Patent ID: 6944923

Claim:
A machining unit for a program-controlled milling and drilling machine, said machining nit comprising: a head support movable in at least one coordinate axis, said support having a front portion and an axis of rotation pointing forward and downward by 45° relative to vertical; a swivel head arranged on the front portion of the head support; a spindle head fixedly attached to the swivel head, said spindle head further comprising a working spindle, said spindle head being arranged at an axis at an angle of 45° relative to said axis of rotation of said head support; a spindle motor mounted in the head support, said motor having a shaft and being aligned coaxially with respect to said axis of rotation of said head support, a bevel gear arranged on a protruding end of the shaft, the swivel head further having a cylindrical hollow housing member coaxial with respect to the axis of rotation of the head support, and the head support having a housing neck in which the housing member of the swivel head is rotatably supported; and the head support further comprises a rotary drive for turning the swivel head around the axis of rotation of the head support together with the spindle motor.