PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hedge trimmer and a blade assembly which regulate approaching between blades and always can perform a stable trimming work.SOLUTION: A hedge trimmer comprises: a body having a built-in driving source 2 an eccentric cam 7 which is driven by the driving source and transforms rotation into reciprocating motion and an upper blade 8 and a lower blade 9 which have a blade part provided so as to protrude from the body, at least one of which has an engagement part 12 engaged with the eccentric cam and reciprocated by the eccentric cam, in which one or the other one of the upper blade and the lower blade is bent in a direction separating from the other blade between the blade part and the engagement part to form a step part 13, in which a spacer part 16 which regulates approaching of the upper blade and the lower blade is provided between the engagement part and the step part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】ブレード間の近接を規制し常に安定した刈込作業を行うことができる刈込機およびブレードアセンブリを提供する。【解決手段】駆動源2を内蔵する本体と、前記駆動源によって駆動され、回転を往復動に変換する偏心カム7と、前記本体から突出するように設けられる刃部を有し、少なくとも一方が前記偏心カムに係合する係合部12を有し前記偏心カムにより往復動させられる上ブレード8および下ブレード9を備え、前記上ブレードと前記下ブレードの一方または他方は、前記刃部と前記係合部との間に、他方のブレードから離れる方向へ曲げられて段差部13が形成される刈込機において、前記係合部と前記段差部との間に、前記上ブレードと前記下ブレードの近接を規制するスペーサ部16を設けた。【選択図】図2
