Clamping lever
A clamping lever is a control unit that is mainly used in mechanical engineering to clamp devices or machine parts .
Layout and function
Clamp levers consist of a handle lever into which an insert with an internal thread or an external thread is made. Clamp levers can be selected with different thread diameters depending on the application. The materials used are mostly stainless steel, die-cast zinc , plastic injection molding, or combinations with steel. Typical variants are also handles with a metal core and plastic coating or glass fiber reinforced plastic.
Clamp levers work according to the following system: When the handle is lifted, the clamping lever disengages from a toothing and is freely adjustable. When released, it automatically slides into the locked position. Now the clamping lever can be moved by hand, for example to tighten or loosen something or to adjust the position of a machine.
commitment
Clamp levers are mainly used in industry, in machine and plant engineering, in plant automation, in food technology and in the field of measurement technology. Further applications are electrical tools, (office) furniture, sports equipment and facilities as well as medical and rehabilitation facilities.
Similar tools
Just like clamping levers, clamping levers, quick releases, quick release claws, eccentric levers and clamps belong to the family of operating parts and standard parts.
literature
- Jörg Wild: Investigation of the haptic parameters for rotary and translational control elements. What does this mean for measurement and qualification? VDMA information day - haptic testing and measuring robotics, Frankfurt a. M., 2008.
Web links
- Overview of manufacturers of clamping levers . Website of DirectIndustry, the online industry fair, accessed on February 12, 2014