Punching tool

A punching tool (1) comprising

• a punching die (2) for forming at least one punched hole in a workpiece;
• a guide housing (13) in which the punching die (2) is guided along a punching displacement movement thereof;
• with the punching die (2) comprising
• a punching member (3) with a punching portion (4);
• a head (5);
• a safety device (25) which secures the punching die (2) against an unwanted release from the guide housing (13) when the punching tool (1) is gripped at the head (5) and which comprises
• a base guide body (27, 28) which is securely mounted relative to the punching die (2) at least with respect to a gripping force direction (30) acting on the punching die (2) in a direction opposite to a punching direction;
• a counter guide body (31, 32) which is securely mounted relative to the housing at least with respect to the gripping force direction (30) and is displaceable relative to the base guide body (27, 28) in the circumferential direction about a longitudinal axis (7) of the punching tool (1),
• with the guide bodies (27, 28;
• 31, 32) being designed in such a way so that
• in at least one retaining relative circumferential position, the guide bodies (27, 28;
• 31, 32) interact in a securing manner;
• in a release relative circumferential position, which is displaced relative to said retaining relative circumferential position in the circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis (7), the guide bodies (27, 28;
• 31, 32) allow the punching die (2) to be released from the guide housing (13) in the gripping force direction (30),
• with the base guide body (27, 28) being designed as at least one circumferential rib which extends about the longitudinal axis (7) of the punching tool (1) over a portion of a circumference, with the counter guide body (31, 32) being designed as at least one guide groove which is complementary to the at least one circumferential rib and extends about the longitudinal axis (7) of the punching tool (1) at least over a portion of the circumference, wherein the punching tool comprises exactly two circumferential ribs (27, 28) and exactly two guide grooves (31, 32), there being provided two recesses (34, 35) between the two guide grooves (31, 32) when seen in the circumferential direction, with each of the two recesses (34, 35) having a circumferential extension which is at least equal to the circumferential extension of one of the circumferential ribs (27, 28);
• with the circumferential rib (27, 28) being provided in an annular lid (15) which encloses the punching die (2) and which rests on a circumferential collar (14) of the guide housing (13).