Patents Assigned to Tadano Demag GmbH
  • Patent number: 11945700
    Abstract: A vehicle crane having a superstructure with a jib system including a main jib mounted in a luffable manner on the superstructure, with a jib head and a luffable additional jib and at least one luffing support supported in the region of a luffing axis of the additional jib. At least one guying support of the jib system is arranged in such a manner that a tensioner starting on the one hand from the superstructure and/or from a counterweight and connected on the other hand to the additional jib is guided via the at least one guying support and the at least one luffing support. A main jib extension is incorporated between the jib head and the additional jib with the at least one guying support supported at the main jib extension to obtain a longer design of the jib system with the highest possible permissible bearing load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Moritz Urban
  • Patent number: 11884521
    Abstract: A vehicle crane having a luffable main jib and an additional jib system arranged on a free end section of the main jib and comprising a first additional jib part and a second additional jib part. To further reduce the weight of the additional jib system and the vehicle crane fitted therewith, and to permit an overall more economical mode of production, the first additional jib part has a rectangular cross-section having four longitudinal chords connected together via transverse struts or/and diagonal struts and the second additional jib part has a triangular cross-section having three longitudinal chords connected together via transverse struts, wherein the two additional jib parts are coupled, or can be coupled, together via a cross-section change adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Moritz Urban
  • Patent number: 11866305
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle crane having a lower chassis with boom supports and having an upper chassis with a counterweight in which a live view of the surroundings of the vehicle crane is displayed to the driver. To provide a possibility of operating the vehicle crane that permits safe and simplified manuvering and use, the live view is created at least by way of cameras arranged on the lower chassis, markings indicating the movement ranges of the boom supports and the pivot range of the upper chassis are superimposed to scale on the live view, where the markings are hard-programmed crane-specific overlays and the live view is a crane-specific view that is calibrated with regard to dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Neumann, Jürgen Schröder, Laurent Muller, Mathieu Ragot
  • Patent number: 11858788
    Abstract: A telescoping jib of a mobile crane having a basic box and a plurality of inner boxes that can each be extended from a retraction position to an extension position and that can be locked and unlocked together in the respective retraction position or extension positions by means of bolting holes, which are arranged in the basic and inner boxes, and associated locking bolts. In order to provide a telescoping jib of a mobile crane which can be easily unlocked in an emergency, it is proposed that, in the retraction position of the basic and inner boxes, the bolting holes for the extension positions are aligned with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventor: Simon Schneider
  • Patent number: 11840209
    Abstract: A vehicle crane having a hydropneumatic suspension and a braking system including wheel brakes and a first braking circuit assigned to the wheel brakes of at least one vehicle axle and a second braking circuit assigned to the wheel brakes of at least one other vehicle axle. In order to adapt the actuation of the braking system to the weight state, the hydropneumatic suspension is coupled to an automatically load-dependent braking force regulator that is operatively connected to one of the braking circuits or to one of their braking circuit sections such that, on the basis of a weight state signal of the vehicle crane generated from the hydropneumatic suspension, a braking pressure generated inside the braking circuit or braking circuit section coupled to the automatically load-dependent braking force regulator, can be varied with respect to a braking pressure generated simultaneously inside the other braking circuit or braking circuit section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Rathke, Jörg Sassenberger
  • Patent number: 11772940
    Abstract: A vehicle crane system includes a vehicle crane with an attachment part, in particular a bracing device, which can be mounted on and removed from the telescopic jib of the vehicle crane, and to an attachment part transporting unit for transporting an attachment part of a telescopic jib of the vehicle crane. A mobile transporting device is provided for transporting the attachment part and has at least one loading arm, the free supporting end of which can be coupled to the attachment part carried or to be carried on the transporting device. The loading arm is arranged movably on the transporting device such that the attachment part can be moved between the transporting device and the telescopic jib. Furthermore, the transporting device has a tilting device which is designed for raising and lowering one side of the attachment part carried or to be carried on the transporting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Meissner, Matthias Roth, Klaus Königstein
  • Patent number: 11760612
    Abstract: A telescoping jib system of a mobile crane having a basic telescoping jib and an additional telescoping jib that can be retracted and extended via a telescoping cylinder with a securing and locking unit. In order to improve the telescoping jib system, it is proposed that a securing unit is arranged on a tip of the telescoping cylinder, the securing unit comprises exclusively at least one driving bolt, via which an additional telescoping jib separate from the basic telescoping jib can be retracted into the basic telescoping jib. The invention also relates to a method for lengthening a basic telescoping jib of a mobile crane by means of an additional telescoping jib to form a telescoping jib system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Schneider, Martin Bauer, Traugott Feß
  • Patent number: 11753282
    Abstract: A jib system for a vehicle crane having a telescopic jib and a bracing apparatus that can be coupled to the jib by its base frame, where the jib has a roller head and a lifting cable that is deflected via the roller head. Only minor structural measures and preparations are required for automatically rigging and de-rigging the vehicle crane, including by providing at least one transfer rocker that can be integrated in an articulated manner between the jib and the bracing apparatus. By the pivotable support of the transfer rocker on the jib, the base frame configured for coupling to the lifting cable can be displaced by a change in the length of the lifting cable that is effected in the coupled state on a circular path around its roller head from a set-down position of the bracing apparatus to a set-up position of the bracing apparatus and back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TADANO DEMAG GMBH
    Inventor: Klaus Königstein
  • Patent number: 11702324
    Abstract: A vehicle crane, such as a mobile crane or a crawler crane, includes a main boom, a main boom extension, and an adapter that is located between the main boom and the main boom extension and which has a first connection plane and a second connection plane. The adapter is configured to be movable such that the first connection plane can be moved relative to the second connection plane, where the adapter is designed in the manner of a double lever in order to provide a vehicle crane that has improved load-bearing capacity and simplified set-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TADANO DEMAG GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Moritz Urban
  • Patent number: 11673775
    Abstract: A vehicle crane comprising a jib that is raised and lowered by at least one main tensile connector, and a counter jib, where the main tensile connector extends between a first connecting point in the region of a jib head and a second connecting point in the region of a counter jib head. To reduce loading on the jib, in particular during raising and lowering and increase its bearing load overall, the jib has a third connecting point between the first connecting point and its foot opposite the head, and a secondary tensile connector extends between the third connecting point and a fourth connecting point in the region of the head of the counter jib, or the secondary tensile connector extends between the third connecting point via a seventh connecting point on the main tensile connector and a fourth connecting point in the region of the main jib foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventor: Walter Zimmer
  • Patent number: 11577942
    Abstract: A vehicle crane having a lower carriage with a longitudinal axis and a superstructure that is rotatable about a vertical axis includes at least one base support and at least two side supports arranged on the lower carriage, where the base support and the side supports can be supported with respect to the ground. The two side supports are each arranged on the lower carriage via a support carrier and oppositely in relation to the longitudinal axis of the lower carriage, and precisely two side supports are arranged on the lower carriage. Each base support is arranged oppositely with respect to the two side supports in relation to the vertical axis and as seen in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and a rotary connection support for the superstructure is arranged on the lower carriage and the two support carriers are arranged remotely from the rotary connection support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Moritz Urban
  • Patent number: 11465887
    Abstract: A vehicle crane, such as a mobile crane, includes a main jib and a main jib extension that is mounted thereon and can be luffed by at least one luffing cable. The vehicle crane includes at least one anchoring support that is arranged on the main jib and guides the luffing cable in order to anchor the main jib to provided improved load-bearing capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Moritz Urban
  • Patent number: 11453577
    Abstract: A vehicle crane system includes a vehicle crane having a detachable attachment part, in particular a main jib, and an attachment part transporting unit which is designed to receive the attachment part when the latter is detached from the vehicle crane and comprises a mobile transporting device for transporting the attachment part. To remove and mount the attachment part of the vehicle crane and to transport it, the transporting device is equipped with at least one loading arm, the free supporting end of which is provided for at least indirect temporary coupling to an attachment part which is to be received or is already received. The loading arm is mounted pivotably on the transporting device such that an attachment part to be loaded or unloaded can be moved down onto the transporting device or from the transporting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Meissner, Matthias Roth, Klaus Königstein
  • Patent number: 11427446
    Abstract: A vehicle crane having a telescoping jib, comprising a basic box with linearly displaceable inner boxes and a lifting cable with a load picking-up device. A fastening region is arranged on the basic box or on a head end of one of the inner boxes, and a bracing apparatus is securable to the fastening region by a connecting end. To simplify rigging/de-rigging of the vehicle crane in relation to the bracing apparatus, the fastening region is formed for mounting the bracing apparatus on the basic box or on one of the inner boxes such that a bracing apparatus that is freely suspended on the lifting cable is coupled to the fastening region with the connecting end being brought close to the fastening region by movements of the vehicle crane, retraction and extension of the inner boxes, raising and lowering of the load picking-up device, and/or luffing of the telescoping jib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf Heintz
  • Patent number: 11174137
    Abstract: A telescoping jib of a mobile crane with telescoping sections that telescope inwards and outwards from a jib base casing, and a guying system for the telescoping jib having at least one cable extending between a guying frame and a fixed point by a guying support and is anchored by guying supports, where each guying support comprises a holding mechanism for the cable. A method for guying a telescoping jib of a mobile crane in which at least one cable is anchored between a guying frame on the telescoping jib consisting of a jib base casing and a plurality of telescoping segments and a fixed point on the telescoping jib, and the at least one cable is guided by means of at least one guying support supported on the jib base casing head or a telescoping segment head of the telescoping jib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventor: Laurent Muller
  • Patent number: 11167962
    Abstract: A crane having an undercarriage, a superstructure pivotable about a slewing axis relative to the undercarriage, a counterweight unit and a counterweight adjustment device. The counterweight adjustment device includes a telescopic frame which is fastened to the superstructure and has a telescopic longitudinal member, a counterweight unit arranged to be displaceable along the frame, a drive unit for displacing the counterweight unit and a kinematic unit to telescope the frame in a driven manner. A jetty is fastened to a rear end, remote from the slewing axis, of the longitudinal member, the counterweight unit is displaceable along the frame in the region of the superstructure as far as the jetty, the counterweight unit is able to be fastened to the jetty and the counterweight unit is able to be telescoped in and out on the jetty with the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Alfons Weckbecker, Martin Zwifka, Thorsten Helwes, Fritz-Botho Köster
  • Patent number: 11130659
    Abstract: A telescoping jib of a mobile crane includes sections that telescope out of a jib housing from a transport position into an operating position. A guying system has successively connected tension rods extending from the jib housing to at least one of the extended telescoping jibs by at least one guying support. The mobile crane provides a lighter construction and improved road handling, and an increased load capacity for unchanged telescoping jib measurements. To this end, a guide holder arranged on the jib housing receives the tension rods in the transport position and, in the operating position, at least one movable tension rod on one of the guying supports is respectively securely connected to the outer end of a telescoping section head in an articulated manner and can be secured to a holding mechanism on the opposite end on an adjacent guying support of an adjacent telescoping section head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventor: Laurent Muller
  • Patent number: 11084693
    Abstract: A crane having at least one jib system, a sensor unit for detecting a deformation of the jib system transversely to a load plane, and to an activatable adjustment unit for influencing the deformation of the jib system transversely to the load plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Alfons Weckbecker, Frank Schnittker