Toggle clamp construction
AssigneeDE-STA-CO Metallerzeugnisse GmbH
InventorPeter Schauss
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Abstract
The invention is concerned with a toggle clamp construction comprising an actuator cylinder including a linearly guided piston rod. The piston rod engages a header of the construction arranged on one end or the actuator cylinder where it is connected, via an adjusting mechanism, to a clamp arm pivotally located on the header. The header is provided with at least one engaging hole; an extension is disposed an the piston rod. For selectively fixing the opening angle which is to be taken by the clamp arm after opening the clamp mechanism, a support element for a stop is detachably inserted in the engaging hole. The said stop protrudes into the path of adjustment of the extension of the piston rod, thereby determining the opening angle.
Claims13
A toggle clamp construction comprising an actuator cylinder provided with a linearly guided piston rod, wherein:
- the piston rod engages a header arranged on one end of the actuator cylinder where the piston rod is connected via a link to a clamp arm pivotally disposed on the header,
- the header, includes an engaging hole in an area between the clamp arm and the actuator cylinder, with an extension arranged on the piston rod,
- a support element is detachably arranged in the engaging hole of the header, with the support element extending in parallel to the piston rod, and
- a stop disposed on the support element at a bottom end thereof, with the stop protruding, for limiting the opening angle of the clamp arm, into a path of adjustment of the extension arranged on the piston rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.