Patent ID: 11891280
Assignee: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A method for the initial mounting of a wheel block on an end carriage, wherein the wheel block comprises a housing and a wheel which is mounted in the housing and projects out of the housing, said method comprising:
arranging a plate with a base surface directed towards the housing between the end carriage and the wheel block, wherein the housing includes a groove having a bottom surface and sidewalls delimiting the groove, and wherein said arranging the plate further comprises receiving the plate in the groove of the housing with the bottom surface of the groove directed towards the base surface of the plate;
aligning the wheel block relative to the end carriage and releasably securing the wheel block to the end carriage, while an interlocking connection is established between the wheel block and the plate; and
subsequently firmly connecting the plate to the end carriage after relative alignment of the wheel block to the end carriage, wherein the interlocking connection acting in the direction of the side walls is established within the base surface of the plate, wherein the interlocking connection is produced by at least one slot introduced in the base surface of the plate and at least one projection or pin that is formed on the bottom surface of the groove to interact with the slot in an interlocking manner.