Traversing hoists – Having vertically swinging boom – Having means to swing boom vertically
Patent
1997-04-08
1998-11-17
Brahan, Thomas J.
Traversing hoists
Having vertically swinging boom
Having means to swing boom vertically
212237, 254 7R, B60P 110
Patent
active
058364625
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an arrangement at an adjusting means for a hoisting crane or the like, which adjusting means consists of a work spindle which is given an axial travel within a cylinder by means of a relative movement between a screw and a cooperating groove meshing driving means, said work spindle having a free end, which is connected to a lifting arm of the hoisting crane by means of a connector.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
An adjusting means of above mentioned kind is known, where the work spindle consists of a screw in the threads of which a groove following means meshes, which means moves in a circular path around the screw. If the screw is prevented from rotating, the screw will be displaced in one or the other of two directions depending on the rotating direction of the groove following means. The free end of the screw is normally fixed to a lifting arm whereby the lifting arm follows the travel of the screw in its axial direction. The screw will not rotate because it is fixed to the lifting arm. If however, the driving motor, which drives the groove following means, will be out of order or its supply of energy will be broken, it may be necessary to reset the lifting arm to its starting position without the driving motor working. This can however not be accomplished without the screw being possible to rotate freely.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the invention is to provide an arrangement, which permits the work spindle to be rotated by hand but that the normal working operation is the same under normal conditions. The arrangement according to the invention is thus an arrangement to be used in an emergency in order to reset the hoisting crane to its starting position.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
A preferred embodiment invention will be described in the following with reference to the enclosed drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a hoisting crane including the adjusting means according to the invention.
FIG. 2 is partly a side view, partly a longitudinal section of the arrangement according to the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In FIG. 1 a hoisting crane 1 is shown, which includes a lifting arm 2. The lifting arm can tilt up and down about a joint 3 by means of an adjusting means 4. The adjusting means includes a screw or work spindle 5, which can be moved backwards and forwards within a cylinder 6. The screw 5 meshes within the cylinder 6 by a groove following driving means, e.g. a ball, which is axially fixed and is forced to move in a circular path around the screw by means of a driving motor. This is known art and all the means are placed within a housing 7. When the groove following driving means is moved around the screw and the screw is prevented from rotating, the screw will travel upwards or downwards depending on the moving direction of the groove following driving means around the screw. Thus, according to the known art the work spindle or the screw is non-rotatable fixed to the lifting arm 2. The only possibility to reset the work spindle to its inserted position in the cylinder 6, if the driving motor should collapse or its supply of electricity should be broken, is to demount the work spindle from the lifting arm 2 and to turn the work spindle 5 (the screw) in such a direction that it will be screwed into the groove following driving means. When the hoisting crane according to this invention is used for hoisting or lifting handicapped persons, it is important that there is some form of possibility to reset the hoisting crane if in an emergency, without the work spindle to be demounted from the lifting arm. Therefore should be possible to rotate the work spindle by hand when in an emergency. This is now effected by the means shown in FIG. 2 and denoted by 8. This means is a connector between the free end of the work spindle 5 and the lifting arm 2.
The connector 8 includes a piston rod sleeve 3, which is pushed on to the work spindle 5 at its upper free end and is fixed to the spindle 5 against rotating
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