The invention relates to a marine slewing pedestal crane comprising a boom provided with a jib having a jib-arm. The jib comprises a jib base that is pivotally connected to a jib-axle to allow a pivotal movement of the jib with respect to the boom. According to the invention, the crane comprises a jib positioning assembly adapted to position the jib arm and to actuate the movement of the jib arm. The jib arm positioning assembly comprises a jib arm control system, comprising one or more sensors for monitoring a load connected to a load suspension device of a hoisting assembly of the crane, and/or a potential load, and/or a supply vessel supporting a potential load, and/or crane information. Based on the information, the jib arm control system actuates one or more cylinders to pivot the jib arm relative to the jib base.
MARINE CRANE AND OFFSHORE VESSEL
SEEKRAN UND OFFSHORE-SCHIFF
GRUE MARINE ET NAVIRE EN MER
2024-04-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B66C Krane , CRANES |
OFFSHORE CRANE VESSEL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE OFFSHORE CRANE VESSEL
European Patent Office | 2024
|OFFSHORE CRANE VESSEL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE OFFSHORE CRANE VESSEL
European Patent Office | 2024
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