Patent ID: 8403076
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: B25D,B25F

Abstract:
1. A hand-held power tool which performs a predetermined operation on a workpiece by a tool bit disposed in a tip end region of a power tool body and driven by a motor comprising: a grip arranged on the proximal end of the power tool body from the tool bit, the grip extending in a direction transverse to an axis parallel to the tool bit, a connecting part that connects the grip to the power tool body at one end of the grip, an elastic element disposed between the connecting part and the power tool body, the elastic element reducing transmission of vibration from the power tool body to the grip, an electrical switch that switches the motor between an energized state and a de-energized state and an operating member with a substantially V-shaped portion, the operating member being configured to be switched by a user between an energizing position in which the electrical switch switches the motor to the energized state and a de-energizing position in which the electrical switch switches the motor to the de-energized state, the operating member being retained in the position to which it is switched, wherein: the operating member is disposed in the connecting part in such a manner as to be slidable in a direction transverse to the axis parallel to the tool bit and an axis approximately parallel to the grip, the substantially V-shaped portion engages the electrical switch to move the electrical switch between the energized state and the de-energized state when the operating member is operated, the operating member is retained in the position to which the operating member is switched without external force being applied, and the electrical switch is located in the grip and rearward of the elastic element.