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Clamping device

US8141884B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2005
Grant dateMar 27, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T279/32
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a clamping device which comprises a base, having a center holding fixture for a structural component to be clamped and a plurality of cavities arranged around the holding fixture. The base can be elastically deformed in such a manner by radial compressive forces applied from the outside in the area of the cavities that a structural component to be clamped can be inserted in the holding fixture and can be elastically returned to its former shape by reducing or releasing the radial forces, thereby establishing a pressure connection with the structural component to be clamped. The invention is characterized in that centrifugal counterweights are provided inside the cavities.

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