Traversing hoists – Traveling bridge – Having vertical supporting legs
Patent
1997-07-18
2000-01-04
Brahan, Thomas J.
Traversing hoists
Traveling bridge
Having vertical supporting legs
104126, 212253, B66C 500
Patent
active
060100192
ABSTRACT:
A gantry lift includes one or more pairs of vertically extendible lift columns and one or more horizontal lift beams supported across the upper ends of the lift columns. The lift beams are supported on header plates that permit slight pivoting or rocking motion between the lift beams and the lift columns. This helps counteract potentially destructive twisting or other forces that can result as the gantry operates and slight misalignments unavoidably occur. A half bearing between the header plate and the upper end of the lift column supports the weight of the lift beam and load and provides the desired pivoting action. The header plate and half bearing are secured to the top of the lift column by means of a full bearing positioned within the half bearing and secured to the lift column by a bolt or other fastener. Both the half bearing and the full bearing pivot around a common center. This method of securing the header plate permits the header plate to pivot freely over a desired range while resisting separating movement of the header plate relative to the lift column.
REFERENCES:
patent: 903806 (1908-11-01), Andresen
patent: 4381839 (1983-05-01), Engler et al.
Brahan Thomas J.
J & R Engineering Company, Inc.
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