Patent ID: 7814816
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: B25F,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A power tool comprising: a housing assembly including a first housing portion and a second housing portion supported for pivoting movement relative to the first housing portion about a pivot axis, the first housing portion supporting a motor, the second housing portion including a chuck for supporting a tool element; a first gear supported within the housing assembly for rotation relative to at least one of the first and second housing portions about the pivot axis, the first gear being operable to transfer drive force from the motor to the tool element; a second gear coupled to a shaft extending from the first housing portion, the shaft being rotatably coupled to the motor, the second gear engaging the first gear to transfer drive force from the motor to the first gear; a third gear supported substantially within the second housing portion and coupled to the chuck, the third gear engaging the first gear to transfer drive force from the first gear to the chuck; and an actuator extending through the housing assembly from an interior side to an exterior side, the actuator movable along the pivot axis between a first actuator position and a second actuator position to affect operation of the power tool, the first actuator position corresponding to a first operating condition of the power tool and the second actuator position corresponding to a second operating condition of the power tool different than the first operating condition.