Machine for producing spiral-toothed bevel gears

A machine for producing spiral-toothed bevel gears comprising:

• a base having first and second transversely located horizontal guides;
• a housing horizontally guided in a straight coordinate axis on the first horizontal guide, the housing having a lateral surface with a third guide being disposed thereon;
• a first carriage mounted on the housing, the first carriage being displaceable in an upward and a downward direction along the third guide;
• a tool spindle supported on the first carriage, the tool spindle having a tool spindle axis, a tool being mountable on the tool spindle, the tool spindle axis being parallel with the straight coordinate axis;
• a second carriage mounted on the base, the second carriage being horizontally guided transverse to the straight coordinate axis on the second horizontal guide, the second carriage including a pivoting device mounted for movement about a vertical axis;
• a workpiece spindle support being located on the pivoting device, a workpiece spindle being supported by the workpiece spindle support, and a workpiece being mountable on the workpiece spindle, the first and second horizontal guides located away from an area beneath the tool spindle axis such that a chip collector can be mounted in an area of the base away from the first and second horizontal guides and that during gear cutting the workpiece spindle (23) and the tool spindle (20) come into engagement over the area of the base away from the horizontal guides.