Patent ID: 8191648

Claim:
A power tool with several operation modes comprising: a motor, a tool body that houses the motor, a tool bit mounting part which is provided on the tool body and to which an elongate tool bit to be driven by the motor is coupled, a handle held by a user and disposed on the tool body at a side opposite to the tool bit mounting part in an axial direction of the tool bit, a first switch and a second switch, each of which can be placed in an on state or an off state and a control device that controls the motor, wherein the control device including: a switch detecting section that detects the on or off state of each of the first and second switches when power is on, an operation mode determining section that determines an operation mode based on the on or off state of each of the first and second switches, as detected by the switch detecting section and a drive control section that, after the operation mode determining section determines the operation mode, outputs a drive control signal to the motor when the switch in the off state is turned on.