Patent ID: 8662196

Claim:
A power tool comprising: a tool body, a tool bit disposed in a tip end region of the tool body to perform a predetermined operation on a workpiece, a grip mounted on the tool body on the side opposite to the tool bit, a motor housed within the tool body to drive the tool bit, a tool bit side bearing and a grip side bearing that rotatably support a rotating shaft of the motor, a tool bit side bearing housing that is separate from the grip and houses the tool bit side bearing, a grip side bearing housing that houses the grip side bearing, the grip side bearing housing including an extending end portion that extends (1) from a grip side of the grip side bearing housing and (2) coaxially with a longitudinal axis of the shaft of the motor, and an elastic element that forms a continuous structure with the grip and is disposed between the grip side bearing housing and the grip, wherein the grip includes a covering portion that extends toward the grip side bearing housing coaxially with the longitudinal axis of the shaft of the motor, and the grip side bearing housing is elastically supported by the grip via the elastic element, the elastic element being disposed within the covering portion of the grip to receive the extending end portion of the grip side bearing housing, such that the grip side bearing housing is fully elastically supported by the extending portion of the grip side bearing housing engaging the covering portion of the grip via the elastic element at least in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the shaft of the motor.