Hand cutting tool, in particular sheet metal shears

摘要

The invention relates to a hand cutting tool, in particular sheet metal shears, the gripping levers of which are pivotably coupled to one another at a first joint and the cutting elements of which are pivotably coupled to one another at a second joint, one lever provided with a cutting element being connected by its lever arm projecting beyond the second joint, at the free end of said lever arm, via a pivotable swivel joint to one end of a toggle lever which is articulated at its other end via a fixed swivel joint on a gripping lever. The object on which the invention is based is to provide a hand cutting tool, in particular sheet metal shears, of the generic type mentioned at the beginning which guarantees ergonomically simple and safe operation of the hand cutting tool using only one hand and has an advantageous lever arrangement. This object is achieved according to the invention in that the first and second joints (18, 19) are arranged directly next to one another, while the pivotable (23) and the fixed swivel joint (27) of the toggle lever (25) are arranged on the part of the tool (10) remote from the cutting elements (13, 14). <IMAGE>