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    cu») United States STEINDL (a) CRANE (76) Inventor: Johannes S an, ‘US 2010028270241 cz) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2010/0282702 A1 (21) Appl. No. ATI (22), Fite: May 3, 2010 G0) Foreign Application Priority Data May 7.2009 (AT) A 691/200) 1 aH (43) Pub, Date Nov. 11, 2010 ication Classification (1) Ince Bae 23/68 (2006.01) BOC 23/687 (2006.01), (2) US.CL 212849; 212/347 6 ABSTRACT crane in particular vehicle erane, comprising frst erane ‘am and at feast one second crane arm which are connected together by way ofa join and which are pivotable relative to cach other by way ofa drive having a pistom-ylinder wit, ia ‘ach ease strting from one ofthe two end positions in which the crime arms are in substantially motually parallel elation- ship until reaching adead point when the longtidinel axis of the piston-eylinder unit is substantially on a fine with the joint, wherein there is provided atleast one further drive by ‘which tispossible to go beyond the dead point position ofthe piston-eylinder unit eatve 6 the joint 4 12 5 1413, Patent Application Publication Nov. 11,2010 Sheet 1 of 9 ‘US 2010/0282702 AI Fig. 4 5 Patent Application Publication Nov. 11, 2010 Sheet 2 of 9 ‘US 2010/0282702 AI Fig. 3 Patent Application Publication Nov. 11,2010 Sheet 3 of 9 ‘US 2010/0282702 AI Patent Application Publication Nov. 11,2010 Sheet 4 of 9 ‘US 2010/0282702 AI Patent Application Publication Nov. 11,2010 Sheet 5 of 9 ‘US 2010/0282702 AI Fig. 8 Patent Application Publication Nov. 11,2010 Sheet 6 of 9 ‘US 2010/0282702 AI 12 2 22 Fig. 10 Patent Application Publication Nov. 11,2010 Sheet 7 of 9 US 2010/0282702 AL 8 g x , & g ms * x 2 UM co 2 q 8 N N » Fig. 11 Patent Application Publication Nov. 11,2010 Sheet 8 of 9 ‘US 2010/0282702 AI Patent Application Publication Nov. 11,2010 Sheet 9 of 9 ‘US 2010/0282702 AI US 2010/0282702 Al CRANE {0001} The invention eoncems a crane, in particular @ Vehicle crane, comprising a first crane arm and atleast one second crane am which are connected together by way of & Joint and which ae pivotable relative to each other by way of ‘drive having a piston-eylinder unit in each case starting from one the two end positions in which the crane arms are ‘nsubstantially mutually parallel relationship until esching 3 ‘dead point when the longitudinal axis of te pistonmeylinder unite substantially on a Line with the joint. 10002] A conventional method of overcoming the dead point position of piston-eylindr unit relative tothe joint is that in which the erine arms are pressed with their load pick-up means agsinst the ground there beneath. The torque ‘whieh occurs in that case in relation tothe joint moves the pistoa-cylinder unit beyond the dead point aid the erane can be folded together. That method is extremely inexpensive as no additional material expenditure is necessary. The disad- Vatoge ofthat method is thatthe operation of folding the ‘rane together is relatively time-consuming and takes up & treat deal of space asthe erane anns—siitly speaking the Joad pick-up means—must make ground contaet while the to crane arms are opened out. Often such cranes are so ‘designed thatthe drive has not just one pistoneylinder unit but for example two pistomcylinder units which are disposed in parallel are used, which acting symmetrically in the same “direction move the to erane arms relative to each othe. [8 that ease the dead point of the 6Wo pistoneylinder units ‘occurs thesame position of the joint, and the movement for oing beyond the dead point position has tobe effected inthe Same fashion as just deseribe. [0003] "DE 69 16 283 discloses a rotary join arrangement Tor fling booms, having an intermediate member botcen the two crane arms and two stroke eylinders mounted to the ‘rane arms aod the intermediate member. The overall pivotal langle is increased by one stroke cylinder implementing a pivotal rage of about 160 deprees and the second stroke ‘ylinder implementing a futher addtional pivotal range of about 120 degrees. That therefore avoids having to overcome the dead point ofa stroke eylinder as neither of the two stroke ‘ovlinders fas to he extended ae far avis end point. a that ‘way the working ranges ae sharingly allocated to the $60 stroke eylinders. The disadvantage of this method is that it Jnvolves an increased expenditure on material and thus ‘increased costs as an intermediate member and two powerfl stroke eylinders are necessary (o achieve a pivotal range for the two crane amis, which is greater than 180 degrees [0004] The object of the invention is to avoid the above- described disadvantages and to provide a crane which is ‘improved in relation tothe state ofthe art and in which the dead point of the piston-ylinder unit relative wo the joist 0005) Inthecrane according tothe invention that object is ined in that there is provided at least one Turer dive by Which ts posible to go beyond the dead point position the piston-eynder uit relative tothe jot 10005] "In osher words that further drive provides that @ piston-eylinder unit which isin the epion ofthe dead point position—strictly speaking the dead point oceurs wen the oree vector ofthe pistor-eylinder unit isin fine with the joint between the fiterane arm andthe secondcranearm is ‘moved out of that dead point position aad thus the piston ‘linder unit asin provides forte Further pivotal movement ‘of the two crane arms relative fo each other. Accordingly the pivotal movement of the (wo crane arms —apart from the Nov. 11,2010 -epion ofthe dead point position takes place over the entire range of approximately 360 degrees with one and the same piston-eylinder unit. The further drive is required exclusively {nthe region ofthe dead point position ofthe two erane arms And ths only has to he so powerfl that its force is sufficient toovercome thedead point, The furlier drive does nothaveto be so designed o further pivot the two eranearms as aller the ‘dead point as been overcome, the pston-c inde unit aga ‘aes over performing the pivotal movement, soit could thus be viewea! a an auxiliary crive. The previous construction of 4 crane—in contrast 10 the crane disclosed in DE 69 16 283—can be retained, no major modifications are necessary the crane arms are only additionally equipped with a furer rive. Iti ths also possible for existing eranes to be subse- ‘quently equipped withstcha furherdrivetooxercomea dead point position of the pistomeylinder unit. The amount of Space reqired during the inward pivotal movement is mini- ‘ised as there is no need forthe opened crane ams 10 be Supported sgainst the underlying ground and that can equally be elected in the lifted condition ofthe crane amas, which is ‘great advantage in particular ina tight space ax between ‘houses, on building sites and in woods ee. It should be noted that respect that ts naturally also posible to so design the piston-eylinder unit that for example two substantially paral Telpiston-cylinder units are used, which acting symmetzially inthe samedirection move thetwo crane amis relative to each other. Usinga further drivemeans that there is also no reliance ‘onan addtional joint or intermediate member between the ‘seo crane armsand the piston-eylinder unto permit pivotal ‘movement beyond the dead point region. [0007] Further advantazeous embodiments ofthe invention fare defined in the appendant claims [0008] Preferably the further drive ineludes a linear dive, sn that case itis paniculaely advantageous ifthe linear deve has apistonceylinder unit as that both permits a smal simc- tural configuration and can alsa he protected well fom covi- ronmental influences. [0009] Preferably the further drive is provided with a pull- ing means which extends fom the underside of the fist crane ‘am ps the joint to the topside of the second crane arm and thereby permits good iransmission of force while requiring a small amount of space. A chain is also particularly advanta- goous here as the pulling means, while i will be appreciated {hat belts, eables and other movable pulling means are aso possible [0010] Inaecordance witha prefered embodiment itean be provided that the free drive is caused to act By way of @ releasable coupling device as that permits small stnictiral sizes and thus the folding together movement isnot Timed by linkages, hinge joints othe ike. Thus for example the frst coupling portion eat bein the farm of a receiving device and the received second eoupling portion can be provided on the {urther drive. Preferably the releasable coupling deviee can also be provided with lever as that penis improved tans- nssion of Fore. [011] | Tchas proven to be particularly advantageous in that respect ifthe further drives provide inthe interior of one of the two crane ams as that therefore means that no space is taken up atthe ouside of one ofthe wo erane ua ad this therefore ensures maximum space saving and maximum ‘capability forthe arms to be folded together [0012] Preferably the crane arms are telescopic as that ‘makes it possible o achieve greater radi of action, 0013] In accordance with a prefered configuration it can be provided thatthe crane is equipped with a contol device which (riggers automatic switehing-over of the operative ‘irection ofthe piston-eylinder unit so that manual switeing- US 2010/0282702 Al ‘overis not required, Preferably that switching-over process is performed by a switching device baving a switching valve ‘which operates asa limit switch which at the switching point ‘ctsesreversl of the piston-cylinder unt It wll he preci nd that asthe switching device itis equally possible to ‘consider aay other technical option which can trigger & Switching process, such as for example a sensor or aight barrier arrangement or the like {0014} In accordance with a preferred configuration it ean be provided that the funher drive isso arranged on the erane ‘ann thatthe dead poiat position of the piston-eylinder unit ‘occurs at a different joint position from the dead point pos tion ofthe piston-eylindee unit of the further deve. Is thus Possible fora piston-eylinder uit to move the other piston- {ylinder unit out of the dead point position thereof. 10015] chs proven tobe particularly advantageous in that respect if the piston-ylinder units of the drives are so designed that they ae substantially equivalent and the arrangement thereof rela to each other is substantially parallel tthe sides ofthe first crane arm and asymmetrical the sides ofthe second erane arm, [0016] As a particularly suitable area of use it can be pro- vided that the’ erane is in the form of # Z-crane having roiatably mounted vertical crane mast, a lift arm pivotably ‘mounted thereto and at Teast one bending arm rotatably hingedly connected to the lift sem. HereinaRter by way of ‘example he Tif arm is referred toasthe isteranearm and the bending arm as the second erane arm, but that isnot to be ‘considered as limitation. 10017) In specific terms such a crane can be used on 2 vehicle. [0018] Further details and advantages ofthe present inven- tion willbe descrthed more filly hereinafter by means ofthe specific description with reference tothe embodiments by ‘ay of example illustrated inthe dating in whieh 10019] FIGS. 1 through 8 show 8 diagrammatic views of ‘embodiments ofan arrangement according (the invention, [0020] FIGS. 9 through 1 show diagrammatic views ofthe ‘contol and switching deve, and [0021] FIGS. 12 and 13 show a Z-crane in the parking positon (folded together). 10022] FIG. 1 shows a first crane arm 11 hingedly con- nected to a second crane arm 12 by way of the joint 14 ‘Mounted at the underside of the fist erane arm 11 is the fther dive which has a piston-eylinder unit 3. The piston- ‘ylinder init 3s connected by way’of achain § tothe second ‘rane arm 12. The pivotal extension movement takes place as tisual without the asistanee of the farther drive —, the Pistoa-cylinder nit 13 extends the second crane arm 12 wnt the piston-eylinder unit 13 passes int the region of the dead point (when the longitudinal axis of the piston-

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