Apparatus for clinch joining

An apparatus for clinching a component or for setting a joining element or a functional element on a component, comprising:

• a retention portion, with which the apparatus can be positioned on a receiving member in the environment, and
• a base member which is supported via a bearing location on the retention portion, and
• wherein a bottom die unit having a bottom die element is received on the base member and the apparatus further comprises a stamp unit which is opposite the bottom die unit and which has a stamp,
• wherein there is provided in order to move the stamp and/or the bottom die element a drive unit which reversibly drives a linearly movable actuation element, wherein the linearly movable actuation element is directly coupled to the stamp unit or the bottom die unit, along a joining axis of the apparatus in order to act on the component which is present between the stamp unit and the bottom die unit,
• wherein the base member is movable via the bearing location relative to the retention portion,
• wherein a control device is constructed between the actuation element and the retention portion in such a manner that a position of the base member relative to the retention portion is predetermined in accordance with a position of the actuation element along the joining axis as a result of a driven movement of the actuation element,
• wherein the bearing or an axial bearing location comprises a rotary bearing, and
• wherein the joining axis of the apparatus coincides with a longitudinal center axis of the linearly movable actuation element.