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US 12,545,173 B2Granted
Pipe securing system for heavy-duty vehicles and method for supporting a pipe on a heavy-duty vehicle
AssigneeEew Special Pipe Constructions GmbH
InventorsRobert Staschko, Ulrich Sitz
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Abstract
A pipe securing system for modular heavy-duty vehicles includes at least one support beam and at least one bearing device that is arranged on the support beam in the bearing state and next to the support beam in the resting state. A method for supporting a pipe on a modular heavy-duty is also provided. The pipe securing system and the method provide a space-saving system that dispenses with external lifting equipment, such as forklifts or cranes, and can be used both in a production hall and outside in the open.
Claims13
A pipe securing system for heavy-duty vehicles, comprising
- at least one support beam, the at least one support beam being at least partially plate-shaped or cuboid,
- at least one bearing device that is arranged on the at least one support beam in a bearing state, the at least one support beam having a load capacity of at least 500 t, wherein
- the at least one bearing device is a bearing shell,
- the bearing shell has a bottom side and a top side and two narrow transverse sides which connect the bottom side and the top side, wherein the bottom side of the bearing shell forms a pedestal surface and the top side of the bearing shell comprises a channel-shaped recess in order to accommodate a pipe in a lying position,
- the bearing shell is at least partially composed of wood, and
- the at least one bearing device comprises on both transverse sides at least one lateral load handling grip each arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bearing shell and transversely to a longitudinal axis of a pipe that has been laid in position.
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