Clamping device
AssigneeDE-STA-CO Europe GmbH
InventorRichard Kaiser
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Abstract
A clamping device has an actuator that moves linearly and is actuated by a drive. A pivoting clamping element is operatively connected, via a toggle lever mechanism, with the actuator. The toggle lever mechanism includes a drive-side adapter and a hand lever-side adapter. The drive side adapter and hand lever side adapter can be adjusted relative to one another to define an opening angle of the clamping element. One of the adapters has a profiled bar extending in a direction of actuation. The other adapter has an insertion region to accommodate the bar. A fixing element is provided in one of the adaptors to define the location of the adapters relative to one another. The fixing element can be clamped against the profiled bar and also against an insertion region.
Claims19
A clamping device comprising:
- an actuator that moves linearly and is actuated by a drive;
- a pivoting clamping element is operatively connected, via a toggle lever mechanism, with the actuator;
- the toggle lever mechanism includes a drive-side adapter and a toggle lever-side adapter, the drive-side adapter and the toggle lever-side adapter can be adjusted relative to one another to define an opening angle of the clamping element;
- one of the adapters has a profiled bar extending in a direction of actuation, the other adapter has an insertion region to accommodate the bar;
- a fixing element is provided in the insertion region of said the other adapter to define a location of the adapters relative to one another, the fixing element is penetrated by the profiled bar and is clamped against both the profiled bar of said one of the adapters and also against the insertion region of said the other adapter when the fixing element is in its clamped position;
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- an adjustment element including a setscrew guided in a threaded hole of said the other adapter from outside of said the other adapter, transverse to the bar to force the fixing element to clamp against the profiled bar.
A clamping device comprising:
- an actuator that moves linearly and is actuated by a drive;
- a pivoting clamping element is operatively connected, via a toggle lever mechanism, with the actuator;
- the toggle lever mechanism includes a drive-side adapter and a toggle lever-side adapter, the drive-side adapter and the toggle lever-side adapter can be adjusted relative to one another to define an opening angle of the clamping element;
- one of the adapters has a profiled bar extending in a direction of actuation, the other adapter has an insertion region to accommodate the bar;
- a fixing element is provided in the insertion region of said the other adapter to define a location of the adapters relative to one another, the fixing element is penetrated by the profiled bar and is clamped against both the profiled bar of said one of the adapters and also against the insertion region of said the other adapter when the fixing element is in its clamped position;
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- an adjustment element including a threaded member in said the other adapter abutting against an outer wall of the fixing element, the threaded member moving the fixing element into its clamped position, clamping the fixing element against the profiled bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.