Patent ID: 8069762

Claim:
A machine tool for machining a workpiece by means of a tool ( 8 ), comprising a covering ( 10 , 10 â€², 10 â€³) for guarding a user against machining residues of the workpiece that occur in operation and for preventing injury from the tool ( 8 ); and an adjustable residue guide ( 12 , 14 , 20 , 32 , 32 â€²) for carrying away at least some of the machining residues through an outlet opening in a defined direction in accordance with the position of the residue guide ( 12 , 14 , 20 , 32 , 32 â€²), wherein the residue guide ( 12 , 14 , 20 , 32 , 32 â€²) is adjustable in such a way that in one position of the residue guide ( 12 , 14 , 20 , 32 , 32 â€²), at least some of the machining residues are carried onward inside the working covering ( 10 , 10 â€², 10 â€³), whereby the residue guide has a pivot tube ( 32 , 32 â€²) and for guiding the machining residues onward inside the covering ( 10 , 10 â€², 10 â€³), a connection tube ( 43 ) is provided, and the pivot tube ( 32 , 32 â€²) is pivotable or rotatable into a position in which the pivot tube ( 32 , 32 â€²) discharges into the connection tube ( 43 ).