DEVICE FOR RELEASABLY FIXING A WORKPIECE TO BE MACHINED, FRAME FOR RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING THE WORKPIECE TO BE MACHINED
The invention relates to a device (1) for releasably fixing a workpiece (2) to be machined, wherein the device (1) comprises a support strut (3), the end of which closest to the workpiece (2) is equipped with a workpiece support (5) bearing indirectly or directly against the workpiece surface (4). In accordance with the solution according to the invention, the end of the support strut (3) opposite the workpiece (2) is mounted in a housing (6) of the device (1) such that the support strut is pivotable, rotatable and the axial length of the support strut is variable. The invention additionally describes a frame for receiving at least one device of this kind and also a method for supporting a workpiece (2) to be machined on a frame (25) equipped with at least one device (1).