Patent ID: 6843330

Claim:
A hammer drill and/or paving breaker ( 1 ), having: an electric motor ( 23 ; 30 ), a percussion mechanism ( 9 ) that can be driven by the electric motor ( 23 ; 30 ), a housing ( 2 ) that accommodates the electric motor ( 23 ; 30 ) and the percussion mechanism ( 9 ), and having a handle ( 8 ) that is fashioned on the housing ( 2 ) in such a way that a grasping position is situated at the level of a prolongation of a percussion axis ( 6 ) of the percussion mechanism ( 9 ); the axis of rotation ( 25 ) of a motor shaft ( 26 ) of the electric motor ( 23 ; 30 ) being axially parallel with the percussion axis ( 6 ); characterized in that the electric motor ( 23 ; 30 ) is situated in an area of the housing ( 2 ) underneath the handle ( 8 ), relative to the percussion axis in a horizontal tool position.