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US 10,850,953 · App. 16/012,223 · Granted Dec 1, 2020

Lifting device, in particular a mobile crane or a cable-operated excavator, having an apparatus for monitoring the raising and lowering procedures of a boom system and corresponding method

Inventors: Walter Mietschnig (Brand, AT); Manfred Schapler (Vandans, AT); Thomas Klimmer (St. Jakob, AT); Mathias Eder (Satteins, AT); Martin Stenech (Nüziders, AT)
Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
B66C23/905B66C13/16B66C13/46B66C23/90B66D1/58B66F17/006B66C15/00B66C23/34
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Patent No.
US 10,850,953
App. No.
16/012,223
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a lifting device, in particular a mobile crane or a cable-operated excavator, having an apparatus for monitoring the raising and lowering procedures of a boom system of the lifting device.

Claims (22)

1. A lifting device ( 1 ), having an apparatus for monitoring raising and lowering procedures of a boom system of the lifting device ( 1 ), the apparatus comprising

a device for detecting loads increasing an overturning moment of the lifting device ( 1 );

a device for detecting loads stabilizing or reducing the overturning moment of the lifting device ( 1 );

a control unit configured to calculate a limit holding force (FGrenz) for a holding line of the boom system of the lifting device ( 1 ) from the detected loads; and

a device for detecting actual holding force of the holding line,

wherein the control unit is configured to compare the limit holding force (FGrenz) and the actual holding force.

2. A lifting device ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to output at least one signal in dependence on the comparison between the limit holding force (FGrenz) and the actual holding force.

3. A lifting device ( 1 ) at least in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the at least one signal is a representation of the current utilization with respect to permitted utilization for a machine operator on a monitor of the lifting device and/or for stopping a movement of the lifting device ( 1 ).

4. A lifting device ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the device for detecting the loads increasing the overturning moment, detects the weight of the boom system and the wind force on a boom system of the lifting device ( 1 ).

5. A lifting device ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the device for detecting the loads stabilizing or reducing the overturning moment, detects the weight of a carrier unit of the lifting device.

6. A lifting device ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a sensor system for detecting the current geometry of the lifting device ( 1 ) is provided; and the control unit is a control computer of the lifting device ( 1 ) or an external computer.

7. A lifting device ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the device for detecting the actual holding force of the holding line, comprises at least one force measurement tab and/or at least one force measurement axis.

8. A lifting device ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to calculate the loads increasing the overturning moment simultaneously for a wide range of positions of the boom system in addition to current position of the boom system.

9. A lifting device ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured not to stop a movement or a direction of movement of the lifting device ( 1 ) as long as the limit holding force (FGrenz) is not exceeded or to selectively release the movement or the direction of movement again after a stop due to an exceeding of the limit load, when maximum permitted load at a lifting hook hook increases with the direction of movement.

10. A lifting device ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , which is a mobile crane or a cable-operated excavator.

11. A method of monitoring the raising and lowering procedures of a boom system of a lifting device ( 1 ), comprising the steps of:

detecting loads increasing overturning moment of the lifting device ( 1 );

detecting the loads stabilizing or reducing the overturning moment of the lifting device ( 1 );

calculating a limit holding force (FGrenz) for a holding line of a main boom ( 2 ) of the lifting device ( 1 ) from the detected loads, by a control unit;

detecting actual holding force of the holding line; and

comparing the limit holding force (FGrenz) and the actual holding force by the control unit.

12. A method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the lifting device ( 1 ) is a mobile crane or a cable-operated excavator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2018
From: MIETSCHNIG, WALTER; SCHAPLER, MANFRED; KLIMMER, THOMAS; EDER, MATHIAS; STENECH, MARTIN
To: LIEBHERR-WERK NENZING GMBH
Reel/Frame 046812/0563 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 113 386 · Jun 19, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190185298A1 · Jun 20, 2019