Patent ID: 8061940

Claim:
A spindle unit comprising a working spindle, a bearing housing, said working spindle being mounted, so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis, in its own bearing housing, a receiver for tools for machining workpieces, said receiver being provided in the working spindle, and a repositioning unit, in order for the working spindle to be repositioned automatically and controllably in relation to the bearing housing when in operation, wherein the working spindle is mounted so as to be tiltable in its bearing housing, wherein the working spindle is mounted, at its lower or upper end, in the assigned bearing housing via a first bearing that can be repositioned transversely relative to the longitudinal direction by means of a positioning motor, and wherein the first bearing is held in the repositioning unit, which comprises an outer sleeve, connected to the bearing housing in rotationally fixed manner, and an inner sleeve that accommodates the first bearing and can be driven via the positioning motor.