Patents by Inventor Franz OELBERGER

Franz OELBERGER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11787673
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mobile crane comprising a superstructure having at least one bearing point for pinning on a boom, wherein the bearing point comprises two spaced apart side parts that each have a bore for receiving the pin; and wherein the boom comprises at least one connection part that is provided with a bore and that can be introduced between the side parts such that a common connection pin can be pushed through the bores of the side parts and the connection part, wherein the clear width between the side parts is larger than the width of the connection part of the boom, and wherein a step pin is provided as a connection pin and its formed shoulder forms an abutment for the connection part of the pinned boom in the pinned position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK EHINGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Franz Oelberger, Mario Helbig, Andreas Bronner
  • Publication number: 20220169483
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mobile crane comprising a superstructure having at least one bearing point for pinning on a boom, wherein the bearing point comprises two spaced apart side parts that each have a bore for receiving the pin; and wherein the boom comprises at least one connection part that is provided with a bore and that can be introduced between the side parts such that a common connection pin can be pushed through the bores of the side parts and the connection part, wherein the clear width between the side parts is larger than the width of the connection part of the boom, and wherein a step pin is provided as a connection pin and its formed shoulder forms an abutment for the connection part of the pinned boom in the pinned position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Franz OELBERGER, Mario HELBIG, Andreas BRONNER
  • Patent number: 10723597
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile work machine, in particular to a crane or to a mobile crane, comprising an undercarriage, a superstructure rotatable with respect to the undercarriage, and a counter ballast carrier plate that can be mounted to the superstructure via a ballast suspension thereof, wherein the counter ballast carrier plate comprises at least one guide pin that can be guided along at least one guide edge of the undercarriage to bring the counter ballast carrier plate into a predefined installation position on the undercarriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK EHINGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Mebus, Franz Oelberger
  • Patent number: 10647554
    Abstract: The invention concerns a mobile crane with a drivable undercarriage and a rotatable superstructure mounted thereon, where on the one side there is pivoted a swiveling jib, and on the other side a counterweight arrangement is mounted which is movable relative to the superstructure. According to the invention, the counterweight arrangement has a counterweight base plate, on which at least two stacks of counterweights are arranged and able to swivel about a vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Oelberger, Yggve Richter, Markus Bitz, Heinz Koenig
  • Patent number: 10450170
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile crane having an undercarriage and a superstructure rotatable about an axis of rotation with respect to the undercarriage and having a ballast mounting apparatus couplable to the superstructure. The present disclosure is furthermore directed to a corresponding ballast mounting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Koenig, Franz Oelberger, Hans-Dieter Willim, Lars Eberhardt, Jan Keppler
  • Publication number: 20180057323
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile work machine, in particular to a crane or to a mobile crane, comprising an undercarriage, a superstructure rotatable with respect to the undercarriage, and a counter ballast carrier plate that can be mounted to the superstructure via a ballast suspension thereof, wherein the counter ballast carrier plate comprises at least one guide pin that can be guided along at least one guide edge of the undercarriage to bring the counter ballast carrier plate into a predefined installation position on the undercarriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Marc MEBUS, Franz OELBERGER
  • Publication number: 20180022586
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile crane having an undercarriage and a superstructure rotatable about an axis of rotation with respect to the undercarriage and having a ballast mounting apparatus couplable to the superstructure. The present disclosure is furthermore directed to a corresponding ballast mounting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Heinz KOENIG, Franz OELBERGER, Hans-Dieter WILLIM, Lars EBERHARDT, Jan KEPPLER
  • Publication number: 20160280517
    Abstract: The invention concerns a mobile crane with a drivable undercarriage and a rotatable superstructure mounted thereon, where on the one side there is pivoted a swiveling jib, and on the other side a counterweight arrangement is mounted which is movable relative to the superstructure. According to the invention, the counterweight arrangement has a counterweight base plate, on which at least two stacks of counterweights are arranged and able to swivel about a vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Franz OELBERGER, Yggve RICHTER, Markus BITZ, Heinz KOENIG