B66C13/00

Apparatus for controlling orientation of suspended loads
11370642 · 2022-06-28 · ·

A rotator apparatus (10, 100, 200) for rotationally positioning a suspended load (16). A flywheel (44, 144) can be directly or indirectly driven by a motor (40, 140). Vanes (50, 150) on a fan (45) or on the flywheel can be used to provide additional rotational control through air resistance/braking. A controller (20, 24, 120, 124) can provide wired or wireless control. Thrusters (52) can provide additional rotational impetus or resistance. One or more load cells (54, 232, 234) can provide load sensing. Cameras (28) can be used to visualise the load and can record load moving operations and details of the load for logistics tracking and safety. The attachment part (202) and/or the load support (216) can be connected to the body via a respective pivot (204, 214). The apparatus can include replaceable or rechargeable batteries (206, 210), such as within in a removable container (230), preferably supported by at least one drawer (231), which drawer may be mounted on telescopic drawer slides (212). The replaceable or rechargeable batteries (206, 210) can be provided as a cassette arrangement whereby the batteries plug in and are removable as a unit. At least one hook (157) for suspending a load from the rotator can include a groove or recess (158) to restrict or prevent load rotation.

Crane and information-sharing system
11358840 · 2022-06-14 · ·

A crane including a traveling body, a boom supported by the traveling body, and a camera supported by the boom, in which an image is taken by the camera, has control apparatus; a display; and a sensor for acquiring coordinates of the camera. The control apparatus acquires map information in a range of the crane, displays the map information on the display, and displays an image taken by the camera at a coordinate position of the camera on the map information.

SYSTEM FOR REDUCING FINE DUST
20220176305 · 2022-06-09 ·

The present invention relates to a system for reducing fine dust floating in the air and, more specifically, to a system for reducing fine dust, the system comprising: a plurality of cranes installed side by side and standing on, for example, a bridge or a riverside; water spray nozzles for obliquely spraying water drop particles up to a height of 80 to 130 m, respectively, from the upper ends of the cranes; water supply means for supplying high-pressure water to the water spray nozzles; and a control unit for controlling each of the cranes, the water spray nozzles, and the water supply means. By forming continuous artificial water walls, having a width of 30 to 60 m and made of the water drop particles sprayed from the water spray nozzles, in a region through which fine dust passes, pleasant living spaces free of fine dust can at least be provided in major living spaces within 40 to 60 m above ground level.

Wind turbine lifting arrangement

Provided is a lifting arrangement configured to facilitate alignment of a load with a wind turbine assembly. The lifting arrangement includes a crane arrangement for hoisting the load to the wind turbine assembly, a tagline arrangement for stabilizing the load during a lifting manoeuvre, a sensor arrangement configured to detect a motion of the wind turbine assembly relative to the load during the lifting manoeuvre, an actuator arrangement for adjusting the position of the load relative to the wind turbine assembly, and a control arrangement for controlling actuators of the actuator arrangement to reduce the detected relative motion. Also provided is a method of aligning a load with a wind turbine assembly.

Method for installing components of a wind turbine

Provided is a method for installing components of a wind turbine, with a lifting device for lifting the respective component hanging at the lifting device via at least one cable, whereby at least one stabilization device is stabilizing the component against vibrations induced by external forces by a gyroscopic effect.

Wind power generation apparatus having tower crane structure
11725630 · 2023-08-15 ·

Provided is an eco-friendly wind power generation apparatus that can perform power generation using wind by providing the blades of a wind power generator on a jib of a tower crane, and can perform wind power generation at the optimum altitude and in the optimum direction by automatically or manually performing the lifting or lowering and swing operation of a jib even when wind speed is insufficient because wind is not blowing, or perform wind power generation using artificial wind power generated by the operation of the jib, thereby generating a lot of electricity in necessary places and supply the electricity to all industrial sectors regardless of location and environment.

Wind power generation apparatus having tower crane structure
11725630 · 2023-08-15 ·

Provided is an eco-friendly wind power generation apparatus that can perform power generation using wind by providing the blades of a wind power generator on a jib of a tower crane, and can perform wind power generation at the optimum altitude and in the optimum direction by automatically or manually performing the lifting or lowering and swing operation of a jib even when wind speed is insufficient because wind is not blowing, or perform wind power generation using artificial wind power generated by the operation of the jib, thereby generating a lot of electricity in necessary places and supply the electricity to all industrial sectors regardless of location and environment.

SERVICING A NUCLEAR REACTOR MODULE
20230253127 · 2023-08-10 ·

A system for servicing a nuclear reactor module comprises a crane operable to attach to the nuclear reactor module, wherein the crane includes provisions for routing signals from one or more sensors of the nuclear reactor module to one or more sensor receivers.

CRANE DEVICE, METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF FALLS, AND COMPUTER READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
20220009753 · 2022-01-13 · ·

A crane device is capable of setting multiple types of number of rope falls between a tip of a boom and a hook block, and includes: a feed length detection unit that detects a feed length of a rope fed from a winch on which the rope is wound; a boom angle detection unit that detects a boom hoist angle; and a number-of-falls determination unit that calculates information for determining the suitability of the number of falls for the rope on the basis of the feed length, hoist angle, boom length of the boom in a state of hoisting a grounded load.

CRANE DEVICE, METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF FALLS, AND COMPUTER READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
20220009753 · 2022-01-13 · ·

A crane device is capable of setting multiple types of number of rope falls between a tip of a boom and a hook block, and includes: a feed length detection unit that detects a feed length of a rope fed from a winch on which the rope is wound; a boom angle detection unit that detects a boom hoist angle; and a number-of-falls determination unit that calculates information for determining the suitability of the number of falls for the rope on the basis of the feed length, hoist angle, boom length of the boom in a state of hoisting a grounded load.