Patent ID: 7677752

Claim:
A power tool comprising: a main housing; a motor accommodated in the main housing and configured to generate a driving force; a hammer case having an outer peripheral surface; an end-tool holding part that is configured to hold an end tool; a driving-force transmitting mechanism accommodated in the hammer case, the driving-force transmitting mechanism being configured to transmit the driving force to the end-tool holding part; a light-unit mounting part that is formed integrally with the hammer case as an outwardly protruding part of said outer peripheral surface; a light unit mounted to the light-unit mounting part and positioned below the hammer case, the light unit including a lighting element and a light cover which holds the lighting element; and a protector cover that covers the outer peripheral surface of the hammer case and the light unit with a covering range ranging from a position above the hammer case to a position below the light unit and that accommodates the light-unit mounting part and the light unit to protect against impact of the power tool with a workpiece.