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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Masanori Furusawa, Anjo, JP;
Yoshihiro Kasuya, Anjo, JP;
Inventors:
Masanori Furusawa, Anjo, JP;
Yoshihiro Kasuya, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
Makita Corporation, Anjo-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 45/16 (2006.01); B23B 47/04 (2006.01); B25D 16/00 (2006.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25F 5/02 (2013.01); B25D 16/006 (2013.01); B25D 2250/221 (2013.01); B25D 2250/255 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved power tool is provided which can alert a user of any halfway selection of a driving mode of a tool bit. A representative power tool is provided which is capable of switching among driving modes different in driving state of a tool bit. The power tool has a mode switching member that switches among the driving modes, a detecting part that detects a drive prohibited state in which any of the driving modes of the tool bit is not selected, and indicating parts that indicate a result detected by the detecting part.