Patents Assigned to Terex MHPS GmbH
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Patent number: 9796565Abstract: A crane, in particular an overhead crane or gantry crane, comprising at least one crane girder, which extends horizontally and is designed as a trussed girder having an upper run and a lower run. A crane trolley having a lifting device can be moved on the crane girder. The invention further relates to a method for assembling a crane girder, comprising an assembly step for producing the trussed structure of the crane girder. The crane girder includes an adapter on at least one of the two opposite ends, which adapter can be fastened to the upper run and the lower run in such a way that the adapter can be oriented relative to the upper run and the lower run and then the adapter can be welded onto the upper run and the lower run in a desired position.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Christoph Paβmann, Richard Kreisner, Michael Karden, Thomas Schlierbach-Knobloch
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Patent number: 9790060Abstract: The invention relates to a crane, in particular an overhead crane or gantry crane, having at least one crane girder that extends horizontally in a longitudinal direction. The crane is designed as a trussed girder and comprises struts which connect an upper run and a lower run together. The upper run and lower run of the trussed girder are designed in a laminar manner, on which a crane trolley having a lifting gear can be moved. The at least one crane girder is advantageously improved by virtue of the fact that the struts are designed in a laminar manner, each strut has a main surface that extends transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the crane girder. The first or second strut end of each strut has at least one aperture on the main surface that lies against the lower run or the upper run.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Christoph Paβmann, Richard Kreisner, Thomas Schlierbach-Knobloch
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Patent number: 9776836Abstract: An arrangement of two rail segments, consisting of at least one mounting element disposed at each rail segment, and of at least one connector in contact with the mounting elements, by means of which the rail segments can be connected to each other at the end faces thereof, wherein each mounting element is attached to the corresponding rail segment by means of a welding seam. At least one end of the welding seam ends in a region on the rail segment outside of the mounting element.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Gerd Spies, Christoph Passmann
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Patent number: 9776839Abstract: A control switch for operating a machine, the control switch including a housing that includes a gripping region for an operator, and a detecting device for detecting an operator. The control switch further includes a safety circuit for activating the control switch when an operator is detected, and deactivating the control switch when the operator is not detected. The safety circuit includes a detecting device that includes at least one sensor operable to detect in a near field an operator's hand holding the control switch in the gripping region. The detecting device includes at least one additional sensor which detects a use of the control switch.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Giuliano Persico, Wolfgang Krebs, Stefan Elspass
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Patent number: 9751730Abstract: The invention relates to a crane, in particular an overhead crane or gantry crane, having at least two crane girders that extend horizontally in a longitudinal direction. The crane is designed as trussed girders and each girder includes an upper run with a moveable crane trolley and lifting gear. Each crane girders is composed of two upper run profiles that are connected together via a running rail for the crane trolley. By way of such a design, particularly simple assembly of the crane girders or of the crane can be achieved. Therefore, commercially available, conventional structural steel can be used for the upper run, from which the upper run is produced in a simple manner in terms of manufacturing technology by simple connection to a corresponding running rail.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Christoph Paβmann, Richard Kreisner, Thomas Schlierbach-Knobloch
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Publication number: 20170144867Abstract: A crane girder for a crane, such as an overhead or gantry crane, that is configured as a trussed girder with an upper chord, a lower chord, and braces connecting the chords to each other. At least one of the braces is designed flatly and has a main surface which extends transversely to a longitudinal direction of the crane girder. The brace is removably secured to the upper chord and/or the lower chord.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Christoph Paßmann, Richard Kreisner, Thomas Schlierbach-Knobloch, Stefan Noll, Franz Schulte
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Patent number: 9643322Abstract: A control method for a balancing lifting gear which includes a lifting motor that can be actuated by a controller and uses a control handle with a force sensor to lift and lower a load-supporting device. In a “Balance” operating mode, the load-supporting device, with or without a picked-up load, is raised or lowered by the controller in response to a force applied by an operator. In order to ensure disturbance-free handling of a load when removing or attaching a load, a “Pick-up” operating mode or an “Assemble” operating mode is selected, in which the load-supporting device is moved independently without the influence of the force of the operator by the controller in the lifting or lowering direction in dependence upon the signals determined by the force sensor. A balancing lifting gear which operates in accordance with the aforementioned control method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Holger Freitag, Giorgio Maccioni, Giuliano Persico
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Patent number: 9522623Abstract: A floor-bound heavy duty transport vehicle for transporting ISO containers, which, in an initial state, can be operated exclusively in a non-automated operating mode by an operator and can be freely displaced by means of wheels having pneumatic rubber tires. The vehicle comprises a driver's cab having a non-automated control system for non-automated steering, non-automated motion control and non-automated braking, which vehicle can optionally also be used in an automated mode. For this purpose, the heavy duty transport vehicle can be converted such that it can also be operated in an automated mode without a driver and has at least one second installation space for antennae for the conversion.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Hermann Franzen, Armin Wieschemann, Jannis Moutsokapas
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Patent number: 9272883Abstract: A method and control assembly are provided for operating at least two lifting devices, such as cranes, in group and normal operation modes. Each lifting device has a control system connected to a control switch, and the lifting devices are controlled through a common bus. In group operation, the lifting devices are jointly controlled through the bus by one switch. To operate at least two lifting devices in parallel, one of the switches is active in the group operation and the remaining switch or switches are passive. To prepare for group operation, normal operation is deselected by all but one of the control switches to release a remaining switch for log-in to the active state for group operation. To prepare for normal operation, group operation is deselected and normal operation is selected at the active switch before the other switch or switches are released for logging into normal operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventor: Klaus Behnke
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Patent number: 9248844Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement comprising a travelling mechanism girder and a running wheel block fastened detachably thereto, wherein the running wheel block is comprised of a housing with at least one connection surface and a running wheel which is mounted in the housing and protrudes out of the housing. To facilitate the exchange of running wheel blocks, alignment of the running wheel block with respect to the travelling mechanism girder is secured through the use of a machined groove, in which a machined plate is held in a form-fitting manner, arranged on the connection surface of the running wheel block. After the running wheel block has been properly aligned, the plate is fixedly connected to the travelling mechanism girder, maintaining the alignment. The invention also relates to a method for the installation of an arrangement consisting of a travelling mechanism girder and a running wheel block.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Thomas Schlierbach-Knobloch, Richard Kreisner, Gregor Jansen
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Patent number: 9139374Abstract: A suspending device for a rail, in particular a rail of an overhead conveyor or lifting gear, with a tensile element, which comprises a threaded rod and at least one connecting part that is screwed to the latter, and with a securing element, which secures the screw connection between the threaded rod and the connecting part against loosening. The suspending device for a rail, in particular a running rail of a suspended conveyor or lifting gear, allows simplified and secure mounting in that the securing element engages in a groove with a pin part in the assembled state, with the groove being disposed in the threaded rod.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Shrikant Bhosale, Mahesh Uttekar, Deepti Khadke, Deepak Desai, Akhoy Seal, Sven Müller
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Patent number: 9096413Abstract: A crane comprising a laterally projecting crane jib on which a hoisting device is arranged and which is connected to at least one carrier body, which, together with the crane jib, can travel along an upper guide rail and a lower guide rail by way of traveling gears, wherein in each case the upper and the lower guide rails, and correspondingly, the traveling gears, are arranged spaced vertically from one another. In order to provide a crane comprising a laterally projecting crane jib, in particular a bracket crane or a traveling crane, the manufacture, transport and installation of which are optimized, according to the invention the at least one carrier body is designed as one component and connecting surfaces are arranged on said carrier body, to which a respective traveling gear and the crane jib can be detachably fastened.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Timo Gryzan, Peter Köhn, Eberhard Becker, Dieter Eichler, Björn Winter, Michael Kaminski
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Patent number: 9091026Abstract: An arrangement of a suspension and of a rail is provided, in particular for suspending a travel and/or carrier rail or a lifting gear on a chassis or frame, having a tension element supporting the rail at one end thereof in the region of a profile head by a mounting element, with the head being substantially C-shaped in cross section, and forming a gap running at the top along a longitudinal center plane of the rail. The mounting element comprises a pivotable part that can be pivoted with respect to the tension element, the profile head and the pivotable part being designed such that the pivotable part can be guided through the gap from outside into the profile head in a loading position, and can be pivoted into a mounting position in which the pivotable part contacts the profile head from the inside, bridging the gap.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Gerd Spies, Stefan Fitzler, Sven Müller
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Patent number: 9067765Abstract: A rail for suspended conveyors and suspended cranes, having a substantially C-shaped profile head for suspending the rail and a profile body connected thereto. The profile head is open at the top, thereby forming a gap running along a longitudinal center plane bounded on both sides by first web segments extending outward from the center plane. Two second web segments opposite each other and running downward and outward as seen in cross section are connected to the first web segments and the rail is made of two profiles disposed symmetrically about the vertical longitudinal center plane as seen in cross section. The rail supports an overload protection in the region of the profile head, and allows simple attachment by suspension supports. In a particular embodiment the first web segments run diagonally outward and upward and the first web segments are angled relative to the longitudinal center plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Gerd Spies, Stefan Fitzler
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Patent number: 9056752Abstract: A crane comprising a diesel-electric drive, the three-phase generator of which supplies an AC voltage circuit, further comprising a DC voltage circuit connected to the AC voltage circuit, electric motors which drive at least one rotating mechanism, a lifting mechanism and a luffing mechanism of the crane, at least one brake resistor, and a short-term energy store, which is connected to the AC voltage circuit or to the DC voltage circuit for the intermediate storage of excess energy. At least one of the electric motors is connected to the AC voltage circuit and at least one is connected to the DC voltage circuit, and the AC voltage circuit is connected to the DC voltage circuit via a rectifier such that an energy exchange is possible between the AC voltage circuit and the DC voltage circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2011Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Jörg Müller, Johannes Reiβ
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Patent number: 9016486Abstract: A traveling crane includes a longitudinal beam displaceable on rails. A traveler having a hoisting winch with a cable drum is displaceable in a transverse direction, and is operable to wind a cable reeved through at least one lower block. The hoisting winch is displaceable relative to the traveler in a hoisting winch travel direction such that a cable run out point remains in one location relative to the longitudinal extent of the cable drum. Two winching hoists are provided which are displaceable transversely to the longitudinal beam with respective cable drums thereof being disposed parallel to and spaced from each other. A common cable can be wound up and down by the two cable drums, and the two cable drums include cable grooves running in opposite directions. The two cable drums are operable in the opposite direction of rotation for lifting and lowering a load.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventor: Stefan Noll
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Patent number: 8996159Abstract: A handling system for containers includes an automated zone in which floor-bound, rubber-tired and driverless container transport vehicles are used which transport containers between container bridges and a container storage facility. A non-automated zone is provided in which floor-bound, rubber-tired and manned container transport vehicles are used, the container transport vehicles being optionally operable in a driverless or manned mode and thus being optionally transportable in the automated zone or the non-automated zone. A corresponding container transport vehicle which can be connected to an auxiliary device for control in the manned mode is characterized in that the auxiliary device comprises a driver's cab that is equipped with a control system for steering, motion control and braking in the manned mode, the container transport vehicle having a detachable fastening possibility for the driver's cab at the front face of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Hermann Franzen, Armin Wieschemann, Jannis Moutsokapas
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Patent number: 8965615Abstract: A method for operating a floor-bound heavy-duty transportation vehicle that can be displaced on rubber tires, such as a heavy-duty transportation vehicle that may be operated without a driver, comprising an electric drive having at least two electric motors. In order to improve the overall efficiency of the electric drive of a floor-bound heavy-duty transportation vehicle, the at least two electric motors are operated using optimized variables by a drive control and according to the operational conditions of the heavy-duty transportation vehicle and its performance requirements.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Dirk Brandenstein, Uwe Brucherseifer, Branislav Lalik, Heiko Schulz
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Patent number: 8919258Abstract: An arrangement of a rail for suspended conveyors or suspended cranes and a slip contact holder mounted thereon, wherein the rail comprises a profile body and a profile head connected thereto and disposed above the profile body, wherein the profile body is C-shaped in cross section, forms a hollow space for chassis, and has a slit open to the bottom, and the profile head comprises upper, substantially horizontal profile walls and the slip contact holder is disposed within the hollow space and attached to the upper profile walls. A plurality of punchouts are disposed in the upper profile walls, disposed in at least one row and at regular, repeated distances as seen in the longitudinal direction of the rail, and barb-like catch pawls are disposed on the slip contact bolder and engage with the punchouts in order to attach thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Gerd Spies, Stefan Fitzler, Sven Müller
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Patent number: 8910923Abstract: A chain hoist having an electric drive motor connected to a gearbox by a slip clutch, wherein the slip clutch comprises an enlarged outer surface area in the form of recesses disposed in the outer surface of the slip clutch for improving heat dissipation with the recesses being implemented circumferentially in the form of a thread pitch in the outer surface of the slip clutch.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbHInventors: Oliver Moll, Rene Schlieker