Patent ID: 8112895

Claim:
A reciprocating saw with a motor-driven lifting rod ( 2 ) that is capable of moving in a reciprocating manner, on the free end ( 6 ) of which a fastening device ( 4 ) for a saw blade ( 5 ) is mounted, the saw blade ( 5 ) being non-rotatably held in the fastening device ( 4 ), wherein a locking element ( 9 ), which may be acted upon in the direction of the saw blade ( 5 ) by an adjustment spring ( 16 ) and which is located between a release position and a fixed position, is provided for axially fixing the saw blade ( 5 ) in position in the fastening device ( 4 ), the locking element ( 9 ) holding the saw blade ( 5 ) in the fixed position in a form-fit manner, and wherein a release device ( 10 ) is provided, with which the locking element ( 9 ) may be displaced into its release position against the spring force of the adjustment spring ( 16 ); a component ( 12 ) of the release device ( 10 ) that acts on the locking element ( 9 ) is located on the same side as the locking element ( 9 ) relative to the plane of the saw blade ( 5 ), and wherein the release device has a release switch ( 11 ) designed as a sliding switch and displaceably guided in a guide groove ( 14 ) in the housing ( 8 ), wherein the release device ( 10 ) is acted upon by a separate spring element ( 13 ) and moved into its functional position.