Patent ID: 6776488
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A camera crane comprising a carriage (6), a crane post (3) arranged above the carriage (6) and attached to a boom (1) so that the boom can be tilted about a crane pivot axis (S) of the crane post (3) with sections (14, 15) of the boom (1) which extend on either side of the crane pivot axis (S), wherein at an end (140) of a first section (14) of the sections (14, 15) of the boom (1) a camera (7) is attachable and on a second section (15) of the sections (14, 15) a moment-compensating counterweight (2) is attachable, the second section (15) of the boom (1) which carries the counterweight (2) having a second length (L2) which is less than a first length (L1) of the crane post (3) between the carriage (6) and the crane pivot axis (S), the boom having a pivot range about the crane pivot axis (S) of more than 180Â°, the boom (1) including several telescoping elements (10, 11, 12) forming the first section (14) so that an overall length of the first section (14) is changeable, and wherein the crane post (3) is rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation (V) on the carriage (6).