Crane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11629035-B2
Application number	US-201916968582-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2019
Priority date	Feb 16, 2018
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

There is provided a crane including: a telescopic boom having an inner boom element and an outer boom element; a telescoping actuator that displaces the inner boom element or the outer boom element in the telescoping direction; a first coupling member that releasably couples the telescoping actuator to one of the boom elements; a second coupling member that releasably couples the pair of boom elements to each other; an electric drive source provided at the telescoping actuator; a first coupling mechanism that displaces the first coupling member or the second coupling member on the basis of motive power of the electric drive source, thereby switching a coupled state and a non-coupled state of the members that are releasably coupled by one of the coupling members; and a position information detection device that detects information relating to the position of one of the coupling members on the basis of output from the electric drive source.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A crane comprising:
a telescopic boom including an inner boom element and an outer boom element that overlap each other to be extendable and contractible;
a telescoping actuator that displaces one boom element of the inner boom element and the outer boom element in a telescoping direction;
a first coupling member that releasably couples the telescoping actuator to the one boom element;
a second coupling member that releasably couples the inner boom element and the outer boom element;
an electric drive source provided in the telescoping actuator;
a first coupling mechanism that displaces one coupling member of the first coupling member and the second coupling member by using power of the electric drive source, to cause the members coupled by the one coupling member to switch between a coupled state and a non-coupled state; and
a position information detection device that detects information relating a position of the one coupling member based on an output of the electric drive source.

2. The crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electric drive source is a single electric drive source.

3. The crane according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising:
a second coupling mechanism that displaces another coupling member of the first coupling member and the second coupling member by using power of the electric drive source, to cause the members coupled by the other coupling member to switch between a coupled state and a non-coupled state,
wherein the position information detection device detects information relating a position of the other coupling member based on an output of the electric drive source.

4. The crane according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a speed reducer that reduces the power of the electric drive source to transmit the reduced power to the first 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.

5. The crane according to claim 4 ,
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.

6. The crane according to claim 4 ,
wherein the brake mechanism is disposed closer to an electric drive source side than the speed reducer.

7. The crane according to claim 4 ,
wherein the electric drive source, the speed reducer, and the brake mechanism are provided coaxially with an output shaft of the electric drive source.

8. The crane according to claim 4 ,
wherein the position information detection device detects information relating the position based on power of the electric drive source, the power not being reduced by the speed reducer.

9. The crane according to claim 4 ,
wherein the position information detection device detects information relating the position based on power of the electric drive source, the power being reduced by the speed reducer.

10. The crane according to claim 3 , 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.

11. The crane according to claim 10 ,
wherein the switch gear further includes a lock mechanism that prevents operation of the other 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.

12. The crane according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first coupling mechanism includes a first biasing mechanism which causes the first coupling mechanism to make a state transition such that the members coupled by the one coupling member enter the coupled state, in a state where the electric drive source is stopped, and
the second coupling mechanism includes a second biasing mechanism that causes the second coupling mechanism to make a state transition such that the members coupled by the other coupling member enter the coupled state, in a state where the electric drive source is stopped.

13. The crane according to claim 1 ,
wherein the position information detection device is provided in an output shaft of the electric drive source or a rotary member that rotates according to rotation of the output shaft.

14. The crane according to claim 13 ,
wherein the position information detection device includes a proximity sensor.

15. The crane according to claim 13 ,
wherein the position information detection device includes an encoder.

16. The crane according to claim 13 ,
wherein the position information detection device includes a limit switch.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Zushi Masahide
• Nagahama Kazu

Classifications

• B66C13/46

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

• B66C23/705

  telescoped by hydraulic jacks · CPC title

• B66C23/42

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

• B66C23/84

  Slewing gear (anti-friction bearings F16C) · CPC title

• B66C23/78 Primary

  Supports, e.g. outriggers, for mobile cranes · CPC title