Patents Assigned to Liebherr•Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
  • Patent number: 10890199
    Abstract: An apparatus for recuperating hydraulic energy in a working machine includes at least one first differential cylinder piston device with a differential cylinder and separate rod and bottom sides, and at least one hydraulic accumulator which is hydraulically connectable with the differential cylinder piston device. The potential energy of the differential cylinder piston device retracting under pressing load is at least partly storable in the hydraulic accumulator. The rod and bottom sides are connectable with each other via at least one brake valve for recirculating hydraulic fluid from the bottom side into the rod side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Philipp Hahn, Volker Gliniorz, Guillaume Bonnetot
  • Patent number: 10352338
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for the recuperation of hydraulic energy in a working machine with at least one differential cylinder and to a corresponding working machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Philipp Hahn, Volker Gliniorz, Guillaume Bonnetot
  • Patent number: 10273987
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic valve arrangement for controlling/regulating at least one hydraulic consumer of a mobile machine, with a summation interconnection of at least two hydraulic valves and at least one consumer interconnection of hydraulic valves, wherein the outputs of the summation interconnection are hydraulically connected with the inputs of the consumer interconnection, wherein at least one backflow valve is provided in the consumer interconnection. According to the invention, the at least one backflow valve for throttling a consumer return volume flow opens or closes in dependence on a consumer inflow pressure and comprises at least one main piston arranged in a bushing and at least two further pistons arranged in a lid separate from the bushing, wherein the main piston and the control piston interact with each other via a compression spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Patrick Stephan, Pascal Progin, Michael Deeken, Volker Gliniorz, Phlipp Hahn
  • Patent number: 10266218
    Abstract: A tracked chassis for a working machine has a track which includes at least one roller path, preferably two roller paths extending in parallel, on whose running surface at least one plain roller of the tracked chassis is movable during crawler operation. The running surface of at least one roller path of the track and the running surface of at least one roller have a transverse section with an at least sectionally convex contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Frédéric Neyer, Vincent Dreyer, Oliver Weiß
  • Patent number: 10208461
    Abstract: A wing shroud is provided for an earth moving machine bucket adapted to be positioned at least partially on a tooth adapter and/or at least partially on a lateral plate of the bucket for protecting wear sensitive bucket parts. The wing shroud includes at least one self-lock mechanism for a detachable connection to the bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Martial Vicq, Gerard Weber, Oliver Weiss
  • Patent number: 10072680
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the energy-optimized hydraulic control of at least one double-action working cylinder of a work machine comprising a hydraulic pressure transducer which is hydraulically connected to a first piston surface of the working cylinder, to a second piston surface of the working cylinder and to at least one pressure accumulator, wherein the pressure transducer is configured such that the hydraulic energy of a high-pressure volume flow conveyed by the first piston surface to the pressure transducer can be stored completely or at least partially by the at least one connected pressure accumulator and such that the cylinder chamber of the second piston surface of the working cylinder can be filled with a low-pressure volume flow by the pressure transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Philipp Hahn, Volker Gliniorz, Guillaume Bonnetot
  • Patent number: 9963094
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a work machine, in particular in the form of a dump truck or of a truck, having a diesel electric traction drive, comprising at least one internal combustion engine, at least one alternator, at least one set of power electronics as well as at least one electric motor, wherein the power electronics are divided into two or more functional modules and at least one, each, functional module has an encapsulated housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Burkhard Richthammer, Kai Kugelstadt, Adrien Levaray, Bernd Sommer
  • Patent number: 9902444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chain link for a crawler chain, wherein the chain link comprises at least two roller tracks extending in parallel, on whose running surfaces at least one track roller is movable during operation of the crawler, wherein the running surfaces of the at least two roller tracks are asymmetrical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventor: Frédéric Neyer
  • Patent number: 9829015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic valve arrangement for controlling/regulating at least one hydraulic consumer of a mobile machine, with a summation interconnection of at least two hydraulic valves and at least one consumer interconnection of hydraulic valves, wherein the outputs of the summation interconnection are hydraulically connected with the inputs of the consumer interconnection, wherein at least one backflow valve is provided in the consumer interconnection. According to the invention, the at least one backflow valve for throttling a consumer return volume flow opens or closes in dependence on a consumer inflow pressure and comprises at least one main piston arranged in a bushing and at least two further pistons arranged in a lid separate from the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Patrick Stephan, Pascal Progin, Michael Deeken, Volker Gliniorz, Phlipp Hahn
  • Patent number: 9789770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a work machine, in particular in the form of a dump truck or truck, having a diesel electric traction drive, wherein at least one alternator is or can be driven by at least one internal combustion engine of the work machine. In accordance with the invention, the current generation can also be reliably interruptible with a running internal combustion engine by interruption of the excitation circuit by means of a breaker switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Adrien Levaray, Bernd Sommer, Scott Bellamy
  • Patent number: 9771037
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a work machine, in particular in the form of a dump truck or of a truck, having a diesel electric traction drive, comprising at least one internal combustion engine, at least one alternator, at least one set of power electronics as well as at least one electric motor, wherein the power electronics are arranged at least partially in the region of a driven driving axle of the work machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Kai Kugelstadt, Adrien Levaray, Burkhard Richthammer
  • Patent number: 9718345
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dump truck or to a truck, comprising a diesel electric traction drive and a cooling system, wherein two radiator fans and/or cooler blowers of the cooling system are hydraulically driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Sebastien Nicolas Hoffmann, Kai Kugelstadt, Burkhard Richthammer, Klaus Graner
  • Patent number: 9669765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a work machine, in particular in the form of a dump truck or of a truck, having an upper deck which can be walked on arranged at the front above a bumper and having an operator's cabin arranged laterally on the upper deck with at least one step-like access system arranged in front of the operators cabin. In accordance with the invention, an intermediate stand lowered with respect to the upper deck is arranged in front of the operator's cabin and steps lead in each case laterally to the upper deck from this while steps lead at least to the bumper from the intermediate stand to the front in the direction of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Kilian Vernickel, Frank Hundertpfund, Burkhard Richthammer
  • Patent number: 9670643
    Abstract: An excavator bucket for an earth moving machine includes an interior bucket space formed by a curved rear wall and a pair of opposed sidewalls, with the bucket including a bucket box arranged onto the rear wall, in particular arranged on the outer surface of its top portion, which extends along a lateral axis of the bucket. The angle between at least one of the outer lateral sides of the bucket box and the rear wall of the bucket, in particular its top portion, is less than 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Brice Caux, Martial Vicq, Gerard Weber, Oliver Weiss
  • Patent number: 9604532
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile work machine, in particular in the form of a dump truck or truck, comprising a diesel electric traction drive and a cooling system, wherein a common cooling circuit of the liquid cooling medium is provided for the parallel cooling of one or more components of the power electronics and for the cooling of one or more drive components in the region of the driven vehicle axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Sebastien Nicolas Hoffmann, Kai Kugelstadt, Burkhard Richthammer
  • Patent number: 9446802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a track pad for a chain of a chain wheel drive, the track pad having a bearing surface provided with at least one grouser (1, 2), extending in the lateral direction of the bearing surface, wherein at least one flat part (4, 5) is provided next to at least one grouser part (1, 2) in the lateral direction of the bearing surface. Further, the invention comprises a track pad for a chain of a chain wheel drive, the track pad having a bearing surface provided with at least one grouser (32, 33) protruding from a base plate (40), the grouser (32, 33) extending in the lateral direction of the bearing surface, wherein the bearing surface of the base plate has a profile in the lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Liebherr•Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Oliver Weiβ, Frederic Neyer, Vincent Dreyer
  • Patent number: D992605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
    Inventors: Gérard Weber, Martial Vicq