Clamping plate
A clamping plate , often only chipboard called, is a clamping device consists of a solid metal block has been executed, can be flexibly mounted on the machine components. For this purpose, there is usually a large number of grooves or mounting holes in the plate. Special mounting angles and slot nuts offer versatile fastening options.
Applications and designs
Clamping plates can be found in various designs and sizes in the technical environment. While in the field of laboratory technology and precision engineering only clamping surfaces of a few 10 centimeters in length are required, z. B. in the aerospace engineering for the operation of flexibly designed test stands clamping plates with a length and width of several tens of meters are used. Some variants are designed as tables, larger constructions are also stored directly in the foundation. For mechanical decoupling from the environment, elastomer, steel or air springs are usually arranged under the contact surfaces of the plates, which are composed with dampers depending on the application.
In machine tools for clamping workpieces a similar clamping technology is used. These clamping plates are firmly integrated into the machine, are undamped and are generally referred to as the machine table .