Climbing robot for masts

Abstract

The invention relates to a climbing robot for masts/towers (1), in particular for wind turbines, comprising at least one first load-bearing device (5) and at least one second load-bearing device (6), wherein the distance between the load-bearing devices (5, 6) can be changed in the vertical direction by means of at least one linear drive (7, 8), and each load-bearing device (5, 6) comprises at least one clamping device (9, 10, 11) by means of which the respective load-bearing device (5, 6) can be clamped firmly on the mast/tower (1) and released from the mast/tower (1), in which at least some of the clamping devices (9, 10, 11), preferably each of the clamping devices (9, 10, 11), comprises at least one band element (9), which extends between two contact or fixing points (10, 11) arranged on the load-bearing device (5, 6) and can be placed in a flexible manner around a mast/tower (1) in the circumferential direction and against the circumferential surface of the latter and comprises at least one clamping drive (10) by means of which the length of the at least one band element (9) between the contactable fixing points (10, 11) can be made larger and smaller. The invention further relates to a mobile maintenance dock having at least one supporting beam (22), which can be fixed to a climbing robot for masts/towers (1), and at least one dock shell (21A, 21B), which can be fixed to the at least one supporting beam (22) such as to be moved in at least one direction, in particular in at least two directions that are preferably at right angles to each other.

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