Abstract: The invention relates to an overload protection device which has a force-loaded or torque-loaded component, a chamber for receiving a fluid which is at a predetermined pressure, and at least two transmitting elements which are connected to said component in a force-transmitting manner. The transmitting elements serve to transmit a counter-force or a counter-torque, which is generated by the pressure acting upon said transmitting elements, to the component, and is, at the same time, part of a sealing arrangement which occludes an outlet of the chamber due to the fluid pressure. If the force or torque acting upon the component are greater than the counter-force or counter-torque resulting from the predetermined pressure, the sealing arrangement unblocks the outlet, as a result of which the pressure in the chamber drops below said predetermined pressure.

Abstract: The invention relates to an overload protection device (10) which has a force-loaded and/or momentum-loaded component (12), a chamber (32) for receiving a fluid which is at a predetermined pressure (p), and at least one transmitting element (22) which is connected to said component (12) in a force-transmitting manner. The transmitting element (22) serves to transmit a counter-force ( F) and/or counter-momentum, which is generated by the pressure (p) acting upon said transmitting element (22), to the component (12), and is, at the same time, part of a sealing arrangement (20) which occludes an outlet (30) of the chamber (32) by means of the fluid pressure (p). If the force (F) and/or momentum acting upon the component (12) is/are greater than the counter-force ( F) and/or counter-momentum resulting from the predetermined pressure (p), the sealing arrangement (20) unblocks the outlet (30), as a result of which the pressure in the chamber drops below said predetermined pressure (p).