Overhanging storage mechanism for jib

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10308486-B2
Application number	US-201615570787-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2016
Priority date	Jun 5, 2015
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

The overhanging storage mechanism for a jib is provided with: a guide roller ( 31 ) provided to a jib ( 15 ); a guide ( 32 ) provided to a base end boom ( 14 a ); a jib-fixing pin ( 43 ) provided to the base end boom ( 14 a ); and a pin socket ( 45 ) that is provided to the jib ( 15 ) and that comprises insertion holes ( 48 ), ( 49 ). The jib-fixing pin ( 43 ) and the insertion holes ( 48 ), ( 49 ) are arranged so that the jib-fixing pin ( 43 ) is inserted in the insertion hole ( 48 ) when the jib ( 15 ) moves along the base end boom ( 14 a ) together with contraction of a boom ( 14 ). The inner dimensions of a front end opening ( 48 ) are larger than the outer dimensions of the jib-fixing pin ( 43 ). It is thus possible to absorb positional displacement between the jib-fixing pin ( 43 ) and the insertion hole ( 48 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A jib overhanging storage mechanism for overhanging/storing a jib with respect to an extendable/contractible boom, the jib overhanging storage mechanism comprising:
a guide roller that is provided at one of the jib and the boom;
a guide that is provided at the other one of the jib and the boom, and guides the guide roller;
a jib fixing pin that is provided at one of the jib and the boom; and
a pin socket that is provided at the other one of the jib and the boom, and has an insertion hole into which the jib fixing pin can be inserted,
wherein the guide is configured such that the jib is pulled around a distal end side of the boom as a rotation center toward a bottom surface of the boom, and subsequently the jib moves along the boom, by the guide roller being guided with contraction of the boom;
the jib fixing pin and the insertion hole are disposed such that when the jib moves along the boom with contraction of the boom, the jib fixing pin is inserted into the insertion hole;
an inside dimension of a front end opening portion of the insertion hole is larger than an outside dimension of the jib fixing pin; and
the front end opening portion of the insertion hole is a vertical hole along a vertical direction of a cross section of the boom,
wherein the jib fixing pin has a distal end portion formed in a conical shape;
the pin socket has a front end rib and a rear end rib;
a front end insertion hole configuring a front end opening portion of the insertion hole is formed in the front end rib;
a rear end insertion hole configuring a rear end opening portion of the insertion hole is formed in the rear end rib; and
an inside dimension of the rear end opening portion is substantially the same as the outside dimension of the jib fixing pin.

2. The jib overhanging storage mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the front end opening portion of the insertion hole is a vertical hole along a vertical direction of the boom, in a state where the jib is pulled toward the bottom surface of the boom.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Harauchi Yuji
• Hata Yuki

Classifications

• B66C2700/0357

  Cranes on road or off-road vehicles, on trailers or towed vehicles; Cranes on wheels or crane-trucks · CPC title

• B66C23/702

  with a jib extension boom · CPC title

• B66C23/68

  foldable or otherwise adjustable in configuration · CPC title

• B66C23/42

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

• B66C23/70 Primary

  constructed of sections adapted to be assembled to form jibs or various lengths · CPC title