Device for changing the rigging of the pulley blocks of a crane
US6908074B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66D3/043
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The device enables a switch from the pulley blocks being rigged with one strand to the pulley blocks being rigged with two strands and vice versa. The jib tip has a pulley moveable along its axle between a central position, when the blocks are rigged with one strand, and a lateral position, when the blocks are rigged with two strands. The lifting block, with housing of symmetric shape, comprises a pulley and retractable guide means for the lifting cable. When the blocks are rigged for two strands, the end of the cable is connected to a point of attachment situated on the jib tip, on the opposite side to the lateral position of the pulley. When the blocks are rigged with one strand, the end of the cable is connected to a point of attachment situated on the pulley block. This device for changing the rigging of the blocks applies mainly to luffing cranes.
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