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HINGED HORIZONTAL BOOM [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
  • Automated Materials Handling
DEF

A transporter crane incorporating a container handling device. The crane is operated from a crab-mounted cabin. For dockside applications, a hinged horizontal boom which may be raised is normally incorporated.

OBS

transporter crane for container handling: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
  • Manutention automatique
CONT

Pont roulant transporteur de conteneurs. Il existe des ponts roulants transporteurs de conteneurs à palonnier basculant.

OBS

pont roulant transporteur de conteneurs : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
CONT

Transporter grabbing crane/unloader : A rail-mounted crane normally designed for high-capacity bulk unloading of ships, normally containing a hopper or hoppers and supporting a hinged horizontal boom which may be raised.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
CONT

(...) les portiques (...) peuvent comporter aux extrémités un prolongement en porte à faux, ou "avant-bec", relevable ou non, pour en augmenter la portée (...)

OBS

avant-bec: Pointe prolongeant un portique, pour faciliter le chargement ou le déchargement d'un navire à quai.

Spanish

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