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US 4,878,796 AGranted
Conveying apparatus for loading and unloading goods, in particular for use with ships
OwnerThomas C. M. Ammeraalinventor
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Abstract
A conveying apparatus for loading and unloading goods, in particular for use with ships, comprises a cage for transferring the goods. The cage is displaceable in vertical height by a hoist and is formed as a lift cage guided in a substantially vertical lift shaft having an encasement and forming part of a cage lift. The cage lift is provided with a lower loading and unloading point and an upper loading and unloading connected to a further conveyor having an encasement.
Claims19
Conveying apparatus for loading and unloading goods, in particular for use with ships, comprising
- a frame;
- a conveyor supported by the frame and being covered by a first encasement means;
- a cage lift provided with a lower loading and unloading point and an upper loading and unloading point connected to the conveyor, the cage lift comprising a substantially vertical lift shaft having a second encasement means and guiding means extending substantially vertically;
- a lift cage for conveying the goods, the cage being guided by the guiding means within the lift shaft and having a floor for carrying the goods, the floor being adapted to be opened in order to enable goods packed in slings and hoisted into or out of a ship's hold to pass through the lift cage;
- hoisting means connected to the lift cage for displacing the lift cage up and down within the lift shaft.
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