GrappleArm

Fields

Type

Description

Purpose

ID (subject identifier)

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grapplearm

GRAMMAR

subject name

M

GrappleArm

GRAMMAR

subject type

M

Device

GRAMMAR

Also known as

O

Piggyback leg, Piggyback arm,Trailer handling, Bottom lift, Intermodal handling

TIC Description

Definition

M

Mechanical device designed to connect a spreader or a sub frame to the bottom of the cargo.

Further Detail

O

If the subject is related to spreaders a grapple arm device typically is foldable between two positions i.e. a stored position and an in use position (up and down).

The arm/leg is equipped with a load carrying part referred to as a foot.

In Europe the designated bottom fittings for the cargo is defined in EN 284.
Other markets might have different standards implemented related to the pick points.
One country known is the US market were the bottom fittings differ depending on the cargo whereby the grapple arm positioning needs to be adjustable.

TIC Description

Required Information

M

CONCEPT (id); OBSERVED PROPERTY; VALUE

TIC Description

SUBJECT

spreader

CONCEPT

id; name; type; family; brand; model; clamped; unclamped; carrying; notcarrying

Related standards

O

EN 284, ISO 668

TIC Description

Related TIC 4.0 definition

O

https://tic40.atlassian.net/l/cp/Z7Uujezn https://tic40.atlassian.net/l/cp/ZFgV6e4V Clamped

Example

M

"che.@.spreader.@.grapplearm.@1.clamped.status.output.actual.value" = TRUE; Spreader is in piggyback mode and the piggyback feet 1 are pressed (horizontally) against the cargo

Example in the context of the grammar

M

Link to one or more operational processes

M

Search tags

M

#spreader, #liftingdevice

Version / Date

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2023.009 - 29/11/2023

Internal TIC Version

M

definition technical group

Created by

Edited by

Review / Approve

Published

Hans Svanfeldt

 Hans Svanfeldt

 @Francisco Blanquer Jaraiz 20231129