Patents Assigned to Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
  • Patent number: 9127804
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a holding device for storing holding rods on a crane, with at least two holders, at least one securing piece and at least one lock, wherein the at least two holders comprise at least one toothed connecting surface each and at least four lead-throughs each, at least one of which each is designed as oblong hole. According to the present disclosure, the at least two holders are connectable with each other via a connector through the one oblong hole each and are connectable with the crane through at least one further lead-through each, wherein the at least two holders together comprise a common U-shaped deposition region for accommodating and horizontally fixing holding rods, and wherein the holding rods are vertically fixable by means of the at least one securing piece and the at least one lock inside the U-shaped deposition region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Neuffer, Richard Torghele
  • Patent number: 9120650
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows a crane controller for a crane which includes a hoisting gear for lifting a load hanging on a cable, wherein the crane controller has a cable force mode in which the crane controller actuates the hoisting gear such that a setpoint of the cable force is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Langer, Klaus Schneider, Sebastian Kuechler, Oliver Sawodny
  • Patent number: 8960463
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic braking apparatus for a crane drive for carrying out crane work, in particular a slewing gear, having at least one hydraulic stopping brake for braking the drive movement of the crane drive in an emergency situation, wherein at least one pressure regulation valve is provided for controlling at least one stopping brake to ensure a time-delayed braking torque build-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Kraeutler, Christof Gassner
  • Patent number: 8949058
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for determining the load mass of a load carried by a hoist cable of a crane, said system comprising a measurement arrangement for measuring the cable load in the hoist cable and a calculation unit for determining the load mass on the basis of the cable force, wherein the calculation unit has a compensation unit which describes and at least partly compensates the effect of the indirect determining of the load mass via the cable force in a model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schneider, Martin Amann, Mathias Schneller, Oliver Sawodny, Sebastian Kuechler
  • Patent number: 8949271
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method for monitoring at least one event data generating machine, including a data logging device for providing event data. The method comprises transferring logged event data from at least one of the event data generating machines to a central processor, mining a multi-dimensional sequential pattern within said transferred event data wherein at least one dimensional attribute holds information indicating said event data generating machine or the at least one event data generating machine property, and matching said mined multi-dimensional sequential pattern with patterns stored in a central pattern database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kocher, Martin Rajek
  • Patent number: 8839967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crane for handling a load hanging on a load cable, comprising a slewing gear for rotating the crane, a luffing gear for luffing up the boom, and a hoisting gear for lowering or lifting the load hanging on the load cable, with a control unit for calculating the actuation of slewing gear, luffing gear and/or hoisting gear, wherein the calculation of the actuation commands for actuating slewing gear, luffing gear and/or hoisting gear is effected on the basis of a desired movement of the load indicated in Cartesian coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schneider, Oliver Sawodny, Joerg Neupert, Eckard Arnold, Karl Lukas Knierim
  • Patent number: 8793011
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the automatic detection of load cycles of a machine for the transferring of loads, wherein the machine includes a lifting apparatus for the raising of the load and a transport apparatus for the horizontal movement of the load, comprising: a load change detection for the automatic detection of a load change at least on the basis of the output signals of a lifting force measurement apparatus, a load position detection which detects the position of the load in at least a horizontal direction and a load cycle detection for the automatic detection of a load cycle, wherein the load cycle detection takes place at least on the basis of the output signals of the load change detection and of the load position detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schneider, Jürgen Sonderegger, Martin Amann, Mathias Schneller
  • Patent number: 8777337
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a chain drive assembly for a work machine, in particular for a crawler-mounted crane or a crawler excavator, having a drive crawler track, at least one displaceably supported sprocket wheel, in particular a guide wheel or idler wheel, and at least one tensioning device to tension the crawler track, wherein at least one abutment is provided which bounds the displacement of the displaceably supported sprocket wheel. The present disclosure further relates to a work machine, in particular to a crawler-mounted crane or a crawler excavator, having such a chain drive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Juen, Werner Haiden
  • Patent number: 8770231
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pipe element with a trimmed edge for welding onto a carrier, wherein the trimmed edge is cut from a base tube so that the pipe element can be arranged on the surface of the carrier and welded to it along the trimmed edge, wherein the trimmed edge has a first cam with which the pipe element can be placed on the surface of the carrier. It is further provided that the trimmed edge has at least one second cam with which it can be placed on the surface of the pipe element, so that an air gap remains between the surface of the carrier and the trimmed edge in a region lying between the first cam and the second cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Heimo Dolzer, Ephraim Arzt
  • Patent number: 8708170
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crane control for the control of a hoisting gear of a crane which takes account of oscillation dynamics based on the elasticity of the hoist rope on the control of the hoisting gear and reduces them by a suitable control of the hoisting gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schneider, Oliver Sawodny, Sebastian Kuechler
  • Publication number: 20140115002
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method for monitoring at least one event data generating machine, including a data logging device for providing event data. The method comprises transferring logged event data from at least one of the event data generating machines to a central processor, mining a multi-dimensional sequential pattern within said transferred event data wherein at least one dimensional attribute holds information indicating said event data generating machine or the at least one event data generating machine property, and matching said mined multi-dimensional sequential pattern with patterns stored in a central pattern database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kocher, Martin Rajek
  • Patent number: 8696323
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining the delivery rate of a liquid conveying device, in particular a concrete pump, wherein on the basis of measured values concerning the pressure of the liquid the number of the pump strokes of the concrete conveying device is determined, in particular substantially calculated, by series-connection of a plurality of filters with adaptive filter length and variable detection limits. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a liquid conveying device and to a construction vehicle with a liquid conveying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Amann, Norbert Krimbacher
  • Publication number: 20130245816
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows a crane controller for a crane which includes a hoisting gear for lifting a load hanging on a cable, wherein the crane controller has a cable force mode in which the crane controller actuates the hoisting gear such that a setpoint of the cable force is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Langer, Klaus Schneider, Sebastian Kuechler, Oliver Sawodny
  • Publication number: 20130245815
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a crane controller for a crane which includes a hoisting gear for lifting a load hanging on a cable, with an active heave compensation which by actuating the hoisting gear at least partly compensates the movement of the cable suspension point and/or of a load deposition point due to the heave, and an operator control which actuates the hoisting gear with reference to specifications of the operator, wherein the division of at least one kinematically constrained quantity of the hoisting gear is adjustable between heave compensation and operator control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-WERK NENZING GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Schneider, Sebastian Kuechler, Oliver Sawodny, Johannes Karl Eberharter
  • Publication number: 20130245817
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows a crane controller for a crane which includes a hoisting gear for lifting a load hanging on a cable, with an active heave compensation which by actuating the hoisting gear at least partly compensates the movement of the cable suspension point and/or a load deposition point due to the heave, wherein the heave compensation takes account of at least one constraint of the hoisting gear when calculating the actuation of the hoisting gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-WERK NENZING GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Schneider, Eckard Arnold, Sebastian Kuechler, Oliver Sawodny
  • Publication number: 20130236272
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic system for a crane with at least one hydraulic circuit, which comprises at least one hydraulic consumer, and a constant pressure network, wherein the at least one hydraulic circuit is coupled with the constant pressure network via at least one pressure reducer, whereby a higher volume flow with low pressure as compared to the constant pressure network can be generated in the hydraulic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-WERK NENZING GMBH
    Inventors: Christof Gassner, Markus Schwarzhans
  • Publication number: 20130233820
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for the control and/or the data acquisition of a crane, wherein at least one measuring device at the crane supplies one or more measured values for determining the position of at least one load lifting device, in particular a crane hook, wherein a calculation of the position of the load lifting device is effected on the basis of the one or more measured values of at least one measuring device and one or more data characterizing the stiffness of the crane. The present disclosure also relates to a crane controller and a crane for carrying out the method according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-WERK NENZING GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Karl Eberharter, Klaus Schneider
  • Patent number: 8480378
    Abstract: In a method and device for controlling a hydraulic drive system, in particular in a crane or construction machine, a closed hydraulic circuit has a hydraulic pump and motor in which depending upon a desired value (ndes) of an output parameter of the hydraulic circuit, an actuating signal (I) is generated for adjusting the hydraulic pump and/or motor. The actuating signal (I) is limited and/or reduced by a superordinate control module (6) depending on matching of a specified power value (P+; P?) with a current power value (PPu; PM) of the hydraulic pump and/or motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Krimbacher
  • Patent number: D734577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventor: Guenter Ludescher
  • Patent number: D738064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventor: Guenter Ludescher