Patent ID: 8964928
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G21C,Y02E

Abstract:
1. Fuel elements gripping device comprising: a main carriage oriented along a longitudinal axis, a clamp coupled to the main carriage and adapted to grip a head of fuel elements, a secondary carriage oriented along the longitudinal axis and comprising attachment means for attaching the secondary carriage to a lifting/pushing chain, wherein the main carriage and the secondary carriage are coupled to each other by force transmission means, said force transmission means transmitting forces applied to the attachment means when the device is lifted and when the device is pushed horizontally, the force transmission means forming a dismountable connection between the main carriage and the secondary carriage, wherein the main carriage and the secondary carriage are adapted to be uncoupled from each other in a blocked position of the secondary carriage in which the secondary carriage is attached at its attachment means to the lifting/pushing chain, by dismounting the dismountable connection of formed by the force transmission means between the carriages, the connection being dismounted by only applying a pulling force and a pushing force to the main carriage, the pulling force being applied towards the secondary carriage.