Frame structure of hoist

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11840429-B2
Application number	US-201816771050-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2018
Priority date	Dec 12, 2017
Publication date	Dec 12, 2023
Grant date	Dec 12, 2023

Abstract

A frame structure of a hoist, the frame structure including a support frame structure, a bearing wheel arrangement fastened to the support frame structure by suspenders to support the hoist on a main support structure and to move the hoist on the main support structure, whereby the bearing wheel arrangement includes, in the movement direction of the hoist, bearing wheels arranged on opposite sides thereof, and upper sheave arrangements secured to the support frame structure, wherein the support frame structure includes two plates arranged opposite and at a distance from each other, the upper parts of the plates bent towards each other, and in the support frame structure there is arranged an axle passing through both plates, on which axle a sheave is arranged between the plates, and the bent upper parts of the plates are detachably fastenable by a wedge locking to the suspender in order to adjust the mutual distance between the bearing wheels arranged on opposite sides of the support frame structure by means of the suspenders.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A frame structure of a hoist, the frame structure comprising a support frame structure, a bearing wheel arrangement fastened to the support frame structure by suspenders to support the hoist on a main support structure and to move the hoist on the main support structure, whereby the bearing wheel arrangement comprises, in the movement direction of the hoist, bearing wheels arranged on opposite sides thereof, and upper sheave arrangements secured to the support frame structure, wherein
the support frame structure comprises two plates arranged opposite to and at a distance from each other, the upper parts of the plates bent towards each other, and in the support frame structure there is arranged an axle passing through both plates, on which axle a sheave is arranged between the plates, and the bent upper parts of the plates are detachably fastenable by a wedge locking or by a bolt locking to the suspender in order to adjust the mutual distance between the bearing wheels arranged on opposite sides of the support frame structure by means of the suspenders.

2. The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the upper part of the plate is bent into a substantially horizontal plane.

3. The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plate of the support frame structure is bent in such a way that the plate is substantially L-shaped, and the plates of the support frame structure are mirror image profiles of each other.

4. The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a fastening point is arranged to the middle part of the plate of the support frame structure for a hoisting rope.

5. The frame structure of a hoist as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a joining point is arranged to the middle part of the plate of the support frame structure for a rope drum of a hoisting rope.

6. The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the two plates of the support frame structure are arranged opposite to and at a distance from each other by means of bushings.

7. The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the suspender connects to the bearing wheel arrangement by an axle joint.

8. The frame structure as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the suspender connects by its middle part to the bearing wheel arrangement by a screw joint.

9. The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the suspender comprises an upper part, a middle part, and a lower part, and the lower part is arranged on the inside of the support frame structure, and the middle part and upper part protrude from a gap formed between the bent upper parts of the plates of the support frame structure.

10. The frame structure as claimed in claim 9 , wherein upper reinforcement plates are fastened to the middle part of the suspender, and the lower part of the suspender comprises a lower reinforcement plate and wedge parts thereon, and the bent upper part of the plate of the support frame structure is arranged between the upper reinforcement plate and the wedge parts.

11. The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing wheel arrangement comprises on opposite sides of the hoist, at all times at least two arranged bearing wheels, and the bearing wheels on the same side of the hoist are at any one time arranged on the same suspension part which is fastened by the suspender to the support frame structure.

12. The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing wheel arrangement comprises, in the movement direction of the hoist, trolley flanges arranged on opposite sides thereof and having the bearing wheels.

Assignees

• Konecranes Global Corp

Inventors

• Lähteenmäki Atte
• Lindberg Teppo
• Jutila Mikko
• Ritala Mikko
• Mykrä Mikko
• Helkiö Henri
• Kokko Henri
• Laukkanen Niko

Classifications

• B66C9/02 Primary

  for underhung trolleys or cranes · CPC title

• B61B3/00

  Elevated railway systems with suspended vehicles (with suspended flexible tracks B61B7/00; saddle or like balanced type with monorail B61B13/06; with propelling cables and for transporting materials B65G; tracks therefor E01B25/00) · CPC title

• B65G9/002

  Load-carriers, rollers therefor · CPC title

• B66C9/14

  Trolley or crane travel drives (rope, cable, or chain drives for loads or trolleys B66C11/16; control B66C13/18) · CPC title

• B66C11/06

  running on monorails (overhead railway systems B61B) · CPC title