Crane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11542131-B2
Application number	US-201916968580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2019
Priority date	Feb 16, 2018
Publication date	Jan 3, 2023
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023

Abstract

This crane is configured by being provided with: a telescopic boom having an inside boom element and an outside boom element that overlap each other in an extendable and contractible manner; an extension/contraction actuator that displaces one boom element among the inside boom element and the outside boom element in the extending and contracting directions; at least one electric drive source provided in the extension/contraction actuator; a first coupling mechanism that operates on the basis of power from the electric drive source and that switches between the coupled state and the uncoupled state of the extension/contraction actuator and one of the boom elements; and a second coupling mechanism that operates on the basis of power from the electric drive source and that switches between the coupled state and the uncoupled state of the inside boom element and the outside boom element.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A crane comprising:
a telescopic boom including an inside boom element and an outside boom element that overlap each other to be extendable and contractible;
an extension/contraction actuator that displaces one boom element of the inside boom element and the outside boom element in an extending and contracting direction;
a single electric drive source provided in the extension/contraction actuator;
a first coupling mechanism that operates based on power of the electric drive source to cause the extension/contraction actuator and the one boom element to switch between a coupled state and an uncoupled state;
a second coupling mechanism that operates based on power of the electric drive source to cause the inside boom element and the outside boom element to switch between a coupled state and an uncoupled state; and
a switch gear that selectively transmits the power of the electric drive source to any one coupling mechanism of the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism.

2. The crane according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first coupling member that releasably couples the extension/contraction actuator and the one boom element; and
a second coupling member that releasably couples the inside boom element and the outside boom element,
wherein the first coupling mechanism displaces the first coupling member by using the power of the electric drive source, to cause the extension/contraction actuator and the one boom element to switch between the coupled state and the uncoupled state, and
wherein the second coupling mechanism displaces the second coupling member by using the power of the electric drive source, to cause the inside boom element and the outside boom element to switch between the coupled state and the uncoupled state.

3. The crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein an output shaft of the electric drive source is parallel with the extending and contracting direction.

4. The crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein the switch gear further includes a lock mechanism that prevents operation of another coupling mechanism of the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism in a state where the power of the electric drive source is transmitted to the one coupling mechanism.

5. The crane according to claim 4 ,
wherein the lock mechanism includes a lock side rotary member provided coaxially with the switch gear.

6. The crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first coupling mechanism includes a first biasing mechanism which causes the first coupling mechanism to make a state transition such that the extension/contraction actuator and the one boom element enter the coupled state, in a state where the electric drive source is stopped.

7. The crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second coupling mechanism includes a second biasing mechanism that causes the second coupling mechanism to make a state transition such that a pair of the boom elements enter the coupled state, in a state where the electric drive source is stopped.

8. A crane comprising:
a telescopic boom including an inside boom element and an outside boom element that overlap each other to be extendable and contractible;
an extension/contraction actuator that displaces one boom element of the inside boom element and the outside boom element in an extending and contracting direction;
at least one electric drive source provided in the extension/contraction actuator;
a first coupling mechanism that operates based on power of the electric drive source to cause the extension/contraction actuator and the one boom element to switch between a coupled state and an uncoupled state;
a second coupling mechanism that operates based on power of the electric drive source to cause the inside boom element and the outside boom element to switch between a coupled state and an uncoupled state;
a speed reducer that reduces the power of the electric drive source to transmit the reduced power to the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism; and
a brake mechanism that holds states of the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism in a state where the electric drive source is stopped,
wherein the electric drive source, the speed reducer, and the brake mechanism are provided coaxially with an output shaft of the electric drive source, and
wherein during braking, when an external force having a predetermined magnitude or higher is applied to the first coupling mechanism or the second coupling mechanism, the brake mechanism allows the electric drive source to rotate according to the external force.

9. The crane according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first coupling member that releasably couples the extension/contraction actuator and the one boom element; and
a second coupling member that releasably couples the inside boom element and the outside boom element,
wherein the first coupling mechanism displaces the first coupling member by using the power of the electric drive source, to cause the extension/contraction actuator and the one boom element to switch between the coupled state and the uncoupled state, and
the second coupling mechanism displaces the second coupling member by using the power of the electric drive source, to cause the inside boom element and the outside boom element to switch between the coupled state and the uncoupled state.

10. The crane according to claim 8 ,
wherein the electric drive source is a single electric drive source.

11. The crane according to claim 7 ,
wherein the brake mechanism is disposed closer to an electric drive source side than the speed reducer.

12. The crane according to claim 8 ,
wherein an output shaft of the electric drive source is parallel with the extending and contracting direction.

13. The crane according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a housing that accommodates the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism,
wherein the electric drive source, the speed reducer, and the brake mechanism are fixed to the housing.

14. The crane according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a switch gear that selectively transmits the power of the electric drive source to any one coupling mechanism of the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism.

15. The crane according to claim 14 ,
wherein the switch gear further includes a lock mechanism that prevents operation of another coupling mechanism of the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism in a state where the power of the electric drive source is transmitted to the one coupling mechanism.

16. The crane according to claim 15 ,
wherein the lock mechanism includes a lock side rotary member provided coaxially with the switch gear.

17. The crane according to claim 8 ,
wherein the first coupling mechanism includes a first biasing mechanism which causes the first coupling mechanism to make a state transition such that the extension/contraction actuator and the one boom element enter the coupled state, in a state where the electric drive source is stopped.

18. The crane according to claim 8 ,
wherein the second coupling mechanism includes a second biasing mechanism that causes the second coupling mechanism to make a state transition such that a pair of the boom elements enter the coupled state, in a state where the electric drive source is stopped.

19. A crane comprising:
a telescopic boom including an inside boom element and an outside boom element that overlap each other to be extendable and contractible;
an extension/c

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Zushi Masahide
• Nagahama Kazu

Classifications

• B66C23/708 Primary

  locking devices for telescopic jibs · CPC title

• B66C23/706

  telescoped by other means · CPC title

• B66C13/46

  Position indicators for suspended loads or for crane elements · CPC title

• B66C23/705 Primary

  telescoped by hydraulic jacks · CPC title

• B66C23/36

  mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes (with pneumatic or hydraulic motors B66C23/54; vehicle or ship aspects B60 - B63) · CPC title