Device for suspending a rail of an overhead conveyor or a hoisting machine

US7503263B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Demag Cranes & Components GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Reinhard Birkigt · Herdecke, DE
• Michael Buike · Hagen, DE
• Klaus Enners · Wuppertal, DE
• Stefan Fitzler · Iserlohn, DE
• Udo Gersemsky · Herdecke, DE
• Ingo Grassmann · Herdecke, DE
• Sven Müller · Duisburg, DE
• Klaus Nerger · Witten, DE
• Stefan Steinberg · Selm, DE
• Rudiger Ostholt · Wetter, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2006
• Grant date: Mar 17, 2009
• Expiry date: May 4, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66C7/04
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for suspending a rail, such as a travel rail of an overhead conveyor or a hoisting machine, from a traversing gear or supporting structure includes a tension element secured by one end to the rail. A bolt passes through the tension element and is received by a fixing device that is secured to the rail. The tension element is at least partly recessed in the fixing device in the direction of suspension. In order to provide a secure device that has a long service life and a low structural height, the tension element is fastened to the bolt by a ball-shaped joint, such as a pivoting bearing.