Patent ID: 7533889

Claim:
A fitting device for a removable tool holder ( 17 ) for receiving insertion tools of a machine tool ( 10 ) comprising: a protective sleeve ( 12 ) arranged around the tool holder ( 17 ) that forms a releasable sliding fit ( 18 ) with a drive tube ( 16 ); and at least one locking element ( 24 ) securing the tool holder ( 17 ); whereby the locking element ( 24 ) is oriented in a direction perpendicular to said sliding fit ( 18 ) so that for removing the tool holder ( 17 ) from the fitting device the protective sleeve ( 12 ) of the tool holder ( 17 ) is removed, then the at least one locking element ( 24 ) is completely removed, and then the tool holder ( 17 ) is separated from the fitting device, wherein the tool holder ( 17 ) and the drive tube ( 16 ) have bore holes ( 13 , 14 ) extending in the direction perpendicular to the sliding fit ( 18 ) and aligned with one another, and the locking element ( 24 ) is inserted in the bore holes ( 13 , 14 ) of the tool holder ( 17 ) and the drive tube ( 16 ).