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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Mag Ias Gmbh, Goeppingen, DE;
Hubert Bruder, Oberkirch, DE;
Walter Muehleis, Rechbergausen, DE;
Guido Jentzsch, Nordheim, DE;
Martin Schmid, Kirchheim/Tech, DE;
Dodwell Manoharan, Esslingen, DE;
Sebastian Schoening, Stuttgart, DE;
MAG IAS GmbH, Goeppingen, DE;
Abstract
A workpiece clamping apparatus for a machine tool is proposed, including at least one receptacle for a workpiece, wherein the at least one receptacle includes a wall and an opening via which the workpiece is insertable into the receptacle in a linear direction and removable therefrom in a counter-direction, a clamping device for fixing the workpiece at the at least one receptacle, a first access area via which a first tool engages the workpiece for a first working operation, a counter-bearing for the first tool, and a second access area via which a second tool engages the workpiece for a second working operation, wherein the first working operation and the second working operation are performed at different locations on the workpiece using different tools and wherein the workpiece clamping apparatus is free of a counter-bearing for the second tool.