Electric scissors with tilting gear, comprising a fixed knife (1) and a movable knife (2), in which the tilting gear (3) is fixed to the movable knife (2), and in which the fixed knife (1) the movable knife (2) and the swing gear (3) are arranged inside a head (4), characterized in that the swing gear (3) is a spur gear, and in that the swing gear (3) is attached to a transmission mechanism that transmits the movement of a motor, said transmission mechanism being formed by: - A transmission shaft (10), perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the scissors, comprising a gear portion with straight teeth (103) that meshes with the tilting gear (3), said transmission shaft comprising a first end (104) and a second end (101) capable of being housed in a first bearing (8) and a second bearing (9) respectively, each of said bearings being arranged in respective housings made in the head (4). - A first bevel gear (11), whose axis is parallel to the transmission axis (10), and which is fixed to said transmission axis (10), so that both rotate jointly. - A second bevel gear (51), whose axis is perpendicular to the transmission axis (10) and to the axis of the first bevel gear (11), which meshes with the first bevel gear (11), and to which the movement is transmitted engine directly or indirectly. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)