Patent ID: 6213224
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B25B,B25F

Abstract:
An electric power tool, comprising:a spindle having an axis;a drive unit including a motor and a reduction mechanism for transmitting the rotation of the motor to the spindle of the tool, the reduction mechanism being an epicycle reduction gear mechanism, the drive unit including a clutch means for interrupting transmission of the rotation of the motor from the epicycle reduction gear mechanism to the spindle responsive to a load applied to the spindle, the clutch means including an adjusting member for adjusting the torque at which the transmission of the motor rotation to the spindle is interrupted; anda housing for containing the drive unit, the housing having a front end, wherein a portion of the drive unit is made of metal, the metal portion of the drive unit being exposed to the outside of the tool forward the housing and the metal portion of the drive unit being connected directly to the front end of the housing, the metal portion of the drive unit being disposed along the spindle axis between the adjusting member and the housing.