Rough terrain crane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10155198-B2
Application number	US-201515537757-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2015
Priority date	Dec 19, 2014
Publication date	Dec 18, 2018
Grant date	Dec 18, 2018

Abstract

A compact rough terrain crane in which an exhaust emission control device and an elevating step are laid out in a compact manner without impairing excellent small-radius turning performance is provided. The crane includes a lower carrier that has a front axle and a rear axle. The crane includes an exhaust emission control device that has a DOC which is connected to an exhaust pipe extending from a diesel engine and is supplied with exhaust, a DRT disposed downstream of the DOC, and an SCR disposed downstream of the DRT. The crane includes an elevating step. The DOC, the DRT, and the SCR are disposed in parallel on a virtual horizontal plane that is separated from an upper surface of the lower carrier by a predetermined distance. The step is disposed in a gap that is formed between the upper surface of the lower carrier and the exhaust emission control device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rough terrain crane comprising:
a lower carrier having a front axle and a rear axle;
a boom device disposed above the lower carrier; and
a single operating unit that performs driving and a boom operation via a hydraulic actuator,
wherein the lower carrier includes a lower frame, an outrigger provided to be attached and detached to an end portion of the lower frame, and an engine that is disposed on an upper side of a rear end portion of the lower carrier, drives the axles, and supplies hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic actuator, and an elevating step,
the rough terrain crane further comprising:
an exhaust emission control device that has a diesel oxidation catalyst which is connected to an exhaust pipe extending from the engine and is supplied with exhaust, a decompression reactor tube disposed downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst, and a selective catalyst reduction disposed downstream of the decompression reactor tube,
wherein the diesel oxidation catalyst, the decompression reactor tube, and the selective catalyst reduction are disposed in parallel on a virtual horizontal plane separated from a top surface of the lower carrier by a predetermined distance, and
wherein the elevating step is disposed in a gap that is formed between the top surface of the lower carrier and the exhaust emission control device.

2. The rough terrain crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein the decompression reactor tube is disposed in series with the diesel oxidation catalyst or the selective catalyst reduction in a longitudinal direction of the lower frame, and the diesel oxidation catalyst and the selective catalyst reduction are disposed in parallel to each other so as to face each other in a transverse direction of the lower frame.

3. The rough terrain crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exhaust pipe is inclined at an angle of between about thirty degrees and zero degrees with respect to the exhaust emission control device with a horizontal line as a reference.

4. The rough terrain crane according to claim 2 ,
wherein the exhaust pipe is inclined at an angle of between about thirty degrees and zero degrees with respect to the exhaust emission control device with a horizontal line as a reference.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Omori Kazuya
• Kusaka Fumitsugu
• Mitani Kenta

Classifications

• F01N3/28

  Construction of catalytic reactors · CPC title

• B66C23/62 Primary

  Constructional features or details (of dredgers E02F) · CPC title

• B66C23/42

  with jibs of adjustable configuration, e.g. foldable · CPC title

• B66C23/40 Primary

  with a single prime mover for both crane and vehicle · CPC title

• B66C15/00

  Safety gear (for rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms B66D1/54) · CPC title