Patent ID: 6286610
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B25D,B25F

Abstract:
A percussion hammer and/or hammer drill comprising a hammer casing which 1) surrounds a percussion mechanism together with a drive and a holder for a percussion tool and 2) is surrounded, at a distance, by an outer shell 1) which is connected to the hammer casing via elastomeric bodies which dampen vibrations both in a direction that is parallel to a direction of impact of the hammer or drill and in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction of impact of the hammer or drill, the elastomeric bodies having different resilient properties in the different directions, and 2) at whose end which is remote from the percussion tool in the direction of impact thereof there is a handle that projects from an area of the hammer casing, wherein the outer shell extends at least almost as far as the area of the hammer casing from which the percussion tool projects.