Patent ID: 8376340

Claim:
A clamping fixture ( 1 ) featuring a workpiece pallet ( 2 ) for holding a workpiece for machining, the workpiece pallet ( 2 ) comprising means ( 25 ) for locking in place on a chuck ( 31 ) and means ( 18 , 18 a ) for precisely defining the position at the chuck ( 31 ), characterized in that the workpiece pallet ( 2 ) comprises at least two elastically deflectable clamping jaws ( 4 , 5 ) for holding the workpiece ( 30 ) by the elastic restoring force of said clamping jaws, and the clamping fixture includes an actuator ( 27 ) for elastic splaying and/or contracting of the clamping jaws ( 4 , 5 ), the clamping jaws ( 4 , 5 ) being elastically deflectable by the actuator ( 27 ) for receiving the workpiece ( 30 ) to such an extent that the workpiece ( 30 ) after release of the actuator ( 27 ) can be locked in place by the elastic restoring force of the clamping jaws ( 4 , 5 ).