Patent ID: 8368267

Claim:
A power tool comprising: a motor housing, a motor housed within the motor housing, a power transmitting mechanism that transmits power of the motor to drive a tool bit and thereby causes the tool bit to perform a predetermined operation, a motor-side terminal provided on the motor, a switch block opposedly mounted to one longitudinal end of the motor housing and having an operating part which can be operated to start and stop the motor, a switch-side terminal provided on the switch block to be connected to the motor-side terminal, a hollow tubular member provided on one of the motor housing and the switch block and extending in a longitudinal direction of the motor housing, and a fitting member provided on the other of the motor housing and the switch block and fitted in the tubular member, wherein: the motor-side terminal and the switch-side terminal are connected to each other within a hollow of the tubular member, and as long as the motor-side terminal and the switch-side terminal are at least connected to each other, the tubular member and the fitting member are held in the fitted state so that a connection between the terminals is isolated from the outside of the tubular member.