Rope guide for a crane
AssigneeManitowoc Crane Group France SAS
InventorsJörg Böhm, Erik Schaefer, Volker Grassow
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Abstract
A rope guide for a crane, in particular a rope guide for a telescopic crane, comprises at least one guiding element for a rope which extends from a boom head along the boom of the crane. The guide is characterized in that at least one of the guiding elements comprises a spacer which has, on its rope-sliding surface facing the rope and as viewed transversely to the direction of the rope's extension, a substantially round concave form. Embodiments have a spacer with one or more grooves which guide and accommodate the rope.
Claims20
A rope guide for a crane, in particular a telescopic crane rope guide, comprising at least one guiding element for a rope which extends from a boom head along a boom or a telescopic boom of the crane, wherein the at least one of the guiding element comprises at least one spacer with a surface facing the rope, the surface including a concave form in at least certain portions of the surface substantially complementing a contour of the rope.
A rope guide for use on a crane with a boom, the rope guide being configured to support a rope that runs in a direction along a length of the boom, the rope guide comprising:
- a spacer configured to support the rope, the spacer including:
- a rope support extending in a direction in which the rope runs, the rope support having a top surface configured to support the rope and a bottom surface spaced apart from the top surface;
- at least one web that extends from the bottom surface of the rope support towards the boom;
- at least one layer coupled to the web, the at least one layer being formed from an elastomer;
- a bearing plate coupled to the spacer;
- and,
- a fixing mechanism configured to couple the bearing plate to the boom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.