Crane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10604385-B2
Application number	US-201716088542-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2017
Priority date	Apr 8, 2016
Publication date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020

Abstract

The present invention is configured so that it is possible to select any one of a first mode in which a first adjustment valve 13 and a second adjustment valve 20 operate solely on the basis of manipulation of a main manipulation tool (turning lever 8i), a second mode in which the first adjustment valve 13 operates solely on the basis of manipulation of the main manipulation tool (8i) and the second adjustment valve 20 operates solely on the basis of manipulation of a secondary manipulation tool (brake pedal 8j), and a third mode in which the first adjustment valve 13 operates solely on the basis of manipulation of the main manipulation tool (8i) and the second adjustment valve 20 operates on the basis of manipulation of the secondary manipulation tool (8j) while operating on the basis of manipulation of the main manipulation tool (8i).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A crane, comprising:
a first adjustment valve;
a second adjustment valve; and
a hydraulic motor used for a swivel operation,
the first adjustment valve being freely adjustable in a flow rate of hydraulic fluid to be delivered to the hydraulic motor,
the second adjustment valve being freely adjustable in a flow rate of hydraulic fluid returned from the hydraulic motor,
the crane further comprising:
a controller capable of controlling the first adjustment valve and the second adjustment valve;
a main operation tool allowing for inputting an instruction pertaining to the swivel operation into the controller; and
a sub-operation tool allowing for inputting an instruction pertaining to the swivel operation into the controller,

wherein the crane allows for selecting any one of:
a first mode, in which the first adjustment valve and the second adjustment valve are actuated based only on an operation of the main operation tool;
a second mode, in which the first adjustment valve is actuated based only on the operation of the main operation tool, and the second adjustment valve is actuated based only on an operation of the sub-operation tool; and
a third mode, in which the first adjustment valve is actuated based only on the operation of the main operation tool, and the second adjustment valve is actuated based on the operation of the main operation tool while being also actuated based on the operation of the sub-operation tool.

2. The crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein when the first mode is selected,
the first adjustment valve and the second adjustment valve increase the respective flow rates with increase in an amount of operation of the main operation tool, and reduce the respective flow rates with reduction in the amount of operation of the main operation tool.

3. The crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein when the second mode is selected,
the first adjustment valve increases the flow rate with increase in an amount of operation of the main operation tool, and reduces the flow rate with reduction in the amount of operation of the main operation tool, and
the second adjustment valve reduces the flow rate with increase in an amount of operation of the sub-operation tool, and increases the flow rate with reduction in the amount of operation of the sub-operation tool.

4. The crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein when the third mode is selected,
the first adjustment valve and the second adjustment valve increase the respective flow rates with increase in an amount of operation of the main operation tool, and reduce the respective flow rates with reduction in the amount of operation of the main operation tool, and
the second adjustment valve reduces the flow rate to be a lesser flow rate than the flow rate according to the amount of operation of the main operation tool with increase in an amount of operation of the sub-operation tool, and increases the lesser flow rate to the flow rate according to the amount of operation of the main operation tool with reduction in the amount of operation of the sub-operation tool.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Masuda Naotaka

Classifications

• B66C13/20 Primary

  for non-electric drives (transmitting control pulses B66C13/40) · CPC title

• F15B11/042

  by means in the feed line {, i.e. "meter in"}(F15B11/046, F15B11/05 take precedence) · CPC title

• F15B2211/455

  Control of flow in the feed line, i.e. meter-in control · CPC title

• B66C13/56

  Arrangements of handles or pedals · CPC title

• F15B11/044

  by means in the return line {, i.e. "meter out"}(F15B11/046, F15B11/05 take precedence) · CPC title