Method of operating a crane and crane

US9102507B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9102507-B2
Application numberUS-201213535472-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 28, 2012
Priority dateJun 29, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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The present invention relates to a method of operating a crane having a movable undercarriage and a superstructure rotatably supported thereon with a luffable main boom and derrick boom arranged thereon, wherein an auxiliary crane having a telescopic boom is connected to the crane as derrick ballast and the derrick ballast radius is set via the telescopic boom of the auxiliary crane.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of operating a crane ( 100 ) having a movable undercarriage ( 1 ) and a superstructure ( 4 ) rotatably supported thereon with a luffable main boom ( 5 ) and derrick boom ( 10 ) luffably arranged thereon, comprising the steps of moving an auxiliary crane ( 20 ) having a telescopic boom ( 25 ) into position in vicinity of the crane undercarriage ( 1 ) and superstructure ( 4 ), the telescopic boom ( 25 ) comprising a roller head ( 27 ) having bol…

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  • B66C23/76Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9102507B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a method of operating a crane having a movable undercarriage and a superstructure rotatably supported thereon with a luffable main boom and derrick boom arranged thereon, wherein an auxiliary crane having a telescopic boom is connected to the crane as derrick ballast and the derrick ballast radius is set via the telescopic boom of the auxiliary crane.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Willim Hans-Dieter, Liebherr Werk Ehingen
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B66C23/76. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).