EP 4187186 A1 20230531 - HOISTING APPARATUS
Title (en)
HOISTING APPARATUS
Title (de)
HEBEVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE LEVAGE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 21211058 A 20211129
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a hoisting apparatus (1) for gripping and lifting a load, comprising,- an outer housing (2) containing movable gripping jaws,- an inner housing (5) operatively connected to each gripping jaw by a lever mechanism (9a, 9b) in such a way, that a movement of the inner housing (5) against the outer housing (2) along a lifting direction (D2) causes the gripping jaws to move relative to each other along the gripping direction (D1), and- a locking mechanism (18) configured to allow or to prevent a relative movement of the inner housing (5) against the outer housing (2) in order to allow or to prevent the gripping jaws to move against each other along the gripping direction (D1).According to the invention, the locking mechanism (18) comprises a nut (25) rotatably connected to the inner housing (5) and screwed onto a spindle (21), wherein the spindle (21) is fixedly connected to the outer housing (2) such that the nut (25) rotates on the spindle (21) when the inner housing (5) is moved against the outer housing (2) along the lifting direction (D2), wherein the nut (25) is further fixedly connected to a brake disc (28) and the brake disc (28) is interacting with a brake unit (30) attached to the inner housing (5) in such a way, that in an activated state of the brake unit (30) a rotation of the brake disc (28) and the nut (25) is prevented in order to also prevent the gripping jaws (3, 4) to move against each other along the gripping direction (D1).
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
B66C 1/442 (2013.01); F27D 3/0033 (2013.01); F27D 2003/0068 (2013.01); F27D 2003/0069 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- US 4326937 A 19820427 - NEUMEIER KARL E, et al
- US 3719300 A 19730306 - SIEGMUND F
- WO 2004079046 A2 20040916 - ECL [FR], et al
- US 4133570 A 19790109 - HAMMINK WILLEM C, et al
Citation (search report)
[AD] WO 2004079046 A2 20040916 - ECL [FR], et al
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
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 21211058 A 20211129