Patent ID: 8248004

Claim:
A machine tool comprising: a machine frame, a functional unit, a linear drive for the functional unit, and a movement unit, the functional unit being connected in motion with the movement unit and the movement unit being movable by means of the linear drive in two axis directions of a movement plane, wherein the linear drive comprises two drive units, each of which has a primary part and a secondary part disposed opposite the primary part, each drive unit being provided for movement of the movement unit in one of the axis directions of the movement plane of the movement unit, wherein the secondary part of each drive unit of the linear drive is attached to the movement unit and the primary part of the respective drive unit is attached to the machine frame, wherein the secondary part of one drive unit is attached to a first side of the movement unit which, perpendicularly to the movement plane of the movement unit, is opposite a second side of the movement unit on which the secondary part of the other drive unit is attached, and wherein a length occupied by each secondary part perpendicular to the axis direction of the drive unit comprising the secondary part corresponds to a length of travel of the movement unit in the axis direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the drive unit comprising the secondary part.