Planar chip ejection cassette

A planer comprising:

• a planer housing comprising:
• a motor compartment;
• a drum compartment having a base plate with a recess;
• a receiving chamber having an outlet opening on at least one side of the planer housing and an inlet opening connecting the receiving chamber to the drum compartment for the intake of chips produced during the planing operation;
• and
• a chips redirecting surface in the receiving chamber at least approximately opposite to the inlet opening in the direction of the chip intake;
• a motor in the motor compartment;
• a fan wheel connected to the motor;
• a cutter drum in the drum compartment and having a portion of the drum periphery extending through the recess;
• a shaft coupled to the motor, rotatably supporting the drum in the drum compartment and extending parallel to the receiving chamber;
• the chips redirecting surface having at least a part section extending at an inclination in relation to the shaft;
• air passage openings located in the part section;
• and
• an air channel in the planer housing connecting the air passage openings to the motor compartment so that air flow from the fan wheel passes through the air passage openings and flows in the direction of the outlet opening.