B66C23/00

Telescopic arm for a refuse vehicle
11933352 · 2024-03-19 · ·

A telescopic side arm for a refuse vehicle has an inner and outer boom. A mounting assembly secures the outer boom with a refuse vehicle. A plurality of bearing pads is positioned between the inner and outer booms to provide smooth movement between the inner and outer booms. A plurality of shims is associated with the bearing pads to assure a tight fit between the inner and outer booms.

Crane
11926510 · 2024-03-12 · ·

This crane is provided with: a operable functional unit; an actuator; a generation unit that generates a first control signal including a first deceleration signal section composed of a control signal for decelerating a speed of the operable functional unit from a first speed to a second speed and a first constant-speed signal section composed of a control signal for maintaining the speed of the operable functional unit at the second speed; a filter unit for filtering the first control signal to generate a second control signal; and a control unit that controls the actuator so as to decelerate the operable functional unit based on the second control signal, then controls the actuator so as to maintain the speed at the second speed, and controls the actuator so as to zero the speed when a load has been moved to a location satisfying a prescribed condition.

Hydraulic actuator for a locking device of a telescopic boom, locking device, telescopic boom, mobile crane, and method for adjusting a telescopic boom
11897736 · 2024-02-13 · ·

A hydraulic actuator for a mobile crane, in particular for a locking device of a telescoping device. The hydraulic actuator has a double chamber cylinder with a first cylinder chamber and a second cylinder chamber oriented in an opposite direction to the first cylinder chamber, a first piston rod for the first cylinder chamber, and a second piston rod for the second cylinder chamber. A first restoring spring restores the first piston rod to its main position and a second restoring spring restores the second piston rod to its main position. The main position of the first piston rod is its pushed-in position and the main position of the second piston rod is its extended position.

Automatically folding and unfolding tower crane

An automated collapsible tower crane comprising a mast with telescopic portions, a boom with boom sections articulated with each other by respective rotary joints, a boom folding system to unfold and fold the boom by the rotary joints wherein each proximal and distal rotary joint is associated with at least one hydraulic actuator to unfold and fold boom sections, a mast folding system to fold the mast down, wherein in the transport position the boom sections are folded down one on top of the other and on the mast, and the boom folding and unfolding system acts independently of the folding and telescoping system of the mast, and comprises hydraulic actuators to fold and unfold the boom sections.

LIFTING GEAR, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE BOOM OF SUCH A LIFTING GEAR
20240043250 · 2024-02-08 ·

A lifting gear, in particular a telescopic boom crane, including at least one boom, a boom adjustment unit including at least one hydraulic actuator for adjusting the boom, and a control device for controlling the movement of the hydraulic actuator, the control device being provided with a displacement controller having at least one pump for adjusting the hydraulic actuator.

Expansion device and crane

This expansion device is an expansion device that expands and contracts an boom, the expansion device including: a first hydraulic source that discharges a first working fluid; an expandable cylinder that has a fixed part and a movable part and is operated by the first working fluid; a second hydraulic source that is provided to the movable part, discharges the second working fluid, and is a separate hydraulic source from the first hydraulic source; a first connecting mechanism that is operated by the second working fluid and switches between a connected state and a disconnected state of the first boom element and the movable part; and a second connecting mechanism that is operated by the second working fluid and switches between a connected state and a disconnected state of the first boom element and the second boom element.

Truck bed cargo hoist
10508006 · 2019-12-17 ·

The truck bed cargo hoist is configured for use with a load. The truck bed cargo hoist is configured for use with a pickup truck. The pickup truck is further defined with a bed. The truck bed cargo hoist is mounted in the bed of the pickup truck. The truck bed cargo hoist is configured for use in raising the load in the superior direction. The truck bed cargo hoist comprises a slewing structure, a stanchion, a jib, a plurality of gussets, and a hoist system. The slewing structure, the stanchion, the jib, and the plurality of gussets form the framework that supports the hoist system. The hoist system raises and lowers the load. The stanchion, the jib, and the plurality of gussets are interconnected. The slewing structure attaches the stanchion to the bed of the pickup truck such that the yaw angle of the jib is adjustable.

Substrate transport vacuum platform

A transport apparatus including a robot drive; an arm having a first end connected to the robot drive; and at least one end effector connected to a second end of the arm. The arm includes at least three links connected in series to, form the arm. The arm is configured to be moved by the robot drive to move the at least one end effector among load locks and two or more sets of opposing process modules.

Crane controller
10494234 · 2019-12-03 · ·

A crane controller for a crane includes: a sliding position sensor for sensing a sliding position of a crane sliding arm, and a memory for storing entries for limit values for an operating parameter of the crane characteristic of the instantaneous crane load. Entries for maximum permissible limit values are stored in the memory for at least two sliding positions of the crane sliding arm. The crane controller also has an overload monitoring means, and a limit value for at least one operating parameter of the crane can be specified by the overload monitoring means of the crane controller. The limit value is specified by the overload monitoring means based on the stored entries according to the sliding position of the crane sliding arm. A limit value between the stored entries with respect to magnitude can be specified for a further sliding position between the stored sliding positions of the crane sliding arm.

Adjustable length tensioning member

An adjustable length tensioning member that comprises a rope, a first connector on the rope, a second connector on the rope, and a plurality of connection points between the first connector and the second connector is disclosed. The plurality of connection points have a diameter greater than a diameter of the rope. The rope may be passed through a socket coupled to a first crane component and one of the connectors on the rope is coupled to a second crane component. One of the plurality of connection points engages a seat on the socket to tension the rope between the socket and the connection point.