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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Josef Kipping, Schmelz, DE;
Rüdiger Schütz, Schmelz, DE;
Josef Kipping, Schmelz, DE;
Rüdiger Schütz, Schmelz, DE;
ThyssenKrupp Drauz Nothelfer GmbH, Heilbronn, DE;
Abstract
A device for positioning components, in particular for use in bodymaking of the motor vehicle industry, is provided with a rotatable receiving plate () for the components and a drive device for turning the receiving plate () about an axis of rotation (), preferably arranged perpendicularly in relation to the plane of the receiving plate (). A drive device is provided with a toggle clamping device () known per se, wherein a linear drive () is connected via a toggle lever to a swivel pin (). The swivel pin () is positively and/or non-positively connected via a receptacle () to the receiving plate () and provides an adjustable swivelling movement of the receiving plate () into a locked, advanced end position.