Counterbalancing type crane

Details Counterbalancing type crane Counterbalancing type crane

1986-02-24

1987-12-08

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Traversing hoists

Having means facilitating assembly or disassembly

Of counterweight from hoist

212196, B66C 2372

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047113588

ABSTRACT:
A counterbalancing type crane including a crane body provided with a travelling unit and a swing unit, a tiltable boom for hanging a load through a hoisting line, a tiltable mast, a boom guy line disposed between an upper portion of the mast and an upper portion of the boom, the boom guy line being changeable in length, a mast guy line attached at an upper end thereof to the upper portion of the mast, a gantry disposed at a rear portion of the swing unit, and a counterweight car with a counterweight placed thereon. The counter weight car is vertically pivotably and removably connected to the rear portion of the swing unit through a connecting arm, a strut is connected between an upper portion of the counterweight car and an upper portion of the gantry, a guy rope is connected between the upper portion of the counterweight car and the swing unit below the gantry, and a lower end of the mast guy line is attached to the counterweight car so that it can be detached therefrom and attached to an upper end portion of the gantry.

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patent: 3930583 (1976-01-01), Jouffray
patent: 4540097 (1985-09-01), Wadsworth et al.
patent: 4579234 (1986-04-01), Delago et al.
patent: 4614275 (1986-09-01), Zenno

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