Patent ID: 6766868
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: B25D,B25F,H01H

Abstract:
An electric combination hammer for use as one of a drilling hammer and a chisel hammer, comprising:a housing; a handle arranged on the housing; an on-off switch linked to a pawl arranged in the handle; a switch element for one of manually switching from drilling operation to chisel operation and manually switching from chisel operation to drilling operation; and a catch device by which the pawl is adapted to be engaged in chisel operation and which prevents a latched position from being engaged in drilling operation, wherein the catch device has a catch bracket having two legs which are connected by a joint and adapted to be brought into operative connection with a blocking element that blocks the joint in at least one pivot direction to establish the catch function, and at least one catch element which is adapted to be brought into operative connection with another catch element which is in operative connection with the pawl.