Device (10, 10') for transmitting a striking motion of a striking element (60) in a first striking direction (B1) to a tool (20, 20') which is movable in at least one second striking direction (B2, R1, R2) deviating from the first, wherein the transmission of the striking motion is effected by means of a movable, in particular rotatably mounted, striking force deflection element (30, 30'), wherein the striking force deflection element (30, 30') has two stop surfaces (31, 32, 31', 32'), wherein one stop surface (31, 31') is assigned to the striking element (30) and the other stop surface (32, 32') to the tool (20, 20'), wherein the tool
plunger (20, 21') is movable in the second striking direction (B2, R1, R2) against the action of an elastic element, characterized in that that the tool
plunger (21) comprises a
piston section (27) which is axially displaceable within a device housing (11) and into which the
impact force deflection element (30) engages,wherein the
piston section (27) has a
lateral recess (29) into which the
impact force deflection element (30) dips such that the stop surface (32) of the
impact force deflection element (30) associated with the tool (20) or tool
plunger (21) interacts with the limiting surface (38) of the
lateral recess (29) facing the tool plunger (21).