TOWER ERECTION AND CLIMBING SYSTEMS

Disclosed are tower erection systems and tower climbing systems and associated methods of operation. A tower erection system, in accordance with various embodiments, includes a ground-installed lifting structure, and a lifting frame configured to latch onto individual tower sections and traveling ve...

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1. Verfasser:	Konduc, Kameron Wayne
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING BUILDING BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES CRANES FENCING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS HAULING HEATING HOISTING LIFTING LIGHTING LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS,WINCHES, OR TACKLES MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS MASTS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING WEAPONS WIND MOTORS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	Disclosed are tower erection systems and tower climbing systems and associated methods of operation. A tower erection system, in accordance with various embodiments, includes a ground-installed lifting structure, and a lifting frame configured to latch onto individual tower sections and traveling vertically inside the ground-installed lifting structure, lifted by a winch-and-cable or other lifting mechanism. Using this system, a tower may be assembled from multiple sections from the top down. A tower climbing system, in accordance with various embodiments, includes upper and lower climbers that can latch onto the lateral surface of a tower and a lifting mechanism that can move the climbers vertically relative to each other. The system can be used to carry a crane or other heavy equipment up and down along the tower. A climbing crane may be used, for example, during tower construction, or to reach the top of the tower for maintenance or repair.