Patent ID: 9296090
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B25B

Claim Text:
1. A device for clamping a workpiece, the device comprising: a clamping jaw comprising a first jaw and a second jaw for clamping a workpiece which is attachable in an exchangeable arrangement on a clamping fixture, wherein each of said first and second jaws is provided with a contact surface and a clamping surface which face towards said workpiece and which said contact surfaces and clamping surfaces are in direct contact with said workpiece when the device is in a clamped condition, and which said contact surfaces and clamping surfaces extend at right angles to one another, wherein one or more substantially triangularly-shaped recesses are disposed in each of said clamping surfaces, each of said recesses being provided with a substantially triangularly-shaped inner contour which is configured such that a tip of said recess faces away from said clamping surface and an open end flank of said recess extends along said clamping surface; and one clamping element being inserted into each of said recesses, an outer contour of said clamping element being configured to be complementary to said inner contour of said recess and an end flank of said clamping element facing towards the workpiece and having at least one clamping pin formed on said end flank or attached thereto, said at least one clamping pin projecting beyond said clamping surface of said clamping jaw.