Abstract: A linear drive mechanism includes a cylindrical hollow housing within which a movable body is mounted for guided collinear movement by drive mechanism including a cable drum that is driven by a drive device having an output shaft, characterized by the provision of a slip clutch between the drive output shaft and the cable drum in order to avoid damage to the drive of the body in the event of a collision between the body and the workpiece in the direction of travel of the body. The drive mechanism may be used for the low-wear and play-free driving of, for example, the connecting head of a laser machining system for material processing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tool head for machining a workpiece by means of a laser beam (10), which passes through an optical focusing system (2) which is disposed within the tool head and which is carried by a lens mounting (3) and which can be positioned only by displacing the lens mounting (3) relative to the tool head in the direction of the laser beam. The lens mounting (3) is displaced using automatic setting means (8, 9; 23).