Crimping unit for a crimping tool

A crimping unit for radially crimping a crimp barrel along a circumference of the crimp barrel onto a cable, the crimping unit comprising:

• a plurality of radially displaceable crimping jaws arranged in a circumferential direction, which press the crimp barrel onto the cable in a crimping position;
• a retaining ring, in which the crimping jaws are accommodated in a radially displaceable manner;
• and
• an actuating ring, which is axially displaceable in relation to the retaining ring,
• wherein, upon an axial displacement of the actuating ring in a first direction, the crimping jaws in the retaining ring are radially displaceable into the crimping position, and
• wherein the actuating ring is configured such that, in case of an axial displacement of the actuating ring in a second direction opposite to the first direction, an active section of the actuating ring interacts with an active surface of a respective one of the crimping jaws such that the respective crimping jaw is movable from the crimping position into a radially spaced position.