A gripper a fuel element, comprises a housing, an inner part arranged inside the housing, the inner part and the housing being displaceable relative to one another in an axial direction, with the inner part movable between a first end position and a second end position, a catch member movable between a gripping position and a release position, gripper spring between the housing inner part counteracting movement of the inner part from the second end position, or an intermediate position (Z) between the first and second end position, to the first end position, and a damping system comprising a first and second connecting member for connecting the damping system to the housing, inner part and/or the fuel element loading machine, and a spring member arranged on the first and/or the second connecting member counteracting movement of the inner part from an intermediate position (Z) to the second end position.


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    Title :

    GRIPPER WITH DAMPING SYSTEM FOR GRIPPING A FUEL ELEMENT


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-09-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B66C Krane , CRANES / G21C NUCLEAR REACTORS , Kernreaktoren



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