Crane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11577940-B2
Application number	US-202017071460-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2020
Priority date	Apr 26, 2018
Publication date	Feb 14, 2023
Grant date	Feb 14, 2023

Abstract

The invention relates to a crane, in particular a rotary tower crane, comprising a crane boom, from which a load hook can be raised and lowered via a hoist cable, and an electric power supply on the load hook and/or an optionally provided trolley which can be moved on the crane boom. According to the invention, the electric power is directly generated at the location where it is required, and in the process kinetic energy present at said location is converted into power. According to the invention, the electric power supply comprises a generator which is arranged on the load hook and/or on the trolley and which can be driven by a deflecting and/or running pulley and/or a cable running around the deflecting pulley.

First claim

We claim:

1. A crane comprising:
a crane boom from which a lifting hook is raisable and lowerable via a hoist rope;
an electric power supply at the lifting hook or at a trolley travelable at the crane boom; and
a drive wheel,
wherein the electric power supply has a generator that is arranged at the lifting hook or at the trolley and that is drivable by a deflection pulley or by a roller or by a rope running around the deflection pulley, and
wherein the drive wheel is rollable in a rope groove of the deflection pulley.

2. The crane of claim 1 , wherein the generator is connected to an energy store A via power or feed electronics S, and wherein the energy store A has a connection for connecting a consumer.

3. The crane of claim 1 , wherein the generator has a consumer connection for a direct supply of a consumer V without buffering the power produced by the generator.

4. The crane of claim 1 , wherein the generator is fixedly installed at a pulley block carrier to which the lifting hook is fastened.

5. The crane of claim 1 , wherein at least one sensor is supplied with electric power by the generator, and wherein the at least one sensor is at the lifting hook and/or at the trolley.

6. The crane of claim 5 , wherein a communication device for transmitting signals from the at least one sensor to a control device is connected to the least one sensor and is supplied with power by the generator.

7. The crane of claim 6 , wherein the communication device has a radio module for transmitting the signals by radio.

Assignees

• Liebherr Werk Biberach Gmbh

Inventors

• Wiest Florian
• Irle Philip

Classifications

• B66C23/26

  for use on building sites; constructed, e.g. with separable parts, to facilitate rapid assembly or dismantling, for operation at successively higher levels, for transport by road or rail (with supporting couples provided by walls or buildings B66C23/20; mounted on vehicles B66C23/36; jib constructions B66C23/64) · CPC title

• B66C13/14 Primary

  to load-engaging elements or motors associated therewith · CPC title

• B66C23/02 Primary

  with non-adjustable and non-inclinable jibs mounted solely for slewing movements · CPC title