Safety systems for power equipment are disclosed. The safety systems include a detection system adapted to detect contact between a person and a working portion of a machine, where the detection system is adapted to capacitively impart an electric charge on the working portion and to detect when tha
Safety systems for power equipment are disclosed. The safety systems include a detection system adapted to detect contact between a person and a working portion of a machine, where the detection system is adapted to capacitively impart an electric charge on the working portion and to detect when that charge drops; and a reaction system associated with the detection system to cause a predetermined action to take place relative to the working portion upon detection of contact between the person and the working portion by the detection system. Machines equipped with safety systems are also disclosed, such as saws, jointers, etc. The machines include a working portion, such as a cutter or blade, a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the working portion, and a reaction system associated with the detection system to cause a predetermined action to take place upon detection of the dangerous condition, such as a brake system to stop the working portion, a retraction system to retract the working portion, or a system to cover the working portion. The machines may include a control system adapted to control the operability of one or more of the working portion, the detection system and the reaction system.
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I claim: 1. A saw comprising: a base configured to rest on a generally horizontal surface to support the saw during operation; a work surface supported by the base above the generally horizontal surface on which a workpiece may be cut; a rotatable blade adapted to cut a workpiece on the work surfac
I claim: 1. A saw comprising: a base configured to rest on a generally horizontal surface to support the saw during operation; a work surface supported by the base above the generally horizontal surface on which a workpiece may be cut; a rotatable blade adapted to cut a workpiece on the work surface, where the blade has an angular momentum when rotating; an axis around which the blade rotates; a motor to drive the blade: a detection system configured to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade; and a reaction system including a brake to decelerate the blade upon detection of the dangerous condition between the person and the blade, where the reaction system is configured to use at least a fraction of the angular momentum of the blade to generate a force tending to urge the axis around which the blade rotates away from the work surface when the brake decelerates the blade. 2. The saw of claim 1, where the brake is configured to stop the rotation of the blade. 3. The saw of claim 1, where the saw is a table saw, where the blade is adapted to extend at least partially up through the work surface, and where the reaction system tends to urge the axis around which the blade rotates downward relative to the work surface. 4. A woodworking machine comprising: a base configured to rest on a generally horizontal surface to support the machine during operation; a work surface supported by the base above the generally horizontal surface on which a workpiece may be cut; a rotatable blade adapted to cut a workpiece on the work surface, where the blade has angular momentum when rotating; an axis around which the blade rotates; a motor to drive the blade; a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade; and a reaction system adapted to use at least a fraction of the angular momentum of the blade to generate a force tending to urge the axis around which the blade rotates away from the work surface upon the detection of the dangerous condition. 5. The woodworking machine of claim 4, where the woodworking machine is a table saw, where the support structure includes a table, where the reaction system is positioned below the table, and where the reaction system is adapted to urge the blade in a direction downward relative to the table. 6. The woodworking machine of claim 4, where the woodworking machine is a miter saw, and further comprising a support arm moveable relative to the base, where the blade is mounted on the support arm, and where the reaction system is adapted to urge the blade upward relative to the base. 7. The woodworking machine of claim 4, where the reaction system is further adapted to stop the blade. 8. A miter saw comprising: a support structure having a cutting zone; a swing arm above and pivotally attached to the support structure; a rotatable blade supported by the swing arm so that the blade may move into the cutting zone, where the blade has angular momentum when rotating; a handle associated with the swing arm and adapted so that a user may pivot the swing arm and blade into the cutting zone; a motor adapted to drive the blade; a detection system to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade; and a reaction system adapted to create an impulse against movement of the blade into the cutting zone upon detection by the detection system of the dangerous condition between the person and the blade, where the impulse is created due at least partially to the angular momentum of the blade. 9. The miter saw of claim 8, where the reaction system includes a brake mechanism adapted to engage the blade, and where the engagement of the brake mechanism with the blade creates the impulse against movement of the blade into the cutting zone. 10. A woodworking machine comprising: a frame adapted to support workpieces in a cutting region; a movable cutting tool supported by the frame and configured to cut workpieces in the cutting region; a motor configured to drive the cutting tool; a detection system configured to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a person and the cutting tool; and a brake mechanism including at least one braking component configured to engage the cutting tool upon detection of at least one of the dangerous conditions by the detection system, where engagement of the braking component with the cutting tool tends to urge the cutting tool in a direction away from the cutting region. 11. A woodworking machine comprising: a frame adapted to support workpieces in a cutting region; a movable cutting tool supported by the frame and configured to cut workplaces in the cutting region; a motor configured to drive the cutting tool; a detection system configured to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a person and the cutting tool; and a brake mechanism including at least one braking component configured to engage the cutting tool upon detection of at least one of the dangerous conditions by the detection system, where engagement of the braking component with the cutting tool tends to urge the cutting tool in a direction away from the cutting region, where the rotating cutting tool has angular momentum, and where the braking component is configured to transform at least a portion of the angular momentum of the cutting tool into a force on the cutting tool in a direction away from the cutting region.
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