Patent attributes
The toggle-lever clamping device comprises a box-shaped body provided with a clamping member movable between an advanced and a retracted position in which it disengages and respectively locks a work piece. The clamping member is arranged on a side of the box-shaped body and is operatively connected to a linear actuator by an articulated quadrilateral system and an intermediate toggle-lever connecting link. The clamping member extends from the box-shaped body in a substantially orthogonal direction to the linear actuator, and the articulated quadrilateral system and the intermediate toggle-lever link are constructed and arranged to transform a linear movement of the actuator into a composite racking and linear movement of the clamping member to retain and disengage a work piece.
