Patent ID: 8074735

Claim:
A hand-held power tool, comprising: a housing; a handle; at least one two-speed transmission; at least one switch element for shifting said transmission between various gear ratios; and a spring, wherein the switch element is displaceable from a home position and wherein the spring is configured to automatically return the switch element into the home position, wherein a distance between said at least one switch element and a gripping region of said handle provided for placement of an operator's hand is less than or equal to a maximum finger extension range, said housing having a housing portion arranged substantially perpendicularly to said handle, said at least two-speed transmission being located in said housing portion and said at least one switch element being located in a housing subportion, wherein said at least one switch element is operable so that an actuation of said switch element triggers a change in a gear ratio of said transmission, wherein a position of said at least one switch element relative to the housing is independent of a selected gear ratio in said transmission, and wherein said transmission mechanism includes at least one control track for transferring a rotary motion of a shift drum to an axial displacement of a switch member of said transmission.