Mobile crane having a folding boom arrester device and folding boom for said crane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11780712-B2
Application number	US-202117369872-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2021
Priority date	Jul 10, 2020
Publication date	Oct 10, 2023
Grant date	Oct 10, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a mobile crane that comprises an undercarriage having a chassis and comprises a superstructure that is rotatable about a vertical axis relative to the undercarriage and has a telescopic boom at whose tip a boom head is arranged. The boom has holding means at one side for the support of a folding boom that can be releasably installed at the boom head. The boom laterally has a console and a holding element arranged between the console and the boom head. The folding boom is pivotable about a vertical axis of the holding element for the installation at the boom head, while it is supported on the console. In accordance with the present disclosure, a first securing device is arranged in the region of the console by means of which a movement of the folding boom deviating from a pivot movement about a vertical axis can be limited. The present disclosure furthermore relates to a folding boom for a crane.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile crane comprising an undercarriage having a chassis and comprising a superstructure rotatable about a vertical axis relative to the undercarriage and having a telescopic boom at whose tip a boom head is arranged, wherein the telescopic boom has a holding element at one side for supporting a folding boom that can be releasably assembled at the boom head, wherein the telescopic boom laterally has a console and the holding element is arranged between the console and the boom head, and wherein the folding boom is pivotable about a vertical axis of the holding element at the boom head, while the folding boom is supported on the console,
wherein
a first securing device is arranged in a region of the console by means of which a movement of the folding boom deviating from a pivot movement about a vertical axis can be limited;
a second securing device by means of which a vertical movement of the folding boom can be limited is arranged laterally at the telescopic boom between the first securing device and the boom head; and
the second securing device comprises a securing arm that projects from the telescopic boom and that is configured such that the folding boom does not come into contact with the securing arm in a transport position supported at the telescopic boom and on pivoting about a vertical axis, with the securing arm.

2. The crane in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first securing device is arranged at the console.

3. The crane in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the console has a foldable structure and comprises at least two console parts that are pivotably connected to one another and are releasably latchable, with the console being movable into an assembly position for assembly of the folding boom at the boom head by unfolding from the transport position and vice versa.

4. The crane in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the console is configured such that the folding boom is supported in the transport position supported at the telescopic boom via at least one roller on a first console part and such that the folding boom rolls off over the at least one roller along an upper side of the console on a pivot movement about the vertical axis of the holding element and with the console unfolded into the assembly position.

5. The crane in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the first securing device is arranged at a pivotable part of the console that forms an end piece of the console in the assembly position and is configured such that the folding boom does not come into contact with the first securing device in the transport position supported at the telescopic boom and on the pivoting about a vertical axis, with the upper side of the console facing the folding boom.

6. The crane in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the upper side of the console is downwardly chamfered in a region of the first securing device.

7. The crane in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the first console part is fixedly connected to the telescopic boom.

8. The crane in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the first securing device comprises an arrester element that is rod-shaped and that is configured such that on a sliding from the console differing from a pivot movement about a vertical axis, an arrester hook provided at the folding boom comes into engagement with the arrester element and blocks a further movement of the folding boom.

9. The crane in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the arrester element projects from the console at both sides, with two arrester hooks being provided at the folding boom that are arranged such that the two arrester hooks come into engagement with the arrester element on both sides of the console on a sliding of the folding boom from the console, with the arrester element being able to be produced in one part or in multiple parts.

10. The crane in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the first securing device comprises at least one arrester hook that is configured such that on a sliding of the folding boom from the console differing from a pivot movement about a vertical axis, an arrester element is arranged at the folding boom.

11. The crane in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the arrester element is formed by a corner bar or by a connection strut of the folding boom.

12. The crane in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the arrester element is of a rod shape and comes into engagement with the arrester hook and blocks a further movement of the folding boom.

13. The crane in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the boom head has fastening means for a connection with corresponding fastening means of the folding boom, with at least one fastening means of the folding boom being able to be joined together by a fastening means of the boom head by pivoting the folding boom about the vertical axis of the holding element, with the folding boom being pivotable about a vertical axis of the joined together and connected fastening means after connecting the joined together fastening means and a release of the connection to the holding element and with the remaining fastening means thereby being able to be joined together.

14. The crane in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the folding boom has at least one roller via which the folding boom is seated on the console and rolls off on the console during the pivoting about the vertical axis of the holding element, with the folding boom having an arrester hook or an arrester element that comes into engagement with a corresponding arrester element or arrester hook in a region of the console on a sliding of the folding boom from the console differing from a pivot movement about a vertical axis, such that a further movement of the folding boom is blocked.

15. The crane in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the securing arm has an upwardly projecting nose at an end.

Assignees

• Liebherr Werk Ehingen

Inventors

• Boos Bernd

Classifications

• B66C23/42 Primary

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

• B66C23/821

  Bracing equipment for booms · CPC title

• B66C23/38

  with separate prime movers for crane and vehicle · CPC title

• B66C23/68

  foldable or otherwise adjustable in configuration · CPC title

• B66C23/828

  where the angle is adjustable · CPC title