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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
May. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ari Kiviniitty, Hämeenlinna, FI;
Assignee:
KCI Konecranes Plc., Hyvinkaa, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 1/900 ;
Abstract
A rope hoist provided with traversing machinery, the rope hoist comprising a trolley ( ), and in connection therewith a lifting gear ( ), a lifting rope ( ), rope pulleys ( ) and traversing machinery ( ) for moving the trolley ( ). The traversing machinery ( ) allows to move the trolley ( ) along a girder ( ), for example. Rope pulleys ( ) are used to reduce the strength of the rope. A part of the traversing machinery ( ) is arranged inside at least one rope pulley ( ) in such a manner that at least one shaft in the traversing machinery ( ) remains at least partly inside the rope pulley ( ).