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US 11,377,329 B2Granted
Sensor trolley and corresponding container crane
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsBjörn Henriksson, Uno Bryfors
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Abstract
It is provided a sensor trolley for use in a container crane. The sensor trolley includes: a sensor arrangement being usable to determine a position of a target for landing or picking up a container; and the sensor trolley is configured to be movable along a horizontal trolley support of the container crane for the sensor arrangement to cover a plurality of vehicle lanes under the container crane.
Claims19
A sensor trolley for use in a container crane, the sensor trolley comprising:
- a sensor arrangement being usable to determine a position of a target for landing or picking up a container;
- and
- wherein the sensor trolley is configured to be movable along a horizontal trolley support of the container crane for the sensor arrangement to cover a plurality of vehicle lanes under the container crane;
- wherein the sensor trolley further comprises a visual indicator for providing indications to vehicles in the vehicle lanes;
- wherein the indications comprise an indication to what vehicle lane to use.
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A container crane comprising:
- a spreader configured to controllably attach to a container;
- a container trolley to which the spreader is attached via cables, the container trolley being provided on an upper part of the container crane and being horizontally moveable along a first direction;
- two horizontal trolley supports provided along the first direction between vertical structures of the container crane;
- and
- a sensor trolley having a sensor arrangement that is usable to determine a position of a target for landing or picking up a container, the sensor trolley being configured to be movable along one of the horizontal trolley supports for the sensor arrangement to cover a plurality of vehicle lanes under the container crane, wherein the sensor trolley has a visual indicator for providing indications to vehicles in the vehicle lanes, wherein the sensor trolley is provided vertically lower than the container trolley;
- wherein the indications comprise an indication to what vehicle lane to use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.