Patent ID: 8517192
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: B65G,B66C

Abstract:
1. Bridge or gantry crane for handling ISO containers, comprising: a crane carrier that can be moved along rails in a crane travel direction (T); a crane trolley which can be moved along said crane carrier in a trolley travel direction (K) and which supports a plurality of masts which can be moved in a vertical raising and lowering direction and on which a load receiver is suspended, wherein the crane trolley supports a first mast with a first load receiver and supports at least one second mast with a second load receiver, and the at least one second mast is disposed behind and spaced apart from the first mast in the trolley travel direction (K), wherein the first mast and the at least one second mast are spaced apart from each other in such a way that respective containers can be handled independently of each other in relation to the movement in a raising and lowering direction (H) by the first load receiver disposed on the first mast and by the second load receiver disposed on the at least one second mast.