Patent ID: 7469752

Claim:
A power tool comprising: a power tool body; a tool bit coupled to the power tool body, the tool bit performing a predetermined operation by linearly moving in an axial direction; a motion converting mechanism housing chamber provided within the power tool body; a motion converting mechanism that is disposed within the motion converting mechanism housing chamber and linearly moves the tool bit; a clutch mechanism that is disposed within the motion converting mechanism housing chamber and is structured to be switched between a power transmission state in which a driving force is transmitted to the motion converting mechanism and a power transmission interrupted state in which transmission of the driving force is, interrupted; a switching member that is disposed on an upper surface of the power tool body and is structured to be manually operated by a user to switch the operating state of the clutch mechanism; an opening connecting the motion converting mechanism housing chamber and the outside; a rotating member that is disposed outside the motion converting mechanism housing chamber and is structured to rotate while closing the opening; and a switching operation transmitting mechanism that is disposed outside the motion converting mechanism housing chamber, connects the switching member to the rotating member and transmits the switching operation effected by the user's manual operation of the switching member to the rotating member, wherein the rotating member includes an actuating member that extends into the motion converting mechanism housing chamber, and the actuating member switches the clutch mechanism between the power transmission state and the power transmission interrupted state by utilizing rotation of the rotating member.