Machine tool

A machine tool comprising:

• a bed;
• a saddle disposed on said bed to be movable in a forward and backward (Y-axis) direction in a front view of the machine;
• a table disposed on said saddle to be movable in a right and left (X-axis) direction;
• a column fixed on said bed;
• a spindle head disposed on a front face of said column to support a spindle and movable in a vertical (Z-axis) direction;
• a recession formed at a center portion of said bed with back, front, and upper face sides thereof being opened;
• Y-axis guide rails extending along right and left edges of said recession and guiding said saddle;
• Y-axis drive shafts extending along the right and left edges of said recession and driving said saddle;
• right and left Y-axis cutting covers covering said Y-axis guide rails and said Y-axis drive shafts and formed in an inclined shape with said recession sides thereof being lower;
• and
• a chip receptor disposed in said recession and discharging chips dropped inside said right and left Y-axis cutting covers to a front side or a back side of said bed.