Back to results
US 8,162,364 B2Granted
Hooking device for moving systems of rolling cylinders
AssigneeTenova S.P.A.
InventorsGiovanni Boselli, Marco Cozzi, Erasmo Trenti, Riccardo Geroli
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A hooking device for moving systems of rolling cylinders includes a load-bearing lifting structure of a cylinder provided with a gripping structure and an upper hooking structure suitable for keeping the device in a raised position. The device also includes a non- load bearing tilt compensation structure. The tilt compensation structure includes a series of guides, where each guide is provided with at least one mass element. The at least one mass element is moveable along the guide.
Claims16
A hooking device for moving systems of rolling cylinders comprising:
- a load-bearing lifting structure of a cylinder provided with grippers for said cylinder and an upper hooking structure to keep said hooking device in a raised position;
- and
- a tilt compensating mechanism including first and second non-load bearing guides fixed to said lifting structure, said guides each provided with at least one balancing mass element which is moveable along said respective guide, and said guides extending in different directions of a horizontal plane of said hooking device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.