Patent ID: 9522461
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: B25B,B25D

Claim Text:
1. A power tool comprising: a motor; a housing having: a body section accommodating the motor; and a handle section extending downward from the body section; a trigger provided in the handle section and configured to be used to drive the motor; a spindle having a rotational axis and configured to be rotated about the rotational axis by the motor, the rotational axis extending in a front direction; a hammer being rotatable in a rotational direction by the motor and being movable, relative to the spindle, in the front direction and a rear direction; an anvil disposed at front side of the hammer and configured to be stricken by the hammer in the rotational direction; an operation member configured to move between a first position and a second position, the operation member being operated from outside of the housing, wherein the operation member restricts movement of the hammer in the rear direction when the operation member is at the first position, and the operation member allows the hammer to move in the rear direction when the operation member is at the second position; and a switching member configured to perform switching operation in conjunction with movement of the operation member between the first position and the second position, wherein modes to drive the motor are changed in conjunction with the switching operation of the switching member, wherein the switching member is positioned upper side of the trigger and in a lower portion of the body section.