Global Patent Index - EP 2222591 B1

EP 2222591 B1 20110518 - STRADDLE CARRIER AND METHOD FOR MOVING FREIGHT CONTAINERS ACROSS A YARD

Title (en)

STRADDLE CARRIER AND METHOD FOR MOVING FREIGHT CONTAINERS ACROSS A YARD

Title (de)

PORTALHUBWAGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUM BEWEGEN VON FRACHTBEHÄLTERN ÜBER EINEN LAGERPLATZ

Title (fr)

CHARIOT CAVALIER ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉPLACEMENT DE CONTENEURS DANS UN DÉPÔT

Publication

EP 2222591 B1 20110518 (EN)

Application

EP 08859516 A 20081208

Priority

  • NL 2008000271 W 20081208
  • NL 1034816 A 20071212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009075569A1] The invention relates to a straddle carrier which is provided with wheels for moving freight containers across a yard. The wheels comprise at least two steerable wheels. The straddle carrier further comprises at least one portal frame, as well as at least one frame which is movable with respect to said portal frame for picking up, lifting and/or carrying a freight container, using gripping means. The movable frame is arranged for picking up, lifting and/or carrying at least two parallel, side-by-side freight containers at a time with the longitudinal sides of the two freight containers facing each other.

IPC 8 full level

B66C 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66C 19/007 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009075569 A1 20090618; AT E509883 T1 20110615; EP 2222591 A1 20100901; EP 2222591 B1 20110518; ES 2366878 T3 20111026; NL 1034816 C2 20090615

DOCDB simple family (application)

NL 2008000271 W 20081208; AT 08859516 T 20081208; EP 08859516 A 20081208; ES 08859516 T 20081208; NL 1034816 A 20071212