IP Library Granted Patent US 8,177,080
Granted Patent B2
US 8,177,080 · App. 12/458,065 · Granted May 15, 2012

Girder block lifting method and jack-up stage used therefor

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Patent No.
US 8,177,080
App. No.
12/458,065
Granted
May 15, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A girder block lifting method, which can solve a problem that steel beams are inclined or fallen inward by lifting a heavy material, and a jack-up stage used therefor are provided. The method includes a main beam which can be provided between steel beams being targets of connection with the girder to construct a rigid frame structure, a height adjustment means (gate-shaped base) mounted on a cross beam member being parallel to the main beam and connecting other steel frames for adjusting height to the main beam, a connection beam for alternately connecting the main beam and the height adjustment means (gate-shaped base), and an auxiliary beam for connecting the connection beams. On a frame stage formed by connecting these beams, a plurality of lifting jacks are provided and a lifting sling is hung from upper part of the steel beam to enable jack-up of the girder block.

Claims (20)

1. A girder block lifting method to hang and support a heavy material by a girder block provided between steel beams, comprising:

mounting a jack-up stage, which comprises a plurality of lifting jacks, on tops of the steel beams, to form a temporary connection and a rigid frame structure between the steel beams and the jack-up stage;

connecting the girder block that is placed on the ground to a plurality of lifting slings hung from the plurality of lifting jacks;

jacking up the girder block while a heavy module is assembled to the girder block; and

installing the girder block onto upper edge portions of the steel beams.

2. The girder block lifting method according to the claim 1 , wherein the jack-up stage is lifted onto the tops of the steel beams by a crane before forming the temporary connection and after the steel beams are constructed.

3. The girder block lifting method according to the claim 1 , wherein the jack-up stage is removed and reused after the girder block is installed onto the upper edge portions of the steel beams.

4. A jack-up stage comprising:

a frame stage that can be provided between tops of steel beams to construct a rigid frame structure with the steel beams; and

a plurality of lifting jacks mounted on the frame stage,

wherein a girder block and a heavy module assembled thereto are able to be jacked up and moved by the plurality of lifting jacks.

5. A jack-up stage comprising

a main beam that can be provided between steel beams, to which a girder is to be connected, to construct a rigid frame construction;

a height adjustment means mounted on a cross beam member, which is parallel to the main beam and connects other steel beams, for setting heights of tops of the height adjustment means to be equal to a height of a top portion of the main beam;

connection beams for alternately connecting the main beam and the height adjustment means; and

an auxiliary beam for connecting the connection beams, wherein

a plurality of lifting jacks are provided on a frame stage formed by combining the main beam, the height adjustment means, the connection beams, and the auxiliary beam, and

a girder block is able to be jacked up by a lifting sling hung from a top portion of the steel beam.

6. The jack-up stage according to claim 4 , wherein a hanging position by the plurality of lifting jacks can be moved for adjustment on a plane surface.

7. The jack-up stage according to claim 5 , wherein a hanging position by the plurality of lifting jacks can be moved for adjustment on a plane surface.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Mar 4, 2014
From: HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
To: HITACHI, LTD.
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