Machining unit on a machine tool

Abstract

A machining unit on a machine tool, especially a universal milling and drilling machine, comprising a motor-driven work spindle rotatably mounted in a casing of a spindle head, an adapter unit comprising a motor-driven adapter spindle and insertable into the work spindle, a first connecting part disposed on the spindle head and containing plug-in connections connected by lines to supplies of working media and a second connecting part disposed on the adapter unit, and containing mating plugs which can be coupled to the plug-in connections for releasably connecting the adapter unit to the working-media supply. A clamping device for releasably holding the plug-in connections and mating connections in the coupled position is disposed on at least one of the two connecting parts, thus providing a secure connection between the plug-in connections disposed in the spindle casing and the mating connections disposed on the adapter unit.

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