Bridge Crane

bridge crane

[′brij ‚krān] (mechanical engineering) A hoisting machine in which the hoisting apparatus is carried by a bridgelike structure spanning the area over which the crane operates.

Bridge Crane

 

a crane with a metal truss or beam structure in the form of a supported or suspension bridge. The bridge moves along the aisle of a shop or an open loading area on rails located under the crane. A crane trolley with hoisting gear moves transversely along the bridge. Among the types of bridge cranes are cantilever, semigantry, and gantry cranes and bridge loaders.

bridge crane

A traveling overhead hoisting machine which spans fixed side rails that are part of a building structure or are erected to support the crane; the hoisting unit also may travel laterally between the rails; used to handle materials in such a location as a machine shop or fabricating plant.