Andreas Stihl Ag & Co.

J&uuml;rgen Steinmaier

Johannes Menzel

Helmut Lux

Gerhard Stoll

Markus Keller

Andreas Schneider

Ralf-Rainer Kemmler

A portable work apparatus, especially a motor-driven chain saw ( ), has a drive unit which is provided with a handle housing ( ). The handle housing ( ) includes an extension ( ) which extends in the longitudinal direction of the work apparatus from a rearward handle ( ) on the side facing away in the longitudinal direction from a guide bar ( ) forward to the side facing toward the guide bar ( ). The handle housing ( ) is connected via antivibration elements to the drive unit. The work apparatus has a forward handle tube ( ), which extends over the work apparatus transversely to the longitudinal direction and is attached with an end ( ) to the free end of the extension ( ) and with the other end ( ) in the area of the rearward handle ( ). At least one of the ends ( ) of the handle tube ( ) is fixed via an antivibration element ( ).

Portable work apparatus

The invention is directed to a portable handheld work apparatus such as a brushcutter, edge cutter or the like. The work apparatus has a drive motor which drives a rotatable work tool via a drive shaft ( ) journalled in a guide tube ( ). The guide tube ( ) is held in a housing ( ) of the drive motor by an anti-vibration unit ( ). The anti-vibration unit ( ) includes a clamp ( ) which surrounds the guide tube ( ) and elastic damping elements ( ) which lie between the clamp ( ) and the housing ( ). The clamp ( ) surrounds the guide tube ( ) and is fixed form tight on the housing ( ).

Portable handheld work apparatus

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Notzingen, Germany

Jürgen Steinmaier

Growing community of inventors

Notzingen, Germany

J&uuml;rgen Steinmaier

Jürgen Steinmaier