Crane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12358762-B2
Application number	US-202118253159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2021
Priority date	Dec 8, 2020
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

A crane includes a connector that supports a cab in such a manner that a position of the cab relative to a frame is changeable between an operation position and a transportation position. The connector has a lower swing arm attached to a lower arm attachment part below a first boom attachment part swingably about a swing axis located behind the first boom attachment part and an upper swing arm attached to an upper arm attachment part above the first boom attachment part swingably about the swing axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A crane, comprising:
a machine body including a frame, a cab, and a connector that connects the frame and the cab to each other, the frame having a first boom attachment part and a second boom attachment part lying next to each other at a distance therebetween in a left-right direction; and
a boom having a proximal end attached to the first boom attachment part and the second boom attachment part tiltably to the machine body, wherein
the connector is supported on the frame swingably to the frame, and the connector supports the cab in such a manner that a position of the cab relative to the frame is changeable between an operation position and a transportation position,
the operation position being a position of the cab in a crane operation and deviating outward in the left-right direction from the first boom attachment part to avoid contact between the cab and the boom in the crane operation,
the transportation position being a position of the cab in transportation of a part of the machine body including the cab, the connector, and at least a portion of the frame in a state where the boom is detached from the first boom attachment part and the second boom attachment part, the transportation position being in front of the first boom attachment part,
the frame further has a lower arm attachment part located below and in the rear of the first boom attachment part and an upper arm attachment part located above and in the rear of the first boom attachment part, and
the connector has a lower swing arm attached to the lower arm attachment part below the first boom attachment part swingably about a swing axis located behind the first boom attachment part and an upper swing arm attached to the upper arm attachment part above the first boom attachment part swingably about the swing axis, the upper swing arm being at such a position as to avoid contact with the boom when the cab is in the operation position.

2. The crane according to claim 1 , wherein the connector has a lower connection part for connecting the lower swing arm to the cab, and an upper connection part for connecting the upper swing arm to the cab.

3. The crane according to claim 1 , wherein the connector further has a connection member for connecting the lower swing arm and the upper swing arm to each other, and
the connection member is arranged at such a position as to avoid contact with the first boom attachment part when the cab shifts between the operation position and the transportation position.

4. The crane according to claim 1 , wherein the lower swing arm extends from the lower attachment part and is connected to a lower portion of the cab, and
the upper swing arm extends from the upper arm attachment part at a position higher than the center of the cab in a height direction of the cab.

5. The crane according to claim 1 , wherein the frame has a bottom plate extending in a front-rear direction,
the frame includes a support assembly having a lower wall and a side wall, the lower wall being in the front of the bottom plate and being an outside portion of the bottom plate in the left-right direction, the side wall extending along the lower wall in the front-rear direction and standing upward from the lower wall,
the first boom attachment part is formed in a front portion of the side wall,
the lower arm attachment part is provided on the lower wall and in the rear of the front portion of the side wall, and
the upper arm attachment part is provided on an upper portion of the support assembly and in the rear of the front portion of the side wall.

6. The crane according to claim 5 , wherein the side wall is an outer side wall,
the support assembly has:
an inner side wall standing upward from the lower wall of the bottom plate and located at an inner position than the outer side wall in the left-right direction; and
an upper wall supported by an upper portion of the outer side wall and an upper portion of the inner side wall, and

the upper arm attachment part is attached to the upper wall.

Assignees

• Kobelco Constr Mach Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsui Dairo
• Koyahata Akira

Classifications

• B66C13/54 Primary

  Operator's stands or cabins · CPC title