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Method and device for operating a mobile crane and mobile crane

US10144621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Terex Global GmbH · CH

Inventors

Matthias Braun · Ludwigsburg, DE
Stefan Maass · Ronnenberg, DE
Markus Stöhr · Schwalbach, DE
Matthias Roth · Lambach, DE
Heiko Heintz · Schneeberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 24, 2016
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 29, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB66C23/36
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of operating a mobile crane with a boom includes the steps of determining maximum permissible loads for a plurality of positions in a predetermined position range of the boom, determining a load limit and/or one or more load ranges based on a suspended load and on the maximum permissible loads for the plurality of positions of the predetermined position range of the boom, and operating the mobile crane dependent upon the load limit and/or the one or more load ranges. The load limit can be a local load limit and the one or more load ranges can be one or more local load ranges.

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