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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2008
Masanori Furusawa, Anjo, JP;
Yoshihiro Kasuya, Anjo, JP;
Masanori Furusawa, Anjo, JP;
Yoshihiro Kasuya, Anjo, JP;
Makita Corporation, Anjo, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the invention to provide an improvement in ease of operation of a driving mode switching mechanism in a hammer drill. According to the invention, a representative hammer drill includes a driving mode switching mechanism which has an operating part, a first switching member and a second switching member. The operating part can be turned to at least three rotating positions in its circumferential direction, while the operating part can be turned 360° on the rotation axis in the both directions. Thus, the user can select the desired driving mode in the shortest turning distance without passing though an unnecessary driving mode position. Therefore, ease of operation in mode change can be enhanced.