GRIPPING DEVICE AND CONTROL MECHANISM OF POSITION OF GRIPPING LEVERS, WHICH IS USED IN IT Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC G21C19/00 

FIELD: power industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used mainly for transshipment of fuel assemblies (FA) in nuclear reactors with a liquid-metal coolant. A gripping device includes an elongated bulk housing with a longitudinal channel, in which an arrangement is made for a movable bar, a locking assembly on the upper end of the housing, which fixes the bar position in the housing, and a FA gripping assembly on the lower end of a grip. The bar has a longitudinal channel along the bar axis for a cover of a control and protection system. A gripping assembly includes a receiving cone on the lower end of the bar for orientation of the gripping assembly relative to a mating element on a load; gripping levers hinged on the lower end of the bar, and a control mechanism of position of the gripping levers.

EFFECT: enlarging technological capabilities of a gripping device; improving operating reliability.

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