Hydraulic crane
US11591190B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C2700/0392
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hydraulic crane comprising: —a rotatable column (7); —a crane boom system (10) comprising two or more liftable and lowerable crane booms (11, 13); and —an electronic control device (25), which is configured to prevent an execution of crane boom movements that would make the lifting moment of the crane exceed the maximum allowed lifting moment of the crane, and to continuously establish position information as to the prevailing position of the load suspension point (P) of the crane boom system. When the lifting moment of the crane has reached a limit value at a given level below the maximum allowed lifting moment, the electronic control device is configured to prevent the execution of any combination of crane boom movements that would increase the horizontal distance between the load suspension point and said vertical axis of rotation and at the same time allow the execution of any combination of crane boom movements that keeps said horizontal distance unchanged or reduces said horizontal distance.
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