Patent ID: 7806200

Claim:
A power tool, comprising a housing ( 4 ); an output member ( 8 ) projecting from the housing ( 4 ); a drive ( 6 ) located in the housing ( 4 ) for rotating the output member ( 8 ) about an axis (A); and a slip clutch ( 22 ) for transmitting torque from the drive ( 6 ) to the output member ( 8 ), wherein the slip clutch ( 22 ) has a plurality of clutch elements ( 24 ) retained against rotation relative to the housing ( 4 ), a control element ( 18 ) having a respective plurality of counter-clutch elements ( 51 ) cooperating with the plurality of clutch elements ( 24 ), a plurality of separate spring elements ( 28 ) for preloading the clutch elements ( 24 ) against the counter-clutch elements ( 51 ) of the control element ( 18 ) for retaining the control element ( 18 ) against rotation upon application of the torque thereto until the threshold of the torque is reached, an adjustment element ( 36 ) for adjusting the preload of the spring elements ( 28 ), and a common support element ( 30 ) for supporting the spring elements ( 28 ) and movable relative to the housing ( 4 ), wherein the support element ( 30 ) is formed as a guide frame rotatable, together with the spring elements ( 18 ), relative to the housing ( 4 ) by the adjustment element ( 36 ).