Rotor blade clamping tool

A rotor blade clamping tool for lifting a wind turbine rotor blade, the clamping tool comprising:

• a first clamping element adapted to be arranged at a first side of the rotor blade;
• a second clamping element adapted to be arranged at a second side of the rotor blade;
• and
• a clamping mechanism connecting the first clamping element and the second clamping element and being adapted to open the clamping tool for insertion of the rotor blade between the first and second clamping elements and close the clamping tool for clamping the rotor blade between the first and second clamping elements,
• wherein each of the first and second clamping elements includes a first balancing lever and a second balancing lever, each balancing lever being arranged pivotally about a pivot axis and having a first end connected with a corresponding first rotor blade contacting surface and a second end connected with a corresponding second rotor blade contacting surface,
• wherein the first clamping element includes a main balancing lever being arranged pivotally about a main pivot axis and having a first end on which the corresponding first balancing lever is arranged pivotally about a corresponding first pivot axis and a second end on which the corresponding second balancing lever is arranged pivotally about a corresponding second pivot axis, and in that first and second balancing levers arranged on the same main balancing lever are aligned in their longitudinal direction, and
• wherein the second clamping element includes a crossbar arranged on the clamping mechanism and having a first end on which the corresponding first balancing lever is arranged pivotally about a corresponding first pivot axis and a second end on which the corresponding second balancing lever is arranged pivotally about a corresponding second pivot axis, wherein the first and second balancing levers arranged on the crossbar are aligned in their longitudinal direction, and wherein the crossbar is fixed against rotation in relation to the clamping mechanism about any axis extending at least substantially in parallel with the main pivot axis of the first clamping element.