Patent ID: 8141884

Claim:
A clamping device with a base element ( 2 ) which has a central receptacle ( 3 ) for a component to be clamped and several cavities ( 4 ) around the receptacle ( 3 ), the base element ( 2 ) being elastically deformable by radial compressive forces (F) which are applied from the outside in the region of the cavities ( 3 ), such that a component to be clamped can be pushed into the receptacle ( 3 ) and by reducing or releasing the radial compressive forces can be elastically deformed back in order to create a pressure connection with the component to be clamped, wherein centrifugal force counterweights ( 5 ) are provided in the cavities ( 4 ), said centrifugal force counterweights ( 5 ) are formed integrally with the base element ( 2 ) and are connected in the region of the outer walls of the cavities ( 4 ) to the base element ( 2 ) by bar-like connection regions ( 6 ), wherein the bar-like connection regions ( 6 , 8 ) between the base element ( 2 ) and the centrifugal force counterweights ( 5 ) are positioned approximately centrally in the cavities ( 4 ), as viewed in the circumferential direction.