摘要 |
A transfer arm for a fluid product, comprising a transfer pipe (12) having sections linked by fluid-tight articulations and having an end provided with a device for connecting the pipe (2) to a target duct, and a support structure (4) for the pipe (2) comprising an inner branch (16) mounted on a base (17) and an outer branch suspended from the inner branch (16) by articulation means (22) enabling rotation of the outer branch (18) around vertical and horizontal axes and arranged between a first and a second end of the outer branch, the first being provided with a counterweight (24) for balancing the two parts of the outer branch (18) that are situated on opposite sides of the horizontal rotational axis, the arm also comprising disengageable means for actuating the rotations of the outer branch around the horizontal and vertical axes and a flexible link (43) which suspends the pipe (2), upstream of the device, from second end of the outer branch (18). |