Patents Assigned to Tadano Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10899321
    Abstract: An outrigger device that is mounted on a vehicle and can switch between a usage state and a storage state includes: a lateral outrigger that extends in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle; a vertical outrigger that is extendable and is rotatably coupled to a leading end portion of the lateral outrigger; a first coupling member that constantly couples a first part of the vertical outrigger to the lateral outrigger and serves as a rotational center of the vertical outrigger; a second coupling member that can switch between a first state where a second part of the vertical outrigger is coupled to the lateral outrigger and a second state where the second part is uncoupled from the lateral outrigger; a conversion mechanism that converts a retraction of the vertical outrigger into an upward rotation of the vertical outrigger; and a safety device that prohibits an operation of the conversion mechanism in the first state and permits the operation of the conversion mechanism in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsuyama
  • Publication number: 20210017003
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of providing a work vehicle that can prevent mistakes and confusion in primary settings even when a plurality of operators each operate a remote operation terminal. This work vehicle (crane 1) comprises a work device 40 that is operable using a remote operation terminal 13, wherein a primary setting of the work device 40 can be changed with the remote operation terminal 13 and when one of the plurality of remote operation terminals 13 changes a primary setting, the change is reflected in the other remote operation terminals 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMAUCHI, Hiroyuki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210009385
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a operable functional part that is supported on a pair of lower bases; a driving device; a detection unit that detects information about the attitude of the operable functional part; a target signal generation unit that generates a target signal regarding the moving direction and the moving speed of a suspended load on the basis of information about an operation input for instructing the moving direction and the moving speed of the suspended load; a filter unit that generates a filtering target signal by filtering the target signal; a control signal generation unit that generates a speed control signal for controlling the operation speed of the driving device on the basis of the information about the attitude and the filtering target signal; and a control unit that controls the driving device on the basis of the speed control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210002105
    Abstract: Provided is a crane (1) including: a boom (7); a wire rope (8); a winch (9); and a hook (10). The crane further includes: a spooling operation instrument (24) for enabling commanding an operation state of the winch (9); and switches (switch (41) or switch (42)) for enabling commanding a switch of a control mode with regard to the operation of the spooling operation instrument (24). When the boom (7) is in a flat travel orientation with the hook (10) loaded on a prescribed site (hook platform (12)), the switches ((41), (42)) being in an on state and the spooling operation instrument (24) being operated toward one side thereof cause the boom (7) to be raised to a work orientation while the wire rope (8) is unwound such that the hook (10) is not lifted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10870560
    Abstract: Provided is a crane capable of allowing an operator to recognize an error in work information or in a number of windings set in a safety device. A main tension of a main wire rope is calculated from a main output torque of a main winch, a sub output torque of a sub winch, a main drum winding radius of the main winch, and a sub drum winding radius of the sub winch. An estimated hanging load, which is calculated from the main tension, a sub tension of a sub wire rope and the number of windings of the wire rope set in a safety device, is compared with an actual hanging load calculated from fluctuating thrust force and boom information. Thus, the suitability of a work kind or a winding number set in the safety device is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Fukumori, Naoto Kawabuchi, Naofumi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200393827
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a remote control terminal which can perform a remote control on a working vehicle easily and simply; and a working vehicle provided with a remote control terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HAYASHI, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Publication number: 20200391980
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of providing a remote operation terminal that prevents erroneous operation while remotely operating a mobile crane and that can easily and simply remotely operate the mobile crane, and a work vehicle comprising the remote operation terminal. A remote operation terminal comprises: a terminal-side GNSS receiver; a suspended load movement manipulation tool; and a terminal-side control device. The terminal-side control device acquires the current position of a boom tip from the crane control device and the current position of the remote operation terminal from the terminal-side GNSS receiver of the remote operation terminal, and sets the reference for the operation direction on a line L connecting the current position of the boom tip and the current position of the remote operation terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HAYASHI, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Patent number: 10865080
    Abstract: This overload preventing device is mounted on a mobile work machine, and is provided with: a storage unit which stores lifting performance data; and a work machine control unit which controls operation of the mobile work machine on the basis of the actual load and the lifting performance corresponding to the present operation state of the mobile work machine. A third lifting performance configured for a transition region, a first switching angle defining the boundary between the front region and the side region and the boundary between the back region and the side region when the outriggers are in different states of deployment, and a second switching region defining a transition region in the side region are configured on the basis of stability calculations and strength factors such as jack strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20200377346
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a manipulation unit; a winch device that operates with an actuation mode of either a high speed mode or a low speed mode, and winds in or reels out a wire rope; a selection unit for an operator to select either the high speed mode or the low speed mode; a load calculation unit calculating a suspended load; a tension calculation unit calculating the tension of the wire rope; and a control unit controlling the actuation of the winch device. If the mode selected by the selection unit is the high speed mode, the manipulation unit is manipulated from a neutral state to a non-neutral state, and the suspended load is smaller than a load threshold and the tension is smaller than a tension threshold, the control unit controls the winch device so as to operate in the high speed mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Naotaka MASUDA, Kenji URUSHIHARA, Takashi KAWANO
  • Patent number: 10843906
    Abstract: An adjusting device for operating machines is equipped with: a control unit; input units connected to the control unit; and a display unit connected to the control unit. The control unit stores the item ID and adjustment value of each of a plurality of adjustment items. Upon receiving a change operation, the control unit changes the adjustment value of a specified adjustment item to a specified value. Upon receiving a change end operation, the control unit displays, on the display unit, the item ID and the adjustment value corresponding to the adjustment item with the adjustment value changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Nanami Ikeuchi, Hiroaki Kusanagi
  • Publication number: 20200367038
    Abstract: This wireless communication device is equipped with: a communication control unit for wirelessly connecting a work vehicle and a portable terminal with one another, an acquisition unit which is connected to a work vehicle onboard network, and acquires, from the work vehicle, work vehicle identification information for identifying the work vehicle; a generation unit for generating first character string data on the basis of the work vehicle identification information; and a setting unit for setting the generated first character string data to as a network name the communication control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa ONISHI, Daisuke SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 10837473
    Abstract: This hydraulic system is provided with a hydraulic pump, a control valve, and a pilot pressure supply unit. The pilot pressure supply unit has: an electromagnetic proportional valve that has a detent-type emergency manual operation function with which a pilot oil passage can be opened manually and generates pilot pressure for a control valve; a controller that controls the degree of opening of the electromagnetic proportional valve in accordance with the operation of an operation lever; and a pilot pressure switching unit that switches the oil pressure state of the pilot pressure supply unit between an on-loading state and an unloading state. The pilot pressure switching unit performs control to implement the unloading state when the electromagnetic proportional valve is being opened manually and performs control to implement the on-loading state after the electromagnetic proportional valve has been opened manually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Kawabuchi, Naofumi Yoshida, Naotaka Masuda, Yasuhiro Fukumori
  • Patent number: 10836612
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a manipulation unit; a winch device that operates with an actuation mode of either a high speed mode or a low speed mode, and winds in or reels out a wire rope; a selection unit for an operator to select either the high speed mode or the low speed mode; a load calculation unit calculating a suspended load; a tension calculation unit calculating the tension of the wire rope; and a control unit controlling the actuation of the winch device. If the mode selected by the selection unit is the high speed mode, the manipulation unit is manipulated from a neutral state to a non-neutral state, and the suspended load is smaller than a load threshold and the tension is smaller than a tension threshold, the control unit controls the winch device so as to operate in the high speed mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Naotaka Masuda, Kenji Urushihara, Takashi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20200357202
    Abstract: This wireless communication device is equipped with: an acquisition unit for acquiring, from an onboard network of a work vehicle, an in-vehicle signal that travels through the onboard network; and a control unit for controlling wireless communication between the work vehicle and a portable terminal, and transmitting the acquired in-vehicle signal to the portable terminal. As a result, it is possible to provide a wireless communication device with which a worker can verify the status of the work vehicle from outside the work vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa ONISHI, Daisuke SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 10829350
    Abstract: A crane 1, the hook (main hook 24) of which is stored on the lower end of a boom 7, and the winch (main winch 9) of which can be moved by a hydraulic motor 37, said crane being provided with a pressure sensor 55 capable of detecting the pressure of hydraulic fluid being delivered to the hydraulic motor 37, and a controller 61 capable of recognizing changes in the pressure of the hydraulic fluid on the basis of a signal from the pressure sensor 55, and also being provided with an anomaly warning means Mi capable of providing warning of anomalies pertaining to the storage of at least the hook (24), the controller 61 activating the anomaly warning means Mi when it is determined that the pressure of the hydraulic fluid when the hook has been stored is below a minimum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Fukumori, Naoto Kawabuchi, Naofumi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10829348
    Abstract: There is provided a working machine that includes an operated function unit, an in-vehicle network to be connected to an operation terminal via an external network, an operation unit that transmits an intrinsic operation signal related to operation of the operated function unit to the in-vehicle network, and a control unit that is connected to the operation unit via the in-vehicle network and controls the operated function unit on the basis of either a false operation signal generated by the operation terminal or the intrinsic operation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Onishi, Takero Ikiyama
  • Patent number: 10807838
    Abstract: An apparatus for preventing a remote operation terminal from being mislaid, the remote operation terminal remotely operating a work machine driven via a PTO device in a vehicle, the apparatus being configured so as to have: a reception device for receiving a wireless signal transmitted by a transmission device provided to the remote operation terminal, the reception device being provided to the vehicle; a determination section that, when the PTO device is in an OFF state, determines whether or not the reception strength of the wireless signal received from the transmission device by the reception device is equal to or less than a prescribed threshold value; and a notification section for issuing a notification when the reception strength is equal to or less than the prescribed threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Araki
  • Patent number: 10801531
    Abstract: The unload circuit includes a pump oil passage that connects between a hydraulic pump and a direction control valve, a tank oil passage that connects between the direction control valve and a hydraulic tank, a pressure compensating flow control valve interposed between the pump oil passage and the tank oil passage, a pilot operated relief valve interposed between the pump oil passage and the tank oil passage, and an unloading solenoid valve interposed in a vent oil passage of the pilot operated relief valve. The failure diagnosis device includes a pressure sensor that measures a pressure of the pump oil passage, and a controller that receives a pressure signal from the pressure sensor. The controller performs failure diagnosis of the unload circuit based on a differential pressure between a first pump oil passage pressure during unloading and a second pump oil passage pressure during on-loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Kawabuchi, Naofumi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Fukumori
  • Publication number: 20200307967
    Abstract: A crane creates a 3D map on the basis of three-dimensional information acquired by a three-dimensional information obtaining section that is provided on a boom. The three-dimensional information obtaining section: is configured to be capable of accumulating acquired three-dimensional information and to be capable of changing a measurement direction, a measurement range, and a measurement density; and creates the 3D map by superimposing accumulated three-dimensional information. When an operation signal for a swivel operation for a swivel base, a hoisting operation for the boom, or an extension/retraction operation for the boom has been detected, on the basis of the movement direction and movement speed of the boom as calculated from a detected value for the operation signal, the three-dimensional information obtaining section: changes the measurement direction; and narrows the measurement range and increases the measurement density as compared to when the operation signal has not been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Iwao ISHIKAWA, Keisuke TAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20200309166
    Abstract: This hydraulic system is provided with: a hydraulic pump; a pilot-type control valve; an electromagnetic proportional valve; a controller; and a pilot pressure switching unit which is capable of switching the electromagnetic proportional valve supply pressure to a first pressure during a normal operation, or to a second pressure lower than the first pressure. The control valve is provided with a bleed-off passage, and is capable of controlling the operating oil pressure supplied to the actuator, according to the opening area thereof. During an emergency operation, the electromagnetic proportional valve supply pressure is switched from the first pressure to the second pressure, the electromagnetic proportional valve is brought into a fully opened state, and the operating oil discharge amount from the hydraulic pump increases and decreases, and the operating oil pressure increases and decreases, and thus the operating speed of the actuator is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto KAWABUCHI, Naofumi YOSHIDA, Naotaka MASUDA, Yasuhiro FUKUMORI