Work machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12297085-B2
Application number	US-202017631710-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2020
Priority date	Aug 21, 2019
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

The work machine includes: a telescoping actuator that moves a first boom in the telescoping direction with respect to a second boom; an electrical drive source that is disposed in a movable portion of the telescoping actuator; a first connection mechanism that switches a connection state between the telescoping actuator and the first boom on the basis of the power of the electrical drive source; a second connection mechanism that switches a connection state between the first boom and the second boom on the basis of the power of the electrical drive source; and a torque limiter that is disposed between the electrical drive source and the first connection mechanism or the second connection mechanism, the torque limiter maintaining, at a predetermined value or less, a load acting on a mechanical element constituting a power transmission path from the electrical drive source.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A work machine comprising:
a telescopic boom having a first boom and a second boom that are telescopically overlapped;
a telescoping actuator that moves the first boom in a telescoping direction with respect to the second boom, the telescoping actuator being a hydraulic cylinder with a movable portion;
a single electrical motor provided in the movable portion of the telescoping actuator;
a first fixing pin that connects the telescoping actuator and the first boom;
a first connection mechanism that operates on a basis of a power of the single electrical motor, the first connection mechanism switching between a connection state and a disconnection state between the telescoping actuator and the first boom by inserting and removing the first fixing pin, and the first connection mechanism being arranged in the movable portion;
a second fixing pin that connects the first boom and the second boom;
a second connection mechanism that operates on the basis of the power of the single electrical motor, the second connection mechanism switching between a connection state and a disconnection state between the first boom and the second boom by inserting and removing the second fixing pin, and the second connection mechanism being arranged in the movable portion together with the first connection mechanism;
a switch gear that transmits the power of the single electrical motor to either one of the first connection mechanism and the second connection mechanism; and
a torque limiter that is disposed between the single electrical motor and the switch gear, the torque limiter maintaining, at a predetermined value or less, a load acting on a mechanical element constituting a power transmission path from the single electrical motor to the switch gear, wherein
the first connection mechanism and the second connection mechanism are selectively actuated by the single electrical motor.

2. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the single electrical motor includes a rotary electric motor, and
the torque limiter is a friction torque limiter that is attached to a transmission shaft of the power transmission path and in which an input side element and an output side element are joined together while sliding when a load larger than the predetermined value is generated.

3. The work machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a speed reducer that decelerates a driving speed of the single electrical motor and outputs the decelerated driving speed, wherein
the torque limiter is disposed in a stage following the speed reducer in the power transmission path.

4. The work machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a speed reducer that decelerates a driving speed of the single electrical motor and outputs the decelerated driving speed, wherein
the torque limiter is disposed in a stage preceding the speed reducer in the power transmission path.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Shirai Manato
• Nagahama Kazu
• Zushi Masahide

Classifications

• B66C23/702

  with a jib extension boom · CPC title

• B66C23/708 Primary

  locking devices for telescopic jibs · CPC title

• B66C23/705

  telescoped by hydraulic jacks · CPC title

• B66C23/706 Primary

  telescoped by other means · CPC title