Mobile crane for angling a main jib extension relative to a main jib of a mobile crane

• US 10,640,340 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2016
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH (Tadano Limited)
• Original Assignee: Terex Global GmbH (Terex Corporation)
• Inventors: Kuhn, Roland, Martin, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Mansen, Michael R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Campos, Jr., Juan J
• Application Number:
  US15/778,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20180339889A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,260 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 23/06 with jibs mounted for jibbing or luffing movements
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 23/42 with jibs of adjustable configuration, e.g. foldable
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 23/68 foldable or otherwise adjustable in configuration
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 23/702 with a jib extension boom
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 23/82 Luffing gear

Abstract

A mobile crane having a tiltably mounted main jib which can be erected by a tilting cylinder, and having a main jib extension releasably connected to a main jib head of the main jib by upper and lower bolts. Starting from a normal position, after release of the upper bolts, the main jib extension can be angled about a tilting axis relative to the main jib by an angling drive that engages on a foot of the main jib extension, and a drive that is provided for another purpose supplies the kinetic energy for the angling drive. The angling drive includes a lever element having two lever arms, pivotably mounted on the upper chord of the main jib extension, with the first lever arm being connected to a lifting cable of the lifting gear for operation of the angling drive and engaging the main jib head by the second lever arm.

Claims

1. A mobile crane, said mobile crane comprising a luffably mounted main jib that is configured to be raised via a luffing cylinder, and with a main jib extension releasably connected to a main jib head of the main jib via upper bolts and lower bolts, wherein the main jib extension, starting from a basic position after release of the upper bolts, is able to be angled about a luffing axis relative to the main jib by an angling drive, wherein a lifting mechanism of the mobile crane that is provided for another task, provides the movement energy for the angling drive, wherein the angling drive comprises a lever element having two lever arms with the lever element being pivotable about a lever spindle mounted on a top chord of the main jib extension, wherein the lever element is mounted to the lever spindle with the lever spindle being between the first lever arm and the second lever arm, and wherein the first lever arm is connected to a lifting cable of the lifting mechanism for operating the angling drive and the second lever arm engages on the main jib head.

2. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first lever arm is longer than the second lever arm so as to achieve a force increase.

3. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 2, wherein the angling drive engages the main jib on the one hand and engages the main jib extension in the region of the top chord of the main jib extension on the other hand.

4. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 3, wherein the angling drive is configured such that the main jib extension can be raised and lowered in a pivoting manner about the luffing axis against the effect of the gravitational force of the main jib extension.

5. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 4, wherein the luffing axis is formed by a lower rolling head spindle.

6. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 2, wherein the angling drive is configured such that the main jib extension can be raised and lowered in a pivoting manner about the luffing axis against the effect of the gravitational force of the main jib extension.

7. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 6, wherein the luffing axis is formed by a lower rolling head spindle.

8. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 2, wherein the luffing axis is formed by a lower rolling head spindle.

9. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 1, wherein the angling drive engages the main jib on the one hand and engages the main jib extension in the region of the top chord of the main jib extension on the other hand.

10. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 9, wherein the angling drive is configured such that the main jib extension can be raised and lowered in a pivoting manner about the luffing axis against the effect of the gravitational force of the main jib extension.

11. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 9, wherein the luffing axis is formed by a lower rolling head spindle.

12. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 1, wherein the angling drive is configured such that the main jib extension can be raised and lowered in a pivoting manner about the luffing axis against the effect of the gravitational force of the main jib extension.

13. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 12, wherein the luffing axis is formed by a lower rolling head spindle.

14. The mobile crane as claimed in claim 1, wherein the luffing axis is formed by a lower rolling head spindle.