Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
  • B66C23/00—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes
  • B66C23/18—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular purposes
  • B66C23/26—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular purposes for use on building sites; constructed, e.g. with separable parts, to facilitate rapid assembly or dismantling, for operation at successively higher levels, for transport by road or rail
  • B66C23/34—Self-erecting cranes, i.e. with hoisting gear adapted for crane erection purposes
  • B66C23/344—Self-erecting cranes, i.e. with hoisting gear adapted for crane erection purposes adapted for transport purposes
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
  • B66C23/00—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes
  • B66C23/18—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular purposes
  • B66C23/36—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular purposes mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes
  • B66C23/365—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular purposes mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes dismantable into smaller units for transport purposes
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
  • B66C23/00—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes
  • B66C23/54—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes with pneumatic or hydraulic motors, e.g. for actuating jib-cranes on tractors
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
  • B66C23/00—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes
  • B66C23/62—Constructional features or details
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
  • B66C23/00—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes
  • B66C23/62—Constructional features or details
  • B66C23/82—Luffing gear
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
  • B66C2700/00—Cranes
  • B66C2700/03—Cranes with arms or jibs; Multiple cranes
  • B66C2700/0392—Movement of the crane arm; Coupling of the crane arm with the counterweights; Safety devices for the movement of the arm

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a lifting unit for composing a luffing jib crane.
• the present invention relates to a luffing jib crane comprising such a lifting unit.
• the present invention relates to an assembly method for assembling such a luffing jib crane.
• the present invention applies to the field of tower cranes comprising a luffing jib.
• the present invention is applicable to several crane structures, for example to structures composed of lattices and frames.
• GB1374253A discloses a tower crane comprising a mast, a luffing jib, a lifting unit and a turning device for rotating the lifting unit.
• the lift unit of GB1374253A comprises a proximal part of the luffing jib, a counter-boom supporting a balancing ballast, a securing part arranged between the boom and the counter-boom, and a jack which is substantially vertical. and which is connected, on the one hand, to the boom and, on the other hand, to the mast.
• the lifting unit of GB1374253A is cumbersome, which makes it necessary to detach the cylinder from the boom and the mast before transporting the crane.
• the connecting elements between boom, cylinder and mast are exposed to shocks and pollution, which reduces their service life as the multiple disassemblies of the crane.
• the operations of assembly or disassembly of the crane are quite long.
• the number of parts to be managed and stored separately is relatively large.
• the present invention is intended in particular to solve, in whole or in part, the problems mentioned above.
• the present invention relates to a lifting unit, for composing a luffing jib crane, the lifting unit comprising at least:
• an arrow foot intended to form the proximal part of an arrow belonging to the luffing jib crane when the lifting unit is in a service configuration
• a counter-arrow configured to support a weight intended to balance the arrow
• a securing part arranged between the foot of the boom and the counter-boom, the securing part comprising a securing portion configured to secure the lifting unit to a mast of the luffing jib crane, and
• a cylinder comprising a first cylinder part and a second cylinder part, the first cylinder part being mechanically connected to the boom foot so that the boom foot is movable at least between a lowered position and a raised position,
• the lifting unit being configured to be placed at least: in a service configuration, in which the jack can move the jib foot between the lowered position and the raised position, and
• the lifting unit being characterized in that the second cylinder part is mechanically connected to the securing part.
• the jack extends between the foot of the arrow and the against-arrow.
• the jack is in a retracted position.
• the second part of the cylinder is not mechanically connected to the mast of the crane.
• such a lifting unit has a relatively small footprint, because the cylinder is mechanically connected firstly to the foot of the arrow and secondly to the securing part.
• the lifting unit can be transported, assembled on a crane, then disassembled from a crane as a unitary block, that is to say by keeping all its components (foot of arrow, counter boom, securing part, cylinder) mechanically connected to each other.
• the connecting elements of the jib foot, the fastening part, the jib and the jacks can remain mechanically connected permanently, in particular during the initial assembly at the factory, during transport, storage, assembly, disassembly, corrective or preventive maintenance of the lifting unit.
• a lifting unit reduces the duration of assembly or disassembly operations of the luffing jib crane. Moreover, such a lifting unit improves the safety of the operators responsible for these assembly or disassembly operations. In addition, such a lifting unit reduces the number of parts to be managed and stored separately, because all the components of the lifting unit remain attached to each other.
• the foot of the arrow corresponds to the base of the arrow, that is to say to the proximal part of the arrow.
• the boom foot generally compasses a pivot axis, around which the cylinder raises or lowers the boom when the lifting unit is in use.
• the boom foot is movable between a lowered position and a raised position when the lifting unit is in use.
• proximal and distal characterize an element according to its position, near or far, with respect to the counter-arrow.
• a proximal member is relatively close to the jib, while a distal member is relatively far from the jib.
• the securing part comprises a punch.
• the securing portion is configured to join by embedding at the top of the mast of the luffing jib crane.
• the securing portion has a generally triangular section in a vertical plane including the vertical axis about which the arrow rotates when the luffing jib crane is in use.
• the securing part may for example have a prismatic shape with a triangular base or a tetrahedral shape with a triangular base.
• the lifting unit further comprises a hoist winch for lifting a load suspended from the boom.
• the securing portion directly connects the foot of the arrow to the against-arrow.
• the securing portion may indirectly connect the foot of the arrow to the against-arrow, that is to say with at least one intermediate component between the foot of the arrow and the counter-arrow.
• the against-arrow is arranged opposite the foot of the arrow relative to the securing portion.
• the counter-boom is arranged opposite the foot of the boom relative to the mast when the lifting unit is assembled on the luffing jib crane in the service configuration.
• the counter-boom performs the counterweight function to compensate for the dead weight of the boom plus the weight of the load suspended from the boom.
• the securing part further comprises a connecting portion which is configured to mechanically connect the boom foot to the against-arrow.
• Such a connecting portion provides mechanical cohesion of several components of the lifting unit.
• the first cylinder part and the second cylinder part are each equipped with a hinge ball joint, and the first cylinder part and the second cylinder part are mechanically connected respectively to the boom foot and to the securing part not only in the service configuration but also in the transport configuration.
• the cylinder remains attached to the jib foot at each assembly and disassembly of the luffing jib crane. It is therefore not necessary to separate the cylinder from the boom foot.
• the lifting unit forms a unitary block easy to transport, to assemble on a crane and to disassemble a crane.
• this unit block protects the cylinder.
• the jack is located generally between a distal region of the foot of the boom and the securing portion.
• Such a cylinder does not exceed or little of a volume defined by the foot of the arrow and the against-arrow.
• the lifting unit has a small footprint, which makes it easily transportable and manipulable.
• the jack is totally located in a volume delimited on the one hand by the foot of the boom and on the other by the counter-boom.
• the jack is a linear jack configured to move from a retracted position, in which the boom foot is in the lowered position, to an extended position, in which the boom foot is in the raised position, the jack in the retracted position extending in a cylinder direction which forms an angle of between -30 degrees and +30 degrees with a horizontal direction when the lifting unit is in the transport configuration.
• the lifting unit can be stored and transported in a conventional container (40 feet) whose bottom wall is horizontal.
• the jack direction is substantially parallel to the horizontal direction.
• the first cylinder portion is located on a distal end portion of the cylinder, and the second cylinder portion is located on a proximal end portion of the cylinder.
• the first actuator portion may be located at the distal end of the actuator, and the second actuator portion may be located at the proximal end of the actuator.
• the jack is configured to be in the retracted position when the lifting unit is in the transport configuration.
• the lifting unit is particularly compact in transport configuration.
• the cylinder rod is protected in this transport configuration.
• the jack is also in the retracted position when the lifting unit is in the handling, storage, assembly, disassembly and maintenance phases.
• the cylinder can be protected, particularly its rod, against aggression, shocks, corrosion and external pollution during all handling of the cylinder.
• the boom foot comprises an upper part and a lower part, the upper part being situated above the lower part when the lifting unit is in service configuration with the foot of the boom in the lowered position.
• the lifting unit further comprising a pivot axis arranged between the jib foot and the counter-jib so that the pivot axis is situated higher than the lower part when the lifting unit is in the service configuration with the boom foot in the lowered position, the upper part being fixed to the pivot axis and the lower part being fixed to the first part of the jack, so that the jack can push the boom along an axis extending substantially in the extension of the lower chords of the boom when the lifting unit is in the service configuration with the boom foot lowered.
• the pivot axis is located substantially at the altitude of the upper part when the lifting unit is in the service configuration with the foot lowered.
• this makes it possible to keep the fluidic and / or electrical connections of the jack in the retracted position when the lifting unit is in transport configuration (compact).
• the jack generally bears on the vertical mast of the luffing jib crane, which involves disconnecting the jack before transporting the components of the luffing jib crane.
• the pivot axis is mechanically connected to the securing part not only in the service configuration but also in the transport configuration.
• the pivot axis is provided with articulation ball joints.
• the lifting unit further comprises a feeding device configured to supply energy to the jack so as to raise the jib foot, the feed device being fixed to the counter-boom so that the feeder can be transported with the counter-boom when the lifting unit is in transport configuration.
• Such a cylinder supply device is transportable with the other components of the lifting unit, which eliminates the disassembly of the supply device.
• the feed device is removably attached to the boom.
• the feed device can be detached and transported separately from the other components of the lifting unit or the handling or assembly machine, which is useful when the transport vehicle has a small capacity.
• the jack is a hydraulic linear jack
• the feed device is a hydraulic unit.
• the jack is an electric linear jack
• the power device is a power plant.
• the lifting unit further comprises:
• conduits for conducting liquid between the feeder and the jack and
• quick couplings arranged between the jack and the feeder, the quick couplers being located closer to the feeder than to the jack.
• the quick couplers are placed in the junction region between the counter-jib and the securing part.
• the hydraulic unit is located near the cylinder.
• the lifting unit has a maximum length of less than 12 m, a maximum width of less than 2.25 m and a maximum height of less than 2.5 m.
• the size of the lifting unit substantially corresponds to the road transport templates, rail or maritime.
• the bulk of the lifting unit is smaller than the volume of a conventional container 40 feet long, which allows to easily transport the lifting unit. So these dimensions allow the foot of the arrow to remain always connected to the against-arrow via the securing part.
• the securing part comprises ribs assembled so as to form an indeformable assembly.
• such an indeformable assembly forms, on one side, a part embedded in the mast to support the counter-arrow and, on the other side, a hinge support for the foot of the arrow, so for the arrow.
• the ribs of the securing part are dismountably assembled.
• the ribs of the securing part are assembled in a way that can not be dismantled.
• the securing part is monobloc.
• the counter-arrow and the securing portion are monobloc.
• the securing portion extends the against-arrow at the top of the mast.
• the lifting unit further comprises a rotation device which is configured to rotate the lifting unit about a substantially vertical axis when the lifting unit is in operation.
• a rotation device can be transported in the unit block forming the lifting unit, which dispenses with mounting and dismounting the rotation device.
• the present invention relates to a luffing jib crane comprising:
• a mast configured to support the boom and the suspended load
• a lifting unit according to the invention, the lifting unit being mechanically connected to the mast and secured to the boom.
• the rotation device comprises a cabin unit.
• the cabin unit and the rotation device can be assembled separately.
• the luffing jib crane further comprises a rotation device configured to rotate the luffing unit and the luffing jib about a substantially vertical axis when the luffing jib crane is in use.
• the against-arrow and the securing part are mechanically connected by embedding.
• the present invention relates to a method of assembling a luffing jib crane according to the invention, comprising the steps:
• the assembly method further comprises a step of balancing the luffing jib crane by placing ballast on the counter-jib.
• the assembly method further comprises a step of setting security. After this adjustment step, the cylinder can push the foot of arrow, so raise the arrow.
• Figure 1 is a side view of a lifting unit according to the invention, in a transport configuration;
• Figure 2 is a perspective view of the lifting unit of Figure 1;
• Figure 3 is a side view of a cons-arrow component of the lifting unit of Figure 1;
• Figure 4 is a perspective view of the against-arrow of Figure 3;
• Figure 5 is a side view of several components of the lifting unit of Figure 1;
• Figure 6 is a perspective view of the components shown in Figure 5;
• Figure 7 is a side view of a portion of a luffing jib crane according to the invention and comprising the lifting unit of Figure 1;
• Figure 8 is an enlarged view of Detail VIII in Figure 7;
• Figure 9 is a flow chart illustrating an assembly method according to the invention.
• FIGs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 illustrate a lifting unit 1 according to the invention, to compose a luffing jib crane 100.
• the luffing jib crane 100 is illustrated in Figures 8 and 9.
• the crane luffing jib 100 includes:
• an arrow 102 which is configured to distribute a suspended load not shown
• a mast 104 which is configured to support the boom and the suspended load
• the lifting unit 1 which is mechanically connected to the mast 104 and secured to the arrow 1 02, as described below, and
• a cabin unit 1 07 which is here fixed on the mast 104.
• the lifting unit 1 comprises a jib 2, a counter-jib 4, a securing part 6 and a jack 8.
• the lifting unit 1 is configured to be placed:
• the lifting unit 1 has a maximum length L1 of less than 1 2 m, a maximum width W1 of less than 2.25 m and a maximum height H 1 of less than 2.5 m.
• the jib foot 2 is intended to form the proximal part of the jib 102 when the lifting unit 1 is in the service configuration (FIGS. 7 and 8).
• the counter-jib 4 is configured to support a weight 5 intended to balance the boom 102.
• the counter-jib 4 comprises i) a rear portion 4.2 having a ballast receiving space 5 and ii) retaining rods. 4.5 arranged to guide and retain the ballast 5.
• the bottom of the counter-arrow 4 comprises a platform extending from the rear portion 4.2 to the securing portion 6.
• the securing part 6 comprises:
• a securing portion 6.1 which is configured to secure the lifting unit 1 to the mast 1 04;
• a connecting portion 6.2 which is configured to mechanically connect the jib foot 2 to the counter-jib 4.
• the securing portion 6.1 is configured to be secured by fitting to the top 105 of the mast 104.
• the securing portion 6.1 is here secured to the top 105 of the mast 104 by pins 6.10.
• the against-arrow 4 and the connecting portion 6.2 are here mechanically connected by embedding, so integral and without degree of mobility between them.
• the connecting portion 6.2 is arranged between the jib 2 and the counter-jib 4.
• the connecting portion 6.2 connects, here directly, the jib 2 to the counter-jib 4.
• the jib 2 and the against -flèche 4 are mechanically connected via the connecting portion 6.2.
• the securing part 6 here comprises chords 6.0 assembled so as to form an indeformable assembly.
• the chords 6.0 are here assembled removably.
• the securing portion 6 supports the boom 102 when the luffing jib crane 1 00 is in use, the securing portion 6 is sometimes referred to as "boom".
• the securing part 6 has a generally triangular section in a vertical plane including the substantially vertical axis Z around which the arrow 102 rotates when the luffing jib crane 100 is in use.
• the securing part 6 here has a prismatic shape with a triangular base, as shown in FIG. 2.
• the cylinder 8 comprises a first cylinder part 8.1 and a second cylinder part 8.2.
• the first part of cylinder 8.1 is mechanically connected to the foot of the boom 2 so that the boom foot 2 is movable between the position lowered and the position raised.
• the jack 8 makes it possible to raise or lower the jib 102, by means of the jib foot 2.
• the first jack portion 8.1 is located at the distal end of the cylinder 8.
• the first cylinder part 8.1 is mechanically connected to the jib 2 by a pivot connection about a pivot axis Y8.1 visible in FIGS. 5 and 6.
• the second cylinder portion 8.2 is mechanically connected to the connecting portion 6.2.
• the second cylinder portion 8.2 is located on the proximal end of the cylinder 8.
• the second cylinder portion 8.2 is mechanically connected to the connecting portion 6.2 by a pivot connection about a pin axis. pivot Y8.2 visible in Figures 5 and 6.
• the jack 8 is here a hydraulic linear cylinder, which is configured to move from a retracted position, in which the jib foot 2 is in the lowered position, to an extended position, in which the jib foot 2 is in the raised position.
• the first cylinder part 8.1 and the second cylinder part 8.2 are each equipped with a hinge ball joint.
• the first part of cylinder 8.1 is mechanically connected to the foot of the boom 2, by its hinge joint, not only in the service configuration but also in the transport configuration.
• the second cylinder portion 8.2 is mechanically connected, by its hinge joint, to the connecting portion 6.2 not only in the service configuration but also in the transport configuration.
• the lifting unit 1 further comprises a feeding device 10 which is configured to supply energy to the jack 8 so as to raise the jib foot 2.
• the feed device 10 is here a hydraulic unit configured to feed the jib. cylinder 8 in hydraulic energy. When powered, the jack 8 can raise the jib foot 2.
• the feed device 1 0 is here relatively close to the jack 8, opposite to the location provided for the ballast 5.
• the feeder 10 is attached to the counter-boom 4.
• the feeder 10 can thus be transported with the counter-boom 4 when the lifting unit 1 is in the transport configuration.
• the feeder 10 can remain attached to the counter-boom 4.
• the jack 8 is a linear jack configured to pass:
• the jack 8 extends between the jib foot 2 and the counter-jib 4.
• the jack 8 is located generally between a region distal of the jib 2 and the securing portion 6.
• the jack 8 is here completely located in a volume defined on the one hand by the foot of arrow 2 and on the other by the counter-arrow 4.
• the cylinder direction X8 here forms an angle A8 approximately equal to -20 degrees with the horizontal direction X, as shown in Figures 1 and 8.
• the cylinder 8 is in the retracted position when the lifting unit 1 is in transport configuration.
• the cylinder 8 is also in the retracted position when the lifting unit 1 is in handling, storage, assembly, disassembly and maintenance phases.
• the cylinder 8 can also be in the retracted position when the lifting unit 1 is in the service configuration with the jib foot 2 in the lowered position.
• the lifting unit 1 further comprises ducts 12 for conducting the liquid between the supply device 10 and the cylinder 8.
• the lifting unit 1 comprises quick couplers 14 arranged between the jack 8 and the device The quick couplers 14 are located closer to the supply device 10 than the cylinder 8. The quick couplers 14 can be placed in the junction region 4.6 between the counter-jib 4 and the securing part 6.
• the boom foot 2 comprises an upper part 2.1 and a lower part 2.2.
• the upper part 2.1 is located above the lower part 2.2 when the lifting unit 1 is in service configuration with the foot of the boom 2 lowered ( Figures 5 and 6).
• the lifting unit 1 further comprises a pivot axis Y2.4.
• the pivot axis Y2.4 is arranged between the foot of the arrow 2 and the counter-arrow.
• the pivot axis Y2.4 is located higher than the lower part 2.2 when the lifting unit 1 is in service configuration with the foot of arrow 2 lowered ( Figures 5 and 6).
• the pivot axis Y2.4 is here substantially at the altitude of the upper part 2.1 when the lifting unit 1 is in the service configuration with the foot of the boom 2 lowered.
• the upper part 2.1 is fixed to the pivot axis Y2.4 and the lower part 2.2 is fixed to the first cylinder part 8.1.
• the jack 8 can thus push the boom 2 along an axis of extension extending substantially in the extension of the lower chords 102.0 of the boom 102 when the lifting unit 1 is in the service configuration with the foot of the boom 2 lowered ( Figures 5 and 6).
• This extension axis corresponds here to the horizontal direction X shown in FIG.
• the jib foot 2 When the luffing jib crane 100 is in use, with the luffing unit 1 is in use, the jib foot 2 forms the proximal portion of the jib 102.
• the jib foot 2 includes the jib axis. pivoting Y2.4, around which the cylinder 8 raises or lowers the boom 102.
• the boom foot 2 is movable between a lowered position ( Figures 5, 6, 8 and 9) and a raised position when the lifting unit 1 is in use.
• the pivot axis Y2.4 is mechanically connected to the securing part 6 not only in the service configuration but also in the transport configuration.
• the pivot axis Y2.4 is provided with articulation ball joints.
• the lifting unit 1 can be transported as a unitary block retaining all its interconnected components.
• the connecting elements of the jib foot 2, the counter-jib 4, the securing part 6 and the cylinder 8 can remain connected (mechanically, hydraulically and / or electrically) permanently.
• the lifting unit 1 here comprises a rotation device 16 which is configured to rotate the lifting unit 1 and the lifting boom 102 relative to the mast 104 and around the substantially vertical axis Z when the crane with luffing arrow 100 is in use.
• the rotation device 16 is usually called the orientation ring.
• the fastening portion 6 makes it possible to support the counter-jib 4 on one side and to support the jib 2, so the entire jib arrow 102, on the other side.
• the counter-jib 4 is arranged opposite the jib 2 with respect to the mast 104.
• the lifting unit 1 further comprises a hoisting winch for lifting a load suspended from the boom 102.
• FIG. 9 illustrates an assembly method 200 according to the invention.
• the assembly method 200 comprises in particular the steps:
• the assembly method 200 here comprises a step 206 consisting in balancing the luffing jib crane 1 00 by placing ballast 5 on the counter-jib 4.
• the assembly method 200 includes a step 207 of setting security. After this adjustment step 207, the jack 8 can push the jib foot 2, thus raising the jib 102.

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