Abstract: The description herein discloses a chainsaw, which may include: a saw chain; a guide bar equipped with the saw chain; a sprocket for running the saw chain along a periphery of the guide bar; a motor including an output shaft connected to the sprocket; a cooling fan connected to the output shaft; and a base member for holding the guide bar. The base member may be constituted of a heat conductive material having a thermal conductivity of 10 W/m·K or more when a temperature of the heat conductive material is 300 K. The base member may include: a plate portion arranged such that the plate portion faces the motor in a direction along the output shaft; and a rib portion protruding from the plate portion toward the motor.

Abstract: An outdoor tool includes a powerhead, a tool unit powered by the powerhead, and a shaft assembly extending between the powerhead and the tool unit. The tool unit includes a transmission housing, a support plate, a guide bar adjustably supported by the support plate, a drive gear, and a chain circumscribing a portion of the drive gear and a portion of the guide bar, the drive gear operatively coupled to the powerhead. The tool unit further includes a tension adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of the guide bar relative to the drive gear to increase and decrease a tension in the chain. The tension adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment screw, a threaded adjustment bolt, at least one adjustment gear, and a member coupled to the adjustment bolt and the guide bar. Rotation of the adjustment screw causes translation of the guide bar relative to the drive gear.

Abstract: A chain saw includes a housing, a motor, a chain saw bar assembly, a tensioning assembly set on the housing, and an adjustment assembly set on the side cover corresponding to the tensioning assembly. The chain saw bar assembly is detachably connected to the first housing through the combination of the tensioning assembly and the elastic components, the adjustment assembly is movably connected with the tensioning assembly, and the adjustment assembly can adjust the relative position of the tensioning assembly and the guide shaft, to tension the chain set on the circumferential direction of the guide bar and tightly lock the chain saw bar assembly between the first housing and the side cover.

Abstract: A housing for power tools such as chainsaws, blowers, trimmers or hedge trimmers. The housing has a front end, at which a tool of the power tool is attached. The housing further includes a rear end and a top side. A battery compartment is provided at the top side of the housing and extends inside the housing and has a shape adapted to receive a battery. The shape is essentially cuboidal and has a rectangular cross section looking at the top side of the housing. The short sides of the rectangular cross section are substantially parallel with the rear end and the front end of the housing.

Abstract: The cordless power cutter that is lightweight and weight-balanced between a power section housing a battery pack as a power source and a cutting section including a motor in a belt-free drive system and rotatable disk blade. The weight balancing of the cordless power cutter allows the tool to remain parallel to a horizontal surface, such as the ground, without tilting, when the operator lifts and holds the tool by only a gripping or transverse portion of the lifting handle. The motor has a motor axis that is not perpendicular to the disk axis and that is rearward of the disk axis to provide a depth of cut. The weight-balance and motor positioning allows the cordless power cutter to achieve ease of handling and operation.

Abstract: A chainsaw (100) includes a power unit and a working assembly powered responsive to operation of the power unit. The working assembly includes a guide bar (120) around 5 which a chain (210) is rotatable. The guide bar (120) includes first and second side plates (400, 410), a core (420) and a tension indicator (240). The first and second side plates (400, 410) each face other and extend away from a housing (110) to a nose. The core (420) is disposed between the first side plate (400) and the second side plate (410). The tension indicator (240) is provided at the core (420) and is visible at at least one of the first side plate 10 (400) or the second side plate (410). The tension indicator (240) is configured to indicate a chain tension based on a position of the guide bar (120).

Abstract: A high efficiency saw chain for a saw including a cutting link and a drive link, the cutting link and a drive link selected to provide a high efficiency saw chain for a specified power range, based on ratios of components of the chain, such as the ratio of the height of the cutter to the pitch of the chain.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a more rational vibration reducing technique for a work tool. A representative work tool 100 has an outer housing 102, an inner housing 104, a brushless motor 115, a spindle 124 having a rotation axis extending in parallel to a rotation output shaft of the brushless motor 115 and configured to be rotated on the rotation axis within a prescribed angular range to drive a tool accessory 145, a front elastic member 110a disposed between a front inner housing region 104a and a front outer housing region 102a, and a rear elastic member 110c disposed between at least one of an intermediate inner housing region 104b and a rear inner housing region 104c and at least one of an intermediate outer housing region 102b and a rear outer housing region 102c.

Abstract: A motorized chain saw has a measuring system for measuring an object, in particular a trunk. The motorized chain saw has a saw chain, and the measuring system has an evaluation device. The measuring system includes a sensor system for capturing the movement of the saw chain as the saw chain rolls over an object to be measured. The evaluation device is configured to evaluate the movement of the saw chain captured by the sensor system. In a method for operating the motorized chain saw, the sensor system captures the movement of the saw chain as the saw chain rolls over an object to be measured, and the evaluation device evaluates the captured movement.

Abstract: A chainsaw includes a housing, a prime mover, a transmitting member and a bias assembly. The prime mover is mounted to the housing. The saw chain is driven by the prime mover. The guide bar guides the saw chain and the guide bar is slidably connected to the housing. The driving member drives the guide bar to slide relative to the housing. The operating member swings forth and back relative to the housing. The transmitting member enables the driving member to rotate synchronously with the operating member when the operating member is swung forth and enables the operating member to rotate relative to the driving member when the operating member is swung back. The bias assembly biases the transmitting member to engage with the operating member when the operating member is swung forth.

Abstract: An air cleaner includes: a frame member equipped at an intake port of a carburetor and provided with an air inlet port; a filter held by a holding part included in the frame member; a lid member configured to cover a front face of the filter; and a screw with a knob, the screw being configured to connect the frame member and the lid member together. The frame member is provided with an insertion hole, where the screw with the knob is inserted, on the outer side of the holding part. The lid member includes a part to be connected, to which the screw with the knob is connected, the screw being inserted into the insertion hole from a side close to the carburetor. A knob part of the screw with the knob is disposed on the inner side of a circumscribed line between the lid member and the engine.

Abstract: A power tool has a tool unit arranged between housing and housing cover. A stud bolt secured on the housing projects through a cover opening to the exterior. A support sleeve of the housing cover is provided with the cover opening and with a support surface for a fastening element screwed onto the stud bolt to secure the housing cover on the housing. The fastening element has a first section arranged at the cover exterior and delimited by a circumferential contour with flats. A maximum radial distance of the outer circumference of the support sleeve relative to the longitudinal center axis of the stud bolt at the support surface and at an adjoining first section of the support sleeve is at most as large as half the width across flats of the fastening element; a tool engaging the flats thus fits across the first section of the support sleeve.

Abstract: A chainsaw includes a body housing, an elongated guide bar projecting forward from the body housing, a saw-chain mounted on the periphery of the guide bar for rotation, an electric motor mounted within the body housing for rotating, and a top handle provided on an upper portion of the body housing above the guide bar and extending in a fore-and-aft direction. A plurality of rechargeable battery packs is mounted on the body housing as a source of power supply for the electric motor. The battery packs are mounted to the body housing in such a manner that a center of gravity of the chainsaw observed from the back side is positioned in a two times extent of lateral width of a gripe portion of the top handle at both sides of a vertical centerline of the gripe portion.

Abstract: An ignition circuit for a combustion engine has an ignition coil and a control unit for the coil. The coil and the control unit are included in a common component as an ignition module. The module is supplied with voltage by a generator driven by the engine. A spark plug and the coil form a power circuit which includes a line segment to a reference potential outside the module. A sensor detects data of the engine and the output of the sensor is supplied to the module. The sensor is supplied with voltage via a sensor circuit. The sensor circuit and the power circuit use the line segment as a common connection to the reference potential, so that for a defect of the line segment, a missing connection to the reference potential in the high voltage circuit is recognized via the change of the sensor output signals.

Abstract: A power tool is provided with an indicator with a light source for generating a marking. A holding device is secured on the power tool by positive fit. The indicator is releasably secured on the holding device, wherein the holding device is secured to a grip pipe. The holding device has a geometry that is matched to the geometry of the grip pipe such that the holding device is securable in only one position on the grip pipe.

Abstract: A saw blade includes saw teeth arranged along a toothed side. The saw teeth have a pitch that increases from a clamped end of the saw blade to a saw blade tip. The saw teeth include a tooth support and a hard metal tooth joined to the tooth support. The saw teeth have a plurality of tooth supports having the same shape. Larger tooth spaces are provided for the increasing pitch between tooth supports having an identical shape.

Abstract: A vegetation pruning device includes a cutting element; a guide bar for supporting the cutting element, the guide bar having a guide bar plane, the guide bar being pivotable in the guide bar plane about a fixed axis; a motor having a motor shaft for rotatably driving the cutting element; a motor housing for receiving the motor; a guiding mechanism connected to the motor housing, the guiding mechanism having a longitudinal axis; a handle assembly operable to move linearly along the longitudinal axis; and a transmission device for connecting the handle assembly to the guide bar through, the transmission device converting a linearly movement of the handle assembly to a pivoting movement of the guide bar, the cutting element thereby approaching or withdrawing from a workpiece to be sawn.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a handheld working tool comprising a motor part (10), a handle part (20) comprising a handle grip (21), and at least one first type antivibration element (30) arranged between said motor part (10) and said handle part (20), and which element (30) is adapted to isolate the handle part (20) from vibrations in the motor part (10). The working tool (1) is characterized in that it further comprises at least one second type antivibration element (40) arranged adjacent to the first type antivibration element (30). The at least one second type antivibration element (40) is adapted to, when in an active state, prevent vibrations in the motor part (10) from being transferred to the handle grip (21). The second antivibration element (40) is in the active state when the handle grip (21) is loaded during operation of the working tool (1).

Abstract: Method and an arrangement within a motor saw, having a guide bar, a drive motor unit including with its chassis a drive motor, whose rotatable shaft supports a drive disc, around which a portion of an endless saw chain runs, the saw chain also being adapted with its remaining portions to run along and form the guide bar arrangement with its guide bar and along tracks allotted to side edges directed away from each other. An anchored support plate, a displaceable clamping plate and with an interrelated arrangement in an inactivated position, the end area of the guide bar within a first mode displaces the end area in a direction perpendicular from the plane and from the support plate, and within a second mode displacing the end area and its guide bar in a direction along the plane allotted to the guide bar and out of the inactivated interrelated arrangement.

Abstract: Provided is a structure for preventing the falling of a fastening nut of a portable power work machine, the structure reliably preventing loss of the nut and containing assembly cost, manufacturing cost, and component cost while reducing the possibility of damage, failure or the like and increasing the nut fastening and loosening workability and durability. A nut anchor member comprises a single bent wire or bar of elastically deformable material, and includes: a split ring-shaped portion externally retained in a circular groove provided at the outer periphery of a nut; a pair of left and right leg-like piece portions continuous with both ends of the split ring-shaped portion; and hook piece portions continuous with lower portions of the leg-like piece portions. A cover includes a locking portion that locks the hook piece portions so as to prevent the nut and the nut anchor member from falling from the cover when the nut is detached from the bolt.

Abstract: A guide bar for a saw chain of a chain saw has a fastening section and a redirecting section. The guide bar has an imaginary longitudinal center axis extending from the fastening section to the redirecting section. The guide bar has at least one first marking in the form of a line. The first marking is inclined at an angle of about 20° to about 80° with respect to the longitudinal center axis when viewing the guide bar in side elevation. The first marking is used to estimate, during operation, the depth (t) of a groove produced by the saw chain in the workpiece in the case of a cut in which the longitudinal center axis of the guide bar is inclined at an angle of about 20° to about 80° to the surface of the workpiece.

Abstract: A method for producing at least one cutting strand segment of a cutting strand comprises punching at least one cutting strand segment out of a band material. The at least one cutting strand segment includes at least one cutting element and at least one cutter carrier element having at least one connecting element.

Abstract: A chainsaw having improved cutting workability is provided. A chainsaw is used to cut an object to be worked by a saw chain. A chainsaw main body is provided with an electric motor and a sprocket, and a guide bar around which the saw chain is wound is provided on the chainsaw main body. The guide bar is attached to the chainsaw main body by a screw member serving as an attaching member. A load sensor detects whether or not the guide bar is attached to the chainsaw main body. Rotation of the saw chain is prohibited based upon a signal from the load sensor when the guide bar is not attached to the chainsaw main body.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a modified pitch sprocket to provide an orientation of a saw chain link, such as a cutter link or drive link, with respect to the direction of travel of the link, as it traverses the sprocket that is different than the orientation of the link as it traverses a straight portion of the guide bar. In some embodiments, the modified pitch sprocket may orient the cutter link to provide radial extension for a depth gauge of the cutter link relative to a cutting element of the cutter link. This may facilitate shaping of the depth gauge and/or cutting element, such as by a sharpening element, as the cutter link traverses the sprocket.

Abstract: A chain saw hazard warning light and method for using same. A pair of oppositely-directed light sources emit light beams throughout a chain shot hazard warning zone through rectilinear, slotted openings at opposite ends of a housing. The light beams turn on, if and only if, the cutting chain is rotating about the chain guide bar; alternatively, initiation of rotation of the cutting chain is delayed to permit the light beams to turn on some time prior thereto. The zone is defined by first and second pairs of planes that diverge in opposite directions from the chain guide bar, said planes being disposed at equal, acute angles (most preferably 15°) to, and on opposite sides of, a plane that includes the chain guide bar.

Abstract: A top-handle portable working machine includes a grip configuration that makes it easy for a worker to manipulate the implement as intended in order to adapt to tasks in which accuracy, fineness, or an attractive finish is needed. The direction of an axis in which the top grip extends and the direction of a working axis of the implement are inclined relative to each other in a vertical direction so as to intersect at a point to the rear of the housing at angle between 15 and 25°. A detachable grip-position restricting member is attachable to a concave part of the top grip.

Abstract: A guide bar for a chain saw has an elongate main body of steel. The main body has flat sides and upper and lower peripheries defining a guide groove for a saw chain. An elongate window is formed in the main body between the peripheries and is filled with an insert made of a fiber composite material made up of resin and fibers. The fibers are in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the main body. The insert includes a plurality of fiber layers that are bonded with resin. A central layer is formed from a fiber layer and the fibers thereof are at an angle to the longitudinal axis. Two fiber layers having fibers oriented in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the main body are on both sides of the central layer. The inner fiber layers are covered outwardly by a woven fabric.

Abstract: A battery-powered chain saw is provided which chain saw comprises a housing (10) extending in a longitudinal direction (X) between a front end (12) and a rear end (11), a rear handle (20) fixedly connected to or integral with the housing (10) and extending in the longitudinal direction (X), a front handle (30) fixedly connected to the housing (10) and an electric motor (40) arranged to drive a cutting element of the chain saw, the electric motor having a motor rotation axis (A1). The chain saw has a longitudinal rotation axis (X1). It is characterized in that a point (60) in which a center axis (A) of an upper portion (31) of the front handle (30) intersects a vertical plane (P) comprising the longitudinal rotation axis (X1) of the chain saw, is positioned rearwardly of a point (70) in which the motor rotation axis (A1) intersects said vertical plane (P).

Abstract: A machine tool separating device, in particular on a handheld machine tool separating device, includes at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit, which form a self-contained system. The guide unit comprises at least one main guide unit element and/or at least one cutting strand holding unit, wherein at least the main guide unit element and/or the cutting strand holding unit has at least two guide surfaces, which have different alignments in relation to one another and which, when mounted, are provided to guide the cutting strand.

Abstract: An arrangement for attaching a bar of a hand-held motor driven tool, such as a chain saw, to a body of the tool includes at least one first engagement device, a cover portion adapted to bear against a bar such that the bar is arranged between the cover portion and the body, and at least one second engagement device is adapted to engage the first engagement device for securing a bar between the cover portion and the body. The second engagement device is arranged to move a first distance along the first engagement device in a direction of the rotation axis of the second engagement device for securing a bar between the cover portion and the body. The second engagement device is captively attached to a spring biasing member having an undistorted position and a distorted position.

Abstract: A machine tool separating device, in particular a handheld machine separating device, includes at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit. The cutting strand, viewed along a direction running at least substantially perpendicular to a cutting plane of the cutting strand, has a maximum dimension less than 4 mm.

Abstract: Saws (1) for cutting or sawing harder materials, such as concrete, concrete structures, brick and stone, have an endless cutting member (4) that is driven through a transmission assembly (11, 20) being supported in the saw and having a drive member and that is guidingly supported on a cutting member supporting portion (3). In such a saw a clamping member is provided that for providing a friction drive contact between the drive member, the clamping member and the cutting member is biased in a direction towards the drive member with driven parts (7) of the cutting member introduced there between, whereby an essentially reduced load on the actual saw, its parts and the cutting member is obtained as well as an improved functionality in the form of an increased flexibility and safety during operation of the saw. The invention also relates to a transmission assembly as well as a cutting member for such a saw.

Abstract: A top-handle portable working machine includes a grip configuration that makes it easy for a worker to manipulate the implement as intended in order to adapt to tasks in which accuracy, fineness, or an attractive finish is needed. The direction of an axis in which the top grip extends and the direction of a working axis of the implement are inclined from each other in a vertical direction so as to intersect at a point to the rear of the housing at angle between 15 and 25°.

Abstract: A power tool for trimming soft materials has a power driver with a drive train engaged with a cylindrical cutter body wherein the power driver rotates the cutter body about its longitudinal axis. A plurality of mutually spaced apart cutter teeth are fixed to an exterior surface of the cutter body. The cutter teeth each have a top surface and a sidewall surface, the sidewall surface extensive between the top surface and an exterior surface of the cutter body. The top surface of each of the cutter teeth is a four-sided convex polygon and the sidewall surface includes four mutually discrete surfaces corresponding to the sides of the polygon, with each of said discrete surfaces extending between the top surface and the cutter body.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for attaching a bar of a hand-held motor driven tool to a body of the tool, the arrangement including: at least one bolt, having a first part, securely arranged to the body, and a second part extending from the body, the second part having an engagement portion for engaging a nut; a cover portion adapted to bear against a bar such that the bar is arranged between the cover portion and the body; and at least one nut, captively attached to the cover portion. The nut is adapted to engage the engagement portion of the bolt for securing a bar between the cover portion and the body, the nut having a rotation axis. Thereby, an attachment arrangement is achieved that facilitates changing of bars when the nut used in the attachment arrangement is captively arranged to the cover portion.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a portable power tool comprising at least one coupling device which can be coupled to a power tool separation device comprising at least one cutting unit and at least one guide unit for guiding the cutting unit. The portable power tool comprises at least one storage device which is provided to stow the machine tool separation device at least when it is coupled to the coupling device.

Abstract: A machine tool system comprises at least one portable machine tool and at least one separating device for a machine tool, which includes at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit for guiding the cutting strand, said guide unit forming with the cutting strand a closed system. The machine tool system comprises at least one cutting edge guide unit.

Abstract: The claimed invention relates to a device in a guide bar (10) for a chain saw. The guide bar (10) comprises at least two layers (11, 12, 13) that are bounded by an adhesive material. To ensure that the layer of adhesive material gets the optimal thickness is one of the surfaces of the layers that will be bounded to each other provided with several protruding parts (17). The protruding parts (17) will generate a slot, with the same width as the height of the protruding parts, for the adhesive material when the layers are put together. This is important to ensure maximum strength in the bounding as well as a constant width of a groove (14) for the saw chain.

Abstract: A portable handheld power tool (1), such as a chain saw or a power drill, having a receiving device (100) arranged on a body portion (2) of the power tool (1). The receiving device (100) is arranged for connecting/disconnecting to the portable handheld power tool (1) either a flexible elongated member, such as a rope, or a fastening device secured to the elongated member or to an operator of the portable handheld power tool (1). The receiving device (100) has a receiving portion (110) for receiving and leading the flexible elongated member therethrough. The receiving portion (100) extends substantially in a plane (P). Furthermore, the receiving device (100) has an attachment portion (120) which is arranged to connect the receiving device (100) to a body portion (2) of the portable handheld power tool (1) by means of a pivot assembly (4).

Abstract: A machine tool system comprises at least one machine tool separating device, which has at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit for guiding the cutting strand, which together form a self-contained system, and at least one portable machine tool, which comprises a machine tool housing and at least one coupling device for coupling the machine tool separating device. The portable machine tool comprises at least one pad unit to be placed on a workpiece, wherein the pad unit and the machine tool housing are mounted such that they can be moved relative to each other.

Abstract: A power tool system includes at least one power tool separation device and at least one portable power tool. The power tool separation device includes at least one cutting unit and at least one guide unit which forms a closed system at least together with the cutting unit. The portable power tool includes a motor unit configured to be coupled to the cutting unit of the power tool separation device. At least in the mounted state, a longitudinal axis of the motor unit extends at least essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the guide unit.

Abstract: An attachment for a cutting tool includes a tracking guide configured to interface with an object to be cut. The tracking guide may be inserted into a groove formed by the cutting tool in an already cut portion of the object such that positioning of the tracking guide in the groove guides further progress of the cutting tool.

Abstract: A chain saw has a drive shaft which drives the saw chain, an electric motor which imparts a rotational force to the drive shaft, a main body housing which incorporates the electric motor, a battery which is detachably attached to the main body housing, a battery guard which supports a bottom surface of the battery, and a hook which is provided in a hook accommodating portion on a bottom surface side of the battery guard so as to be freely drawn out to the rear. A pillar-like portion is formed within the battery guard in a position lying further forwards than the hook accommodating portion, and bent-back portions of the hook are brought into engagement with the pillar-like portion.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a portable machine tool, in particular a hand-held machine tool, comprising at least one coupling device which is designed to be coupled to a machine tool separation device having at least one cutting unit and at least one guide unit for guiding the cutting unit. According to the disclosure, the portable machine tool comprises at least one machine tool stabilizing device which comprises, in an area outside the coupling device, at least one stabilizing element having at least one support surface for stabilizing the machine tool separation device.

Abstract: A chainsaw having a brake arrangement comprising: a kickback brake drum (10) arranged to rotate together with a drive sprocket driving a saw chain of a chainsaw, a kickback brake for quickly stopping the saw chain if at least one kickback actuator (7) is actuated, the kick back brake including a kickback brake band (11) extending around the kickback brake drum (10) and means for tightening the kickback brake band (17-19, 22) around the kickback brake drum (10), and; a coasting brake weaker than the kickback brake being arranged to brake the saw chain (2) unless a coasting actuator of the chainsaw is actuated, the coasting brake includes a coasting brake band extending around a coasting brake drum (10) arranged to rotate together with the drive sprocket (37), and means for tightening the coasting brake band (20, 22, 23) around the coasting brake drum, wherein the coasting brake band is either at least one longitudinally slit portion (11b) of the kickback brake band or a separate brake band.

Abstract: A chain saw includes a guide bar for a saw chain, a housing, a sprocket wheel cover, and a stud fixed on the housing for threadably fastening the sprocket wheel cover and the guide bar. The free thread end of the stud has a maximum usable screw-in depth (tmax) for a nut. A stop for the sprocket wheel cover having a stop surface as well as a support surface for contact engaging the stop surface are provided. In the mounted state of the guide bar, a distance (a) remains between the stop surface and the support surface. The support surface contact engages the stop surface when the guide bar is removed and the nut is tightened and screwed onto the studs to a stop screw-in depth. The stop is configured in such a manner that the maximum usable screw-in depth (tmax) is greater than the stop screw-in depth.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for attaching a bar of a hand-held motor driven tool to a body of the tool, the arrangement including: at least one bolt, having a first part, securely arranged to the body, and a second part extending from the body, the second part having an engagement portion for engaging a nut; a cover portion adapted to bear against a bar such that the bar is arranged between the cover portion and the body; and at least one nut, captively attached to the cover portion. The nut is adapted to engage the engagement portion of the bolt for securing a bar between the cover portion and the body, the nut having a rotation axis. Thereby, an attachment arrangement is achieved that facilitates changing of bars when the nut used in the attachment arrangement is captively arranged to the cover portion.

Abstract: A method of applying frictional braking to motion of a cutter providing chain thereof, involving the entering of an insertional element into the chain channel guide.

Abstract: A power tool has guide bar guiding a saw chain. A drive motor with a sprocket drives the saw chain. A sprocket compartment of the power tool housing has a peripheral wall adjacent to a roof of the saw chain and an ejection opening for cut material. The guide bar has a longitudinal center axis intersecting the saw chain in first and second deflection areas at the sprocket and the nose of the guide bar. The sprocket compartment has an exit opening where the saw chain exits. The peripheral wall of the sprocket compartment and the roof of the saw chain are disposed at a spacing relative to each other that, when the saw chain is standing still, is less than approximately 18 mm at least across 50% of a stretch from the first deflection area to the exit opening and across an entire saw chain width.

Abstract: A filter device for filtration of gaseous fluids has a multi-part housing with a first housing part and a second housing part connected to one another in a mounted state of the multi-part housing. A filter element is insertable into the multi-part housing. A connecting device penetrates the filter element and provides a connection between the first and second housing parts. The connecting device has at least one first housing projection monolithically formed on the first housing part. The connecting device further has a damping element arranged between the at least one first housing projection and the second housing part.