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Clamping device

US8118311B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SCHUNK GmbH &Co. KG Spann-und Greiftechnik · DE

Inventors

Thomas Retzbach · Bönnigheim, DE
Michael Haag · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 2, 2006
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T279/17965
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a clamping device with a base body (2) which comprises a central receptacle (5) for a component or tool to be clamped, in the base body (2) at least one groove (6) being formed which is open to a face side of the base body (2), and with at least one clamping wedge (9b) which can be pressed axially into the groove (6) from the open face side of the latter to radially deform an inner wall section (7) lying between the groove (6) and the receptacle, which is characterized in that the wall (10) which defines the groove (6) on the outside is designed to be elastic over at least an axial partial section such that it is elastically deformed to the outside when the at least one clamping wedge (9b) is pressed into the groove (6).

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