29
发明作者:Robert Firth；Marcus Nicholson
申请人:Power Box Ag；
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[0001] The invention to which this application refers is an apparatus that can be used in conjunction with one or more electromechanical tools and/or components thereof, in order to allow the electromechanical tools to be used in a convenient location and/ or in a format and/or environment with which the instrument user is familiar and can safely operate the electromechanical tools.
[0002] There are many different types of electromechanical tool available and most commonly the electromechanical tool is purchased and then used as an independent entity and therefore often requires that separators, guides, support tables and the like be provided and used in a way that is specific to each electromechanical tool. This can be problematic and frustrating for the tool user, especially if the tool uses different types of electromechanical tools and therefore has to change locations and/or other components in order to use the tools. This can also be problematic when the space that is available for use is limited.
[0003] It is known to attempt to overcome this problem by providing an apparatus in the form of a table or bench in relation to which a range of different types of electromechanical tool can be fitted and used with it. While these known forms of apparatus may be useful, they may, in certain instances, be little more than a metal frame into which an extensive number of components must be fitted and engaged in order to adapt them for use with a form. particular electromechanical tool or, in another case, may require relatively complex fitting and fastening arrangements, which means that while in theory the apparatus should be useful, in practice the apparatus is not used, or underused, due to time needed to adapt it for a particular purpose.
[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that can be used with numerous different types of electromechanical tools in order to improve its use and allow different tools to be used with the apparatus in a common format. A further aim is to allow the apparatus to be adapted for use with different electromechanical tools relatively quickly and efficiently and thus this means that the apparatus is more likely to be used in practice with different types of electromechanical tools.
[0005] In a first aspect of the invention, an apparatus is provided for use with one or more types of electromechanical tool to perform an electromechanical tool operation on a workpiece, said apparatus being characterized by the fact that it comprises a frame defining a slot, recess or opening in which a module may be selectively received which includes a base for receiving and/or carrying at least one electromechanical tool therein and wherein said base is received in said slot, recess or opening and engaged with the frame to hold the module in position to thereby, in combination, form a work surface on which the workpiece is positioned during operation of the electromechanical tool.
[0006] In one embodiment, the apparatus includes latching means for locking the module in position with the frame.
[0007] Typically, the engagement means include a first portion located on the frame and a second portion located on the base.
[0008] Typically, the first portion includes a part that is movable between an engagement position in which it protrudes in contact with the second portion and a release position.
[0009] Typically, the engagement means is inclined towards the lower surface of the frame. Preferably, when the part is in the engagement position, it acts to tilt the module base to retain contact between the adjustment means provided in the base and the frame.
[0010] Typically, said part can be locked in one or both of the engagement and/or release positions.
[0011] Typically, a plurality of modules are provided and can be selectively positioned in the slot, recess or opening in the frame. In one embodiment, at least one of the modules is provided so that it can be used independently of the frame of the apparatus.
[0012] Typically, the external dimensions of the base of each of the modules and/or the means for engaging the modules with the apparatus is common between said modules.
[0013] In one mode, the electromechanical tool loaded or received by the module is operable to perform the operation on the workpiece when the module is engaged with the frame.
[0014] Typically, the module and/or the frame includes adjustment means to allow the level of the top surface of the base of the module to be adjusted relative to the frame. In one embodiment, the adjustment means, once defined after the initial change, is retained in the adjusted position so that when the module is placed in position thereafter, the level of the top surface of the module base relative to the level of the top surface frame is in the same position as when the adjustment was initially performed.
[0015] In one embodiment, the adjustment made should bring the top surface of the base of the module substantially in line with the top surface of the frame so as to form a substantially uniform work surface. Typically, the adjustment means are provided at separate locations on the module base and are movable relative to an adjacent portion of the frame to allow for relative adjustment at each of said locations.
[0016] Preferably, the adjustment means are user-actuable from the top surface of the module base.
[0017] In one embodiment, the adjustment means includes a first assembly comprising a first member provided on the base, a second member that engages with the first member and is located on the frame, and a user actuation means that when operated , causes relative movement between the first and second limbs. In one embodiment, a plurality of said sets are provided with separate ones.
[0018] In one embodiment, said sets also assist in guiding the movement from the base position to and from the frame.
[0019] In one embodiment, the adjustment means include a series of user actuation means, each of which in contact with a support means that extends from the frame and that causes the base and therefore , the level of the top surface thereof are adjusted in relation to the frame.
[0020] Typically, guide means are provided to allow guided insertion and/or removal of the module to and/or from the slot, recess or opening in the frame.
[0021] In one embodiment, the guide means is located at or adjacent to one end of the module and on opposite sides thereof.
[0022] In one embodiment, the guide means comprise a member provided on one of the base and the frame and a shaped ramp portion provided on the other between the base or the frame and along which the projecting member moves.
[0023] In one embodiment, the member protrudes from an edge of the base and the shaped ramp portion is provided into the edge of the slot, recess or opening of the frame.
[0024] Typically, a plurality of modules can be selectively positioned in the slot, recess or opening with the module provided with an electromechanical tool that can be operated when the module is in position.
[0025] In one embodiment, the adjustment means includes a plurality of threaded members such as grub screws provided at separate locations on the module base and they depend down below the base for a selected distance in order to provide the necessary position of the top surface of the base.
[0026] Typically, the engagement means is provided with a latch that retains the movable portion in one of the locking or release position and movement to the locking position acts to move the module into a locked position.
[0027] In one mode, the module, once in position with the frame, can be movable in relation to the frame in order to allow access and/or definition of at least one operating feature of the electromechanical tool that is provided with that module.
[0028] In one embodiment, the electromechanical tool is located on the underside of the base with a portion protruding through the base to the top surface. In one embodiment, a range of motion is provided to allow the extent to which a cutting blade protrudes above the top surface of the base of the module to which the electromechanical tool is fitted.
[0029] In another embodiment, the electromechanical tool is mounted on or above the top surface of the module base. In one embodiment, one or more guide rails may be provided and located on the frame and/or module and with which the electromechanical tool is mounted directly or indirectly to allow guided movement of the same. In one embodiment, the height of the one or more guide rails relative to the top surface of the module base and/or the frame can be adjusted by the user so as to define the height of the electromechanical tool above the module base and/or of the frame.
[0030] Typically, the frame is provided with at least one portion that is selectively movable to a position within a range of positions to one side of the frame in order to selectively allow or increase or decrease the effective area of the frame top surface . In one embodiment, said portion can be selectively moved to one side of the frame.
[0031] In one embodiment, said frame portion is provided with one or more locating means, such as a plurality of openings, for electromechanical tools and/or associated components formed therein. In one embodiment, one of the modules comprises a base with a plurality of locating means formed thereon so that the base and frame portion can, in combination, provide a wide range of user selectable locating means.
[0032] In one embodiment, the frame includes a plurality of support legs, said support legs, in a first extended mode, positioning the top surface of the frame at a first distance from a support surface on the in which the legs are located and, in a second mode in which a portion of the legs are folded or retracted, the top surface of the frame is positioned a separate distance from the bearing surface that is less than when the legs are in the first mode.
[0033] In one embodiment, the frame includes a first set of wheels, casters or cylinders that allow movement of the apparatus in a first shape and a second set of wheels, casters or cylinders that allow movement of the apparatus in a second shape.
[0034] In one embodiment, the top surface of the frame includes one or more guide rails to allow selective engagement with components to be used in the frame and the guided movement and positioning of the same. In one embodiment, a fence is provided for the positioning and/or guided movement of a work piece on which the work is carried out.
[0035] In one embodiment, the electromechanical tools for which the respective modules are provided include any, or any combination, of a milling cutter, a circular saw, a floor saw, a band saw, design saw and/or a table saw and/or a gripping base and/or a sander and/or a jigsaw and/or a vacuum base and/or the planer and/or the assembler.
[0036] With certain electromechanical tools, the major part of the electromechanical tool body is located on the underside of the module base, with the working portion of the same protruding through and from the top surface of the base. For other electromechanical tools, most of the electromechanical tool body is located above the module base.
[0037] Typically, for those electromechanical tools in which the body is mounted on the underside of the module base, then if the electromechanical tool needs to be adjusted relative to the base of the module and/or the frame, adjustment can be achieved by user from the top surface of the device.
[0038] In one embodiment, said adjustment can be achieved by the user passing his hand through one or more openings provided in the base and/or by means of one or more adjustment mechanisms that have an actuation means on the upper side from the base and through to the contact and adjustment of the electromechanical tool on the underside of the base and with which the electromechanical tool is aligned when it is located on the base to form the module.
[0039] In one embodiment, the frame includes at least one elongated engagement formation along an edge of said engagement formation that permits receipt of one or more components therein. In one embodiment, said component is a power socket housing so as to allow power to be supplied to the frame and selective connection of power to electromechanical tools from the frame.
[0040] Specific embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings; on what
[0041] Figure 1 illustrates an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention in a first condition;
[0042] Figures 2a and 2b illustrate the apparatus of Figure 1 in a second condition;
[0043] Figures 3a and 3b illustrate the apparatus of Figures 1 and 2a and 2b and a mode of transport;
[0044] Figures 4a and 4b illustrate the way in which the frame apparatus can be changed;
[0045] Figure 5 illustrates the positioning of an electromechanical tool with the frame of the apparatus of Figures 1 to 4b;
[0046] Figures 6a to 6g illustrate the frame with numerous modules located therewith;
[0047] Figures 7a to 7c illustrate engagement means according to an embodiment of the invention;
[0048] Figures 8a to 8e illustrate guide means according to an embodiment of the invention; and
[0049] Figures 9a to 9d illustrate adjustment means according to an embodiment of the invention.
[0050] First, with reference to Figure 1, an electromechanical tool apparatus of a type that can be adapted and manipulated to perform numerous different functions is shown. Figure 1 illustrates an embodiment of the apparatus 2 in a first condition wherein a plurality of legs 4,6,8,10 and a frame 12 supported thereon are provided and defining a central opening 14 in that embodiment, but which may also be a crack or indentation. The frame also includes a plurality of wheels 16 at the end 18 and, at the opposite end 20, a handle 22. The ends of the legs 4 and 10 may also be provided with wheels 30 to allow for the location of the apparatus to be adjusted.
[0051] The legs are each provided to be pivotally movable about a geometric axis 24 with respect to respective foot portions 4', 6', 8', 10' so as to allow the legs to be folded into towards the base and allowing them to take the shape shown in Figures 2a and 2b in which the frame 12 can be supported above a support surface 26, such as a floor, and for the gap 28 between the underside of the frame and the bearing surface 26 is large enough to allow the apparatus to continue to be used in that arrangement. The folding of the legs also allows the apparatus to be rotated for transport purposes by the user holding the handle 22 and rolling them along the surface on the wheels 16 as shown in Figures 3a and 3b. Thus, according to the invention, the apparatus can be provided in a first condition shown in Figure 1 for use and a second condition shown in Figures 2a and 2b for use. It can also be moved by means of cylinders, casters or wheels 30 in the first condition and by means of wheels, cylinders or casters 16 in the second condition as shown in Figures 3a and 3b.
[0052] In any of the conditions, the use of the apparatus can be changed selectively by selectively positioning a module in relation to the frame 12 and, in particular, in relation to the opening 14 defined by the frame.
[0053] The effective working surface area of the frame can also be adjusted as illustrated with reference to Figures 4a and 4b. In Figure 4a, the frame is illustrated as having a work surface defined by ends 18 and 20 and sides 32,34. The work surface includes guide rails 36, 38 to allow selective engagement with components and guided movement and positioning thereof, and a fence 40 is provided as shown for guided movement of a work piece on which work is in progress. by the tools currently located on the device.
[0054] The frame can be adapted as shown with reference to Figure 4b. Such adaptation can be achieved by the provision of one or more side extensions 42,44 and/or one or more end extensions 46. It should be noted that although in Figure 4b two side extensions 42,44 are shown, it may be that only one is provided that can be selectively positioned on one side of the frame. The side extension 42.44 is provided with members 48.50 which engage with guides on the underside of the frame 12 and which allow controlled sliding movement as indicated by arrow 52 to and from the frame to effectively increase the useful working area of the frame providing the means to support larger work pieces when work is in progress on the frame. Similarly, end extension 46 can be adjusted as indicated by arrow 54 through movement of members 56, 58.
[0055] Figure 5 illustrates the way in which the opening 14 can receive a module base 60 that is formed to allow a machine tool thus supported to be used in conjunction with the frame. Base 60 is lowered into position as indicated by arrow 62, and preferably is lowered initially at one end and then pivotally moved into position in a manner that will be described subsequently. The location of the base in relation to the frame must be ensured to be secured so that the module effectively becomes an integral part of the apparatus when located with it. Furthermore, it is usually important, if desired, that the top surface 64 of the base 60 be substantially flush with the top surface 66 of the frame 12 so as to form, in combination, a substantially integral and uniform work surface for operations. accurate machining can be performed. In one embodiment, this is known by providing in each of the modules one, but typically a plurality, of the adjustment means 61 described in more detail below.
[0056] Now with reference to Figures 7a to 7c, views of engagement means according to the invention are illustrated and which are provided in order to releasably engage the base 60 of a module in position with the frame 12. Figure 7a illustrates a plan view of part of the base and frame in position and shows respective top surfaces 64, 66 of the frame and base held in position by mechanical engagement means 68,68', one of which is engagement means 68. , is now described in detail. Figures 7b and 7c illustrate a cross-sectional elevation along line AA and showing the engagement means in two positions. Engagement means are provided, typically at opposite ends of the base and on the frame, which allows mechanical engagement. The engagement means 68 comprises an opening 130 provided in the part 69 which is accessible through an opening 132 provided in the frame and through which a person can place his finger in the direction of the arrow 134 to engage the part 69. The part 69 is mounted on the frame to be slidably movable in the direction of arrow 75 between a release position in which the part is substantially fully located within the frame 12, and an engagement position shown in Figure 7c in which the leading edge 73 of the part 69 is moves to an opening 70 provided in part 95 mounted on the underside 77 of the base. The leading edge 73 of the part 69 is preferably tapered as shown and the part 69 is angled towards the underside 79 of the frame by one or more springs 136 mounted in the opening 138 in the frame 12 in which the part 69 is located and which acts on the part 69 so that when the part 69 is located in the opening 70 in the engagement position shown in Figure 7c the effect of the tapered leading edge 73, the ramp portion 138 of the opening 70 and the biasing means springs 136 are transferred to the module base 60 which is effectively pushed down as indicated by arrows 140 by the tilting force to ensure good contact of the adjustment means and thereafter ensure that the base is retained in the desired position relative to the frame. This ensures that the position of the module base 60 is maintained during machining use by the electromechanical tool located on the base and counteracts any movement forces that may be exerted by the base.
[0057] Guide means for the base and frame are shown in more detail in Figures 8a to 8e. Guide means 142, 142' is provided at or towards one end of the base and opening in the frame and on one side thereof as shown in Figures 8c and 8d and is provided to assist in the movement of the base 60 to and from a position engaged in the opening in the frame 12. In Figure 8c, the base 60 is shown as having been nearly moved into position relative to the frame, and in Figure 8d, the base 60 is shown in a position before being moved into engagement with the frame or having been moved out of engagement with the frame. One of the two guide means is shown in detail in Figures 8a and 8b and includes a member 122 which acts as a cylinder or slide and which projects from the edge of the base 60 and is received in a ramp portion 124 located at the edge. of the frame as shown. In order to introduce the module base 60 into the opening, the base is moved at an angle to the frame openings so that the member 122 for each of the respective guide means is on top 126 of the ramp portion and makes contact with the same. The base is then slid and pivoted downwards, with the guide means in contact, so that member 122 moves to the bottom 128 of the ramp portion as shown in Figure 8b and thereafter provides the base in position. required when opening the frame. Figure 8e illustrates one of the guide means 142 with portions of the base and frame removed to show the base member 122 in a final position to locate the base with the frame 12, with the member 122 located at the bottom 128 of the portion. of ramp 124.
[0058] When in position, the level of the top surface 66 of the base 60 can then be adjusted relative to the frame 12 of the top surface 64 by using adjustment means, which in one embodiment include at least the first and the second sets of adjustment means and additional adjustment means. Typically, a first set of adjustment means is located adjacent to a first of the guide means 142 and a second set of adjustment means is located adjacent to a second of the guide means 142' and act to assist the guide. from the module base 60 to and from the slit or recess opening in the frame opening as well as thereby allowing adjustment of the level of the base with respect to the frame. One of the sets of adjustment means is shown in more detail in Figures 9a and 9b, which are cross-sectional elevations along line BB showing the adjustment means defined in different positions and Figure 9c shows part of the set of adjustment means. adjustment that is mounted on the base together with one of the additional adjustment means located on the base 60.
[0059] The purpose of using the adjustment means is normally to move the top surface 66 of the base into line with the top surface 64 of the frame 12. The adjustment means in the assembly comprises a first member in the form of a "coil" 100 on the underside of the base and a shaped member 102 which projects from the underside of the frame and the face 104 thereof is shaped so as to engage within the central portion 106 of the coil 100 which is defined by the upper rim 107 and by the lower rim 109. The user actuation means 108 in the form of a threaded shaft traverses the center of the spool and is actuable by a user from the opening of the top surface 144 in the base. These adjustment means allow positive adjustment of the base relative to the frame to raise and lower it using actuation means 108. There is a sufficient gap 146 between the coil and the underside of the base for rotation of the means. acting in a first direction causes the upper rim 107 to make contact with the face 104 to provide a thrust force against it and move the base in a first direction relative to the frame as shown in Figure 9b and member rotation 108 in the opposite direction causes the contact of the lower rim 109 of the coil 100 with the member face 104 to cause a pulling force against it and move the base in a second opposite direction relative to the frame and allow adjustment of the position of the top surface of the base in relation to the frame. In this way, the provision of the adjustment means sets ensures that the positive adjustment of the base relative to the frame can be achieved in both directions in the location of the guide means along the geometric axis 111 while at the same time ensuring that there is freedom enough to allow the means of guidance to work.
[0060] At other separate locations around the periphery of the frame, additional adjustment means in the form of threaded shafts such as grub screws 61 are provided and preferably ten adjustment points are provided in total around the base and the frame . Two of the threaded shaft adjustment means 61 are illustrated in Figure 9d. The grub screw has a free end 110 which depends downwardly on the underside of the module base 60 and which engages with a support plate 112 mounted in an affixed position to the frame 12 and which extends from the frame. In this way, when the module base is in position, the user can adjust, from the top surface of the base, the length by which each of the screws 61 depends down from the underside of the base so that the user can effectively adjust and determine the level of the top surface 66 of the base relative to the top surface 64 of the frame for each module base independently. The extent to which such adjustment means, such as grub screws, extends from the base can be changed until, typically, the top surface 66 of the base is flush with the top surface 64 of the frame. This means that the subsequent use of the adjustment means does not need to be changed again as long as the contact between the adjustment means and the frame is clean. As adjustment means are provided on the module so that each module can be adjusted to provide the required purging surface and so there is no need for frame structure adjustment to be performed.
[0061] The apparatus therefore allows numerous different modules to be used together with it for different machining operations to be performed on workpieces. As in each case the module has a base which is the same size and which can be received in the same way in the opening 14 so that the apparatus is extremely flexible in terms of its use. In one embodiment, the module may be formed by the base alone and in that arrangement the base may have a plurality of openings, slits and/or engaging means to allow gripping, retaining and guiding means to be selectively positioned therein.
[0062] Figure 6a illustrates the apparatus that is used with a module 71 that allows a milling cutter 72 to be used. The main part of the cutter is located under the base and the working portion depends upwards from the top surface of the base. In that case, there is a need to have the ability to adjust the cutter body parameters such as to adjust the height of the cutter and/or engage a shaft lock on the cutter, but these control means are located on the underside of the module base . In accordance with the invention, the control means can be engaged from the top surface of the module base 60 as the fitting of the milling-type electromechanical tool is aligned with an opening 63 provided in the module base that allows engagement. of a tool in the adjustment means that can be accessed from the top surface of the base. Figures 6b and 6c show the module 74 which is used with a circular saw 76 and in that case it is possible for the height of the module base 60 to be adjusted relative to the frame by the user adjusting an adjustment screw (not shown) located to be accessible on the top surface of the base and which descends to the underside of the base and thereby allows the operation of a scissor-shaped hinge arrangement mounted on the frame and acting on the module base to allow that the height of the base is adjusted relative to the frame to thereby adjust the height of the protrusion of the cutting blade 130 relative to the frame to the surface. Figure 6d shows a module 78 which is used in which a circular saw 80 mounted on slide members 82,84 is provided and which most typically can be used to saw relatively thin workpieces like floorboards in different modes. of operation. Furthermore, in this arrangement, the module can be used independently from the rest of the apparatus without the need for retrofitting as the module is provided with feet (not shown) that protrude from the underside of the module base 60. Figure 6e illustrates a frame 12 with a module 86 with a band saw machining tool 88 mounted thereon. Figure 6f illustrates frame 12 with an additional support table 90 provided. In that embodiment, it will be seen that the support table 90 includes a plurality of locating openings 132 therein for the user to place the tools, components and or accessories in selected positions using gripping means in a conventional manner. In one embodiment, the module may comprise a base with a similar plurality of locating apertures formed therein as shown in Figure 6g. In this case, therefore, the module base does not have a tool affixed to it when placed in the frame, but can receive a tool in it subsequently. Additionally, a frame portion 42 can include a series of locating openings therein as well and, as it can be moved relative to the remainder of the frame to extend the actual working surface of the apparatus as indicated by arrow 150, then the need for the additional table 90 shown in Figure 6f is eliminated.
[0063] Therefore, an apparatus is provided that can be used to receive a plurality of modules and thereby allow the apparatus to be used in the operation of electromechanical tools mounted on said modules.

权利要求:
Claims (21)
[0001]
1. Apparatus (2) for use with one or more types of power tool to perform a power tool operation on a workpiece, said apparatus comprising a frame (12) defining a slot, recess or opening (14) in the which selectively receive one of a plurality of modules, each including a base (60) for receiving and/or carrying therein at least one power tool, said base (60) being received in said slot, recess or opening. (14) and fitted to the frame (12) to hold the module in position so as to form, in combination, a work surface on which the workpiece is positioned during power tool operation, where adjustment means (61) are provided to allow adjustment of the level of the upper by the user on the surface (64) of the base of the module (60) relative to the upper surface (66) of the frame (12), said adjustment means (61) includes a first member provided on said base (60), u a second member located in the frame (12) and engaging with the first member and a user actuation means (108), characterized in that when said user actuation means (108) are operated, said operation causes movement of said first member relative to said second member such that the upper surface (64) of the base (60) of the module is fitted with and relative to the upper surface (66) of the frame (12).
[0002]
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the apparatus includes engaging means (68) to lock the module in position with the frame (12).
[0003]
3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the engagement means (68) includes a first portion located on the frame (12) and a second portion located on the base (60).
[0004]
4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the first portion includes a part (69) which is movable between an engagement position in which it projects into contact with the second portion and a release position .
[0005]
5. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that said part (69) is inclined towards the lower surface of the frame (12).
[0006]
6. Apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said part (69), when in the engagement position, acts to tilt the base of the module (60) downwards to maintain contact between the adjustment means (61) provided on the base (60) and on the frame (12) )
[0007]
Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that said part (69) can be locked in one or both of the engagement and/or release positions.
[0008]
8. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustment means (61), once adjusted after the initial change, are retained in the adjusted position so that when the module is subsequently placed in position, the level of the upper surface (64) of the module the base (60) relative to the level of the upper surface (66) of the frame (12) is in the same position as when the adjustment was initially performed.
[0009]
9. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustment made is to substantially align the upper surface (64) of the base (60) of the module with the upper surface (66) of the frame (12), of so as to form a substantially uniform work surface.
[0010]
10. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustment means (61) are provided at spaced apart locations on the base of the module (60) and are movable relative to an adjacent portion of the frame (12) to allow for relative adjustment at each location.
[0011]
11. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustment means (61) are operable by a user from the upper surface (64) of the base of the module (60).
[0012]
12. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that several sets of adjustment means (61) are provided spaced apart and that assist in guiding the movement of the base position (60) into and from the frame ( 12).
[0013]
13. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustment means (61) include a series of user actuation means (108), each of which in contact with an extending support means from the frame (12) and which causes the base (60) and therefore at the level of the upper surface (64) thereof to be adjusted in relation to the frame (12).
[0014]
14. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide means (142, 142') are located at or adjacent to one end of the module and on opposite sides thereof to allow guided and guided insertion. /or removing the module in and/or from the slit, recess or opening (14) in the frame (12).
[0015]
Apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that the guide means (142, 142') comprise a member (122) provided in one of the bases (60) of the frame (12) and a shaped ramp portion. (124) provided in the other the base or frame and along which the projecting member moves.
[0016]
16. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the modules is provided so that it can be used independently of the frame (12) of the apparatus.
[0017]
17. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame (12) is provided with at least one portion that is selectively movable to a position within a range of positions to one side of the frame (12), in order to allow selective increase or decrease of the effective working surface area of the frame.
[0018]
18. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame (12) includes a plurality of support legs (4, 6, 8, 10), said support legs, in a first extended position holding the upper surface (66) of the frame (12) at a first distance from a support surface on which the legs are located and, at a second position in which at least a portion of the legs are bent or retracted, so that said upper surface is positioned at a reduced distance from the support surface and in which second position the apparatus can be transported.
[0019]
19. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame (12) includes a first set of wheels, casters or rollers (30) that allow movement of the apparatus in a first form and a second set of wheels, castors or rollers (16) which allow movement of the apparatus in a second form.
[0020]
20. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame (12) includes one or more guides (36, 38) to allow selective engagement of one or more components to be used with the apparatus and movement and guided positioning of them.
[0021]
21. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustment of the power tool in relation to the base of the module (60) is done through one or more openings provided in the base (60) by a user from the top surface (64) of the base (60).

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