Patent ID: 8646630
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
1. A bridge crane or gantry crane for the handling of standard cargo holders between roads and railways, said crane comprising: a crane girder; a crane trolley that is movable along the crane girder in a direction of travel of the crane trolley; a rigid mast guided on the crane trolley, the mast extending in a raising and a lowering direction, wherein the mast is a single piece and non-telescopic; at least one lifting gear having at least two cables associated therewith, the lifting gear being disposed on the crane trolley, for moving the mast in the raising direction and the lowering direction; a load suspension device configured for standard cargo holders, the load suspension device being rigidly fastened to a lower end of the mast; a cable length-adjusting element including a double arm with opposite ends, wherein the double arm is fastened to the load suspension device about a generally horizontal pivot axis; and wherein the cables associated with the at least one lifting gear engage with opposite ends of the double arm, whereby lengths of the cables are adjustable by tilting the double arm around the generally horizontal pivot axis.