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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Guenter Karp, Wilmington, NC (US);
Thorsten Helwes, Homburg, DE;
Hans Schneider, Viby J, DK;
TEREX CRANES GERMANY GMBH, Zweibruecken, DE;
Abstract
A system () for reducing an amount of a counterweight for a crane comprises a crane () having a founding structure () being disposed on a base (), a coupling unit (), and a superstructure () being coupled to the founding structure () via the coupling unit (). The system () further comprises a suspension device () for suspending the crane () at the base (), said suspension device () having a guiding structure () defining a guiding direction (), said guiding structure () being attached to the base (), a displacement device () being displaceably attached to the guiding structure () along the guiding direction (), and at least one suspension element () being connected with a first end to the crane () and being connected with a second end to the displacement device ().