A sleeve device includes a main unit having a sleeve with an open end face, a receiving space intercommunicating with the open end face, and a radial hole. An engaging member extends into the receiving space. A fixing member is mounted to an end of the receiving space opposite to the open end face. A pressing member is slideably received in the receiving space for pressing against the fixing member. The pressing member includes a cylindrical portion, an abutting portion, and a pressing portion, with the abutting portion and the pressing portion disposed on two ends of the cylindrical portion. A positioning member is slideably received in the radial hole for selectively pressing against an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion or the pressing portion. A ring is rotatably mounted around the sleeve and includes an inner periphery and a first recessed portion for selectively abutting the positioning member.

A tool holder with a main part, a deformable receiving portion for clamping a tool, and at least one blocking element which is designed to engage into a corresponding counter element on the tool in order to prevent the tool from moving axially out of the tool holder. The at least one blocking element is integrally formed with the receiving portion. A clamping system having such a tool holder and a method for producing a receiving portion for such a tool holder are also described.

A tool holder includes a collet configured to be clamped to the shank of a tool and a pull-out protection element configured to secure the tool against being pulled out of the collet. The pull-out protection further includes a protection element such that pull-out forces acting on the tool are transmitted to the collet. The protection element is mounted so as to be moveable relative to the collet and has a wedge-shaped configuration as well as force-transmission surface. When the protection element is in a radially inner engaged position with the tool, the protection element is configured to be clamped to the cool and the collet so as to be self locking.

An element changer includes a plurality of operation pin members (4) inserted in a housing (3). Each of the operation pin members (4) has a wedge surface (12c). When the operation pin members (4) are pushed into the housing (3), each wedge surface (12c) is disengaged from an engaging portion (10a) provided at a leading end portion of a tubular wall portion (10) of a tool plate (2) or of a connection plate (1). This allows a tool (5) functioning as a second element to be detached from a robot arm (8) functioning as a first element.