Clamping device

Abstract

The invention relates to a clamping device for the clamping of at least one piece of tooling, for instance an upper tooling or a press, which device comprises: two clamping jaws moveable towards and away from one another, between which the tooling can be clamped, pressure means, for instance at least one hydraulic cylinder for pressing the clamping jaws towards one another with force at energizing thereof, and at least one locking element present between the clamping jaws for co-action with an edge present on the tooling, such that the tooling in the absence of energizing of the pressure means can be pushed with at least one edge over the locking element, hook over the edge, and thus prevents the tool from falling, and is characterized in that a resilient strip, which is attached between the clamping jaws to one clamping jaw and which as a result of its own resilience lies in untensioned state at a distance from a pressure surface of this clamping jaw, whereby in the absence of energizing of the pressure means, the tooling can, through a sufficiently great tilting round a portion provided with a locking edge, be carried with its edge in and out of engagement with the locking edge and can pass over the locking edge, and to such a resilient strip.

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