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(11) EP 1 033 342 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/36

(21) Application number: 00660042.3

(22) Date of filing: 03.03.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66C 1/42, B66C 1/48
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 04.03.1999 FI 990470

(71) Applicant: Makron Oy
15860 Hollola (FI)

(72) Inventor:
  • Villberg, Erkki Kalevi
    15540 Villahde (FI)

(74) Representative: Kupiainen, Juhani Kalervo 
Berggren Oy Ab P.O. Box 16
00101 Helsinki
00101 Helsinki (FI)

   


(54) Gripping lifter for transferring metal coils


(57) The present invention relates to a gripping lifter (1) intended for handling metal coils, being provided with two lifting arms (2; 2a, 2b), coupled at the upper ends (14) to one or more support arms (3) substantially in horizontal plane. The lower ends (13) of the lifting arms are provided with detectors (4; 4A, 4B) of the coil centre hole and projecting parts (7; 7a, 7b). On the inner sides (21) of the lifting arms, gravity-operated detectors (8; 8a, 8b) of the metal coil sides are provided, the projecting parts being on the lower parts (7; 7B) rotatably carried to be turnable, and the under edge thereof being provided with a limiting part (15) of the turning motion of the projecting part, and on the upper part (7; 7A) thereof being attached a lever mechanism (12) to be used mechanically.






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