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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2016
Manitowoc Crane Group France, Dardilly, FR;
Jean-Paul Verchere, St Nizier sous Charlieu, FR;
Poerio Betti, Mondovi, IT;
Olivier Gevaudant, Marcy L'Etoile, FR;
Fabrice Thomas, Lyons, FR;
MANITOWOC CRANE GROUP FRANCE, Dardilly, FR;
Abstract
This automatic unfolding and folding tower crane comprises a mast and a jib which are movable between an operation configuration and a transport configuration. The mast has a first mast section () and a second mast section (). The jib has a first jib section () and a second () jib section. The first jib section () has an upper limit () and a lower limit () defining a height (H) of the first jib section (). The first mast section () is rotatably connected to the first jib section () about a hinge axis (Y). The jib direction (X) is shifted with respect to the mast direction (Z) parallel to the hinge axis (Y). A distance between the hinge axis (Y) and the lower limit () is greater than 75% of the height (H) of the first jib section ().