CRANE ANTICREEPER Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; materials handling facilities. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to load-lifting machinery, namely, to anticreepers for holding crane on track rails and prevent creeping under action of wind. It can be used on gantry, tower portal and other cranes operating outdoors. Proposed anticreeper contains bell cranks whose short arms are made in lower part in form of hollow housing in which pressure rollers are freely fitted and lips with knurling for engagement with rail head are found, and at other side arms are made in form of built-in self-braking planes for engagement with rollers. EFFECT: improved reliability in operation and functioning of device under action of its drive, simplified design. 4 dwg