Patent ID: 7255667
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: B23Q,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Carrier for tool holders of a machine tool, said tool holders having a longitudinal axis, said carrier having arranged thereon at least one movable jaw with a tip, said at least one movable jaw being pivotably arranged on a pivot axis for pivoting said at least one movable jaw between an expanded position and a closed position, in said closed position, said at least one movable jaw grasping in a form-fitting manner one of said tool holders inserted into said carrier, whereby said pivot axis is arranged transversely with respect to said longitudinal axis, and wherein in said expanded position of said at least one movable jaw said tip has been pivoted away from an outer face of the tool holder, wherein in said closed position the at least one movable jaw rests with its tip on the outer face of the tool holder, which face runs essentially in the direction of the longitudinal axis, wherein said pivot axis runs obliquely with respect to a direction along which said tool holder is inserted into said carrier, and wherein the at least one movable jaw is prestressed in a spring-loaded manner into its closed position.