Patent ID: 7694616

Claim:
A machine for processing workpieces, the machine comprising: a spindle drive having a first spindle drive unit and a second spindle drive unit, each spindle drive unit having a drive spindle and a spindle nut connected with one another by way of a thread engagement; a processing tool movable by means of the spindle drive to engage a workpiece; a force introduction element coupled to the first spindle drive unit and the second spindle drive unit, the force introduction element connecting the spindles of the spindle drive units to each other to form a one-piece modular unit; and a force transmission element configured to transmit a force associated with the processing tool to the force introduction element, wherein the force transmission element is provided at one axial end with a bearing for the processing tool and lies with its opposite axial end against the force introduction element thus transmitting the force associated with the processing tool into the force introduction element, the force introduction element being configured to distribute the force associated with the processing tool to the first spindle drive unit and the second spindle drive unit.