Patent ID: 7886415

Claim:
Machine tool with a base, said machine tool comprising: a first and a second axis of movement ( 2 , 7 ), a first function-supporting unit ( 1 ; 24 ) which by means of a first displacement-actuator unit powered by a drive motor responsive to controls is enabled to move relative to the base in accordance with a first displacement path corresponding to the first axis of movement ( 2 ), a second function-supporting unit ( 5 ; 26 ) which by means of a second displacement-actuator unit is enabled to move in accordance with a second displacement path corresponding to the second axis of movement ( 7 ), wherein the second displacement-actuator unit comprises a first coupler unit ( 13 ; 32 ) which can be switched between an engaged and a disengaged state, said second displacement-actuator unit also comprises a drive-input section which in the engaged state of the first coupler unit ( 13 ; 32 ) is enabled to be driven by the movement of the first function-supporting unit ( 1 ; 24 ) as the latter is being moved along a displacement path corresponding to the first axis of movement, and said second displacement-actuator unit further comprises a drive-output section which is driven by the drive-input section and which drives the movement of the second function-supporting unit ( 5 ; 26 ) along its second displacement path.