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EP 2703332 B1 20150812 - Crane hoist

Title (en)

Crane hoist

Title (de)

Kranhubwerk

Title (fr)

Mécanisme de levage pour grue

Publication

EP 2703332 B1 20150812 (DE)

Application

EP 12182292 A 20120830

Priority

EP 12182292 A 20120830

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2703332A1] The crane hoisting gear (10) has cable drive (12) having ropes which are hung from rope drum (18) to lifting attachment and are displaced against each other along the drum axles portions of common rope drum or rope drums which are drive-connected by common drum axle. The ropes are bent around a drift angle opposite the vertical center plane between drum portions. The pitch angles of windings (24) correspond to drift angles.

IPC 8 full level

B66C 13/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66C 13/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2703332 A1 20140305; EP 2703332 B1 20150812; ES 2552697 T3 20151201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12182292 A 20120830; ES 12182292 T 20120830